Doug Christie
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I would welcome Doug's presence on the sideline as an assistant coach but being a head coach without any prior experience is difficult to justify. Same idea with Pippen...no experience, no gig at the head coaching position without some tutelage under a Popovich or a Jackson. But bring Doug on as an assistant and I'll be totally supportive of that.
But then again, would Jackie allow Doug to divert his attention away from their clothing line back to the hardwood?
But then again, would Jackie allow Doug to divert his attention away from their clothing line back to the hardwood?
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Just no. Doug was always a bit of a strange one. Ok for aplayer maybe, if everybody accepts you. As a head coach? And with zero experience? Just very hard to see. (If he becomes coach, does he spend all game long raising his fist into the air? 
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As for the rest -- here is a new hypothesis. The "classic Kings", the lovable Kings team from the early part of the decade that inspired such a passion...well, I'm not sure the Maloofs themselves share that passion. Get the distinct feeling that while those teams are justly revered in Nor Cal, that the Maloofs almost feel anger toward them. Disgust for not having won it all. They certainly have shown not a drop of non-forced sentiment as they have dismantled that whole crew, and I get the feeling they may want a completely fresh start. A clean break from those "losers".
)As for the rest -- here is a new hypothesis. The "classic Kings", the lovable Kings team from the early part of the decade that inspired such a passion...well, I'm not sure the Maloofs themselves share that passion. Get the distinct feeling that while those teams are justly revered in Nor Cal, that the Maloofs almost feel anger toward them. Disgust for not having won it all. They certainly have shown not a drop of non-forced sentiment as they have dismantled that whole crew, and I get the feeling they may want a completely fresh start. A clean break from those "losers".
I think as an assistant, sure. He's smart and played good D - seemed to be a decent floor leader. In no way would I consider anyone for the head coaching job who hasn't been, as a minimum, a long-term assistant with some of the best coaches of today.
But seeing DC on the sideline in some manner sometime in the future would be OK with me.
Would he still signal to Jackie, or would she be sitting close enough to him to not require that?
But seeing DC on the sideline in some manner sometime in the future would be OK with me.
Would he still signal to Jackie, or would she be sitting close enough to him to not require that?
Bricklayer said:
Just no. Doug was always a bit of a strange one. Ok for aplayer maybe, if everybody accepts you. As a head coach? And with zero experience? Just very hard to see. (If he becomes coach, does he spend all game long raising his fist into the air? )
As for the rest -- here is a new hypothesis. The "classic Kings", the lovable Kings team from the early part of the decade that inspired such a passion...well, I'm not sure the Maloofs themselves share that passion. Get the distinct feeling that while those teams are justly revered in Nor Cal, that the Maloofs almost feel anger toward them. Disgust for not having won it all. They certainly have shown not a drop of non-forced sentiment as they have dismantled that whole crew, and I get the feeling they may want a completely fresh start. A clean break from those "losers".
)As for the rest -- here is a new hypothesis. The "classic Kings", the lovable Kings team from the early part of the decade that inspired such a passion...well, I'm not sure the Maloofs themselves share that passion. Get the distinct feeling that while those teams are justly revered in Nor Cal, that the Maloofs almost feel anger toward them. Disgust for not having won it all. They certainly have shown not a drop of non-forced sentiment as they have dismantled that whole crew, and I get the feeling they may want a completely fresh start. A clean break from those "losers".
I'll compare it to my football team, the Cowboys. It took Jerry Jones about 15-18 years to truly mature as an owner. That process was retarded a little because he did have so much immediate success, but he had to fail, blatantly and completely fail, in order to become content with surrounding himself with good football people and having a competitive team. The losses still kill him, but he seems to have accepted that if you draft well, are smart in free agency, and have a solid staff, eventually things are going to work out for you. Look at the Steelers. They could have fired Cowher years ago, switched back to a 4-3, built a dome and a assembled an offense like the Colts. But it all worked out. The Maloofs may still need to learn that lesson. Unfortunately, it might come at our expense. I just pray that the Maloofs don't hire the basketball equivalent of Barry Switzer (Billy Donovan by the way).
