nickmcclure
Bench
Hopefully the great game he had tonight will satisfy the impatient people that want him gone already.
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
Sac.1989
Starter
"Me and (Thornton) had a long talk in the locker room yesterday," Evans said. "We just said ... we got to find a way. A lot of people complain about the offense, it's not the greatest offense, but it works when we run it. So we just got to keep playing hard like that. We got tough road games coming up and we got to go out there and play hard."
Read more here: http://blogs.sacbee.com/sports/kings/archives/2012/01/evans-thornton.html#storylink=cpy
Read more here: http://blogs.sacbee.com/sports/kings/archives/2012/01/evans-thornton.html#storylink=cpy
Regardless of what is happening with DMC at the moment, it is good to see our other two young guys are getting along. Those two seem to be buddies.
TehSwimGuy
Bench
Evans quote:"Me and (Thornton) had a long talk in the locker room yesterday," Evans said. "We just said ... we got to find a way. A lot of people complain about the offense, it's not the greatest offense, but it works when we run it. So we just got to keep playing hard like that. We got tough road games coming up and we got to go out there and play hard."
Is anyone else a little thrown by that statement? I was like um...what?
Is anyone else a little thrown by that statement? I was like um...what?
theclash4u5
Starter
Funny thing is, if Cousins says to the media last night after the Knicks game, he would have been suspended for 2 games for "disagreeing with the coach".
ParniValjak
All-Star
Not exactly an endorsement of the offense is it?!
Its a back handed "compliment" if ever I saw one!
TehSwimGuy
Bench
I know right? I know they can't be that oblivious to miss that backhand compliment...
rainmaker
Hall of Famer
Pretty damn clear more than a couple players don't have any trust in Westy's system, or respect him as a coach.
I posted yesterday I thought the situation would go one of two ways, but Jesus Christ, I didn't expect it so soon. I jump on a plane, get home, and the player revolt is almost full force.
The pressure is on Petrie and the Maloofs to make the right decision and not let this drag on too long. I'd love to hear an argument stating West has done anything but lose this team. I'm don't expect there could be an argument for that.
I posted yesterday I thought the situation would go one of two ways, but Jesus Christ, I didn't expect it so soon. I jump on a plane, get home, and the player revolt is almost full force.
The pressure is on Petrie and the Maloofs to make the right decision and not let this drag on too long. I'd love to hear an argument stating West has done anything but lose this team. I'm don't expect there could be an argument for that.
captain bill
All-Star
Evans has Westphal's chestnuts in a vice. PW is completely spineless. Managing difficult characters is one of the defining characteristics of great coaches, they know how to have a respectful professional relationship with their players while carefully observing boundaries to avoid clashes with combustible personalities. Westphal gets off on crossing lines and starting fires.
GoodOldDouwe
G-League
Did anyone notice the fastbreak where Tyreke passed the ball to Thornton and Thornton gave it back and Tyreke scored? I don't know what game it was this season, but they were in the exact same situation and they'd go 1 vs 1 instead of 2 vs 1. Sharing the ball more will give us a better chance of winning games
RookieOfTheDay
Starter
This X 1000. I'm finally done with Westphal. There's just too many black marks against him to ignore any longer. Players don't get better under him and in many cases actually get worse. Two years and players are still saying there's no offense and no one knows what they're supposed to do, etc. At some point you have to stop replacing cars and ask yourself if maybe the problem is the driver.
RookieOfTheDay
Starter
It isn't just that quote though. There's also "Everybody keeps blaming the coach, about the plays, the plays not good, but, hey, it be like that sometime". Reading between the lines, it seems pretty clear that more than one player are unhappy with the plays/offense.
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Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
This. It truely has become a winning-in-spite-of-the-coach situation
Geoff
Starter
Before any trades happen, the coach has to go. If a team isn't winning, you have to change the leadership first before the pieces. Westphal has lost my confidence, for what it's worth.
