So this is what it's like
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Maloofs = 10 years and no arena deal - Hires and fires move very slowly
Vivek = Arena deal in a couple months - hires moving along VERY quickly along with hearing about players Vivek is interested in.
I cannot believe that I was blaming the city for not getting the arena deal done in the past 5-8 years.
Vivek = Arena deal in a couple months - hires moving along VERY quickly along with hearing about players Vivek is interested in.
I cannot believe that I was blaming the city for not getting the arena deal done in the past 5-8 years.
Interestingly...I was listening to sports talk radio in Oregon today. They were criticizing this hire (particularly financially), saying things like this is why teams like this are bottom feeders. They hire coaches with no track record to relatively cheap coaching contracts. They argued it is no wonder players continually show disrespect for their coaches.
Boy, are the people in the Pacific Northwest sore losers. Clearly, they are trying to imply that if Seattle would had gotten the Kings, they would have spent $15 million for Phil Jackson, while Sacramento got an unproven assistant.
Phil Jackson was not coming to Sacramento. Would hiring a re-treaded coach been better? I don't think so.
Clearly, Malone shares Vivek's vision and uses the computer and data analytics that Vivek's believes in and used in Golden State. He and a lot of great current players (Chris Paul, Lebron JAmes) and Jerry West all endorse Mike Malone and that is good enough for me. Even Phil Jackson had to start off somewhere.
Phil Jackson was not coming to Sacramento. Would hiring a re-treaded coach been better? I don't think so.
Clearly, Malone shares Vivek's vision and uses the computer and data analytics that Vivek's believes in and used in Golden State. He and a lot of great current players (Chris Paul, Lebron JAmes) and Jerry West all endorse Mike Malone and that is good enough for me. Even Phil Jackson had to start off somewhere.
All I heard him claim was that he was offered any position he wanted by the Hansen group (never said if/or what position he would have taken). Also thought it was interesting that he would be more than willing to take a job with the team in Seattle, but had no interest if they stayed in Sac. That simply makes no sense to me.
I heard the interview, but with Phil Jackson you always take much of what he says with a grain of salt. I just have a hard time believing that he could dislike Sacramento so much that it would keep him from taking a job that he would have no problem taking in a different city. My impression was that the Kings ownership group probably wasn't as interested in Phil as the Seattle group (which offended him), so he decided to take a pot shot as the city of Sacramento.
There were two separate interviews - the Dan Patrick one and the Jay Leno one.. The Jay Leno one, it sounded to me like he had a real disdain for Sacramento, but that is just my opinion. Personally I think Buss voted for relocation (no proof) so he could take the job in Seattle. I think there is too much water under the bridge
I'm advising everyone to grab a seat now and get ready. This has all the earmarks of being an E ticket ride and you do not want to miss out. Speaking as someone who would have cherished every moment of the GOOD TIMES even more than I did had I realized how quickly they could be over, I am not going to miss a second this time around.
I LOVE THIS TEAM!!
Once, now ... and FOREVER! GO KINGS!!
I LOVE THIS TEAM!!
Once, now ... and FOREVER! GO KINGS!!
