So this is what it's like
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Gary
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Maloofs = 10 years and no arena deal - Hires and fires move very slowly
Vivek = Arena deal in a couple months - hires moving along VERY quickly along with hearing about players Vivek is interested in.
I cannot believe that I was blaming the city for not getting the arena deal done in the past 5-8 years.
Vivek = Arena deal in a couple months - hires moving along VERY quickly along with hearing about players Vivek is interested in.
I cannot believe that I was blaming the city for not getting the arena deal done in the past 5-8 years.
Heuge
Starter
Interestingly...I was listening to sports talk radio in Oregon today. They were criticizing this hire (particularly financially), saying things like this is why teams like this are bottom feeders. They hire coaches with no track record to relatively cheap coaching contracts. They argued it is no wonder players continually show disrespect for their coaches.
Ridiculous. Obviously non-proven guys can flame out and yes they can come a little cheaper but the league is currently littered with guys that got their start that way. Do Thibodeau's players or Vogel's players or Pop's players show them continual disrespect?
ockingsfan
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Boy, are the people in the Pacific Northwest sore losers. Clearly, they are trying to imply that if Seattle would had gotten the Kings, they would have spent $15 million for Phil Jackson, while Sacramento got an unproven assistant.
Phil Jackson was not coming to Sacramento. Would hiring a re-treaded coach been better? I don't think so.
Clearly, Malone shares Vivek's vision and uses the computer and data analytics that Vivek's believes in and used in Golden State. He and a lot of great current players (Chris Paul, Lebron JAmes) and Jerry West all endorse Mike Malone and that is good enough for me. Even Phil Jackson had to start off somewhere.
Glenn
Hall of Famer
Phil Jackson had no interest in being a coach and would have been the President/GM/or whatever,
Some people can't let go, can they? If they had put as much energy into doing the work it took to keep the Sonics as they are blowing out their arse now, they'd still have a team called the Sonics.
Some people can't let go, can they? If they had put as much energy into doing the work it took to keep the Sonics as they are blowing out their arse now, they'd still have a team called the Sonics.
Most people in Oregon couldn't give two craps about what goes on in Seattle.
I do wonder which Oregon sports broadcast this was though. There are quite a few that just complain about everything. they should focus on how the Blazers are being run.
Heuge
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Canzano
kingsnation
All-Star
Off-topic, but I truly don't believe for one second Phil Jackson was going anywhere near that Seattle job.
Mojo
G-League
PJ pretty much confirmed that he was going to be president of basketball operations if the team moved to Seattle in some interviews he did last week.
kingsnation
All-Star
Until it actually happened, I still wouldn't believe it.
He can say he was going to do something but, as kingsnation says, I wouldn't believe it until he was locked up with an iron-clad contract.
Telemachus
Starter
All I heard him claim was that he was offered any position he wanted by the Hansen group (never said if/or what position he would have taken). Also thought it was interesting that he would be more than willing to take a job with the team in Seattle, but had no interest if they stayed in Sac. That simply makes no sense to me.
Glenn
Hall of Famer
He intimated that he didn't like the city of Sacramento. If need be, maybe I can dig up the short interview but I hope it isn't so much of an issue.
Telemachus
Starter
I heard the interview, but with Phil Jackson you always take much of what he says with a grain of salt. I just have a hard time believing that he could dislike Sacramento so much that it would keep him from taking a job that he would have no problem taking in a different city. My impression was that the Kings ownership group probably wasn't as interested in Phil as the Seattle group (which offended him), so he decided to take a pot shot as the city of Sacramento.
Mike
Bench
It certainly could be an exciting off season, and I can't remember a time when I was excited about an off season in recent history.
I hope we re-sign Evans, draft well, and maybe add a big name free agent (be it a big or a player like Ellis).
Kingsfan23
All-Star
There were two separate interviews - the Dan Patrick one and the Jay Leno one.. The Jay Leno one, it sounded to me like he had a real disdain for Sacramento, but that is just my opinion. Personally I think Buss voted for relocation (no proof) so he could take the job in Seattle. I think there is too much water under the bridge
ninjabiscuit
Bench
It's nice that we can finally ignore what other people have to say about the Kings or what they do. Now we should try and do that. Do we seriously care what Phil freaking Jackson has to say about Sacramento? Come on.
I'm advising everyone to grab a seat now and get ready. This has all the earmarks of being an E ticket ride and you do not want to miss out. Speaking as someone who would have cherished every moment of the GOOD TIMES even more than I did had I realized how quickly they could be over, I am not going to miss a second this time around.
I LOVE THIS TEAM!!
Once, now ... and FOREVER! GO KINGS!!
Figures it was Clownzano. Good grief. Makes all the sense in the world now.
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