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Kings notes: Loyalty kept Carril here
By Martin McNeal -- Bee Staff Writer
Published 2:15 am PST Monday, December 6, 2004
Kings assistant coach Pete Carril was very close this past summer to becoming Boston Celtics assistant coach Pete Carril.
Boston head coach Doc Rivers had designs on hiring Carril to sit beside him before he was named the Celtics' coach - way before.
And Carril, 74, says he was seriously tempted by the lure of getting back to the East Coast and being considerably closer to his family.
"Pretty close, pretty close," Carril said Sunday night before the Kings faced Rivers' Celtics. "I wanted to get Back East where all my friends are and family is. It's always hard around Christmastime and holiday time and you're not with your family. I thought about going there and how easy it would be to come up to see games."
Carril said he spoke with Rivers, a former broadcaster, whenever Rivers worked Kings contests.
"I had a funny feeling because Doc likes the way we play," the Hall of Fame coach said. "When he was a broadcaster, I talked to him all the time. He always said, 'I like the way you guys play,' and I thought, There's something fishy here."
Carril said it was ultimately his sense of loyalty to Geoff Petrie, the Kings' president of basketball operations.
"But what it came down to was the strong bond I have with Geoff," Carril said. "And it was overwhelming. That's what did it."
Et cetera - Peja Stojakovic missed his first free throw of the night to end a streak of 36 straight makes, while Doug Christie missed his second to halt a stretch of 27 straight.
• They began the night as the league's Nos. 1 and 2 leaders, respectively, in free-throw accuracy. • The Kings have six wins after trailing by seven or more points.
Kings notes: Loyalty kept Carril here
By Martin McNeal -- Bee Staff Writer
Published 2:15 am PST Monday, December 6, 2004
Kings assistant coach Pete Carril was very close this past summer to becoming Boston Celtics assistant coach Pete Carril.
Boston head coach Doc Rivers had designs on hiring Carril to sit beside him before he was named the Celtics' coach - way before.
And Carril, 74, says he was seriously tempted by the lure of getting back to the East Coast and being considerably closer to his family.
"Pretty close, pretty close," Carril said Sunday night before the Kings faced Rivers' Celtics. "I wanted to get Back East where all my friends are and family is. It's always hard around Christmastime and holiday time and you're not with your family. I thought about going there and how easy it would be to come up to see games."
Carril said he spoke with Rivers, a former broadcaster, whenever Rivers worked Kings contests.
"I had a funny feeling because Doc likes the way we play," the Hall of Fame coach said. "When he was a broadcaster, I talked to him all the time. He always said, 'I like the way you guys play,' and I thought, There's something fishy here."
Carril said it was ultimately his sense of loyalty to Geoff Petrie, the Kings' president of basketball operations.
"But what it came down to was the strong bond I have with Geoff," Carril said. "And it was overwhelming. That's what did it."
Et cetera - Peja Stojakovic missed his first free throw of the night to end a streak of 36 straight makes, while Doug Christie missed his second to halt a stretch of 27 straight.
• They began the night as the league's Nos. 1 and 2 leaders, respectively, in free-throw accuracy. • The Kings have six wins after trailing by seven or more points.
