Given that the #1 qualification of an NBA coach has nothing to do with X's and O's, but rather just whether they can lead and inspire their guys, there is an interesting argument there with Christie. Would a team he coached really ever come out and just shuffle through one like this? There are a number of countervailing factors though.
-- no experience. But he wouldn't be the first. And traditionally how you handle that is by putting an experienced top assistant or old former head coach next to him as lead assistant to help him through the first year or two.
-- would the rah rah get old? There is a tendency to think that Doug's rah rahing could be like an overly perky cheerleader. Inspiring for a while, but then beginning to wear thin. But that didn't appear to be the case when he was a player.
-- he's got some shaky in his past. As an announcer its not talked about because its not relevant, but this is a guy who's psycho wife used to tail him around the country and not let him even meet another woman's glance. A few years ago they were producing porn flicks together and Doug was helping her knit sequin purses. As long as things are going well that stuff should not matter either, but if things go poorly the narrative of Kings are a joke and hired a joke will quickly become standard fare.
