GWD
Bench
Open letter to Coach Christie:
Dear Doug,
As an experienced NBA player, you very likely know what needs to be done regarding the lineup, players' roles, and the player rotation. Press conference platitudes aside, the final few games this season are a chance to show your mettle as "HEAD Coach Christie". It is time for you to step forward and fulfill your promise that the Kings will play, and be coached, for the team rather than for individuals. It may be difficult, even painful, and there may be locker room conflicts as a result but controlling those aspects is what makes a coach strong, effective, and a winner. Longevity is the reward.
If you cannot find the gumption to accomplish what you know is needed, then you need to step aside and let someone take charge who is bold enough to make the meaningful and winning decisions. If there is something or someone that is preventing you from achieving, then please identify the obstruction so fans can better understand the decision-making process involved and react accordingly.
It is acknowledged that injuries, illness, and other absences occur during a season but all teams deal with these factors. Most are temporary and do not apply to the topic herein. A reliance on the "new circumstance" bump in performance has come to an end. It is time for you to take control and provide the difficult leadership traits that will increase the performance as a team.
Dear Doug,
As an experienced NBA player, you very likely know what needs to be done regarding the lineup, players' roles, and the player rotation. Press conference platitudes aside, the final few games this season are a chance to show your mettle as "HEAD Coach Christie". It is time for you to step forward and fulfill your promise that the Kings will play, and be coached, for the team rather than for individuals. It may be difficult, even painful, and there may be locker room conflicts as a result but controlling those aspects is what makes a coach strong, effective, and a winner. Longevity is the reward.
If you cannot find the gumption to accomplish what you know is needed, then you need to step aside and let someone take charge who is bold enough to make the meaningful and winning decisions. If there is something or someone that is preventing you from achieving, then please identify the obstruction so fans can better understand the decision-making process involved and react accordingly.
It is acknowledged that injuries, illness, and other absences occur during a season but all teams deal with these factors. Most are temporary and do not apply to the topic herein. A reliance on the "new circumstance" bump in performance has come to an end. It is time for you to take control and provide the difficult leadership traits that will increase the performance as a team.