Could not agree moreAfter 8 straight years in the playoffs under Adelman, we go from Muss to Theus to Natt. I think we are done with experimental head coaches with no prior nba coaching success. At least thats what I thought untill I heard about this crap. Are you kidding me? Whisenant? Talk about making a bad situation worse. We need a coach that is going to come in here and turn around the culture of this team. The defense, the effort, the decision making on offense. It will require teaching and leadership from someone who has done it before, and someone the players respect.
After 8 straight years in the playoffs under Adelman, we go from Muss to Theus to Natt.
If we must hire someone from the WNBA, I'd rather have Kayte Christensen. Otherwise, let's get an NBA coach, or keep Natt for his excellent tankage.
Why not me?
I'm wildly unqualified too, have absolutely no experience in the NBA, have proven absolutely nothing at any level even remotely appropriate to the NBA. But hey, I know the game, and I too would be willing to bury my nose as far up Maloof behind as I could jam it in return for a multimillion dollar a year job. So why not me if that's the standard?
Whisenant's NBA resume is completely nonexistent. In fact his college resume is almost nonexistent, and the last thing he did at any level other than the WNBA was 25 years ago. Oh, I forgot, he coached his son's AAU team in there too.
I'm serious -- I'm going to be pissed off if the Maloofs give the job to this guy instead of me. I'm younger, smarter, of course much better looking, won't have the WNBA thing hanging over my head getting us called the Queens, and if any player gives me any gruff I'll give him a swift kick right where you don't want a swift kick. In fact right about now I am thinking someboyd needs to deliver one of those to the Maloof brothers as well. And maybe their mom, as I seem to recall her having a crush on Whiz or some such form back the first timie we had to go through this crap.
this thread needs a different subject line - it is a whiz quiz, not about natt at all
Basketball's Sad Lexicon:
These are the saddest of possible words: Muss'man to Theus to Natt
Trio of coaches and each one a turd: Muss'man to Theus to Natt
Adelman stand-ins who won't cut down his net
Now it appears the Maloofs might hire Whisenant
Little experience, but hey, he's the shizznit...
Muss'man to Theus to Natt.
So how did the Van Gundy's (Jeff and Stan) qualify? Neither of them played in the NBA either, as far as I know, I could be wrong. What would it take to equal "proven NBA knowledge" when any would-be coach has to start somewhere?
To be honest I don't think he'd be any worse than Muss, Theus or Natt and he'd be a hell of a lot better than Brick (sorry Brickie).
I don't think that any elite coach is going to take on this mess, and I'm not so sure a top-tier prospect would want it either if any decent job opens up in the offseason, and I'm sure a few of those will as they always do.
I think the real question is are we better off giving a chance to Whiz or taking on a retread mid-tier guy like Paul Silas (just throwing a name out), but a guy who has done a decent job with not ready for prime-time teams for a few years, righting the ship, getting young guys playing time and then handing the reigns over when the team is ready for a real coach.
Basketball's Sad Lexicon:
These are the saddest of possible words: Muss'man to Theus to Natt
Trio of coaches and each one a turd: Muss'man to Theus to Natt
Adelman stand-ins who won't cut down his net
Now it appears the Maloofs might hire Whisenant
Little experience, but hey, he's the shizznit...
Muss'man to Theus to Natt.
I just sent an email to John Thomas about the subject (possibly hiring Whisenant). You can find his email here:
http://www.nba.com/kings/mailbox/contact_us.html
I encourage others to (politely!) do the same.
Whoa, apparently this woman is VP of sales
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