Malone fired

[HereWeBoogie]

Arash Markazi ‏@ArashMarkazi 8m8 minutes ago
You can't really bang the W-L drum 24 games in when you're ½ game out of the 8 seed without your best player and you were 28-54 last season.

 

[D-Mass]

Carmichael Dave ‏@CarmichaelDave 1m1 minute ago
Friday makes a lot more sense now. Hear between the lines.


What does this mean?

Malone's post-game comments were strangely positive. Thought he made good points, but in retrospect, I think it makes more sense now. He also took a long time to come out of the locker room to speak with media.

 

[peacelate]

Does this mean Pete's job is on the line

 

[chasen4r1]

I wouldn't shed a tear if Vivek was no longer involved with this franchise.

I'd like him to ease on his control over the basketball operations.. but to want him to sell the team and move out.. that's too much. We wouldn't have a team if it wasn't for him. That doesn't excuse poor decisions like this... but we don't even know if this was his call. Malone was his hire in the first place

 

[kingsnation]

Carmichael Dave ‏@CarmichaelDave 1m1 minute ago
Friday makes a lot more sense now. Hear between the lines.


What does this mean?

I assume Malone knew it was a possibility and said something in his presser after the game that hinted towards it? Only thing I could think of...Idk though.

 

[HereWeBoogie]

If mark Jackson rolls into town im going to lose it.

oh my god noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

 

[Singhisking]

I think Ty Corbin will prove to be better coach than Malone, Better offensive coach.

 

[fansinceday1]

If mark Jackson rolls into town im going to lose it.

oh geez i was just thinking the same thing.

 

[KingMilz]

So wait we have a slow 6'11 mammoth who prefers to ball in the half court and the Kings want to play small-ball uptempo basketball? I don't understand why they want to play up tempo basketball if they want to build around Cousins?

I bet you anything we will trade for Kennath Faried next...........................

 

[Kingfanpaul]

Pre meningitis, Malone was a possible coach of the year candidate and now he's fired. SMH

 

[SLAB]

It will be interesting to hear how Grant and his infinite wisdom spins this.

 

[biltalent]

Sam Amick @sam_amick · 29 Min.Vor 29 Minuten
Assistant Ty Corbin takes over. Kings GM Pete D'Alessandro, consultant Chris Mullin bristled over style at times. Malone hired before both

So Mullin thought that too. Damn, then release Malone in the offseason and get the team a new coach before training camp -.- ever heard of chemistry and familiarity with a system?

 

[captain bill]

The people reading into those comments from malone don't seem so silly now do they?

I think this answers the question of what PDA and Vivek think of the team they put together.

Those truly felt like the last words out of the coach last night.

I don't agree at all, but last night felt like the last straw. Impulsive stupidity from the front office.

Boogie better LOVE Ty Corbin

Got a link to the comments?

 

[sdballer]

So wait we have a slow 6'11 mammoth who prefers to ball in the half court and the Kings want to play small-ball uptempo basketball?

Yeah, just hearing that Mullin was potentially part of this makes me irritated.

 

[D-Mass]

So wait we have a slow 6'11 mammoth who prefers to ball in the half court and the Kings want to play small-ball uptempo basketball?

I was thinking about that, too. Karl doesn't make sense with the current roster.

 

[Hoovtrain]

I don't think Malone is the greatest coach by any means, but this is pretty damn stupid and makes no sense.

 

[FaStRmAn]

About that...

Adrian WojnarowskiVerified account‏@WojYahooNBA
Sacramento has no replacement lined up for Malone, and Corbin will be afforded chance to coach Kings this season, league sources tell Yahoo.

Well then that is just stupid !!

 

[sdballer]

I was thinking about that, too. Karl doesn't make sense with the current roster.

Nothing about their approach makes sense with the current roster. They have stated they went after passers and shooters in order to be a fast paced, offensive team when nothing about the players or performance supports that.

 

[FaStRmAn]

I think Ty Corbin will prove to be better coach than Malone, Better offensive coach.

Reports from UTAH suggest otherwise......

 

[chasen4r1]

Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA
Unclear if top assistant Chris Jent will stay on with Corbin. D'Allesandro will meet with Jent on Monday to discuss future together.

 

[Bricklayer]

To all of those who were trying to argue there was nothing to be lost with the recent collapse...well here's a start.

Asinine and deluded. Worst yet its a blatant pretext. And with our owner's recent meddling in Reno, every bit as troubling as the Maloof's getting involved.

 

[fursty13]

Nothing about their approach makes sense with the current roster. They have stated they went after passers and shooters in order to be a fast paced, offensive team when nothing about the players or performance supports that.

They should be looking for 3&D players. Guys who can lock it down on defense and hit shots when Cuz kicks it out to them from the low post. It didn't make sense when they said they wanted to run and gun over the summer, and it doesn't make sense now.

 

[swisshh]

Just lost a ton of faith in the management team. I'm worried about what PDA wants the team to be. If the ownership/management doesn't understand that Cousins is a half-court player then the squad is hopeless.

 

[HereWeBoogie]

My boring Monday just got a lot more interesting. Can't wait to see the players reaction and then listen to Napears show

 

[Hoovtrain]

Yeah, just hearing that Mullin was potentially part of this makes me irritated.

He is so bad...I feel so reassured that Vivek basically has this guy as his right hand man

 

[Chubbs]

I assume Malone knew it was a possibility and said something in his presser after the game that hinted towards it? Only thing I could think of...Idk though.

I read three quotes from after the Detroit game and knew the end was near.

 

[Bosnian Diehard]

Can someone link me to Malone's comments last night?

 

[theclash4u5]

I read three quotes from after the Detroit game and knew the end was near.

What were the quotes?

 

[fansinceday1]

Just lost a ton of faith in the management team. I'm worried about what PDA wants the team to be. If the ownership/management doesn't understand that Cousins is a half-court player then the squad is hopeless.

This is what's really scary. If DMC regresses there will be hell to pay for this rash decision.

 

[Bricklayer]

My boring Monday just got a lot more interesting. Can't wait to see the players reaction and then listen to Napears show

Interesting is not what you want when you have a team with three leaders who were behind Malone, and a 2nd year player who was coming into his own under his tutleage.

Listen to Cousins' quotes carefully. He has said that Malone was his guy.