Reggie Theus
Reggie Theus
Reginald Wayne Theusis an American retired basketball player and the current head coach of Cal State Northridge. He formerly served as head coach for the NBA's Sacramento Kings and New Mexico State University's men's basketball team. He was also an assistant coach for the University of Louisville under Rick Pitino...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth13 October 1957
CityInglewood, CA
move referee threw
The referee said (Fisher) threw a punch. It's a bonehead move if he did it. I didn't see it.
behind coaches eight puts survive
We'll survive it. But for new coaches it puts you behind the eight ball.
ability appreciate cuts looking people run screens understand
You don't find people who understand how to run cuts and come off screens looking to score. I just really appreciate his ability there.
capable david guys loss situation step tremendous
This is a very unfortunate situation for David and our team. It is a tremendous loss for us as a team, but we have a lot of capable guys and they are going to all need to step it up.
fast game matter slow team tempo wants
They're a team that wants to slow the game down. And we want the game to be as fast as possible. So it's really going to be a matter of who can get the tempo going their way.
fast game matter slow team tempo tries
They're a team that tries to slow the game down, and we're a team that tries to play as fast as possible. It's going to be a matter of who can get the tempo to go their way.
adjust anyone black lives ultimately wherever
Anyone who will not say that ultimately those experiences broadened their lives probably wouldn't have been able to adjust wherever they were, black or white,
asked challenge defend dribble guards stretch
Defensively, down the stretch of the game, you couldn't have asked for more athleticism and smarts. I put a challenge out to our guards to defend off the dribble and they did.
came care deeper dug guess guys taken
After Elijah got hurt, I guess the guys dug deeper and came up defensively. They got things taken care of.
changes makeup
It changes the whole makeup of our team.
choice coach couple entire great levels practices skill team together
I think this is great on a couple of levels because it allows a new coach to have his entire team together and it allows you to have a choice between practices and skill development,
burned half
I think they burned us in the half court. That's where we got burned mostly.
black coaches taught
Our coaches taught us that, as young black men, it's not enough to be good. If you're not better than, you're not going to get the shot, ... Not on the court, not in life.
kept last percent played
He could have played last week, but I kept him out because I wanted him to be 100 percent this week.