Stu Jackson
Stu Jackson
Stuart Wayne "Stu" Jacksonis an American former head coach and the former Executive Vice President in the National Basketball Association. He has coached two different NBA teams: the New York Knicks in 1990 and 1991, and the Vancouver Grizzlies in 1997 and served as the Grizzlies' general manager. Currently, Jackson serves as the Associate Commissioner for the Big East...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth11 December 1955
CountryUnited States of America
certainly deal emphasis great last stayed year
Last year certainly there was a great deal of emphasis on the forearm check, just as there is this year. But that has stayed about the same this year.
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I think it had come to a point where there were several viable candidates and it was just time to do it,
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It brings to light the danger when a player enters the spectator stands. At that point, we lose control of the situation and anything could have happened.
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He explained his position and we differed, but it was very cordial and I think at the end of the conversation we both understood each other.
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My sense was players resonated with the idea after their initial skepticism.
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His conduct in the stands, I thought, was very reasonable. He was calm, and the result was a good one, in that he got back down onto the floor without an incident erupting. But it brings to light really the danger that you have when a player enters the spectators' stands, in that at that point, we lose control of the situation and anything could have happened. Fortunately, in this situation, it didn't.
arena tape
I'll still look at the tape, but it's always better to be in the arena when something happens. The tape doesn't always get everything.
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Certainly the message was very clear after the Nov. 19 incident in that it was clear to our players that they were not to enter the stands under any circumstances. Certainly this suspension is evident to the fact that we're very serious about that declaration. We realize there were some mitigating circumstances and we did in fact take that into account.
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For the players, it will allow them to get an opportunity for playing time that didn't exist under the older system. For the teams, it provides them additional flexibility. It allows them to monitor and evaluate players in a competitive situation, whereas before those players were relegated to a practice situation.
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I'd have to say it's been a major factor. It's giving teams incentive to attack the basket, which has led to higher percentage shots and better quality shots.
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This has been received very positively by the clubs. As our league is continuing to get younger and younger, and our draft is one of drafting potential, this gives them an avenue to develop the player quicker and under game conditions.
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In general, fans do not want to see a rumble. They want to see the most graceful game on the planet. Contact occurs, and our objective is to make sure the game is played safely.
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The hand check has always been a part of pro basketball.
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Once you begin reviewing judgment calls, which in basketball there are many, you put yourself on a very slippery slope in terms of what could be reviewed, and ultimately the number of reviews that could take place that would make it unwieldy.