I feel pretty confident Luke does not have the capacity to handle these multiple responsibilities. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) September 17, 2020. It’s early, but Haliburton is a breath of fresh air for Sacramento. I could be wrong about that though. For instance, Monte may want to see how Bagley looks out on the perimeter, while Luke may want him to stay in the paint and get boards or on the bench. Heck, if we squint a bit it could be argued that he tried to develop: That entire philosophy was completely backwards to me from the start. I have no reason to believe that’s the case but I’m trying to find something positive to latch on to…. Heck, there are games where Curry is arguably a more vital contributor than Harris, which is only slightly concerning and is seemingly becoming less of an issue with each passing week. If they overhaul the roster at the deadline without firing Alton, is there a chance that implies they’re trying to give him a roster he can work with? At that point, they were 20-14 and tied with the Clippers as the #4 seed. GM job would satisfy him. Especially the last line. Luke is staying. Like, yeah, and look where cutting corners got you. How I became a millionaire by always betting against the Kings – a Netflix original. LeBron James’ team winning percentage when he’s been on the floor with any other coach: 67%. More losing, just when we thought we were done with that. Vlade did dumb shit. I won’t comment on this until I watch the tape. And then if the coach is floundering (O’Brien, Kidd, Gentry) or hits their ceiling (Casey, Jackson), then you replace them when your team is more attractive and the coaches you want will listen. He’s not a rookie. These are understandable points. Edit: And to be clear – this isn’t a defense of Walton. Just a few of the recent, successful / well regarded FOs below: Pelicans: David Griffin – Kept Alvin Gentry on for year 1 & fired after Raptors: Masai Ujiri – Kept Dwane Casey around for the first 5 years before replacing Warriors: Bob Myers – Depending on when you feel he got control – either kept Smart for 1 season before replacing with Jackson or kept Jackson for 2 seasons before replacing Celtics: Danny Ainge – Kept Jim O’Brien around to start the next season, fired 46 games in Bucks: John Horst – Kept Kidd to start the next season and fired 55 games in Pacers: Kevin Pritchard – Kept McMillan 3 seasons before replacing Jazz: Dennis Lindsey – Kept Tyrone Corbin 2 seasons before replacing. So here is an interesting question to ponder… (and before I ask it… just know that I really detest Walton – and did before he ever came here. Yeah I take your point. Lebron was basically trying to engineer a trade to move half the roster midseason. What would the articles about him and the comments about him look like in June 2020 if if played out that way? It’s hard to trust this front office based on the past. Rebuild and plan for a good lottery pick in a stacked draft. So I agree, he certainly could work well with the FO and could run a better system that uses more of our player’s strengths. If not both. Sure, in hindsight, the Sixers probably should have targeted a different player when they sign-and-traded Jimmy Butler to the Miami Heat, as Duncan Robinson and Philly’s own Derrick Jones Jr. would have looked darn good in a red, white, and blue jersey, but for what it’s worth, Richardson came more or less as advertised when he arrived in South Philly from the neon lights and temperate weather of South Beach. Sacramento Kings scores, news, schedule, players, stats, rumors, depth charts and more on RealGM.com whatever the roster is come start of the season we can’t expect them to be willing ready to lose games. Luke’s a bad coach and generally terrible human being for many reasons, but this is pretty glaring. He's backing the head coach he's stuck with because there's zero upside to throwing Walton under the bus. Yeah unfortunately have to agree Greg. We know that Vivek is basking in the rare season where he's only paying one head coach. the team, by playing a slower halfcourt game, knowing that the pace often slows down come play-off time and guys like Fox have to learn to execute in the halfcourt; a player (Buddy), to give him a valuable added skill so he would not be so one-dimensional. On the other hand, Walton probably won’t win many games. This goes beyond wasting just one season (although it certainly is that). However, I don´t like it. I would imagine the majority of vets on this team will be gone by Dec. Walton will not only have prove he can develop young players. I noticed StR was a ghost town then started looking for links about the Kings.. Fortunately, their loss is the Philadelphia 76ers’ gain. His prospective future employers will be a big believer in him having their backs at all costs, His job isn’t to critique management, that’s ownership. Hiring SAR would be a nice little redemption story, so I’m gonna hope for that. well I said it would be a redemption story. It's common practice to turn on a ceiling fan when temperatures get high. And the Bulls did this offseason – though the quality of their FO remains to be seen. https://new.utc.edu/arts-and-sciences/music/faculty-and-staff By most accounts, there are superstars in the making that will be available. Buddy Hield is the wild card. Not when Ujiri took over. Your favorite teams, topics, and players all on your favorite mobile devices. If you want to point out coaches who arent hot prospects turning down roles because they are currently being paid, do it. Are we just going to miss out on that one too? But, this being the Kings, they’ve never seemed close to that kind of full reset, always opting to tinker with one side or the other. A good coach will command the tank, develop young players, and set this team up for future long- term success. I think McNair will give Luke a fair shot and see how this team will start off in Luke’s second season before he starts making roster decisions. Marc J. Spears: Kings name Monte McNair as General Manager. Him filling in as coach of one of the best teams in history while Kerr was away is almost entirely parallel to him getting rings for waving a towel. I am curious to this day and we may never know. He was being paid not to. at some point they should start “tanking”. That it doesn’t require a complete house cleaning. Took me a while back then but here we are! Player development within a designed, agreed upon style of play. Actually, that was poorly phrased. President of the G League is an important job, but it seems like it’s more administrative. Regardless of wins. Based on what I read when SAR left, I doubt he’d want come back here as long as Vivek’s the owner. My Spidey sense says that this is not McNair’s call to make. It’s also about inhibiting development for future seasons. One point about Dwayne Casey: He started winning games in TO without Rudy Gay and Kyle Lowry in the fold. It will give Mcnair a reason to fire him. Yeah I hope your right but I have more faith in Joerger then Walton. Whoever is hired is going to tell us quite a bit about Walton’s future. And if you want to point out another coach wishing they had another player on another team over the player on the current team, do it. Monte McNair Introductory Press Conference, Weds. Who makes the playoffs first…the Kings or Joerger at his next head coaching position? “Monte has been absolutely critical to the success of the Rockets over his long tenure,” Morey said in 2018 upon McNair’s promotion. We’ll be hearing about how Luke is only a good coach when forced to play his all star warriors team the way Kerr wanted to play and play the kings the way his GM wanted him to play. It’s not like he hasn’t coached teams that played with pace in the past. Kings GM McNair says he is 'on same page' with Hield, agent originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea. If anything it should bump up Buddy’s trade value if he’s here next season. The whole season was just weird, so I don’t really read too much into it. Bryce Harper thinks so, Philadelphia Eagles: 3 more prospects to keep an eye on in the third round, Top 10 moments from 2008 World Series run, Philadelphia Phillies: Don’t worry about Aaron Nola’s spring struggles…yet, 3 backup QBs that the Philadelphia Eagles should pivot their attention to, Philadelphia 76ers: Give the Blue Coats guys some run, Philadelphia Eagles: Spend-happy Patriots could boost potential Ertz trade. It is an attempt to try to see a bad situation in the most positive light as possible , which I understand. Vivek keeps compounding his own mistakes by being slow to correct them. Walton is fighting for his basketball life. Virtually every team is going to be operating at a loss. So it’s going to be the Sacramento TanKings this year for that coveted 2022 top pick. Are we going to hit on a late lottery pick so amazingly well that it vaults us into relevance?