nuraman00
01-05-2012, 06:01 PM
Petrie:
* Said he took some responsibility for the team's performance over the last few years. Said they tried to do what they could given the ownership constraints the past few years, and this year they were given the green light to spend on free agents so they brought in free agents.
* Said the A/T ratio the past 3-4 years has not been good.
* Said only four players on the roster were on the team two seasons ago, and two of them aren't really playing.
Q: Does this coaching change have anything to do with the push to put a competitive team and try to get a new arena?
A: No.
Q: How was this team doing with respect to the expectations?
A: What were the expectations?
* Said he wasn't going to talk about the press release on Sunday and was going to move forward.
* Said they needed to make decisions in real-time. (My interpretation: They needed to act quickly). Said they needed to react to things.
* Said he met with Westphal yesterday about the way the team was performing. Said ownership wasn't involved.
Smart:
Q: What are the terms of your contract?
A: I'm working for free. <Press room erupts in laughter>
* Said he wasn't going to discuss the terms of his contract today.
* Said he's going to have an up-tempo team.
* Said he's going to have methods and policies in place to help the players understand what they need to do and ensure they do. Said he's going to have the same policies for everyone.
* Said he's going to determine the lineups from here on. Said he'll give the group a chance to succeed or fail today, and then work from there.
* Said the low assists were partially attributed to poor shooting.
* Said he had some ideas at the end of last season that he wanted to implement, and is glad to have the chance to do them now. Even though it's a different roster, he said he can still try some of those ideas.
* Said Cousins looked like a professional for the first time yesterday. Said he needs to see that from him everyday, or help him get to play that way everyday.
* Said he took some responsibility for the team's performance over the last few years. Said they tried to do what they could given the ownership constraints the past few years, and this year they were given the green light to spend on free agents so they brought in free agents.
* Said the A/T ratio the past 3-4 years has not been good.
* Said only four players on the roster were on the team two seasons ago, and two of them aren't really playing.
Q: Does this coaching change have anything to do with the push to put a competitive team and try to get a new arena?
A: No.
Q: How was this team doing with respect to the expectations?
A: What were the expectations?
* Said he wasn't going to talk about the press release on Sunday and was going to move forward.
* Said they needed to make decisions in real-time. (My interpretation: They needed to act quickly). Said they needed to react to things.
* Said he met with Westphal yesterday about the way the team was performing. Said ownership wasn't involved.
Smart:
Q: What are the terms of your contract?
A: I'm working for free. <Press room erupts in laughter>
* Said he wasn't going to discuss the terms of his contract today.
* Said he's going to have an up-tempo team.
* Said he's going to have methods and policies in place to help the players understand what they need to do and ensure they do. Said he's going to have the same policies for everyone.
* Said he's going to determine the lineups from here on. Said he'll give the group a chance to succeed or fail today, and then work from there.
* Said the low assists were partially attributed to poor shooting.
* Said he had some ideas at the end of last season that he wanted to implement, and is glad to have the chance to do them now. Even though it's a different roster, he said he can still try some of those ideas.
* Said Cousins looked like a professional for the first time yesterday. Said he needs to see that from him everyday, or help him get to play that way everyday.