Why This Is Reggie's Fault
by section214 on Apr 19, 2008 12:19 PM PDT
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PrintI know this thing is getting beaten to death, so I'll try to be brief.
This is all Reggie's fault. If you say something that is left open for interpretation, it will be interpreted in at least a couple of different ways. If Reggie meant to say that Ron is the one guy that draws a double team and can pass out of it, if he meant that Ron is the only true post player, he should have said that. To leave it to something as ambiguous as "get the ball to" leaves you open to misunderstanding. And don't blame the poor, ignorant fan for not knowing the verbiage. Kevin Martin apparently misunderstood what Reggie was trying to say, too!
An attorney, doctor, or stockbroker might use "industry speak" when speaking amongst themselves, but they utilize "layman terms" when speaking to their patients or clients. Reggie needs to adopt this in the future if he truly believes that the issue here is that he was misunderstood.
He refuses to apologize to Sam Amick after throwing him under the bus yesterday. If you listen to the entire interview you will hear that Amick did not mis-quote Theus, nor did he take him out of context. I sure hope that Theus is more contrite with Martin, but my fear is that Theus will tell Martin that this whole thing could have been avoided had Martin called Theus first, therefore this whole thing is actually Kevin's fault.
None of this changes the fact that I like Reggie Theus as a coach. But if he is going to hold his players (John Salmons, Mikki Moore, Ron Artest) accountable for their actions and their comments to the media, then so too should he be held accountable.
As I said in an earlier thread - Man up, Reggie. Own it, take responsibility for it, learn from it, and let's all move forward
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You’re quite eloquent and right on the money. This whole thing developed because once again, Peachosaurus Rex stoked the fire with a bunch of un-necessary crap that Reggie Theus was more than happy to partake in.
Sam doesn’t deserve any crap that he’s gotten, and Peachosaurus Rex deserves to be dumped at the bottom of a bay (pick any they all will do).
We could build ping-pong ball shrines and make sacrifices at them, like broken ping-pong paddles, or burning Peaches in effigy--LPA
How about
The Bay of Pigs?
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by LeaguePassAddict on Apr 19, 2008 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
You're awesome madam :)
We could build ping-pong ball shrines and make sacrifices at them, like broken ping-pong paddles, or burning Peaches in effigy--LPA
LOL
I absolutely LOVE your avatar!
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by LeaguePassAddict on Apr 20, 2008 8:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Egomania!
This. Is. Fucking. Stupid.
I have a huge problem with people that can’t accept responsibility for something pretty much everyone agrees is wrong. I walked out of my job last week because of this. The main reason I hate it so much is because some people make it so hard to just say “I’m sorry.” Reggie’s case is even worse. All he has to do is say “Sam, I apologize for the miscommunication. I thought you knew what I meant, next time I’ll explain it differently.” In a case like this no one’s even going to hold it against Theus. It’s not like he got arrested for a DUI or for beating his wife where he’d have to apologize but some people would still be pissed about it. He miscommunicated something. And he can’t say sorry?
Reggie, quit being a jackass.
Soap opera over for this season
The main difference, I think (and I’m sure I’ll immediately be proven wrong) is that Ron-Ron is on board the Theus bandwagon after butting heads with Coach for most of the season, whereas Martin still needs to get some fight out of his system. I can see where a happy drone is going to make a player seem like more of an asset for a strong-willed coach like Theus. I felt like Kevin only half bought in this season. I mean, yeah, he got it done, but I didn’t feel like he was going to win most compliant player awards or anything. Hopefully Martin and Theus can get drunk together this summer and have one of those tearstained “having it outs”.
Theusocracy
KMart will buy into the Theusocracy when the Theusocracy decides that development is more important than expediency. Reggie talks ad nauseum about Kevin’s “growth” as if he were a house plant, with quotes intimating that Kevin is a few years shy of being “the man.” What Reg fails to comprehend is that even thriving organisms need a modicum of attention. How about an “atta boy” or a few quotes mentioning KMart’s prowess and less referring to his weaknesses.
He’s a charlatan dressed in nice, 150-thread count suits ladies and gents.
K.S.
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