Goes on with the speculation that Brown wants a lot of money, and he speculates that based on the previous coaching contracts specifically of Spo and Kerr as examples.
Zach goes on to say that while he's a bit tough on players, the players seemed have responded well to him fine, nickel and diming him makes no sense and he's unlikely asking for Spo/Kerr money. He also says that second guessing him makes zero sense.
by EarthWarping
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Kings moment.
How can you believe there’s a coaching problem when you look at their team vs the conference they’re in. They’re a solid team. Solid is about enough for a play-in spot in the West.
The beam season was fun as hell, does ownership expect that to just carry forward into being a contender with no changes?
and what they do to help Mike Brown?
Give him the same team of last year, plus Chris Duarte and Javale McGee
lol
hilarious.
*(and gave Harrison Fucking Barnes a new multi year deal)
then they should have got a better power forward which was fucking obvious from about game 10 of the season
there were guys available like PJ washington and siakam and they just decided to do nothing and roll with harrison barnes as PF
then they got relentlessly bullied by every team with size up front
you tell me what brown is supposed to do with a frontcourt of harrison barnes, trey lyles, saboner and alex len
barnes is a natural 3, and kind of getting on in years. sabonis is a decent offensive player but a black hole on defense
This is setting up for an all in Kings trade for a borderline All-Star that fails horribly.
It’s normal to be disappointed in missing the playoffs – not sure blaming Brown is the right move
-didn’t add any good rotational players at all despite seeing how trash Huerter and Barnes were in the playoffs and seeing that the west was getting better.
-keon saved monte broke ass life
-2nd best player can’t create his own shot or play defense
Ownership must’ve been on drugs if they thought they was finna win a round with this
If Sabonis is ur center you need an active mobile defensive PF that can make plays on defense. Aka not Harrison Barnes.
There’s a sliding doors moment/inflection point coming for the Kings, it seems
Need a big that fits next to Sabonis & for Murray to develop into a star, they’ll be contenders if that happens. Easier said than done but I think the path forward is pretty clear.
We’re about to get the full second act of the Kangz dynasty. Fuck my life dude.
HEY! /r/NBA.
The KANGZ are fuckin BACK! You’re welcome
Kangz forever
The fact that brown dragged them to the playoffs after that long drought is a huge accomplishment in itself.
Looking at how the season panned out and thinking it’s a coaching mishap is insane. Yeah you hate to have fallen apart there at the end of the season, but Brown has coached these dudes up a ton.
Not every coach get give you a great return or maximize what they have on hand. Mike Brown needs a better
squad in a growing and stronger Western Conference.
They ran it back with the same squad and FO acts disappointed for some reason… next season you got Grizzlies, Rockets, Warriors etc
if your goal is to win the first round on the playoffs you are destined to have a mediocre team for a while
I remember saying last year that it’s totally possible taking the defending champ warriors to 7 games could be the peak of that core
Firing Brown is something the old regime would have done. They should be past this kind of decision making, really disappointing if they let him go.
They outperformed their roster if anything. What teams above them do they think they’re more talented than? Every team that finished above them had more top end and all around talent. FO is just scapegoating, Brown has been fantastic and tried just about every defensive scheme imaginable to drag this roster to a half-decent defensive rating
Sabonis has been great this season but that salary is still pretty nerve-wracking. I think Kings could have kept him for less. Historically, paying big men so much $$$ is very dangerous, especially for a fringe all-star.
Mike Brown doesn’t deserve to be fired. But teams extend coaches far too early and often as a rule. I wish more teams let the contract play out, and signed coaches for short terms.
Ah yes the Kings are blaming Mike Brown for the poor roster construction. The reality is the Kings fucked themselves over long term with the Sabonis trade. Sabonis is an odd player in that he’s good enough to be a low to mid tier all star during the regular season but his flaws (bad defender, no jump shot and struggles to create his own shot) make him a complete liability in the playoffs. As long as he is one of your “stars” you are trapped in the playin or first round. In addition to the Sabonis situation, they did nothing to improve the roster after 2023 while other teams in the west got better. Instead of blaming Mike Brown they need to pray that Murray takes a big leap and then move on from Sabonis and use assets acquired from dealing him to build around Fox and Murray.
Cannot understand why this team gave vlade divac multiple chances but isn’t willing to be a little patient with the guy who broke a 16 year playoff drought immediately
Vivek gonna put a family member/friend at GM and hire Mark Jackson. Will always be thankful for him keeping the team in Sacramento but he just can’t get out of his own way.
I agree the kings were disappointing this season but it’s more roster construction than coaching.
Its insane. They stayed relatively similar because they didn’t really add much or have any internal growth. Like. Sabonis and Fox are probably where they are going to be. Brown being the scapegoat because the west got better is asinine and what can be expected by a team with ownership as idiotic as theirs.
If these playoffs have proven anything it’s that defense not only still matters but does, indeed, win championships.
Kings are below average on defense, and are in the West with Dallas, Minny, Denver, OKC, etc. Coaching is not the issue, it’s roster construction.
As a Kings fan there was a lot I didn’t like this year. It seemed like he really started playing favorites this year and stopped holding guys accountable. He kept his hands in his pockets most of the year vs last year when he was loud and in charge. And his lineups were shit. It was apparent for the year that Barnes huerter and Keegan had zero life or energy for your Wings yet he didn’t make a move to Keon until he was injured. That’s just what I noticed on the outside so I’m sure there was more going on behind the scenes. I wouldn’t be surprised if he was loosing the locker room a little. Fox went into a ‘don’t really care anymore’ mode for like 2 months.
Mike brown has been great for their culture – dumb to play games with his contract
Am I to understand that the SunKings are still on the table?
Man, reading through these comments makes it sound as if the kings fans want to be the Pacers 2.0
Kings ownership being delusional is the one consistent from Adelman to Brown.
Shoutout to real Kings fans. I remember the Peja/C-Webb/Bibby/Vlade/Christie teams. Y’all have always deserved better.
Kings ownership has no idea how to win or what they are doing and that’s not gonna change.
They are like cicadas. They will make the playoffs in another 17 years.
Yeah the west got so much better and left the kings in the dust. Look at the clippers, they picked up harden, won a lot more games, and still ended in 4th twice in a row. You have to be aggressively improving right now to even have a prayer at contending
Back to the basement we go
At least the Kings got to send those bum-ass Warriors home. That must’ve been quite a satisfying moment for the fans.