Just heard Amick give an interview on ESPN 970 out of Modesto, and he had some interesting things to say- take it for what it is worth (he pretty much attributes all of his sources to "sources inside the Kings")
1) he is the source of the coaching list information- he got the info by pressing Petrie in an interview for his candidates, and it sounded like he was a little miffed that people like Crandell weren't giving him credit and just saying Petrie "announced" it.
2) He got the impression from Geoff that this was a "first-wave of interviews." He expected that some assistants from teams still alive would be considered, and that this list was not final. He also said that if Geoff went the college route he thought he would go big- bigger than Theus...
3) He thinks Brooks might be the frontrunner at this stage. Says that Geoff felt burned by getting one Muss during the interview and getting a compeltely different one on the court. Amick says that Geoff seems to be wary of this, and likes that Brooks is a known entity to him.
4) He says Geoff is actively shopping Artest, but it is hard to say if moving Artest or Bibby is more of a priority. One week it will be Artest, and one week it will be Bibby. He thinks one will be gone, but it is unlikely that both will be out.
5) He thinks more coaches than Carlisle are wary about coaching Artest. Carlisle was not the specific coach he was refferrring to when he said one candidate would not coach if Artest was on the team. He was referring to a second person, someone on the list of interested people, but not on this short list of 7.
6) He has been hearing all year that the Kings will go "big" in the draft. But, that was when the Kings thought they would be drafting in the 12-14 range. They thought that Hibbert/Hawes etc... would be available there, but might be overpriced at 10. Amick has been hearing a lot more about COnley from his Kings sources if the Kings draft in the 10 spot...
ANyway- that is what he had to say, take it for what it is worth...
1) he is the source of the coaching list information- he got the info by pressing Petrie in an interview for his candidates, and it sounded like he was a little miffed that people like Crandell weren't giving him credit and just saying Petrie "announced" it.
2) He got the impression from Geoff that this was a "first-wave of interviews." He expected that some assistants from teams still alive would be considered, and that this list was not final. He also said that if Geoff went the college route he thought he would go big- bigger than Theus...
3) He thinks Brooks might be the frontrunner at this stage. Says that Geoff felt burned by getting one Muss during the interview and getting a compeltely different one on the court. Amick says that Geoff seems to be wary of this, and likes that Brooks is a known entity to him.
4) He says Geoff is actively shopping Artest, but it is hard to say if moving Artest or Bibby is more of a priority. One week it will be Artest, and one week it will be Bibby. He thinks one will be gone, but it is unlikely that both will be out.
5) He thinks more coaches than Carlisle are wary about coaching Artest. Carlisle was not the specific coach he was refferrring to when he said one candidate would not coach if Artest was on the team. He was referring to a second person, someone on the list of interested people, but not on this short list of 7.
6) He has been hearing all year that the Kings will go "big" in the draft. But, that was when the Kings thought they would be drafting in the 12-14 range. They thought that Hibbert/Hawes etc... would be available there, but might be overpriced at 10. Amick has been hearing a lot more about COnley from his Kings sources if the Kings draft in the 10 spot...
ANyway- that is what he had to say, take it for what it is worth...
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