Walton fired by Lakers; Kings make offer (merged)

[NME]

Well, you never know how a coach is going to work out, but the main thing is that the organization is aligned in its vision. And it isn't a rash decision from Vlade, it's what he's wanted for three years.

 

[Kingsfan23]

Not on board, across the board

 

[NME]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1117151922543185920

 

[parker]

It’s nice to (seemingly) get this done so quickly, with eagerness from both sides.

Back in the old says this search would have gone long, then our first choice would have just played us to get more from a different team leaving us scrambling for scraps.

It is the same way Joerger was hired. Once he was available, he was hired within a couple of days.

 

[Kingsfan23]

Why do you think that? All of the names mentioned so far have their pluses and minuses.

Coming off a bad stint, his only stint, and having a very mild demeanor that didn’t affect/imprint in LA. Team responded to Dave’s approach

 

[SLAB]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1117157578356789248

 

[SLAB]

Coming off a bad stint, his only stint, and having a very mild demeanor that didn’t affect/imprint in LA. Team responded to Dave’s approach

IMPRINT!!!!

Kings stopped responding post-ASB, BTW.

 

[Cojc]

Good deal as he should thrive in Sacramento.

 

[Bosnian Diehard]

Coming off a bad stint, his only stint, and having a very mild demeanor that didn’t affect/imprint in LA. Team responded to Dave’s approach

Did they respond to it? Then why did they finish 9-17 and blow several big leads down the stretch? Seems to me like they checked out once Playoffs weren’t realistic, which was not a good sign at all.

 

[gunks]

It is the same way Joerger was hired. Once he was available, he was hired within a couple of days.

Yeah, seems like Vlade gets his heart set on a HC and just goes for it.

It's funny, because it was almost the same situation with Joerger being let go by Memphis and immediately snatched up by Vlade.

But they say Vlade has been pining for Luke for years now, so it's no surprise he made this happen quickly.

 

[SacTownKid]

Well, that's that I take it. This truly seems like he's been waiting for this for awhile now as Gunks said.

 

[Kingsfan23]

Did they respond to it? Then why did they finish 9-17 and blow several big leads down the stretch? Seems to me like they checked out once Playoffs weren’t realistic, which was not a good sign at all.

Did they respond to it? Then why did they finish 9-17 and blow several big leads down the stretch? Seems to me like they checked out once Playoffs weren’t realistic, which was not a good sign at all.

There are things to consider with that - Shump trade messing with chemistry. Fox possibly not making a consistent imprint due to physique.

I’m just saying, coming into the season, all pundits thought LA should’ve been better than Sacramento. Even with LeBron in the closing stages of his career, that team on paper should’ve been better than us this season. A lot of neutrals feel Joerger is the better coach

 

[SLAB]

Are we taking into account the 200+ games of injuries missed by various Lakers, including LeBron?

How about MagicBron tanking the team chemistry with the AD fiasco?

There were circumstances way beyond Luke’s control why his team was worse than the Kings this season.

 

[Kingz19]

Grant doesn’t spend the first 30 minutes of his show hyping up the character, knowledge, and league wide likeability of a guy the team is merely interested in and interviewing.

It’s official