One tweak here:
Unless Demarcus, Rondo, and the lead player(s) are on board with the next coach, the Kings will not be successful.
This organization has to stop thinking they can push down their concept of basketball on to these elite players, regardless of what they want or are suited for.
Without player buy-in, this coaching hire is likely to follow the same pattern as the failed previous choices.
It's about time the franchise recognizes that it's a players league, and get a coach that the players will die for out on the court.
On these lines -
has any news person ever asked Cousins who he would like to coach the team next year? (Obviously he can't answer when the coaching status is uncertain, but since once Karl is assured of not coming back quasi-officially, Demarcus should be able to give an opinion as to who he and the team would like to see. It should be OK for the players to have opinions about who they'd like coaching them).