The coaching situation
- Thread starter kupman
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Here's the thing: as die-hard Kings fans, we all know of the many problems facing this team. While holes in the roster and some poor decisions by upper management are at fault, coaching is still an apparent problem.
Muss came into Sac having done much research on this team, its personell, and where he wanted to take the team. He wanted to preach defense, increased effort, and an offensive scheme that would better fit our mismatched roster of players. In grading those three criteria, he has not only failed in all fronts, but the results on the court are worse than the prior season...with practically the same roster.
Now I am a believer that Bonzi would have made a difference this season, and that is an entirely different argument. But having Bonzi and not signing Salmons would have only resulted in slightly more or less wins...as Muss might not have been able to inspire Mr. Wells.
So really, looking at the facts, Musselman has failed to do what he came here to do. Yes, we have a weak frontcourt. Yes, Bibby is having a bad year. But if you can't inspire players to be better, no matter what level their maximum potential is, you have failed as a coach.
(But then again, if Petrie has another weak offseason, it's going to take one hell of a coach to right this ship).
Muss came into Sac having done much research on this team, its personell, and where he wanted to take the team. He wanted to preach defense, increased effort, and an offensive scheme that would better fit our mismatched roster of players. In grading those three criteria, he has not only failed in all fronts, but the results on the court are worse than the prior season...with practically the same roster.
Now I am a believer that Bonzi would have made a difference this season, and that is an entirely different argument. But having Bonzi and not signing Salmons would have only resulted in slightly more or less wins...as Muss might not have been able to inspire Mr. Wells.
So really, looking at the facts, Musselman has failed to do what he came here to do. Yes, we have a weak frontcourt. Yes, Bibby is having a bad year. But if you can't inspire players to be better, no matter what level their maximum potential is, you have failed as a coach.
(But then again, if Petrie has another weak offseason, it's going to take one hell of a coach to right this ship).
Oh, I know the results already, of course.
Unfortunately, as is often the case with such a gift, it's part of the deal that I am not allowed to share such information until whatever it is has already happened. At which point, I'm free to loudly proclaim that I did, in fact, know it all along.
People don't often like this quality, and have even been daring enough to accuse me of fabrication, but luckily I'm so deluded by my own sense of self-satisfaction that I can easily write it off as petty jealousy. Works out quite nicely.
Unfortunately, as is often the case with such a gift, it's part of the deal that I am not allowed to share such information until whatever it is has already happened. At which point, I'm free to loudly proclaim that I did, in fact, know it all along.
People don't often like this quality, and have even been daring enough to accuse me of fabrication, but luckily I'm so deluded by my own sense of self-satisfaction that I can easily write it off as petty jealousy. Works out quite nicely.
