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Nuggets Postgame Media: Coach Adelman | MIN vs. DEN
Coach Adelman addresses the media after our 122-118 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on January 18. Visit our website: ...
Nuggets Postgame Media: Coach Adelman | POR vs. DEN
Coach David Adelman addresses the media after our 122-113 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on January 17. Visit our ...
Nikola Jokic praises David Adelman filling in as head coach for Nuggets vs. Blazers | NBA on ESPN
Nikola Jokic speaks postgame about the importance of the Nuggets beating their divisional rival, the Portland Trail Blazers.
David Adelman details why Sixers fans should be excited about '76 Place' in Center City Philadelphia
76 Devcorp chairman David Adelman joined The Afternoon Show to discuss the team's plan to build a new arena called '76 ...
Tim Hardaway 12 pts 7 asts vs Timberwolves (1996)
January 5 1996 After the replacement of Don Nelson as head coach in Golden State, new head coach Rick Adelman ...
Who is/was the most UNDERRATED COACH in the NBA?
Rick Adelman's record as a head coach is 1042 win and 749 losses. He served as head coach of the Golden State Warriors, Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings, Houston Rockets and Minnesota Timberwolves. *no copyright infringement
When Peja Stojakovic Was BETTER THAN Kobe Bryant
Let’s play a game. It’s the 2003-2004 season. You have a choice. Player A, who’s 25 years old, is averaging 24.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, and connects on 32.7% of his shoots from deep. Player B, who’s 26 years old, is averaging 24.2 points, 6.3 boards, while hitting 43.3% from beyond the arc. Who would you rather have? If you chose Player B, you just picked Predrag Stojakovic over Kobe Bryant. And this is his story. What up everybody my name is Stefan and this is Heat Check. Let’s get into it. First off, let’s be clear about several things. Number 1: This is not to say that Peja was better than Kobe. Number 2: Stats never tell the whole story, especially when it comes to defence, where the Black Mamba was far superior. Plus, Kobe was far better in creating his own shot, and much much more. Yet, these figures can at least be a testament to the fact that Peja was a baller, and in 03-04 he could go head to head with the best of em. But let’s go back to the beginning. n 1993, at just 16 years, the small forward headed to Greece to join PAOK from Red Star Belgrade. Though it was not that common at the time for teams to get seduced by European players, it didn’t take long for NBA scouts to notice his potential and fine shooting stroke. So, when the Sacramento Kings had the opportunity to select him with the 14th pick of the famous 1996 Draft, they took it. Stojakovic, though, would remain in Greece and spend another two years there. When the time was right, he decided to take his talents to the NBA. In his rookie season, he played 48 games but remember, this is during the 1999 lockout-shortened season, where teams played just 50 regular season games. Peja had averages of 8.4 points in 21.4 minutes per contest. Management, though, at least behind the scenes, must have been a little disappointed with his 32% rate from deep. Still, the forward showed flashes of his potential, with the prime example of that being a match against the Utah Jazz, in which he scored 26 while hitting 5-8 from three-point land. (од ова, бар ја колку што барав, нема видео) Yet, when speaking about 1999, we must mention the positive impact that Kings centre Vlade Divac, a fellow Serbian, had on the rookie. The mentor helped Peja with matters such as the driving exam and taught him about life in the NBA. Their bond even grew stronger due to the political developments in their country at that time. The Kings, finishing as the six seed with a 27-23 record, made the playoffs for only the second time in 13 seasons. There, despite giving the mighty Jazz all they could handle, they would fall in the final game of the first round. In the 1999-2000 season the Kings were supposed to be a team on the rise. But despite the individual progress by Stojakovic, who increased his scoring to 11.9 points per game and got better from deep, 37.5%, they made the playoffs as the eight seed. Yet again, they lost the final game of the first round, this time falling to the eventual title-winning Lakers side. Then, Something clicked in the 2000-01 season for Peja. Starting all 75 games he played in, the sharpshooter exceeded the 20 point per game barrier for the first time in his NBA career, averaging 20.4. A whole 8 and a half point increase in just a season. He even improved his rebounding, grabbing 5.8 per contest. Also important, he connected on 40.0% of his shoots from three point land, on 4.8 attempts. In February of that year , he went off for 39 points and 12 rebounds in Canada in a triple-overtime thriller. (линк - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxcRLaHkrAI) One of the six three pointers he made that night was actually the go-ahead basket with 45.2 seconds to go. His leap was recognised, and he finished second in the Most Improved Player race, behind Tracy McGrady. In the second round of 2001 Playoffs, unfortunately for Kings fans, their team faced a Lakers side widely considered among the greatest of all time. The result, a sweep. So, in the 2001 offseason, the Kings made a trade they believed would put them over the top, trading for the Grizzlies’ Mike Bibby in a package that involved Jason “White Chocolate” Williams. Rick Adelman’s team, which included Chris Webber as well, quickly became the talk of the league. Praised for their chemistry, altruistic approach to the game, and nice passing, the Kings had the best record in the league, winning 61 games.
Allen Iverson 32pts vs Chris Webber & Peja Stojakovic the Kings 03/04 NBA
Two games into his return from knee surgery, Chris Webber is playing like he's in midseason form. Webber had 24 points and 10 assists and Peja Stojakovic had a team-high 27 points, leading the Kings to a 114-105 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. Webber was playing his second game of the season for Sacramento, which has won three straight and nine of its last 10 on the road. He had 26 points and 12 rebounds Tuesday in his debut after missing nine months to rehabilitate his knee and serve an eight-game suspension. "I try to make my expectations high," Webber said. "I've been working hard. I've been waiting to get back to this point. It's hard for me to take it like everybody wants me to take it and ease back into it." Allen Iverson rebounded from Wednesday's 2-for-21 shooting performance to score a team-high 32 for the Sixers, who have lost six of seven. Kenny Thomas recorded his sixth straight double-double with 15 points and 13 rebounds. With Webber on the bench for the last half of the third quarter, the Sixers ran off a 13-0 run that cut the lead to one. Philadelphia had a short-lived 79-77 advantage with 1:09 left in the quarter, but Sacramento regained the lead on a jumper by Stojakovic and a layup from Mike Bibby. After a free throw from Iverson, Brad Miller hit a 3 at the buzzer to stretch the lead to four. Webber had seven points and three assists during a 14-3 run that opened the fourth quarter and put the Kings ahead by 15 with 8:24 to play. The Sixers pulled within six in the final minute, but Bibby made five free throws to seal the game. Bibby had 21 points and Miller added 19 for Sacramento. Webber and Stojakovic combined to go 16-for-17 from the line. "Time will tell if (the Kings) are the best (team)," Sixers interim coach Chris Ford said. "Certainly the way they play the game, it's fun to watch them. I know that even if I'm over there taking a drubbing, you have to be impressed." Webber said after the game that, although his knee is not 100 percent, there was very little pain or stiffness. He noted his lateral movement on the defensive end is not yet where it should be. But on the opposite end of the floor, it was typical Webber. The offense ran through him and, when he was not in the game, the Kings struggled. With Webber on the bench, the Sixers outscored Sacramento 49-40. "I'm just amazed at him," Sacramento coach Rick Adelman said. "The two games he's played, he's played at a very high level. He's shot the ball well. Tonight, he had 10 assists. And I thought he had a couple of huge plays around the basket when he got the offensive boards."