Malone fired

[theclash4u5]

Stupid stupid stupid....first the niners are knocked out and then this. If I didn't have finals in the morning, I'd be hitting the bottle right now.

Good thing I'm a SF Giants fan or this year in Sports would be dead to me

 

[Dreadnought]

Completely surprised. I had to do a huge double take on that update when it came to my phone. I hope this leads to a bonafide coach signing at least. Coach musical chairs has been disastrous for us.

 

[macadocious]

He had to have done something wrong.
Something to do with Omri not playing cause he's "hurt?
His undying allegiance to Sessions T'ing off the front office?

You mean the guys who signed Sessions?

 

[rainmaker]

Wow, unless Cuz is on board, this could be a huge mistake. Beyond huge.

You don't fire a coach who started 9-5, then saw his best player go out with a viral infection and not give him a chance to pull it back together when Cuz returns in, which it appears will be pretty soon.

This is a gross overreaction by Vivek/PDA and a complete overestimation of the talent this squad has.

Actually, on its face, this is just ****ing nuts.

 

[chasen4r1]

Wow... I'm shocked. I mean, I didn't always agree with his rotations or his in game adjustments, and I've stated recently that I think Corbin is more important than we may realize to our success.. but I wasn't at the point where I thought he should be gone. I think this is too early to let him go.... gah

 

[FaStRmAn]

WTF ?? That came out of left field. Could have least waited until Cousins got back to see what they had going.

 

[Mad D]

Corbin's 1-0 record when Malone got ejected must have really left a good impression.

 

[miltonap]

I'm embarrassed to be a kings fan right now. I need a break

 

[HighFlyingMonkey]

This is utter bull****

 

[sdballer]

Remember when we said Vivek was a meddlesome owner that could be a problem. Here you go.

 

[chasen4r1]

Wow, unless Cuz is on board, this could be a huge mistake. Beyond huge.

You don't fire a coach who started 9-5, then saw his best player go out with a viral infection and not give him a chance to pull it back together when Cuz returns in, which it appears will be pretty soon.

This is a gross overreaction by Vivek/PDA and a complete overestimation of the talent this squad has.

Actually, on it's face, this is just ****ing nuts.

Couldn't agree more with this. We looked like a team for once, and we had caught the attention of the rest of the league. Not a good time to blow it up

 

[Bosnian Diehard]

I think this was an easy way for PDA to point the blanm of the downfall on Malone.

 

[HereWeBoogie]

Marc J. Spears @SpearsNBAYahoo · 12m12 minutes ago
Continuing on @WojYahooNBA Malone firing news, source said Kings mgmt was disappointed with the player development, game plans & adjustments



the bold part i totally understand. But i think considering the record before DMC went out, and the fact our starting lineup was #1 defense in the league for a while, i think Pete should have been on the hot seat more than Malone

 

[fairlane1964]

This is a childish and impulsive overreaction.

 

[HereWeBoogie]

Wow, unless Cuz is on board, this could be a huge mistake. Beyond huge.

If Cuz leaves, i'm going with him

 

[rainmaker]

#HoneymoonOver

 

[chasen4r1]

Sean Cunningham @News10Sean
There had been no bigger supporter of Michael Malone than DeMarcus Cousins. Can't imagine what he's feeling right now #NBAKings

This.... is what worries me.

 

[D-Mass]

I'm really worried about player reaction. Just when we were regaining some stability, I fear going back into disarray.

 

[sdballer]

Unless you feel like your coach has lost its players, you don't make this move.

 

[fansinceday1]

Wow... I'm shocked. I mean, I didn't always agree with his rotations or his in game adjustments, and I've stated recently that I think Corbin is more important than we may realize to our success.. but I wasn't at the point where I thought he should be gone. I think this is too early to let him go.... gah

Marc J. Spears @SpearsNBAYahoo · 12m12 minutes ago
Continuing on @WojYahooNBA Malone firing news, source said Kings mgmt was disappointed with the player development, game plans & adjustments



the bold part i totally understand. But i think considering the record before DMC went out, and the fact our starting lineup was #1 defense in the league for a while, i think Pete should have been on the hot seat more than Malone

Our best player is gone for crying out loud!!!
If thats all there is to it then some of the people here are right. We may have a very meddlesome owner on our hands.

Or he's going to make a play for Harbaugh.

 

[Chubbs]

The people reading into those comments from malone don't seem so silly now do they?

I think this answers the question of what PDA and Vivek think of the team they put together.

Those truly felt like the last words out of the coach last night.

I don't agree at all, but last night felt like the last straw. Impulsive stupidity from the front office.

Boogie better LOVE Ty Corbin

 

[FaStRmAn]

Well, If they fired the Coach, THEY BETTER have a plan for hiring the NEW COACH. As in already interviewed and ready to sign in the next day or 2

 

[Section 101]

If Cuz gets pissed and leaves, i'm going with him

He's in year 1 of a 5 year deal.

 

[SLAB]

Wow... I've been more than down on Malone since DMC went out, but never saw this coming. Ty Corbin has shown to be component. so I guess that's good?

Unless there is something else going on that we dont know about, this is some low garbage from Management.. Not even Popovich could coach this DMC-less turd of a team to respectability.
All I have to say is wow...

 

[rainmaker]

For what it's worth:

Aaron Bruski ‏@aaronbruski 11m11 minutes ago
Sources have persistently said Pete D’Allesandro and management have been looking at removing Malone for a while.

Most important question is which philosophy did Malone represent. The defensive, physical, grind it out style or the up and down, small ball, fast breaking style. There's a split in our organization, been obvious for awhile. Which side remains? That will define our future.

 

[HereWeBoogie]

Our best player is gone for crying out loud!!!
If thats all there is to it then some of the people here are right. We may have a very meddlesome owner on our hands.

i agree. i think it's insane.

Just saying, he hasn't done a stellar job lately. He's had 9 games to adjust to Cuz being out, and he hasn't

 

[D-Mass]

Apparently, they're planning to let Corbin coach for awhile. No plans for a replacement. Just wow.

 

[D-Mass]

Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA
Sacramento has no replacement lined up for Malone, and Corbin will be afforded chance to coach Kings this season, league sources tell Yahoo.

 

[peacelate]

Dumb move. No patience from this FO.

 

[Bosnian Diehard]

So apparently, we aren't going after Mark Jackson or George Karl. Can it get any worse?