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    Pete Carril Wanted to Help Ron-Ron

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    209 days ago in Lee Corso’s Merkin · Authority: 9

    Filed under: Kings Pete Carril is a basketball legend, maybe more well-known in New Jersey and Sacramento for his work creating the Princeton offense, seriously influencing Rick Adelman’s flex-motion offense and advocating for the liberal use of bow ties in the NBA. Carril’s been out of the game since Adelman got axed in Sactown, but he still follows the game intently. He worked with Ron Artest for only a few months in 2006, and he regrets the partnership was so short. This is from an interview with the Sacramento Bee’s Ailene Voisin: I wish I could have gotten closer to the guy, but he didn’t give me a chance. He sat with me and looked at tapes a couple times. He didn’t think it was important enough. I know he listened to me, though. I’d point things out. But not enough to get him to change some things. I could have helped him. … I’ve seen where he loses concentration at times, doesn’t run a play. He’ll go run down in the post and stand next to a guy who is already there. Why are you doing that? And if he goes long periods without scoring, it bothers him. … I’m not sure he (Artest) gets enough satisfaction out of [defense] anymore. Isn’t knocking a guy out of the box enough? So I don’t know if he’s slipped (defensively) or what. Has Ron lost the love to abuse folks on defense? Continue reading Pete Carril Wanted to Help Ron-Ron Permalink | Email this | Comments

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