George Karl's Jedi-mind-trick charm with members of the media didn't seem to work on Dan Patrick yesterday. Just when you think this is another friendly chat about the NBA Playoffs with the Nuggets head coach, be sure to listen closely to the last 30 seconds. Patrick wouldn't let Karl get away with his usual "they were the better team, I'm picking the Lakers" nonsense, and you can tell that Karl was not happy with Patrick's questions.
***Thanks to DenverStiffs.com reader "Snake" for submitting this link!***
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Dan Patrick grills George Karl...
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The chair was hot for Karl and Patrick showed overall frustration for Karl's replies.
I mean... 51 wins!!
I cannot imagine any coach putting such low ceiling for a team this talented.
51 wins!!
A coach with championship aspiration would sneer at that... that's a 6-8th seed-ish record, in the West at least.
Who knows with the Clips getting better, Blazers getting better, the Warriors getting better, 51 wins might not be enough to make playoffs!
And considering he eyed 55 wins this season and finished with 50, does that mean we'll finish with 46 wins next season?
Karl is a moron... with this coach with such a loser mentality we can never ever win a championship!
I'd rather be a Hawks fan now because they don't put a ceiling to what they do. They just want to play the right way and they believe if they continue that, they're on the right track of winning a championship. But I won't leave my Nuggets!!
I want Karl to leave the Nuggets so it's fair for Nugget fans who want to see this team win a championship.
P.S. Thanks to Andrew for posting this link. I just want the Nugget fans who are still not sure who's the cancer in this organization... I hope you do now. That fatman who needs to get on the plane and get out of town now... as Costa puts it.
- Snake -
Nice find Snake!
Way to show him up George, with the "51 wins comment". Of course all of us Nuggets fans know that:
51 wins equals #7 seed equals out in the first round.
A winning formula for five years straight!
What GK said was true. Unfortunately, play as a whole degraded for most of the Nuggets in the playoffs (but it was heading that way in regular season). A big problem that many people have pointed out is maturity. Team maturity is not necessarily linked to the average age or years of experience of a team. Carmelo had a different maturity when playing with Team USA. All of the other big egos forced him into more of a team player role. We saw flashes of Team-USA Carmelo this season, but Old Carmelo resurfaced with the comment "I'm going to put the team on my back". Regardless of whether or not the team was so playing so poorly, even IF having Carmelo shoot every shot would have given us a better shot to win the game, that won't win playoff games and won't win championships (e.g. ask Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan).
This interview was disturbing. Whatever happened to the so-called Furious George? He seems like such a push-over. It seemed as though Dan Patrick was the one doing him the favor by having him on. George Karl, if you're determined to come back next year, please bring back the furious. If a player doesn't play how you want them to play, bench them (regardless of the size of his paycheck). Help these guys grow up together. If you don't have the authority you need to implement "your way" of playing, please don't come back. No one wants to hear any more excuses about players not executing on offense or defense, poor shot selection, etc. etc. You're the coach, the leader, the general...all accountability should start with you. If you don't feel this is the case, then you're not enough of a leader to guide the maturity of these players.
And next time you're doing an interview and disagree with the media (even if they're on the national level), don't let "Laid-Back, Got-Life-In-Perspective" George flip-flop your stance. Let the "Furious" out and respond with something like "that's why I'm a professional coach and you're just an anal-yst". Eventually, you won't even be able to say that. This is your legacy. This is how your career will be remembered. It’s time to fire it up and bring back the passion.
how can any coach whose team got swept and have only won three playoff games in 4 series still be head coach.
"We'll try to win 51 next year"? Wow! Weren't the Nuggets predicting 60 wins for this year? Coach Karl should have said at least 55. He also should have said they would try to win a Playoff Series.
Our boy George has obviously given up to an extent on his players. Despite this, he won't resign! We have such a messed up franchise. Hopefully, the Nuggets will have really poor attendance next season and big changes will happen next summer. Thanks to Snake for bringing us this story.
^Thanks but I have to give credits to Andrew for having this site in the first place as a media to share the news to Nugget fans. :)
- Snake -
How about these statements from Dan Patrick?: "You have a team of selfish gunners who won't play defense"! "It was embarassing watching a team that just won't pass the ball"! Name a coach, in any sport, who wouldn't take some sort of offense at those statements! Name a coach, in any sport, who wouldn't rush to defend or show support for his players, his team, or even himself! If there was ever a question, what the REAL problem is with the lackadaisical attitude on this team, we just got our answer. Absolutely unbelievable, & SHAMEFUL! The man no longer gives a $HIT!
Great interview. Glad he called 'em out, though his verbiage proved too kind. Calling their play embarrassing is putting it mildly--shoulda said his played 'scared,' 'pathetic,' and 'clueless,' too. GK will be be gone mid-season, once the Western powers school 'em and Melo, Martin and AI whine their way to the wood. Sad but true--JR likely will be their most mature statesman next year.
"Maybe win a game or two in the playoffs next year". Zing! DP didn't even challenge him to win a series - just two playoff games!
I like Karl. He'd make a great golfing buddy. I just don't want him coaching my franchise anymore.
THEY BETTER NOT TRADE CARMELO! I can't stand to hear them contemplating trading a 23 year old who CAN grow up. He needs structure, without it, as we've seen with Karl, he is free to act like a 12 year old. With it, he thrives, for instance with Boeheim at Syracuse, with Coach K in the Olympics.
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dennis from germany
Kay, wow. George Karl is a moron...offically.
51 wins. You barely got in with 50, 51 isn't going to get you home court.
That was friggin awesome! The last 10 seconds of that made my day, and probably ruined George's. Thank you Danica Patrick!!!
yeah danica rocks and is hot too. ^_^
This interview proves one horrifying point: Dan Patrick knows more about Basketball than George Karl. Scary.
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