The Maloof Brothers - What Are Your Feelings

[SacTownKid]

Its too early to tell how they've done. What they are doing with this incarnation of the team is obviously not done yet. I can tell you at the end of next season. All I know is that the Kings have had a lot of success with them as owners. Will they in the future? Time will tell. I trust them.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Um, yeah???

I said they did the right thing which was pretty much what this thread was asking.

WTF? No it isn't... apparently you didn't bother to read the OP *or* the attached poll.

Other people are derailing this thread into something that it wasn't supposed to be and I'm just responding.

Actually, it's the people who insist on using this thread to express how happy they are to see Adelman fired (like you) that are de-railing this thread, which is, in fact, titled "The Maloof Brothers - What Are Your Feelings"

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

I'm a little worried about their penchant for THE BIG MOVE, and feel that they may have ulterior motives...

Indeed; that has always been one of my biggest reservations when it comes to the Maloofs... they strike me as the kind of people that would try to cure a hangover with a guillotine.

 

[Gary]

I think they are bold for making the move, and I applaud them.

However I do not like the way in which they made the move.

We had to do something different, and I feel that we have needed a coaching change for a while, so BRAVO Maloofs!

 

[SacTownKid]

Who's to say where this team would be if they weren't so "bold". Artest was a "bold" move. If they make more of those types of moves I am cool with it. Chance of blowing up, but its better than fading away into oblivion.

I like what I am hearing. I didn't know what the heck they were doing when they preached defense before this year, and this team looked so horrible on defense. Then they took charge to change it. You have to give them credit for that.

They saw the Monarchs win a championship with D and they want the same thing for the Kings.

 

[NJO]

Maloofs are morons

What the heck are they thinking getting rid of one of the most successful coaches not only in Kings history but the NBA. Who are you going to get to replace him? Don Nelson?!? Are you kidding me!!! Rick you got the royal screw job. Thank you Rick for 8 great years. I love the Kings but this is one of their dumbest moves EVER!! Oh and Petrie got the royal screw job too!!! Joe and Gavin if you want to be GM or worse yet Daniel Snyder or Mark Cuban go ahead it is your team but at least let the real GM know about it first.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

... They saw the Monarchs win a championship with D and they want the same thing for the Kings.

The Monarchs had quality defenders (as in, top 5-10 at their respective positions) at four postions; the Kings have... one? Two if you give Wells the benefit of the doubt?

"Winning a championship with D" is easier said than done.

 

[NJO]

They are fair weather fans

Where were they when the Kings were losing? You did not see them on the sidelines. They trade for Artest and all of a sudden they are there every game cheering like nothing ever happened. It is purely a business to them. That is what their absence showed me. At first I loved them as owners because they looked like true fans. True fans DO NOT ABANDON SHIP WHEN THINGS ARE GOING BAD!!!!!

 

[Ryle]

WTF? No it isn't... apparently you didn't bother to read the OP *or* the attached poll.

Actually, it's the people who insist on using this thread to express how happy they are to see Adelman fired (like you) that are de-railing this thread, which is, in fact, titled "The Maloof Brothers - What Are Your Feelings"

And why would this thread be here if not for Adelman being let go?? I didn't see someone posting this on Sunday asking what people thought?? This "poll" was posted after they let Adelman go so I figured I would chime in because, in essence it's asking how people feel about the decision to let Adelman go(even though we have another poll about that as well).

Considering there are about 10 different threads praising Adelman I would assume that there could be at least one person who can have a dissenting opinion without getting this **** thrown in their face.

Will I now get ostracized because I have a dissenting opinion about Adelman as a coach???

 

[SacTownKid]

However this whole thing turns out, this will be an interesting thread to come back to at the end of next season. That is for sure.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

And why would this thread be here if not for Adelman being let go?? I didn't see someone posting this on Sunday asking what people thought?? This "poll" was posted after they let Adelman go so I figured I would chime in because, in essence it's asking how people feel about the decision to let Adelman go(even though we have another poll about that as well).

That's not how the OP reads...

Considering there are about 10 different threads praising Adelman...

As long as, by "about 10," you actually meant "four."

... I would assume that there could be at least one person who can have a dissenting opinion without getting this **** thrown in their face...

Seeing as how you haven't actually been personally attacked, I don't see what you have to be so bent out of shape over, unless it really bothers you that much that so many people don't agree with you that it's good that Adelman's gone?

Will I now get ostracized because I have a dissenting opinion about Adelman as a coach???

This strikes me as funny; you've had "a dissenting opinion about Adelman as a coach" for pretty much my entire tenure on this board, and I have yet to see any evidence to support the opinion that you are now, or have ever been, "ostracized."

 

[Sirius]

The Monarchs had quality defenders (as in, top 5-10 at their respective positions) at four postions; the Kings have... one? Two if you give Wells the benefit of the doubt?

"Winning a championship with D" is easier said than done.

The Monarchs also had a quality, deep bench so that their players could always play really hard on the defensive end without wearing themselves down. They were the Spurs of the WNBA. The Kings don't have that kind of bench either. If the Maloofs are serious about this new plan, it's not going to all come together in just one year.

 

[Warhawk]

God forbid, the Mavs are only a top 3 team year after year. It sucks having owners like that.

It's not the spending part, but the "Owner in the huddle telling the coach what to do" part of cuban I was referring to. If they want to coach, let them take the position. If not, leave it to the professionals. Same for the GM position. Don't neuter the guy you put in there, let them do their job.

 

[VF21]

I opted for terrible, but NOT because of the direction the team is going. They may be good owners but that doesn't forgive their atrocious handling of first Peja and now Rick Adelman. BOTH deserved much better than what they received.

 

[quick dog]

I did not vote because I have no idea what is going on, I have no money, and absolutely no influence over anyone. What we think has no value.

I am fairly certain that the Maloofs contacted and conditionally hired another coach several weeks ago. That may be why they released Adelman despite his 70 percent public-favorability rating and his outstanding coaching performance this year.

I suspect that the Maloofs hacked the roots of the Adelman tree months ago. It just died yesterday.

They don't care what we think because they are moving the team to Anaheim anyway. The Maloofs will soon become to NBA basketball what Barbara Frontieri and Al Davis became to NFL football years ago. Personas non grata and devils incarnate.

Sorry, I never studied Latin.

 

[tubiscus]

I think "Barbara" is actually, "Georgia" the lampooned owner from "Major League"

 

[Magruder]

I opted for terrible, but NOT because of the direction the team is going. They may be good owners but that doesn't forgive their atrocious handling of first Peja and now Rick Adelman. BOTH deserved much better than what they received.

And Peja handled the situation perfectly by requesting a trade? He bought his own ticket out of town for that one, the Maloofs only obliged him.....and how did they handle Adelman wrong? His contract was up, they said "good luck to you" and that was it.......

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

I did not vote because I have no idea what is going on, I have no money, and absolutely no influence over anyone. What we think has no value.

The problem with this point of view, qd, is that it pretty much flies in the face of the very concept of message boards; I mean, if that was truly a criteria for voicing your opinion on the internet, then none of us should be here to say anything about... well... anything.

 

[chelle]

After listening to Rick on KHTK, I want to change my vote from "not so good" to TERRIBLE!

 

[quick dog]

I think "Barbara" is actually, "Georgia" the lampooned owner from "Major League"

You are absolutely right. The hatred blurred my memory.

 

[Magruder]

After listening to Rick on KHTK, I want to change my vote from "not so good" to TERRIBLE!

Awww, emotions got you? Rick is GREAT with the words, terrible with the rotations, adjustments, and postseason W's.......

 

[PixelPusher]

I'm not sure what poll option this falls under, but I'm stuck in a grey area where I still support the Maloofs, but any "extra credit/benefit of the doubt" for those guys is now gone. I'm in a wait-n-see mode from now on.

 

[VF21]

Awww, emotions got you? Rick is GREAT with the words, terrible with the rotations, adjustments, and postseason W's.......

You can quit making the sarcastic comments about other members now, thank you very much.

 

[VF21]

And Peja handled the situation perfectly by requesting a trade? He bought his own ticket out of town for that one, the Maloofs only obliged him.....

Peja was part of this franchise for a long, long time. He deserved to be shown respect and he deserved to hear from the owners that he had been traded, not the TV.

and how did they handle Adelman wrong? His contract was up, they said "good luck to you" and that was it.......

See my answer above.

 

[Magruder]

Well, then Peja should have went to the Maloofs or Petrie and asked for a trade, not the media.

 

[GoGoGadget]

Well, then Peja should have went to the Maloofs or Petrie and asked for a trade, not the media.

You're right. Peja should have handled his trade request differently. No one has suggested otherwise.

However, the fact that he made a bad PR decision does not mean that he signed away his rights to be treated with a certain amount of respect and appreciation.

 

[Just_Lurkin]

There is no "They are good owners, but what they did to Adelman absolutely sucks" So I'll just not vote

I agree. I'm not as upset with the decision as I am the way it was carried out. No matter if Rick's "time" here had passed or not, he deserved more respect than this(and the whole chasing phil jackson incident).

 

[Folsom Al]

Alot of things said and felt in this thread ... definitely A POINT IN TIME that is historic/impacting in the King's Organization.

But, after all is said and done .... THIS TOO SHALL PASS

... and I'll be here (or wherever) rooting/supporting our King's

 

[nbrans]

Even if I disagree with the decision to fire Adelman the Maloofs are still some of the best owners in all of sports. They are the best thing that ever happened to the Kings.

It's easy to take a what-have-you-done-for-me-lately perspective with the Maloofs, but if you look at where the Kings were when they arrived and where they are now, the difference is astounding. Winning starts at the top, and the Maloofs are winners.

 

[Oscar]

You can call the Maloofs the Neoptism Bros., inheritance babies, Magoofs, etc. The bottom line is they are businessmen, trying to make a fair profit. To do this, they have to make decisions that some won't like. Life isn't fair but it goes on.

If the franchise moves, it wouldn't be unprecedented. It has moved numerous times - Rochester, Cincinnati, Kansas City, Omaha, Sactown. It would be interesting to see which NBA franchise has moved the most.