Aggression II

by Ziller on Nov 18, 2008 5:17 AM PST in Commentary Comment 19 comments

That unending search for identity ... could it be that Theus' motif revolves around taking the fight to the opponent, making yourself the aggressor?

Reggie Theus, today in The Bee:

"Last year when (Udrih) came here, it took me day after day after day of just telling Beno that he has to turn the corner (hard on pick and rolls)," said Theus, who had not decided who would take Moore's spot in the starting lineup. " 'Beno, you have to be aggressive.' I'm consistently telling him that. I told him the other day, 'Beno, you have to be aggressive, you have to turn the corner, you have to probe the defense.' "

Reggie's team will look a lot different once Francisco Garcia comes back. That seems like a weird statement to make, I know. Most of the world sees El Flaco as an overpaid scrub. But he can help make this flag fly.

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Never argued about the aggression point

In fact, with all the consternation over what Joe said, let’s not forget that Reggie wants his team to attack offensively to take advantage I suppose of less advantages defensively. That is an idea on offense, even if the players aren’t necessarily doing it.

The Kings need Beno to penetrate to put pressure on the opposing defense. If they themselves are having trouble with players defensively, one way to take them out is to attack them offensively. With such a heavy offensively side team, that’s one way to make up for your weakness’. But as the old sayin goes, you’re only as good as the players you got to coach.

Excellent points TZ.

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by pookeyguru on Nov 18, 2008 5:36 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Why does the Reg have to tell him this?

Doesn’t Beno know by now that when he drives and attacks he does well? He either gets an open layup or makes a pretty sweet pass. We’ve seen it numerous times but he doesn’t do it enough.

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by vfettke on Nov 18, 2008 6:19 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Beno and layups?

I think you mean he gets an open pull up or floater.

by passionforPERPS on Nov 18, 2008 9:11 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I'm not mistaken

True, he does shoot a lot of short jumpers and floaters but he can get to the hoop, he just needs to do it. A couple games back he ran his defender into a pick on the perimeter, a little to the right of the key, then drove to the left side of the rim for a nice right handed lay up. My only reaction was “dude, you need to do that all the time.” He can do it. He should do it. Now he just needs to do it!

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by vfettke on Nov 18, 2008 11:46 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs

Amen

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by pookeyguru on Nov 18, 2008 11:50 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

i agree, "he just needs to do it"

by passionforPERPS on Nov 20, 2008 1:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

A different take

From Theus’ statement, I got the impression that he doesn’t like Beno’s use of screens. If you watch when Moore comes out to screen Beno’s man, Beno doesn’t always wait for him to get set, and will even run away from the screen. I think Reggie wants him to make his cuts closer to the screener, thereby making the screeners man switch and leaving the screener open to roll to the basket, or at the least he’ll get a step ahead of his defender.

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by HighTops on Nov 18, 2008 9:42 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs

Agreed, Rec'd

Really good points and observations there. I see NBA players run away from screens a lot and always wonder why that is.

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by Carl on Nov 18, 2008 12:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

It drives me nuts to see that

Even in rec league, it’s annoying as hell when you go out to set a screen for a guy and he doesn’t use it properly. I can imagine it incenses guys like Brad Miller to no end.

Properly using your set screens will get you a good shot almost every possession. Sometimes basketball is not that difficult.

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by otis29 on Nov 18, 2008 12:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

A lot of it is some players are better in Iso

for instance John Salmons. The screen and roll allows the wing player to be easily doubled so for someone who can beat there guy of the dribble it can be a nuisance. Beno would benefit from learning how to use screens better but he’s already quick enough to get by his guy one on one so sometimes its the right play to run away from the screen especially when the guy your passing to has hands like and finishes like Mikki Moore.

by passionforPERPS on Nov 18, 2008 2:05 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Point made

If the guy setting the screen has drawn his man out with him and you can drive past, then yes that’s the right play. But, If your man isn’t set and his man hasn’t come out, then all your doing is going two on one, plus you’ve pulled your rebounder away from the basket. If it were any other big than Mikki, it might draw his man to you and leave the screener open for a jump shot. But, 5 out of 6 times Moore wont take that shot.

In general the bigs do a poor job setting picks. Setting up too close to the edge of the court, not staying in the pick long enough, and setting too close to the ball handler instead of setting up a few feet away in the direction of where the ballhandler wants to drive.

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by HighTops on Nov 19, 2008 3:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Amick is really starting to bug me

Does he ever have anything nice to say about the Kings lately? He’s starting to sound like NNA, nothing but gloom and doom.

by KingsFan on Nov 18, 2008 8:38 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Shooting the messenger

Theus had the quote – Amick merely reported it.

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by section214 on Nov 18, 2008 12:11 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I feel the "shoot the messenger" comment well

That’s my job daily.

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by pookeyguru on Nov 18, 2008 12:19 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I for one don't see Cisco as an 'overpaid scrub'

and I’m not sure ‘most of us’ do.

I see him as a reasonably compensated 6th man, a spark plug scorer and the only spot-up shooter we have off the bench. If he EVER gets back, i hope he proves me right.

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by lietothegirls on Nov 18, 2008 11:51 AM PST reply actions 1 recs