Coach Stotts on Jim Rome Show

[BoBoBREWSKI]

FYI - in the 10:00am (PT) hour.

 

[Nate4Prez]

I hope Jim Rome asks about the Aldridge trade rumors...

 

[HailBlazers]

Good Lookin BearBoy

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

Good Lookin BearBoy

Artist formerly known as BeerBoy. I have matured, grown into a man, no longer a boy.

Stotts will be on a few minutes after 10:00am.

 

[HailBlazers]

"Everybody has to buy into winning and what it takes for us to win."

What LMA needs to take the next step:

"He's been remarkably consistent, I don't know how much more he can do, had a career year in rebounding, think he can up that more though"

"Want him to get to the free throw line more, he didn't enough last year, and part of that was my fault."

 

[Pinwheel1]

"Everybody has to buy into winning and what it takes for us to win."

What LMA needs to take the next step:

"He's been remarkably consistent, I don't know how much more he can do, had a career year in rebounding, think he can up that more though"

"Want him to get to the free throw line more, he didn't enough last year, and part of that was my fault."

Players have to like playing for a coach that is so willing to take partial blame for things. I really hope he succeeds.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

about C.J. McCollum... "Mo Williams is a proven player in this league."

as an aside what I find different about this year (and last) are the coach and GMs comments. In the Nate days it was always "the positions are open, they'll all have to earn their spots in training camp." Last year Olshey said Lillard is our starting PG the day he drafted him. This year the coach is making it clear that Mo Williams is going to get his minutes. RoLo was declared a starter the day we traded for him. It just seems like the roles are established before preseason even starts.

I think that's probably a good thing, but I'm not sure.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Let me know if he mentions defense at all.

 

[HailBlazers]

Let me know if he mentions defense at all.

They talked in depth about it being the key to success.

 

[THE HCP]

Nice try BeerBitch. Posted this about 20 hours ago. Try to keep up FAMS!


Sent from my baller ass iPhone 5 FAMS!

 

[Mediocre Man]

They talked in depth about it being the key to success.

Cool, thanks

 

[Mediocre Man]

Nice try BeerBitch. Posted this about 20 hours ago. Try to keep up FAMS!


Sent from my baller ass iPhone 5 FAMS!

In his defense, most of the forum probably has you on ignore, so he was only looking out for the forum

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Nice try BeerBitch. Posted this about 20 hours ago. Try to keep up FAMS!


Sent from my baller ass iPhone 5 FAMS!

You have to excuse his delay. 20 hours ago he was knee-deep in Mrs. HCP.

 

[Eastoff]

In his defense, most of the forum probably has you on ignore, so he was only looking out for the forum

OH GOD MY EYES! WHY MUST YOU QUOTE... HIM!?!

 

[<-=*PdX*=->]

Rome did ask about Aldridge being happy in Portland and what not. Stotts said the same ole thing we always hear, that he is happy and just wants to win, blah blah.

Most surprising thing of the whole interview happened at the end when Rome said his goodbye and the Stotts mentioned that he can now check being on Rome off his bucket list. If that is on his bucket list as a head coach in the NBA, I sure would like to see what else is on there...

 

[BBert]

Yeah, have to kiss Rome's ass every time. He expects it.

 

[Natebishop3]

jimrome.com/2013/10/03/terry-stotts/

Audio from the interview. Interesting stuff, I think.

Also, Casey posted a transcript.

http://forwardcenter.net/transcript-terry-stotts-on-the-jim-rome-show/

 

[HailBlazers]

Interesting stuff, I think.

http://forwardcenter.net/transcript-terry-stotts-on-the-jim-rome-show/

It will be, if all this Defense talk actually translates.

Stotts: I think the most important thing is for all the players, and obviously coaches as well, but everybody has to buy into winning and what it’s going to take for us to win. We were a poor defensive team last year, we have to have improvement both from the players coming in and the players coming back. Getting the team to buy into how we’re going to win, buying into winning first of all and the fact that we need to defend better and commit more to the defensive end to be a winning team.

Rome: I’m starting to get a sense what you want from these guys. You need to see more of a commitment defensively. I mean, is that what you’re selling them essentially, you need to be more committed? How much is commitment, want-to and how much is technique defensively?

Stotts: Well, I think a lot of it is technique. When you look at the lower defensive teams in the league last year I think seven out of the bottom eight defensive teams were all very young teams, so there’s certainly experience and technique have a lot to do with that. So I’m confident that our young players from last year, Meyers Leonard and Damian Lillard, are going to be better just because of the experience they gained. And then we added some experience with Robin Lopez and Earl Watson and Mo Williams, so that has something to do with it. But, you know, the commitment to it, not taking the easy way out. I think we’ve changed some of our schemes that going to be more suited to our personnel, but I think it’s a combination. I think people like to point to one thing or two things; I think there are a myriad of things that go into being a good defensive team but certainly commitment leads the list.

Rome: So to that point Terry, if statistically some of the younger teams struggled defensively last year, when these younger players get into the league, do they not want to play defense or, frankly, do they just not know how to play defense?

Stotts: I don’t think it’s a question of want. Most players get into this league based on their offense. Obviously there are some players drafted because of their defensive abilities. But it’s not a question of want. I think the experience, the technique, the knowing the league, the physicality of it, what passes for good defense in college versus what passes for good defense in the NBA. When you go from one league, for example, you go from the European game to the NBA game to the college game, different set of rules, different levels of ability. It’s an adjustment. For a lot of young guys you get better through experience on the court. A lot of times young guys don’t get a chance to get that experience, but we’re fortunate that our young guys did get a chance to develop their defense last year.

 

[-Ace-]

I like that Terry admitted he kept Aldridge out of the paint too much in his offensive scheme. I really hope he's sincere about it and has him featured in the paint more this year.