Assistant Coaches
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iowamcnabb
Hall of Famer
Makes sense. Who’s going to design our offense?
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
Wonder if Alvin Gentry is still in our front office or not.
QWERTYLICIOUS
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A Kings reunion I wouldn't necessarily mind: Doug, Bobby, and Darius!!!
Mike Woodson would be a good hire as well.
We've had legitimate nepo hires (ahem, Vlade/Peja ahem), but anyone complaining about these is silly. Both Bobby J and Darius are long-time assistants that are very deserving of being on an NBA bench. In this case, it's an added bonus they have ties to Sacramento.
Jdbraver137
Bench
Honestly I think Vivek is stacking the staff with ex-Kings because he is going to tank and wants to cushion the fan reaction.
QWERTYLICIOUS
Starter
Best of luck convincing the rest of the fanbase (myself included) and media to believe this.
iowamcnabb
Hall of Famer
“We reached the end of the road, and it was time to change the situation, as I had no opportunities to move up,” Songaila said. “I no longer wanted to just sit on the second assistant bench. The first ‘Spurs’ bench assistants all have four-year contracts, so I had no chance to advance. We talked about this with Pop [Gregg Popovich], and he said it would be better for me to change something, as there would be no room to advance with this team. We decided together that I would leave.”
9 months ago – via FoxSanAntonio.com
I assume he still wants that front of the bench role
9 months ago – via FoxSanAntonio.com
I assume he still wants that front of the bench role
QWERTYLICIOUS
Starter
I would not be mad at all.
While we're at it, though, can we also convince Gregg Popovich to allow us to clone him into a much younger version of himself, so we can hire that dude?
Joshyjosh31
Starter
Why would he need to do that when most media members want a proper tank and Carmichael did a voting and a majority of fans wanted a tank. I’m pretty sure vevik would see that poll from Carmichael
QWERTYLICIOUS
Starter
Conversely, I think Perry wants people that want to be here. Remember, volunteers, not hostages.
These are not only well qualified candidates, but likely folks that have good feelings about the city and team and WANT to have the team succeed apart from it just being their "job".
If you get some up and coming "name" here, they will likely be looking to leave for LA or NY soon. These guys likely want to be HERE to do it.
coolhandluke
Starter
Exactly my point.
Honestly, pretty good point. One thing you cannot deny about Doug is he loves Sacramento. He feels like there's unfinished business with this org on the title that the glory year kings missed out on.
Platitudes aside I think Doug actually would take this HC job over any other if he were offered.
CVKingsfan
Bench
"There was a report Tuesday (5/6) suggesting Philadelphia 76ers assistant coach Bobby Jackson will return to Sacramento to join Christie’s staff. That is a strong possibility, but a source with knowledge of the situation told The Bee the Kings have yet to ask the 76ers for permission to speak to Jackson, and there have been no formal discussions at this point."
Read more at: https://www.sacbee.com/sports/nba/sacramento-kings/article305882986.html#storylink=cpy
Read more at: https://www.sacbee.com/sports/nba/sacramento-kings/article305882986.html#storylink=cpy
SacTownKid
Hall of Famer
Hopefully they get Bobby back. Wonder if it costs the Kings a pick or something lol.
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
Probably important to note that Monte McNair’s old mentor/good friend runs the Sixers haha
I like Mike Woodson. He's a guy that I suggested before during one of our previous coaching searches. He was Mike Bibby's head coach for 3 of the 3.5 seasons he spent in Atlanta so maybe that's his connection to Doug? He's only been offered a head coaching job twice and he led both of those teams to 50+ win seasons (in the East) with top 3 ranked offenses. Maybe he's our offensive guru?
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
Woodson has been the lead defensive guy in prior head coaching stints and was notoriously averse to running modern offenses until his last season and a half or so with the Hoosiers. Feel like this is definitely more of a defensive culture move (going off of Perry’s comments on what he wants the team to be during his presser) than an offensive coach deal. I do wonder who they’re going to bring in to help there even if I feel like a Domas-led offensive system sorta sorts itself out on its own regardless.
In the 2012-2013 season he coached a Knicks team with a starting lineup of Raymond Felton, Iman Shumpert (22), Carmelo Anthony, Tyson Chandler, and a grab bag of assorted ancient PFs to 54 wins and the 3rd best Offensive Rating in the league. J.R. Smith won sixth man of the year as their first guy off the bench. They ranked 26th in Pace.
In the 2009-2010 season, his last year as head coach in Atlanta, he had a starting lineup of Mike Bibby, Joe Johnson, Marvin Williams, Josh Smith (24), and Al Horford (23) and led them to 53 wins and the 2nd best Offensive Rating in the league. Jamal Crawford won sixth man of the year as their first guy off the bench. They ranked 27th in Pace.
He may be thought of as a defensive coach, but I'd be more interested in what he has to say about the offense. Particularly because my favorite style of basketball is based around the idea of limiting your opponent's shot opportunities by slowing the game down, only taking shots you're likely to make, and not turning the ball over. If you can score a basket every time down the floor and use up the full shot clock to do it then on the other end prevent the other team from scoring on at least a third of their possessions you're going to win the game. It's a slow bleed instead of a track race but it's a style of basketball where you're trusting your preparation and execution instead of chucking up a ton of baskets and relying on shooting percentages to average out in your favor.
Shaqfuey
Bench
My biggest concern is I believe he’s too old and the game has changed since he did any significant coaching. Reminds me of Alvin Gentry. Old guy everyone likes, but you don’t want coaching the team. I think it’s a pretty “mid” move and not a needle mover
Well, he is just an assistant on our team. He's one voice to have in the locker room and on the practice court and he's a veteran voice who knows the league and how to run a team. We're now a decade on from when Golden State mania began in earnest too, so I think we're due for another seismic shift in NBA strategy in the next 5 years anyway. And I think there's always value in not following the trends if you can execute your oddball strategy well.
