Kings coaching prospects (Merged)
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Fillmoe
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is there any truth about jeff van gundy getting fired? if so i wish we could get that guy
KevinMartinsGirl23
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I wouldn't mind having a younger coach with some fire. I liked Terry Porter. And I know he's with the Wizards but I liked Eddie Jordan a lot and didn't feel he got a good opportunity here.
RyanWiggum
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as long as she can get along with ron and bonzipiksi said:
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Fillmoe said:
Decent coach, but there's a reason he's getting fired.
Never coached a great team, and may be fundamentally unable to. Also really resembles Rick Carlisle on offense -- control freak that I could see Artest chafing under.
Big Cuz 15
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stan van gundy 
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Bricklayer said:
not to mention Bibby, Miller, Martin, Wells...
ShatteredVision
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Hubie Brown.
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ShatteredVision said:
Pretty sure he's dead.
PixelPusher
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Bricklayer said:Pretty sure he's dead.
...and if he wasn't, I'm pretty sure our erratic up-and-down performances throughout the season would kill him.
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waysuke
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Maybe stan van gundy is a good choice!
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jacobdrj said:
The same Jim O'Brien who got canned in Philly last year?
PixelPusher
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O'Brien needs to stay right were he is at ESPN.
Paul Silas is the first name mentioned so far today that didn't make me want to vomit.
Paul Silas is the first name mentioned so far today that didn't make me want to vomit.
chelle said:
Oh my goodness, the choices are limited at best. I just keep thinking, "Who is going to erupt first next season - Ron or Bonzi? Of course that is assuming that we keep Bonzi.
NOT a highpoint day in the kingdom.
I think we're making a lot of assumptions about Adelman's ability to "control" Bonzi and Artest. While I agree that he is a good players coach and has dealt with some troublemakers, he was also at the helm in the Webber vs. Peja days and did a poor job of controlling the team during the rough start at the beginning of the year. Not saying there couldn't be problems but I don't think that should be the major issue for next year.
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PixelPusher said:
And yet, such a horrendously overrated coach. He's ok in a boringly workmanlike fashion. That is if you like your coaches sub-.500 and thinking the first round of the playoffs are Nirvanna.
chelle
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I just had a bad thought.
I know that if they are paid enough, we can get a coach. However, do y'all think that we will have trouble finding a QUALITY coach because of Artest and Wells? I think that most of us have learned to really appreciate what they bring to our team and, as the custom of most Kings fans, have grown to love them as Kings already, but are the coaches as willing to accept them?
Haven't most coaches expressed a reluctance to have one or both of them on their team?
I know that if they are paid enough, we can get a coach. However, do y'all think that we will have trouble finding a QUALITY coach because of Artest and Wells? I think that most of us have learned to really appreciate what they bring to our team and, as the custom of most Kings fans, have grown to love them as Kings already, but are the coaches as willing to accept them?
Haven't most coaches expressed a reluctance to have one or both of them on their team?
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venom_7 said:
Wasn't Terry Porter our assistant coach a couple of years ago?
rings4Kings
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NewMonkey said:
I agree, Spreewell has proven himself to be a first rate, classy professional who is well adjusted, who has shown a willingness to get along with coaches and management. Golden State has also shown itself to be a first rate organization that has continued compete for a championship since he left. Finally, getting a coach that has sat next to a coach who is widely viewed as being one of the three best in the league is a terrible idea. The alternatives are so more appealing.
Jim O'Brien would be a big bad no no. Horrible reputation with a lot of his former players (some of whom are current Kings, although most of us are hoping to see them go) so I can see him not working with Bonzi and Artest. He brought some success to the Celtics although they were one of the least watchable teams during that stretch and then flamed out in Phily. He is also worse than Adelman when it comes to exiling players to the nether regions of the bench.
Hubie Brown is a good enough commentator and coach but too old, has health problems and is way more of a disciplinarian than we need.
We could do a lot worse than Silas or either Van Gundy but I also think we could do better. I don't think any of them could take this team to the next level.
Unfortunately there just aren't any elite level coaches out there in the wings so we're probably going to have to gamble on someone of lesser experience at this point. Last year they were out there, this year they're not. I think our best bet is taking a gamble on a younger coach if one can be found that will command the respect of the core vets on the team, most likely one of the former players who have already been mentioned. And if it doesn't work out you pull the plug and bring in one of the elite coaches the moment they become available.
Hubie Brown is a good enough commentator and coach but too old, has health problems and is way more of a disciplinarian than we need.
We could do a lot worse than Silas or either Van Gundy but I also think we could do better. I don't think any of them could take this team to the next level.
Unfortunately there just aren't any elite level coaches out there in the wings so we're probably going to have to gamble on someone of lesser experience at this point. Last year they were out there, this year they're not. I think our best bet is taking a gamble on a younger coach if one can be found that will command the respect of the core vets on the team, most likely one of the former players who have already been mentioned. And if it doesn't work out you pull the plug and bring in one of the elite coaches the moment they become available.
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rings4Kings said:I agree, Spreewell has proven himself to be a first rate, classy professional who is well adjusted, who has shown a willingness to get along with coaches and management. Golden State has also shown itself to be a first rate organization that has continued compete for a championship since he left. Finally, getting a coach that has sat next to a coach who is widely viewed as being one of the three best in the league is a terrible idea. The alternatives are so more appealing.
You are simply playing with fire there. Why? PJ has never won ANYTHING, and last time he was seen coaching he was a complete ******* who inspired one of the worst player/coach incidents in the history fo the league. And so we would hire him to coahc one (or possibly two if Bonzi is resigned) of the most ocmbustible personalities in the league WHY???
kingsfan52miller
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i would like to see Elston Turner give it a try.
KevinMartinsGirl23
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KingsChick said:
Yes, he left when he got offered a job with the Bucks.
I thought he did a good job there, but wasn't really given a fair chance.
SacKings384
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How about Doug Collins? Classy guy, not nessecarily a players coach. But he seems like a decent candidate...
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