Mike Brown hired as Head Coach

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The_Jamal said:
I'm just excited to actually see the pieces be put in place for us to even have a shot at the playoffs:

-Got the 2nd star in Sabonis at the deadline. 2 Top 30 guys to actually focus a build with role guys around
-Putting together some role player talent. Found Trey Lyles/Damian Jones as quality back-ups and bought low on DDV, who likely is our starting 2. Davion came on at the end of the year.
-All current and future draft capital. Didn't sacrifice the future for a Jerami Grant type for a foolish push for the play-in
-Conducted an actual coaching search with 6 of 7 really solid names (And I'd bet Jackson was only included because Vivek wanted him to be)
-Let the mysterious shadow GM, Joe Dumars go after another attempted coup for power under the Vivek era.
-Let Catanella walk, although seemingly very good at his job, was not from the Monte regime
-Hired Mike Brown, known defensive specialist and architect of the dominant Warriors defense of the last 8 years. For a franchise that's probably been the worst defensive organization the last 15 years, huge.


It's all there. Championship team? no, unless Davion becomes Gary Payton, Fox tries on defense and if we win the lottery for a chance at Chet/Jabari. But I think the pieces are here to be a 5-6 seed in the very near future with the right finishing moves. And for a team that just needs to get this playoff monkey off it's back... that's fine.
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If we end up at 7 and Sharpe is there I think you have to swing for the fences and then find the “win now” role players in free agency and trades. If Fox and the Ox reach their potential I think finding 3 and d shooters around them might be enough for us to make the playoffs.
 
SacTownKid said:
Meh, but all they need is meh. Just play the Fox and the Ox the right way and if wins don't follow, they weren't coming anyway.
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Brown has been fascinated with running a Princeton offense since his Lakers stint and if you couple him running a pseudo Princeton offense through Domas and Fox with his typical defensive improvements, that’s pretty much all this team needs to be functional on most nights.
 
SacTownKid said:
Which might actually make him the best fit. They don't need a miracle worker trying to conjure up some genius crap. Just play to strengths, get some legit wings that can switch and defend, and emulate some of what these modern teams are doing. You know, the ones left in the playoffs right now?
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Domas is the only Kings player with an elite versatility rating. Kind of a no brainer. Anyone else that can’t play off of Domas, they should be traded or benched.
 
SacTownKid said:
Which might actually make him the best fit. They don't need a miracle worker trying to conjure up some genius crap. Just play to strengths, get some legit wings that can switch and defend, and emulate some of what these modern teams are doing. You know, the ones left in the playoffs right now?
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Boy wonder Brad Stevens comes to mind. X and o wizard we were told. He replaces himself with a Ime and they become the number one defense in the league and a real threat to win a chip.
 
If we are being genuine about this, Mike Brown (on paper) is probably the best coach the Kings hired since Adelman (certainly Joerger).

I really loved Malone and I thought he would develop into a great coach.

From the list of 7, Brown is the one that made most sense for this roster. Established two "starts" to build around. The team is clearly in a win now mode. A team in need of structure and defensive improvement.

I feel like this is the first step in the right direction. Now its on Monte to get the roster to a required level for this team to be a play off coach. A bit of luck in the lottery and a bit of smart trading and FA signings and this could work.

Time will tell but I think this is a step in the right direction
 
Tetsujin said:
Brown has been fascinated with running a Princeton offense since his Lakers stint and if you couple him running a pseudo Princeton offense through Domas and Fox with his typical defensive improvements, that’s pretty much all this team needs to be functional on most nights.
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You know who else would look great in the Princeton and also happens to be an amazing rim protector?

Isaiah Hartenstein.

It's happening.
 
SacTownKid said:
Nope, there's a clear duo and Monte has already been pumping it. Sorry, Monte wasn't going to move Fox dude. Probably never was. As soon as he sat and sat it was clear they were showcasing the other guys.
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Monte won’t, but the next GM will.
 
The_Jamal said:
I'm just excited to actually see the pieces be put in place for us to even have a shot at the playoffs:

-Got the 2nd star in Sabonis at the deadline. 2 Top 30 guys to actually focus a build with role guys around
-Putting together some role player talent. Found Trey Lyles/Damian Jones as quality back-ups and bought low on DDV, who likely is our starting 2. Davion came on at the end of the year.
-All current and future draft capital. Didn't sacrifice the future for a Jerami Grant type for a foolish push for the play-in
-Conducted an actual coaching search with 6 of 7 really solid names (And I'd bet Jackson was only included because Vivek wanted him to be)
-Let the mysterious shadow GM, Joe Dumars go after another attempted coup for power under the Vivek era.
-Let Catanella walk, although seemingly very good at his job, was not from the Monte regime
-Hired Mike Brown, known defensive specialist and architect of the dominant Warriors defense of the last 8 years. For a franchise that's probably been the worst defensive organization the last 15 years, huge.


It's all there. Championship team? no, unless Davion becomes Gary Payton, Fox tries on defense and if we win the lottery for a chance at Chet/Jabari. But I think the pieces are here to be a 5-6 seed in the very near future with the right finishing moves. And for a team that just needs to get this playoff monkey off it's back... that's fine.
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This is a very interesting time in the NBA. These aren't super teams making it to the end right now and the only two on paper in the Lakers and Nets are getting older and if they don't come back things can remain open as long as you can somewhat defend pick and roll and have some degree of talent that can be versatile on both ends around your main stars.
 
Tetsujin said:
Brown has been fascinated with running a Princeton offense since his Lakers stint and if you couple him running a pseudo Princeton offense through Domas and Fox with his typical defensive improvements, that’s pretty much all this team needs to be functional on most nights.
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You need facilitators to run the Princeton. Bibby, Doug, Peja, Chris, Vlade. No black holes. Just takes one to destroy the flow.
 
When can I expect the youtubers who haven't watched a Kings game since 2002 to chime in with their take that we missed out on Jackson?
 
Not sure if this was posted here, but I saw this:

A breakdown of the Warriors amazing defense that Mike Brown supposedly implemented when he took over. Granted, we don't have a Green to quarterback our defense, but it shows that Brown is a forward thinker.

If he can make Curry into a decent defender, then Fox should be able to as well. Plus, we have a trio of dogs on defense in Holiday, DDV, and Mitchell. I think Brown has some stuff to work with.
 
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NiNetNiNe said:
Not sure if this was posted here, but I saw this:

A breakdown of the Warriors amazing defense that Mike Brown supposedly implemented when he took over. Granted. We don't have a Green to quarterback our defense, but it shows that Brown is a forward thinker.
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Who is this team’s Draymond?
 
kb02 said:
Who is this team’s Draymond?
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This team isn't that team but that playing up and aggressive rather than playing 3 feet off the perimeter is what's needed. Sabonis is the nonfit because the Warriors run Dray at that spot in the death lineups. I personally think Domas can do some of those things though. He's got quick feet and he's strong. He'll have to play up farther on pick and roll though.
 
kb02 said:
Who is this team’s Draymond?
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today our defensive pitbulls are Mitchell or DDV but they could be looking to draft one in the frontcourt or trade or? That's the neat thing about having flexibility by not trading our picks for the next 7 years, and having the MLE plus expected cap room next season. Lots of flexibility. Interesting to see what the vision is. I don't think Brown takes this job if he doesn't see potential and share a vision with Monte. He knows if he can't succeed here he won't get another head coaching gig.
 
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