Theus Not Cutting It For Maloofs

[.GR]

I think what we need from Reggie: he's gotta develop a system ... a offensive-defensive system, like Adelman had. You know, if we had an injury, Adelman would plug somebody in that position and go on. The machine would continue to work. So I think that's what we're looking from Reggie. [...]

He's gotta get better defensively. He and that Chuck need to protect that three-point line. They've got to get better defensively. We're in last place, close to last in defense, and close to last in turnovers again. He's got get a system. And if he's gets that system and we have confidence in him then he's got a bright future with us. If he doesn't get that system, then you know ... then we better try to get one quickly.

I listened to the interview and they are clearly not happy with him and unless the Kings shock the world somehow, he probably wont be resigned after this season.

 

[.GR]

Theus Responds:

Q: You're definitely calling a lot more plays than I think you planned on. Would you agree?

A: Yes, 100 percent. But I've shortened the package. We have a very good system. We have an absolute system. We are a C-action, high-post, double-high post team that has quite a bit of ball and body movement. Anybody who watches us play knows that we're not a team that stands. We move. We cut and we move, and that is the way that we talked about playing.

The system that we put in early was a system that would allow those guys to do those things in an early offense. The system that we put in early was an early offense system, a system that you could run a continuity out of.

On why he's calling so many half-court sets and not relying on the the triangle-esque offense that was implemented in training camp ...

Well we may be a little bit young to (pause). It's a system that has a lot of reads, a system that you have to be patient with, a system that a lot of veteran teams have run and been very successful and won championships with. But it's a system that takes experience and a system that takes a little time to put in and to gather.

The best part of that is that we haven't run it very much. But every time we run it now, it's run perfectly - which is nice, because it's there and it's always going to be there. And it's still an early offensive system.

What I was trying to do was to not call so many set plays during the course of the game. But what I've been doing is finding places where the guys work best at, putting them in a set and letting them play but still allowing them to play freer. The concept is the same in terms of trying to let them play, just utilize the floor and utilize Brad and utilize the cuts and things. Those are still the same.

Q: Has it slowed you down, though? You guys aren't running all that much.

A: No, I don't think so. I don't think it's slowed us down. The focus was on getting out and scoring. Now the last few games, we have gotten quite a few fast breaks. I want them to run - we're not a run-and-gun team. We want to be an up-tempo team, a team that gets out and looks for easy baskets, and looks to get the ball down the court, but we're not a team that's going to forcefeed the run.

As we rebound better, we've gotten more opportunities. We're not far off from our early gameplan. It's just been manipulated and that's what you do. I always say, 'Offense is living and it's breathing. It evolves.' My job is not to put in a system and make my players run it. My job is to put in a system and allow my players to let me know what works for them, and that's what we're doing.

I'm making adjustments as we go, finding out more about Jason all the time and what he can do and what he can't do. Spence has been playing in a good place. Brad has been playing. Everybody seems to be in a good place offensively, so we have to continue to build on that.

The double high-post is perfect for us, and it's also run out of the 1-4 system. We have bigs who can shoot and pass, so we have to pull them away from the basket and give them room and give the guys room to play out of it. That is our system. And if you watch it, it's very similar to what Houston does, very similar. He's run the high post system a long time.

Q: In preseason, I was surprised with how at ease you seemed with the reality of your situation. You had made it clear that you wanted that third year (option picked up), and you just kind of said, 'It is what it is and I'm going to go do the job I'm going to do.' But do you have any sense of how long of a leash you have this year or kind of what the state of affairs is?

A: In all honesty, Sam, I'm just doing my job. I'm doing my job like I always have.

Q: Are you coming to work every day wondering what's next?

A: I'm coming to work with my hard hat on, lights blinking. That's what I do. Whatever they decide to do, it's up to them. I think if you were putting a checklist together in terms of what we said in the beginning of the season and what's going on right now, I think we've done that. I will be here with my hard hat on, doing my job. That's what I do.

 

[A.E]

Well what can you expect? Reggie hasn't coached since his Deering High Tornado days.

...yeah, you know you watched it. :smile:

 

[.GR]

Was that a show? Lol

 

[.s31t]

.::LMAO::.

 

[The Young One]

LOL i remember that show.

 

[.GR]

http://www.sacbee.com/100/story/1401608.html

That a disconnect exists between ownership (and the front office) and the head coach, which has the same effect as a vote of no confidence for Reggie Theus. And, by the way, John Whisenant – Monarchs general manager and former head coach – is expected to be named on an interim basis if a change is made.

 

[Sabbath]

Well what can you expect? Reggie hasn't coached since his Deering High Tornado days.

...yeah, you know you watched it. :smile:

Is that Anthony Anderson?

 

[A.E]

Is that Anthony Anderson?

Yes it is.

Before his big roles in "Exit Wounds" or "The Departed", Anderson was a the fun-loving, fat, power forward of the Deering High Tornados on Hang Time. Saved by the Bell with a basketball twist. The only guy on the team to wear a t-shirt under his jersey...and I'm sure one of those fat guys who wears a t-shirt in the swimming pool.

 

[.GR]

The Kings are horrible. The team is a mismatched batch of parts that shouldn't fit, couldn't fit, and (eventually) won't fit. The team competed like mad all last season. The squad's offense, while iffy, is at least innovative and trying new things. The team is fun to watch. The team entertains the fans. The team works hard. The team is injured. The team has no singular focus off the court. The team has a singular focus on the court. The team should be worse than it is. And you want to fire the coach of this team? [KD]

 

[.GR]

Reggie Theus:

"My job status does not define me. I'm the same guy I was last year, the same guy I was before I got this job. I try to create an element of truth in the locker room where I can look my guys in the face and tell them how I feel, and I accept when they look me in the eyes and tell me how they feel, which sometimes is not always good. I think I've earned the respect by doing it the hard way. My owners and Geoff, they have to know that I trust them, and that if I do my job it will be fine. And if I don't, we'll move on.''