Official Fire PDA thread
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If you still havent hired the #1 coaching candidate, who has publicly expressed his desire to coach this team, you should be fired. If you fired a successful head coach without having his replacement lined up then you should be fired. Firing Malone before youve lined up his replacement and after he has achieved a winning record should get you fired. This move is so incredibly transparent its amazing to me that D'allesandro hasnt been fired yet. It tells me that Vivek must be sold on NBA 3.0 jazz hands basketball.
In one fell swoop PDA turned this team into a laughing stock around the league. No one will trust what the Weasel tries to sell the on. Free agents are not going to want to come here, where before I think they would have. Who would want to step into the instability? Sadly I fear it won't be long before our superstar Big Cuz will demand out of this mess. Only way to fix it in my opinion is to fire PDA and start over with the front office.
I'm befuddled why we terminate a coach with 4 years on a contract and a winning record and not have a solid replacement in the wings. Reeks of bush league. Then you don't tell the players the newbie coach has the job for the rest of the season and wonder why they're playing poorly. Yet, you expect your players to remain professional while you (ownership/FO) don't? After what we've been through as fans and a franchise I don't know why this bothers me so much. Vivek needs to get real basketball people running the show and keep his nose out of it. Meddling ownership has proven time and again to be an epic fail. Hire the right people and then let them do their job. It's simple
IMO, not very strange.
If you are an owner of a business selling something, would you say that your product is bad and bound to fail?
Actually, that is the kind of optimistic owner I want for my team.
If you are an owner of a business selling something, would you say that your product is bad and bound to fail?
Actually, that is the kind of optimistic owner I want for my team.
He made it clear Corbin would win more games than Malone and make the playoffs. So, let's see it.
I see a team that got dramatically worse, not better. If you enjoy being lied to, then this ownership group is for you.
Don't expect anyone else to be with you.
IMO, not very strange.
If you are an owner of a business selling something, would you say that your product is bad and bound to fail?
Actually, that is the kind of optimistic owner I want for my team.
If you are an owner of a business selling something, would you say that your product is bad and bound to fail?
Actually, that is the kind of optimistic owner I want for my team.
While not his fault, Tyrone Corbin is Vivek's New Coke.
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“To hear some tell it, April 23, 1985, was a day that will live in marketing infamy... spawning consumer angst the likes of which no business has ever seen.”-
—The Coca-Cola Company, on the New Coke announcement[14]
Sounds eerily similar to PDA scoffing at the notion fans would stop buying season tickets because of a coaching change.
—The Coca-Cola Company, on the New Coke announcement[14]
Sounds eerily similar to PDA scoffing at the notion fans would stop buying season tickets because of a coaching change.
why doesn't he just come out and say hey the coach didn't like my ideas.. cherry picking 4 on 5, run/gun offense, tanking to save pick & didn't listen to the jazz music i gave him so i gave him the axe. i wouldn't be pissed if he just told the truth. the fans would know there is some semblance of direction. he does love the passion of the fans right?
The question I'll likely never get an answer to is who exactly is pulling the strings. Who made the call to fire Malone. The public narrative is that PDA and Mullin convinced Vivek to do it. But is that reality? I don't know. Everyone seemed initially pleased with themselves about the firing and it wasn't until the backlash started that we heard about D'Alessandro flying to Vegas and Ranadive claiming he had a hands off approach.
I don't know. But either way it's bad for D'Alessandro if things don't turn around. If it was his idea then he takes the blame. If it was Vivek's then you have to recognize that you work for an owner who apparently has no patience and no qualms about replacing the people he hired in order to quickly "pivot".
I don't know. But either way it's bad for D'Alessandro if things don't turn around. If it was his idea then he takes the blame. If it was Vivek's then you have to recognize that you work for an owner who apparently has no patience and no qualms about replacing the people he hired in order to quickly "pivot".
It was selling, but maybe he saw and believed the boom as something not sustainable in the long run?
I mean, you just have to read the thread "The Fallacy of Hope" where it was pointed out that the Kings roster was not that bad to lose badly (and that was with or without Cousins). That thread was born out of frustration during the last weeks of Malone era where clearly the Kings were on a downward trajectory and it even started with Cousins still playing.
Maybe Vivek/FO decided enough is enough and we have to change course for the betterment of the team in the future?
I mean, you just have to read the thread "The Fallacy of Hope" where it was pointed out that the Kings roster was not that bad to lose badly (and that was with or without Cousins). That thread was born out of frustration during the last weeks of Malone era where clearly the Kings were on a downward trajectory and it even started with Cousins still playing.
Maybe Vivek/FO decided enough is enough and we have to change course for the betterment of the team in the future?
If it was Vivek, I wonder if he learned anything. Seems to me that he must have. HOWEVER, what did his advisers tell him about the possible negative consequences? I hate to take a "woe is me" attitude but it seems like they are quite confident that this fan base who invested a lot of time and money to help keep the team in Sacramento would put up with anything.
I was very mad when he traded Robin Lopez for peanuts. Now I'm pissed........
At least with Vikek, he saved our team, so he has a five year grace period with me. I'm not going to be "that fan" that loved him last year, and this year, hates him. I am forever grateful for him. He saved Sacramento basketball. Now with Jed York, he is single handily destroying my 49ers piece by piece. At least I still have my Giants and Sharks.
At least with Vikek, he saved our team, so he has a five year grace period with me. I'm not going to be "that fan" that loved him last year, and this year, hates him. I am forever grateful for him. He saved Sacramento basketball. Now with Jed York, he is single handily destroying my 49ers piece by piece. At least I still have my Giants and Sharks.
Has Vivek said anything lately? We all know Pete went on the radio and really just made things worse, but has Vivek said anything publicly recently? I think last we heard from him was right after the firing and the national media attention... Has he just remained silent since then? To be fair, he would be wise to stay silent, but i would just LOVE to hear his take on everything, especially since he said we would do better with Corbin. Just curious...
The fallacy of hope thread came immediately after the Malone firing and was about the Malone firing extinguishing hope.
The poll about the firing showed 6% agreed with it. That's it.
We know what Vivek believed. Or said he believes. He's just flat out wrong.
PS-I can't find that thread anymore. But painting it as a ***** fest about how happy everyone was to see Malone gone is a rewriting of history.
The poll about the firing showed 6% agreed with it. That's it.
We know what Vivek believed. Or said he believes. He's just flat out wrong.
PS-I can't find that thread anymore. But painting it as a ***** fest about how happy everyone was to see Malone gone is a rewriting of history.
I don't see any reason why he would lie. Vivek, (of all people/fans) stands to lose the most money for paying two coaches for the next 2 years if their move proves to be a failure in the long term. The move clearly was well-thought and intended to improve the Kings (and not intended to make the fans angry). That is whether we like/believe it or not.
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