Rob-The-Great
Starter
A man of reason. Rick is one of the main reasons I’m a Kings fan today. People forget so easily smh
Mike Brown vs Rick Adelman
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A man of reason. Rick is one of the main reasons I’m a Kings fan today. People forget so easily smh
Padrino
All-Star
I suppose I don't understand why you assume that, 4 years down the line, Mike Brown would not be able to adjust his approach in accordance with his own team's growth and maturity. We've seen him coach veteran squads successfully. We're seeing him coach a younger squad with no playoff experience successfully this season. It's hardly a reach to believe that Brown would be able to navigate the Kings' eventual transition from an up-and-coming league darling to a veteran contender, particularly with easy, coachable talents like Domantas Sabonis and De'Aaron Fox.
reptilexcq2
Bench
8 straight seasons of making the Playoffs mean squat if you don't win a Championship. If Brown win a Championship, it trump all of Adelman's accomplishments with the Kings.
Löwenherz
Starter
Perhaps my reading comprehension skills have soured, but I’m fairly confident the OP’s question was not who is the better coach (as explicitly stated), but rather simply, if Brown can overtake Adelman as the franchises’ winningest coach.
Kings Era Wins:
Adelman - 395
Brown - 40
Can Brown get there? Man I hope so!
But maybe we give him a chance to first pass Gary St. Jean before we start talking Adelman.
Kings Era Wins:
Adelman - 395
Brown - 40
Can Brown get there? Man I hope so!
But maybe we give him a chance to first pass Gary St. Jean before we start talking Adelman.
I'm not ready to put Brown over Adelman, but from what I've seen in one season I fully expect him to equal Rick's success here. This team feels like they have a legit WCF path THIS YEAR and I don't think I could say that about Adelman until year 3 and even that felt impossible when we got bracketed with the Lakers. I can see us being title contenders in Y3 of this Brown era. Obviously it all comes down to a few lucky or unlucky bounces sometimes, Rick 100% deserved to win in 2002 and I think were it night that one night in AAC we'd have won it all in 03. Lotta work to be done but right now I feel like I could see a championship in my lifetime.
SacTownKid
Hall of Famer
I was actually just looking at some of the defensive comparisons between the 2002-2003 team and this one. If the Kings are going to be graded on defense this year? Total failure. Bordering a solid F. 25th in defensive net rating, 28th in opp EFG%. Adelmans teams in the early 2000's were top shelf on defense according to metrics. That 2002 team was 2nd in defensive net rating and 1st in EFG% while also leaders on the other side. Of course, this is an era where defense doesn't nearly matter as much or is even allowed to be played and Adelman had more defensive tools at his disposal, but the playoffs will be very interesting to see how it shakes out. Shooting triumphed over defense last year so hopefully that trend continues lol.
ShastaKingsFan
All-Star
Are you really saying that what the head coach did for the golden era in Kings basketball, "means squat"? You can't be serious
True. But it's interesting to note that the Kings have made 20 coaching changes in the Sacramento era. So far, only ONE of those coaches has had a winning record in their first season (or partial season...or for that matter, ANY season) - Rick Adelman, who went 27-23 (.540) in '99. Brown hasn't yet secured over .500, but he's at a .606 winning percentage right now. One probable playoff season is not eight playoff seasons, but it's a very nice start given the history of the team.
