Kings first round of coaching candidate interviews comes out

[Tetsujin]

Draymond Green tells the great @heydb that Warriors coach Mike Brown keeps a defensive grading sheet to track who makes the biggest leaps. “Last month Steph was the highest person. He’s like a 96.” pic.twitter.com/PgluldRzSj

— Malika Andrews (@malika_andrews) December 23, 2021

 

[Tetsujin]

200 page playbooks 😳 pic.twitter.com/OvqEfJqgqU

— Jillian Adge (@JillAdge) May 1, 2022

Yeah, I can see how this would appeal to Monte

 

[The_Jamal]

200 page playbooks 😳 pic.twitter.com/OvqEfJqgqU

— Jillian Adge (@JillAdge) May 1, 2022

Yeah, I can see how this would appeal to Monte

I'll honestly be more than fine with either him or Clifford. Prefer the young guys, but I don't think either is necessarily a "bad" head coach. We'd hear if they were disrespected around the league (like Jackson is).

 

[captain bill]

How do we feel about Brown as the HC, Clifford lead assistant, and Jackson taking over Kyle Draper’s games?

 

[TaxMan]

How do we feel about Brown as the HC, Clifford lead assistant, and Jackson taking over Kyle Draper’s games?

About as good as when Walton and Jim Gray spent some time in our broadcast team….yuck.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

200 page playbooks 😳 pic.twitter.com/OvqEfJqgqU

— Jillian Adge (@JillAdge) May 1, 2022

Yeah, I can see how this would appeal to Monte

200 page playbook is a lifetime away from a snazzy powerpoint.

 

[KainLear]

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.

In a world where we don't punish journalists for making false reports, I'd wager.

 

[Albatros]

Oh man. Talk about disappointing. Oh well.

 

[Albatros]

This list tells me one thing and one thing only.

Monte's job is on the line

Honestly it just feels like Vivek has said. Hire whoever you want as long as they're from the warriors.

 

[Dongoodboy]

Not feeling good about this.

 

[serbiangoat]

I cannot wait to see which veteran types (Dedmon, Afflalo, Rondo, Matt Barnes) the Kings pee away their remaining salary cap on to go along with these powerhouse coaching choices. It would truly put the cherry on the top of another "quality" Kings product.

 

[steelevt]

Lol following this thread is like going through the 5 stages of grief.

Denial: Mark Jackson is a finalist? That can’t be the final list. Woj and Sham are probably being fed this info.

Anger: Jackson, Brown and Clifford?!? What about then young assistants? Wtf are the kings doing. Time to cancel my season tickets and burn all kings related merchandise.

Bargaining: Well maybe Brown isn’t too bad. I mean he’s better than Jackson right? He has some connections and is good defensively. Yes his good years were because of lebron and Kobe, but his crap years he had crap players. Maybe he will be ok with our team.

(I feel we are about here right now lol)

Depression:

Acceptance:

 

[NiNetNiNe]

Of the three, I prefer Clifford. I feel like people are getting way too down on him. Our team would probably be the most talented he has coached if he were to become our coach. His teams have always overperformed and he managed to turn them into great defensive teams.

I probably would of liked to see a younger coach like Ham, but Clifford is not some terrible coach with a poor track record.

 

[Tetsujin]

Of the three, I prefer Clifford. I feel like people are getting way too down on him. Our team would probably be the most talented he has coached if he were to become our coach. His teams have always overperformed and he managed to turn them into great defensive teams.

I probably would of liked to see a younger coach like Ham, but Clifford is not some terrible coach with a poor track record.

The fact of the matter is that this would have been a pretty solid group of finalists were it not for Mark Jackson randomly being in the mix.

 

[Tetsujin]

De’Aaron Fox: "ok we down two with 5 seconds left. What’s the play?"

Mark Jackson: pic.twitter.com/V1LPeaeQKl

— Tęrräñøvå (Baseball Enthusiast) (@TerranovaNoah) April 30, 2022

 

[Tetsujin]

Represented by CAA:
Woj
Steve Clifford

Represented by Klutch Sports:
Shams
Mark Jackson

NBA reporting is hilarious.

— Salman Ali (@SalmanAliNBA) April 30, 2022

In other words, the coach is probably going to be Mike Brown.

 

[Tetsujin]

I can’t believe we’ve been ignoring Mark Jackson’s very obvious connection to the Sacramento Kings. https://t.co/wgFmF4q4ar

— Brett W. Huff (@bretthuff22) April 30, 2022

 

[NiNetNiNe]

The fact of the matter is that this would have been a pretty solid group of finalists were it not for Mark Jackson randomly being in the mix.

I agree with that. How anyone can even put him in the conversation is beyond me.

 

[EIM86]

LETS GO MARK JACKSON~~~~~~ wait it isn’t April 1st

 

[steelevt]

I can’t believe we’ve been ignoring Mark Jackson’s very obvious connection to the Sacramento Kings. https://t.co/wgFmF4q4ar

— Brett W. Huff (@bretthuff22) April 30, 2022

So all this time have the haters actually been calling fox a black ho and not a black hole on offense?

 

[Folsomkingsfan]

I didn’t realize there was such a sour narrative about Steve Clifford. I always thought he was a really good coach. He’s helped right the ship of a lot of really bad teams and always has his teams near the top defensively. I’d be really happy with him.

 

[The_Jamal]

I didn’t realize there was such a sour narrative about Steve Clifford. I always thought he was a really good coach. He’s helped right the ship of a lot of really bad teams and always has his teams near the top defensively. I’d be really happy with him.

I don't think it's much as Clifford (who I also think is reasonably good), but we're just gun-shy with retreads after Walton and Gentry.

 

[upinsmoke]

I can’t believe we’ve been ignoring Mark Jackson’s very obvious connection to the Sacramento Kings. https://t.co/wgFmF4q4ar

— Brett W. Huff (@bretthuff22) April 30, 2022

Why does Hollywood have to be soo fake OP would not have sunk that FT IRL.

 

[Tetsujin]

I don't think it's much as Clifford (who I also think is reasonably good), but we're just gun-shy with retreads after Walton and Gentry.

To be fair, Luke Walton was already terrible in his first coaching stint and Gentry’s reign was too chaotic to make any huge conclusions about his tenure in charge (I tend to think he wasn’t doing that great though). Brown and Clifford are stylistically about as far from Luke Walton or Gentry you can get without just full on hiring Thibs.

 

[Tetsujin]

Why does Hollywood have to be soo fake OP would not have sunk that FT IRL.

He would have had a longwinded, pointless discussion in the middle of a game though so at least that part’s accurate.

 

[206Fan]

Mike Brown is a legitimately good candidate who comes from the Popovich coaching tree. Overview:

Mike Brown: 52-years-old

• Former college basketball player at Mesa CC & San Diego
• Head coaching and assistant coaching experience
• NBA head coaching jobs:
  • Cavaliers 2005-2010
  • Lakers 2011-2012
  • Cavaliers 2013-2014
• Overall Record: 347-215, 0.616
• Best Seasons:
  • 2006 Cavaliers: 50 wins - Lost in Finals
  • 2008 Cavaliers: 66 wins - Lost in Conference Finals
  • 2009 Cavaliers: 61 wins - Lost in Conference Semi-Finals
  • 2011 Lakers: 41 wins (66 game season) - Lost in Conference Semi-Finals

Assistant coaching jobs:

• 1997-1999 Wizards
• 2000-2003 Spurs (under Pop)
• 2003-2005 Pacers (under Carlisle)
• 2016-present Warriors (under Kerr)

*Won the 2003 championship under Pop
*Won 2017 & 2018 championship under Kerr

 

[iowamcnabb]

What is the average stint of a successful coach in the NBA? I have to figure it’s about 4 or 5 years. I think us fans are hoping to hire a thirty something coach who is going to be with us for the next 20 years. That just doesn’t happen unless you have a generational talent on the roster.

If Mike Brown is the pick I believe we will have got the decision right and not just the best out of the finalists.

 

[KainLear]

Why does Hollywood have to be soo fake OP would not have sunk that FT IRL.

Hey give him a break. The man literally called bank in FT...

 

[kb02]

All these local sports journalists/bloggers are bugging out over the three finalists. They really thought a desperate GM, who operates at a middle manager level, is going to bet his future on a newbie? Hahahahahahahaha.

 

[gunks]

I wouldn't be upset if it's Brown or Clifford.

Nor would I be excited!

I feel like we all know in our heart of hearts that Vivek is gonna get woo'd by Jackson's greasy street preacher charisma!