Kings first round of coaching candidate interviews comes out

[kb02]

The fact that shams and Woj both have different names to report makes it’s fairly clear that they are being fed this info by agents and not the team.

I’d imagine we don’t know the complete list.

— Kevin Fippin (@kfippin) April 30, 2022

Agents and the candidates themselves. Never lose an opp to hype yourself.

 

[kingwin]

For sure, the younger Shams is in with Klutch for info

 

[Tetsujin]

Confirmed that the three finalist for the Sacramento Kings head coaching job are Mark Jackson, Steve Clifford and Mike Brown. The other four candidates have been told that they are no longer in the running. In person meetings are next.

— James Ham (@James_HamNBA) April 30, 2022

good news guys! the Kings are still looking for candidates!

 

[OffTheWallJamal]

Please tell me these are not the remaining three finalist. Awful, awful and catastrophic (M.Jackson) candidates.

 

[SacTownKid]

Oh boy. lol.

 

[SacTownKid]

Please tell me these are not the remaining three finalist. Awful, awful and catastrophic (M.Jackson) candidates.

If Brown and Jackson are the final two then there is NO question about it, Vivek is still being a tire fire and and the GM will always hit a speed bump named Vivek Ranadive.

 

[captain bill]

Eliminating the consensus top 2 candidates and advancing the consensus WTF candidate. Vivek gonna have to hire an army of more ticket sales people if he ends up going with Jackson (and that’s still not gonna work)

 

[SacTownKid]

And this is how you make Steve Clifford appear appealing hahaha.

 

[Tetsujin]

This feels like the time Kings fans got irrationally high on Sachin Gupta only to get the rug pulled out from underneath them when the Kings went with Monte McNair.

Monte’s always been a BPA, go off of track record guy. His pick’s probably going to be former Coach of the Year winner and proven defense builder Mike Brown.

Vivek and his brain trust may have other ideas though.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Kinda rough when your options for your full-time head coach all look like downgrades from your interim coach.

 

[SacTownKid]

This feels like the time Kings fans got irrationally high on Sachin Gupta only to get the rug pulled out from underneath them when the Kings went with Monte McNair.

Monte’s always been a BPA, go off of track record guy. His pick’s probably going to be former Coach of the Year winner and proven defense builder Mike Brown.

Vivek and his brain trust may have other ideas though.

My thing is there is no real reason to rush this. PO's aren't even over yet. If they jump the gun on this one then I question everything about this. In the end it doesn't really matter who is the coach as long as they aren't a total idiot that doesn't know how to use the Fox/Ox but still, what's the rush here? I mean these candidates aren't really looking at their watches and tapping their feet anyway, haha.

 

[SacTownKid]

Kinda rough when your options for your full-time head coach all look like downgrades from your interim coach.

This is about the battle one would expect. A defensive minded coach (Clifford) vs. the Warriors retreads. lol.

 

[TaxMan]

I could live with Clifford if he comes packaged with a strong offensive coordinator. Assuming, we get a solid 5 years out of him, I’m ok with his age if he helps set a new tough defensive culture and we groom his replacement over time. Brown would probably be fine also and could very well turn things around…. However, I just really want to move away from the Warriors coaching tree.

 

[Turgenev]

I'm pleased D'Antoni hasn't made the cut. If noise box Mark Jackson is the next to get cut then I'll be OK with the choice.

 

[Tetsujin]

My thing is there is no real reason to rush this. PO's aren't even over yet. If they jump the gun on this one then I question everything about this. In the end it doesn't really matter who is the coach as long as they aren't a total idiot that doesn't know how to use the Fox/Ox but still, what's the rush here? I mean these candidates aren't really looking at their watches and tapping their feet anyway, haha.

that’s the thing that I do like about Mike Brown. He’s generally been pretty good about staying out of his stars way on offense while building stout defenses (of course This was a decade ago before offenses got as spaced out as they are now).

 

[EIM86]

With the tiny power I have as a season ticket holder. I’ve emailed my account liaison that I will be cancelling my season tickets if Jackson gets hired.

 

[kb02]

If the finalists are indeed Jackson, Brown, or Clifford, give me Jackson all day. I’m rooting for demons, holy water, and a coach who knows how to out locker room lawyer even his worse locker room cancer.

 

[macadocious]

With the tiny power I have as a season ticket holder. I’ve emailed my account liaison that I will be cancelling my season tickets if Jackson gets hired.

lol, I sent the same e mail.

 

[EIM86]

lol, I sent the same e mail.

we gotta try something! Haha

 

[Tetsujin]

If the finalists are indeed Jackson, Brown, or Clifford, give me Jackson all day. I’m rooting for demons, holy water, and a coach who knows how to out locker room lawyer even his worse locker room cancer.

If only Marvin Bagley still around so Mark Jackson could blame him sucking on being possessed by a demon.

 

[itzcoatl]

As a Kings fan I have put up with a lot.
if they hire Mark Jackson, a homophobic psycho, and adulterer, I am done.
All Kings gear in the trash. Team banned from house.
Get a clue, Vivek.

 

[kb02]

If only Marvin Bagley still around so Mark Jackson could blame him sucking on being possessed by a demon.

Bagley would return from injuries immediately. Just sprinkle a lil water and he’ll be good to go.

 

[joemama]

I keep thinking something is going to change. . .
Like this is all a bad dream . . .
Like I keep re-living the same day over and over, but instead of Groundhog Day, it's April Fools.

 

[itzcoatl]

I keep thinking something is going to change. . .
Like this is all a bad dream . . .
Like I keep re-living the same day over and over, but instead of Groundhog Day, it's April Fools.

I feel like Vivek is playing the long con. Have fans so alienated that no one cares when he wants to relocate in 20 years.

 

[Padrino]

My thing is there is no real reason to rush this. PO's aren't even over yet. If they jump the gun on this one then I question everything about this. In the end it doesn't really matter who is the coach as long as they aren't a total idiot that doesn't know how to use the Fox/Ox but still, what's the rush here? I mean these candidates aren't really looking at their watches and tapping their feet anyway, haha.

I'm in rather strong agreement with this. It remains to be seen if the sourcing for this information is anything more than agents boosting their clients, but if the Kings have already narrowed down their search to three candidates (and these three, in particular), then I question the integrity of the process. There should be no rush here at all, and there are certainly further candidates that are worth considering, and further candidates still that may be fired from their current posts once the playoffs conclude.

 

[NYKingsfan57]

Here's my thinking. Jackson is included in the final three so that when its Clifford or Brown that gets chosen, the fan base will be pleased and thankful it wasn't Jackson. If the final three were Clifford, Brown and Ham and they chose Clifford or Brown, most fans would not be pleased. So Jackson is there only to help perception. He will not be the choice. At least I hope not.

 

[captain bill]

This feels like watching a car crash in slow motion.

 

[KaiJonesBall]

Here's my thinking. Jackson is included in the final three so that when its Clifford or Brown that gets chosen, the fan base will be pleased and thankful it wasn't Jackson. If the final three were Clifford, Brown and Ham and they chose Clifford or Brown, most fans would not be pleased. So Jackson is there only to help perception. He will not be the choice. At least I hope not.

I was thinking similarly, one can only hope. Although I think it may just be a coping strategy, giving them far too much credit to be thinking tactically about their image. If they gave a f*#% about perception why not bring ONE of the three (Ham,Lee,Hardy) in for the final round of interviews. Placate us at least! Could not be more on brand for the Vivek regime. Three young assistants universally lauded around the league as up and coming and not a single one of them is good enough for the Sacramento Kings final cut. Vivek is a scared, short-sighted, lost little man and the fact that Mark Jackson made the final three has me less confident in McNair than I’ve ever been.

 

[Spike]

This feels like watching a car crash in slow motion.

No, the crash just happened. The flaming, distorted bodies are currently in the process of crawling out of the wreckage.

 

[206Fan]

The fact that shams and Woj both have different names to report makes it’s fairly clear that they are being fed this info by agents and not the team.

I’d imagine we don’t know the complete list.

— Kevin Fippin (@kfippin) April 30, 2022

The guys at the Kings Herald always grasp at straws when reports don't fit their narrative. In what world would Woj and Shams have to lie or mis-report about the finalist? I'm pretty sure they were the ones who gave us the initial list in the first place.