Official! Joerger in as Kings head coach
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The beauty of Joerger is his ability to adapt to the roster given to him. He's actually a pretty damn good offensive coach and wants to get out in run, but you can't exactly do that with Allen, Gasol and Randolph. We have to look no further than when Briante Weber, Ray McCallum and Lance Stephenson were his best players for an extended period of time last season to see how damn good of a coach he is. He gets his guys to buy in and try hard all the time.
Also, consider me sold on Vlade. I was up and down on his first year as he made several good moves (WCS, Seth, Casspi) and several bad ones (Rondo, The Sixers trade), but this establishes him as a competent GM. This pick-up is equivalent of nabbing an all-star in free-agency and one that legitamtely puts this franchise in the right direction for the firs time in a long time. Well done
Also, consider me sold on Vlade. I was up and down on his first year as he made several good moves (WCS, Seth, Casspi) and several bad ones (Rondo, The Sixers trade), but this establishes him as a competent GM. This pick-up is equivalent of nabbing an all-star in free-agency and one that legitamtely puts this franchise in the right direction for the firs time in a long time. Well done
That means he was also in Memphis AFTER Gay was traded and saw the team improve after Rudy was sent packing.
KingsFanSince85
All-Star
Yeah, I actually remember that ...
kingsboi
Hall of Famer
Welcome Coach Joerger, here is hope that this officially ends the coaching carousel in Sacramento for the forseeable future. A big thanks has to go out to Memphis for letting him go, its telling that he wanted to come here, that's promising news. I'm sure the money and freedom aren't too bad of a deal also. Nothing but success moving forward from here on out, established GM and coach in check, get the players you both want and let's start winning again.
Henkel
Starter
I think history proves the most important decision a GM makes is who to hire as head coach and Vlade deserves a lot of credit for coming out of this process with one of the better young coaches out there. This offseason is crucial as it could be our last chance to hold on to Cousins, thankfully Vlade is off to about as good of a start as you could hope for. The roster still needs some serious reworking, but for the first time in a while I'm optimistic about the where were headed and about the people leading us there.
Bricklayer
Don't Make Me Use The Bat
A bit of a myth there -- the team was steadily improving with Gay and just stayed on the same path -- but obviously we don't know how Joerger felt about it. We do know he said something about having "deep ties" to Sacramento, and for the life of me I can't find any others. Rudy, Koufos, Elston if he bring shim. Born and went to college in Minnesota, all of his coaching stints have been midwest. Can't think of nay other players we have that have passed through Memphis. Checked on Catanella, no there. No on Vlade or Peja. So...
Koufos, Gay, Turner if he hires him. Maybe his wife has some.
The Gay trade paid immediate dividends to the Grizzlies as they improved their league rank in several important categories (FG%, 3P%, PPG, TOs, opp scoring etc) that season.
But beyond that if the team was on it's way up and trading Gay had little to no impact on their growth as a team that doesn't speak very highly of Gay's contribution to the team since he was essentially dealt for the ghost of Tayshaun Prince, Ed Davis and a bag of chips.
ockingsfan
Starter
As long as the video does not end with that Kings last second loss to Memphis 2 years ago, I'm good!
hoops4kings
Bench
Seems like a very solid hire. Glad to see the fans happy.
King Baller
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You know the Grizz win total was higher and they made the WCF in 13 after trading Gay. But overall in the Playoffs their success pre and post Rudy is similar. I think more is made of the Grizz success post Rudy than is really there.
But again, if dealing Rudy didn't really affect the team negatively then that's still not a ringing endorsement for Gay.
Anyway, back to coach Joerger. I think he'll definitely have some input on the roster so we'll just have to wait and see what happens this offseason.
In the meantime I'm just happy the Kings got a coach I like.
Livinthedream
All-Star
Doubling his salary tied him up.
Bricklayer
Don't Make Me Use The Bat
Oh BTW, it has occurred to me that potentially Bobby Jackson as well, and maybe even some Adelman via Turner or Minny.
steelevt
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KingsFanatic
Bench
I think Joerger is a great choice as head coach!.... I will say one thing, IF Cousins can't get along with Joerger, then I think it will become very obvious that we need to get rid of Cousins(common sense I know), BUT I'm crossing my fingers that they end up having a great relationship...........Let's hope so...........
KingsFanatic
Bench
Thanks Double-K for posting that video! I saw that on You tube awhile back... There were some idiots on a message board calling him a "baby" for crying........But come on! That just shows passion, nothing wrong with that.. and love how he's sticking up for his players in that video........ Idiot decision by the Grizz ownership to fire this guy........I don't think we could have made a better choice.....I personally would be very shocked if Cousins doesn't get along with this guy....
MizzouKing
Starter
...and our actual prospects would've been even less so had Vlade fired Karl at the All Star Break (or we'd be feeling really bad for Corless right now).
Double-K
Starter
MizzouKing
Starter
I didn't think I'd ever be this excited about a new coaching hire who wasnt named Michael Malone, but Coach J seems to have all of the Malone qualities I loved with...dare I say it???... some noticable upgrades thrown in.
MK
MK
KingsFanatic
Bench
Agreed, not to mention that I'm looking forward to his post-game conferences. I always loved to watch post-game conferences where the coach talks, but Karl changed all that. He was just painful to listen to..........I felt like he said the same exact things every time, that is if I could even hear/understand him.
ockingsfan
Starter
The Hammer
All-Star
I'm incredibly impressed and pleased with this move. It hadn't even occurred to me as a possibility. This could end up being better than a Thibodeau hire. I'm beyond grateful for Vlade. I'm speechless.
King Baller
All-Star
Hey look what I found. Vivek has something in common with Coach DJ's father:
"Dave was the son of two school teachers. His father was the girls basketball coach"
Link--> http://www.tennisviewmag.com/content/sam-querrey-meets-dave-joerger-memphis
"Dave was the son of two school teachers. His father was the girls basketball coach"
Link--> http://www.tennisviewmag.com/content/sam-querrey-meets-dave-joerger-memphis
