D'Alessando press conference (split)

[BamBam52]

D'Alessandro's intro news conference coming up in a few minutes on Kings.com. Can't wait to see what his vision is for this roster

 

[Dime Dropper]

Was wondering when this would happen. Should be interesting.

 

[HereWeBoogie]

D'Alessandro's intro news conference coming up in a few minutes on Kings.com. Can't wait to see what his vision is for this roster

what if he came out and said. "Im getting rid of Tyreke and DeMarcus. Jimmer will be our new starting PG, and were going to bring in Monta Ellis and build around him"

lol

 

[Uk kings fan]

Dream Team!!!!

 

[BamBam52]

Dream Team!!!!

When all 3 of them came out at the beginning, my smile got real wide! What a fresh start for this franchise

 

[Tetsujin]

Watching the presser. Hey guys, I think we're trading Demarcus. None of our head guys seem to like him

 

[Mike]

It is nice to have two hires that seem to be very positive, and are respected around the league. They have a vision for where they want to take this team, and how they want to get there. So let's hope they make the right moves this off season and from here on out. Fingers crossed these two hires are the start of a bright new era in Kings basketball.

 

[Entity]

anygood soundbites coming from the presser today? nobody updated.

 

[VF21]

anygood soundbites coming from the presser today? nobody updated.

Here's the presser: http://www.nba.com/kings/pete-dalessandros-introductory-press-conference

I freaking love how quickly our team's website is updated now.

 

[kingsnation]

My word, D'alessandro is the polar opposite of Geoff Petrie in personality.

That is a good thing.

 

[RussoTuristo]

IMO Pete was a little bit too excited or nervous (most likely both). However, I trust Vivek's acumen and I am sure that D'Alessandro is way above average mind. Hopefully, it will translate into being a great GM.

 

[funkykingston]

My word, D'alessandro is the polar opposite of Geoff Petrie in personality.

That is a good thing.

Yeah, he's certainly more talkative than Geoff. But here's what was interesting to me - in terms of talking about the roster, philosophy, analytics etc he gave answers but revealed little. On the continuum of David Khan ("if he's there at our spot, here's exactly who we plan to draft") and Geoff Petrie ("the draft presents an array of possibilities, and thus doesn't necessarily dictate that we use that pick to draft a player") he was actually closer to the Petrie side of things as it relates to giving specifics to the media.

I liked hearing that his tendency is to be aggressive and yet felt no need to impulsively make a bunch of moves just to usher in his era as GM. Given who was available I'm happy with this hire. My understanding is that the front office has been decimated by budget cuts by the Maloofs over the last few years so there quite a staff to put in place going forward. I also wonder if they will keep Petrie on board in any capacity. I still think given the resources he is a solid talent evaluator, one aspect of D'Alessandro that I worry about.

 

[kingsnation]

Loved it when D'Alessandro talks about how culture change begins with ownership.

 

[kingsnation]

Watching the presser. Hey guys, I think we're trading Demarcus. None of our head guys seem to like him

Where'd you get that impression?

 

[Fear the Putin]

that's a New Yorker to you guys

you'll never drift off with Pete talking in front of you

 

[Mass]

Watching the presser. Hey guys, I think we're trading Demarcus. None of our head guys seem to like him

I had the exact opposite impression...

 

[jalfa]

two sentence guide to all posts by Tetsujin: assume he's being sarcastic. you'll be right 90% of the time.

 

[macadocious]

When he talked about how all teams have analytic departments but only a couple use them well...I had two thoughts.

1.) We had an analytics department?

2.) YES!! Finally.

 

[kennadog]

Where'd you get that impression?

I'm pretty surer its a joke. Both have now pretty much raved about Cousins' talent and how important he is to the future of the Kings.

 

[Hallama]

anygood soundbites coming from the presser today? nobody updated.

"secret sauce"

 

[kingsnation]

I'm pretty surer its a joke. Both have now pretty much raved about Cousins' talent and how important he is to the future of the Kings.

Glad about that, ya just never know.

 

[Hallama]

Nuggets jump on Tim Connelley for their new GM. Wonder if they had targeted him all along, and D'A moving made it easier to hire him? Sounds like the guy is well thought of in NBA circles.

 

[Kingsfan23]

So much good will heading forward after watching that press conference.. kinda amazing how in a few weeks Maloofs/Petrie/Smart has turned into Vivek and Co/D'Allesandro/Malone

 

[xyrin]

Apparently you guys are really bad at picking up sarcasm haha

 

[Glenn]

Where'd you get that impression?

Tetsujin is an icky piece of snot. People took him seriously? It shows how subtle humor can just create confusion and add very little ... well, except to me.

 

[Double-K]

How come no body ask about Tyreke's situation? I'd love to get an idea from coach Malone or GM D'Alessandro about him.

 

[gunks]

How come no body ask about Tyreke's situation? I'd love to get an idea from coach Malone or GM D'Alessandro about him.

Methinks they arnt planning on resigning him if we have to match a high offer.

 

[VF21]

Methinks they arnt planning on resigning him if we have to match a high offer.

And methinks you're entirely wrong.

 

[Dr. Spaceman]

How come no body ask about Tyreke's situation? I'd love to get an idea from coach Malone or GM D'Alessandro about him.

Brian May managed to ask him that question, and his answer was encouraging. Full interview here: http://www.news10.net/sports/article/248008/3/Pete-DAlessandro-begins-dream-job-as-Kings-GM

 

[kennadog]

Apparently you guys are really bad at picking up sarcasm haha

Extremely hard to pick up online. It depends so much on body language, facial expressions and tone of voice.