I can see the frustration. I would prefer a coach with a higher established offensive acumen instead of a Malone holdover. I think he knows more than Malone but that's not saying much lol.
I'd give him at least the rest of this season, and probably another to see what he can do. That is unless we can get a guy like George Karl or Mike D to sign.
So what you're saying is you're willing to give Corbin more time than Malone got?
We've got nothing but time, right?
Pace for GM!
The amazing part for me is that Vivek and PDA, in their quest to establish a winning culture, have somehow created an even worse culture than they inherited. The lack of trust permeates the entire franchise right now. Nothing else matters (certainly not 'offensive acumen') until the locker room starts trusting and respecting each other, the coach, and management again. Right now players (and Corbin) are just biding time to see who the next coach is, and which of their teammates will be gone at the trade deadline.
Lack of stability, trust, that's the culture of your Sacramento Kings. It's hard to play basketball in those conditions.
I still don't see a path to that state of trust and mutual respect at the moment. It was there and one move killed everything that was being built.
You rarely see a franchise so thoroughly destroy a team that had just started to turn the corner. But it was so fragile. Vivek thought we had a well oiled Sousa marching band. He was wrong. Nothing was firmly established.
To change coaches they needed to do it at the right time and with an understanding, if not full support, from key players (Boogie, Rudy, DC). They neither got the timing right or the support.
And now we have full on player revolt. Are they throwing games? Well, perhaps not on purpose, but in effect, by having zero effort for large chunks of games, yes, they are. The question is, how does the team ever get back on track? It's getting worse by the day at this point.
I do believe there is a quick road back. But it doesn't involve Corbin. Until that move is made, it's going to get uglier and uglier.