Carmichael Dave addresses the Yahoo kerfuffle
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It's not this simple. Was the conversation on or off the record? Did Haynes misinterpret or misconstrue, willfully or mistakenly? Before Williams gets canned he deserves the right to explain himself to Vlade and the fanbase. Williams is a smart dude. Do you think he wants to completely disregard the strides we have taken this year relative to last year and the role the coach has played in that? Williams deserves the opportunity to defend himself. On the other hand, and I am sort of spitballing, it could be Williams took the job with the idea he would be replacing Vlade given his tenuous track record when he was brought on board. Now that Vlades position seemed relatively secure, and certainly more secure than ever, Williams may be implementing his exit strategy. My understanding is that when you resign your position, you no longer get paid. When you get fired, you get to collect your paycheck for the term of the contract.
If a front office is giving out sources to random people with no ties to the front office, then I question the stability, trust and cohesion in that organization. Under no circumstances should there be any type of people who are available for leaking possible information whether that may be positive or negative. What comes out to the public should be by the people making the big decisions.
I'm not attacking you. I am, however, strongly questioning your knowledge of this stuff. Play the victim card if you like but it's pretty clear you just don't get it. But whatever... At this point, trying to give you correct information is an exercise in futility. You don't think Dave has sources? Cool. Wonderful. Marvelous. Go with that. Have a nice night.
Except when you get fired for cause. Usually smart organizations include language in the contracts for remedies when their employees undermine the business or their superiors, go public with inside information, etc. If he's the leak here he probably violated his contract in multiple areas. If there is any major second guessing of the pick going on right now Williams will be the fall guy as well (too early imho but who knows).
IMO, this is a case of too many cooks in the kitchen. The more people involved in FO dealings, the more likely this kind of thing can happen.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't recall Geoff Petrie having an 'assistant GM'. Vlade needs to rein things in by simplifying. There's no need for so many cooks. Either Vlade can do the GM job or he can't.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't recall Geoff Petrie having an 'assistant GM'. Vlade needs to rein things in by simplifying. There's no need for so many cooks. Either Vlade can do the GM job or he can't.
I also love this point from @carmichaeldave , which articulates exactly what I"ve been thinking: "The fans deserve better than to have some knee-jerk fan PTSD pop up when they least expect it." Given the amount of suffering Kings Fans have endured, this type of action is inexcusably disrespectful.
Okay, so we have a very integral piece of the operation who is becoming sure enough of his own importance that he feels safe rattling cages in pursuit of his own agendas. "Immediate termination" feels so satisfying, but it could come at great cost to our success...and Williams knows this. Real leadership is often complicated. As a leader, Vlade's job is to bring Williams into line to keep day-to-day operations flowing, convince Coach that he has his back, and ensure that any barriers to fan excitement are minimized. The only real variable here is whether Williams can get back in line and do his job, or whether he will be a malcontent and cause problems. If he is willing to fly in formation, everybody wins. If he is going to be a cancer, than Vlade must determine if keeping him in place through the season will cause greater harm then ripping him out of the system immediately. Neither of those are good options.
There's nothing satisfying about "immediate termination" here. Those who were aware that he was a person who existed in the organization generally thought highly of him. It must be especially conflicting for all those on the fire idiot Vlade train, especially since most of those are still Luka hold outs, and especially since it was apparently Williams who made the loudest noise in the draft room.
This is an absolute nightmare.
This is a grade a offense that is not just fireable it's blacklistable. It's arguably worse than what Colangelo did in Philly, especially if it's been going on behind the scenes for longer than anyone knew. Have to assume he leaked the pick among other things.
This is an absolute nightmare.
This is a grade a offense that is not just fireable it's blacklistable. It's arguably worse than what Colangelo did in Philly, especially if it's been going on behind the scenes for longer than anyone knew. Have to assume he leaked the pick among other things.
I'm inline with this thinking. Williams is important to this team. There may be some PTSD from what's happened in the past with Mike Malone, but not sure this is the same situation. This could very well be someone taking a misstep as opposed to someone being a cancer. We don't know. But like I've said, William's strong influence in the FO isn't new. If it wasn't acceptable, why let it go on this long. Plenty of blame to share.
Will be interesting to see how Vlade manages the situation now that the laundry is out in the open. I don't see Vlade as someone who likes to fire people if it can be avoided.
Will be interesting to see how Vlade manages the situation now that the laundry is out in the open. I don't see Vlade as someone who likes to fire people if it can be avoided.
Reading tea leaves from the Amick article and his recent convo this morning on the Drive:
1. There's basically three competing camps. Vivek. Vlade and crew. Matina and Williams.
2. Folks are roping Matina into the convo, because they believe Williams is effectively working on her behalf.
3. Vivek's not going to fire Matina. And he shouldn't, the transformation in the DOCO is amazing.
4. Vlade, Joeger, and crew have performance and player development on their side.
5. Vivek is the owner. He's not going anywhere unless he sells, which ain't happening.
My bet, Williams gets sacrificed by Matina and is gone by year end.
1. There's basically three competing camps. Vivek. Vlade and crew. Matina and Williams.
2. Folks are roping Matina into the convo, because they believe Williams is effectively working on her behalf.
3. Vivek's not going to fire Matina. And he shouldn't, the transformation in the DOCO is amazing.
4. Vlade, Joeger, and crew have performance and player development on their side.
5. Vivek is the owner. He's not going anywhere unless he sells, which ain't happening.
My bet, Williams gets sacrificed by Matina and is gone by year end.