<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">March 22, 2006 -- Trevor Ariza, the high-flying swingman whom Isiah Thomas stole in the second round in 2004, believes the Knick president did not want to trade him to Orlando - but had to, to please coach Larry Brown. Ariza faces Brown's Knicks tonight in Orlando - playing against his former team for the first time since getting shipped to the Magic along with Penny Hardaway's expiring contract in the Steve Francis trade one month ago. "I don't think Isiah wanted to see me go at all," Ariza told The Post yesterday. "That's the business." That's the business of dealing with Brown, who warred with Ariza during their brief time together, calling him "delusional," and not playing him in 16 of 52 games. One of Ariza's buddies told The Post that Brown rattled Ariza's psyche by "forbidding" him from shooting jump shots. "Forbidding you to shoot would hurt the confidence of a 30-year-old, let alone a 20-year-old," Ariza's buddy said. Ariza did not deny Brown's order, saying "Coach Brown has a different style of basketball. ... I'd like to have more freedom." Ariza can't wait for tonight now that Orlando coach Brian Hill is giving him minutes. "I'm definitely anxious," Ariza said. "When I wasn't playing, people in New York forgot about me, forgot what I was capable of doing. They didn't know my game has grown and that I still can do it. I know what I can do. All I need is the time. I'm confident in myself, and I wasn't given the opportunity to play." </div> Source
ariza probably didn't work hard enough, and his jumpshots are weak thats why brown probably forbid him to shoot, if he wanted to shoot he gotta prove to brown he can do it by working hard during practice, obiously larry brown saw something about ariza that he didnt like maybe its his work ethic
I dont see anything wrong with a coach telling a player not to shoot jump shots. Ariza cant shoot the J...why would he do it in a game? He should pass it up or drive. If he wants to work on his J he should do it in practice till coach feels its solid enough...then he can do it in game. Is there something wrong with forbidding Shaq from taking jump shots? Or forbidding him to try to beat his man of the dribble from 15 feet out?
