The Lakers are apparently hell bent on poaching Nick Nurse from the Raptors for some reason so the Kings probably have time to snare a good coach before the Lakers realize they don’t have the assets to trade to the Raptors for their championship coach/no sane coach would want to deal with that mess of a roster until Russ gets moved.
Kings Coaching Quest Begins Anew
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And, once both nail the hire, this team should be owned, constructed, and coached by them as well 
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You probably figured it out by reading my last post, but my initial response to @SacTownKid was one of pure sarcasm. I have ZERO desire to see this team move forward with a coaching hire that has Sabonis' and Fox's names all over it.
That's all fine and dandy, except that coach is coming into a situation that's already basically built around two players. Look at Luke Walton and George Karl and that's why you don't just consider these two entirely separate things. They picked up coaches known for not really fitting some of the players on the roster, including the most important ones. What happens? You see players like Cojo suck up the minutes and Fox moved to SG. You see Cuz moved out to the 3 point line (even though league trend wise, Karl was ahead of the curve). Nope, don't go down that path again.
The solution to the problem you just posed can be reached by minimally involving players (such as Fox and Sabonis) in the FINAL DECISION TO HIRE A COACH. Your GM (in this case, Monte) should be able to assess his roster and find a coach who is able to coach to those players' strengths, and adapt around those same players' weaknesses. If you need to resort to consulting one of your players to ensure a coach aligns with their strengths, with all due respect, you're simply a trash GM.
I am not saying that players (such as Fox and Sabonis in our case) should NOT be involved in discussions surrounding the hire. All I am saying is that they shouldn't be the ones making the ultimate decision on who to hire; Leave that decision ultimately up to Monte.
I am not saying that players (such as Fox and Sabonis in our case) should NOT be involved in discussions surrounding the hire. All I am saying is that they shouldn't be the ones making the ultimate decision on who to hire; Leave that decision ultimately up to Monte.
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My apologies, I see where my previous comment is a little misleading, so please allow me to explain myself.
I'm not saying that Fox and Sabonis SHOULD NOT be involved in discussions surrounding the next coach. They should have input. All I am saying is that it SHOULD NOT be their ultimate decision as to who ends up coaching this team; Leave that up to the GM.
They can be involved, but they shouldn't be allowed to make the final decision.
I'm not saying that Fox and Sabonis SHOULD NOT be involved in discussions surrounding the next coach. They should have input. All I am saying is that it SHOULD NOT be their ultimate decision as to who ends up coaching this team; Leave that up to the GM.
They can be involved, but they shouldn't be allowed to make the final decision.
Well, that might be true but if anyone knows what it's like to be hoodwinked and sold a bill of goods by a GM it's Vivek, lol. Monte looked like another at the start, but seems to be rounding the corner. Whether or not he's capable of doing what you say will be seen. So far he built his team around 3 PG's, kept a holdover coach, watched it just about burn to the ground, but DID end up putting it back on course this last deadline. If the goal was play in which I'm not sure it really was, he failed. No doubt. If he is building around a core, then he needs to involve that core IF they want to be involved. So far Fox is kind of whatever but Domas wants to be included from the sounds of it. The conversation is over at that point. Then the GM skills come into the picture trying to convince them of the best fit if they disagree. I doubt either of them will go LeBron on Monte haha.
Ordinarily, I'm quite leery of players weigh in on coaching hires. LeBron James is exhibit A for the spike-laden, hellfire-filled pitfalls that a franchise can accidentally step into when allowing players to influence personnel decisions of any kind.
That said, Domantas is the kind of cerebral basketball mind that I could convince myself has a worthy opinion of whom should be hired as the Kings next head coach. (Then again, one would think the same of LeBron, himself a cerebral player whom you would imagine to be more insightful on personnel decisions than he has been for his entire career).
That said, Domantas is the kind of cerebral basketball mind that I could convince myself has a worthy opinion of whom should be hired as the Kings next head coach. (Then again, one would think the same of LeBron, himself a cerebral player whom you would imagine to be more insightful on personnel decisions than he has been for his entire career).
Up here in Portland, Dame got ROASTED for endorsing Billups whose 1997 assault allegations resurfaced shortly after.
But I think it's important that Dame was allowed to have some input and when the team went down in flames one thing we have never seen (yet) is Dame asking out.
And that's why you let the players have input. It is not the same as letting the players have control.
But I think it's important that Dame was allowed to have some input and when the team went down in flames one thing we have never seen (yet) is Dame asking out.
And that's why you let the players have input. It is not the same as letting the players have control.
I'm just happy to see Kenny Atkinson's name on the list. I've wanted him on the Kings' bench for a few years now. I think he'd acquit himself well with a player like Domantas. I'm hoping the presence of names like Mike Brown and Mark Jackson simply represent the "due diligence", since retreads are always going to be in the conversation when a head coaching position is open in the NBA. I think Monte is imaginative enough as a GM to avoid such a candidate, as long as Vivek doesn't direct him toward that kind of hire.
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