yay.... even RON ARTEST has been clean all preseason..... and the coach blows it?

Either way, this obviously hurts Muss' image a bit, sort of considering his situation in Golden State and the fact he is now divorced. Either way, I think Muss has done a great job up to this point and I think the players still respect him. If he loses that much cred with the players because of this, then the players are mentally soft as well. If this was a frequent recurrence, than that'd be bad. If Artest got into trouble again than I'd be really pissed. Right now Im just a bit stunned and disappointed.

This is especially bad news considering the amount of very young men in the NBA, including, obviously, the Kings. How can he - with any credibility - speak to young players about making good choices/decisions.

One thing is for certain now: he certainly will be able to speak with credibility about the consequences of stupidity.

p.s. For those of you who do not live in mid/down town or in the greater Sacramento area, please note that the area he was coming from is choked with taxi's at 2:00 AM.  There is no excuse for drinking and driving.

by Kusian on Sat Oct 21, 2006 at 05:07:29 PM PST
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  To start, this isn't a direct stabb at the writer.  I've heard a lot of things like this today.  There really isn't an excuse for drinking and driving period.  It shouldn't matter if you're downtown or in the country.  This being said, I also realize that we all make mistakes and we've all done something we weren't suppost to.  It could be something small like lying or something bigger like stealing or drugs ect. We've all done things that we shouldn't have.  We are also all coaches in a sense.  If you have children, co-workers, if you have ever taught or tutored, you at some point of time have to be a coach.  Every player on that team is human and has made mistakes on and off the court and I am positive they will still follow Coach Musselmen into the season and play hard for him.  

    The true problem for the kings will be when and if he is convicted.  Changing head coaches mid season will most likely be a hard adjustment for the team and can dramaticlly impact the style of play and who is playing.  Coach Musselman seemed honest and upfront about his mistake, i think we should let the law run its course and focus on winning the season.  Like it or not he is our coach and unless you are Geoff or the Maloofs you truely have no choice in what happens.  Being angry at him isn't going to help his, or our teams situation.

Ok, it happened, now get over it. Unless you have never made a mistake in judgement (yes I know that there are perfect people out there, they will even tell you that they are).
It is unfortunate and obviously does not set a good example, but truthfully, I dont really care. Unlike most people, I don't think the most critical thing going on downtown is drunk driving.

When everyone is perfect in this world I will understand the hype and fanfare that every mistake is given. Does this coach's dui affect me? NOT AT ALL. Tough break for him, with fines and penalties and crap that he will have to go through,(not to mention the public outcry)he will more than pay the piper. If only our law enforcement officers cared so much about arresting the drug dealers that stand in the street in broad daylight in oak park.