Oscar said:
The Maloofs made their decision to let go of a good coach who couldn't win the big one after 8 seasons.
And replace him with who?
It's a bad idea to fire one of your most important employees without having an adequate replacement in line to step in and do the job, and in doing so alienate the majority of your fan base and possibly any potential coaching candidates because of the way you handled the dismissal of the last coach.
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And to whoever said that the Kings aren't willing to spend money...
Who have they had the opportunity to open the vault to that they haven't opened the vault to? If anything, they've overpaid for players (Webber in hindsight, Bibby, Miller). Any other time they've let a player walk, it was primarily for basketball reasons (Vlade, Jim Jackson, Tony Massenburg, etc.).
When Ron Artest's contract is up, they will pay him, granted he continues being such a big part of the team's success. Bonzi will get a modest offer, no doubt; they won't break the bank for him, and they shouldn't, for basketball reasons.
What kind of money do we want the Maloofs to spend? What opportunities have they had to spend, seeing as how we've been over the cap every season they've been in charge?