[Game] 21/82: Kings vs. Grizzlies 30 NOV 2025, 6pm PT/9pm ET

[SacTownKid]

and Christie wasn't in charge of signing them.

We still have no real idea what Christie is or isn't in charge of but perhaps. I'm sure a coach in his position was clamouring for anyone that could make him look good and that's usually older more established players. Whoops to you coach Christie if so!

 

[Sherds]

I believe he was one of the group with the philosophy of take who you believe is the best player available, regardless of fit or position. Now Mitchell is starting pg for Miami, so he was an asset that never got the chance to really show his value. He would have ended up starting pg for the Kings, had they kept him for the length of his rookie contract.

The bigger mistake was signing Vesenkov and not really being committed to playing him, which then led to giving up Mitchell and him to be able to sign DeRozan

I generally agree with that philosophy too for what it's worth.. and would only stray away from it if i had a couple prospects ranked similarly.

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

Because McNair getting fired is the "proof" he probably wasnt in control of very much. Its hard to make the leap that Vivek let a GM handle the trade of the franchises most important asset without input... only to fire him 20 games later.

How do you apply that to Doug? So are we just going forward that Doug isn't in control of any of the lineup decisions? If not, when do we think he'll get to make calls? We are at roughly 72 games with him as interim HC and full HC. Are you saying we can't judge anything he's put on paper? If not, when?

I just happened to stumble upon this little nugget from Brenden Nunes. Starts at about 37:13 into this, where he says "members of the last coaching staff told me that it wasn't fully up to them whether they were going to play Keon"

 

[Caccia]

I just happened to stumble upon this little nugget from Brenden Nunes. Starts at about 37:13 into this, where he says "members of the last coaching staff told me that it wasn't fully up to them whether they were going to play Keon"

Score one for ShastaKingsFan.