I don’t think was the right call. I wish we would have seen a trade today or some other kind of shake up. We will not improve or develop under an interim coach. Either hire Jordan or another coach now. Not good Kings….

The Kings have a tough schedule in the upcoming week or so, but one VERY winnable game first. If the organization wanted to make a change before the all-star break, it seems wise to give the new coach a chance at a winnable game.

That being said, I don’t think I like this move. We’ll have to wait and see

I can see why it happened, I don’t necessarily disagree with the decision. But there was part of me that thought Theus had (still has?) the potential to be a quality NBA head coach down the road.

That may still be the case, just not with a team following Petrie’s vision for the future.

I love having this sounding board! I am going to wear out my !!!!! key.

I wonder if Coachie had anything to do with Petrie’s decision. You know, he saw the game and everything on Saturday. He probably thought that Reggie had lost the team. It certainly seems like it after all.

This is better for Reggie in the long run. Petrie did the right thing and ending this. However, and I say however, if he doesn’t trade Miller because he wants to get more than getting Shawn Marion (especially since Kenny Thomas is such a poison pill), then I think there is a huge mistake. 2 young players will be on this roster next year barring a trade of either pick, and having extra roster spots os always a good thing. I hope this is the start of quality news for this team. All I can say at this point. Excuse me while I get my paws grubby with cheesy cheez-it’s.

And announce when 1140 breaks in to announce the firing.

Interesting hypothesis TZ…although wouldn’t it follow that Petrie’s got one foot out the door and Levien’s size-12 is in the middle of GP’s back??

I was planning on actually working today. ;)

at the knicks game, right behind the Kings bench. I actually told me wife that we could be at his last game as coach. The body language of all the players on the bench was just weird. Except for Mikki Moore (who I actually was impressed on the “leadership” he showed on the bench, as far as clapping and trying to get the team fired up) and Donte who was having a lot of fun. it’s not a shock to me, but I wish they just rode it out.

Oh well, bring on Eddie!

Great links TZ. All good calls at the time (I had forgotten the pissing contest with Levien at the start of the year over Martin’s injury), but, I also think this had little to do with Levien too. I just think it was clear Reggie wasn’t part of this team’s future. This is a good thing for Reggie overall. Now he gets to figure out where he goes from here. He can take his time, or pick a fledgling/struggling Div 1 program to rebuild. (Sac State if they throw enough money at him? That would be AWESOME!)

I just finished taking a Spanish final and Theus gets axed. He should have finished the season. No me gusta.

There are 2 different ways to judge this firing. Either A) he had lost the team, and it needed a totally different voice. Or B) Reggie knew the makeup wasn’t working, and he couldn’t keep playing, say, Brad Miller to raise his trade value if he ever stopped pouting/struggling. I wonder if this was the real reason Reggie was fired. There is not a worse way to prepare Natt for tonight’s game then to fire Reggie & Chuck Person the day of the game. I think something was said last night, and it was talked over, and Petrie decided that Reggie’s coaching wouldn’t force his hand on whether he traded Brad Miller sooner or later.

Here’s the problem. I think Reggie’s right. I also don’t know if the solution was Reggie’s coaching, or the makeup, but I’m very sure this team is much worse with Brad “Pouty Joint” Miller. If he doesn’t leave this team, he’s going to drag it down. And you know what, he’s trying to force a trade out of here. I hope Petrie pulls a Miller/Kenny Thomas (because moving Thomas salary totally off the books is like getting a good draft pick in the exchange if you ask me) for Marion deal because that cap room is just totally invaluable. If Petrie holds up because Kenny Natt doesn’t have that kind of power, screw him. He doesn’t have the right to make this team totally unwatchable because he wants to make a straight flush into a royal flush for a team where hitting that extra 10 feet on a home run won’t make them even a playoff team. Or at the very best a probable 8th seed.

If Petrie threw Theus out of the door because he had an opinion, then screw him. I want to see details. I NEED to see details. (I will always maintain Petrie screwed the Kings up by keeping Artest. He could have selected Greene with the 20th overall pick that Denver would have given up.)

Scoop just posted this, which only bolsters my previous view that this team needs a roster shakeup. And I think as we will see, this team needs to move MIller sooner than later.

No Whiz. Thank God!

Probably the right move. I don’t have a problem with Natt finishing the season, but if Jordan is the guy Petrie wants, I say grab him now. And make a trade.

Is that he didn’t hire any assistants with major coaching experience. He needed a Del Harris or Pete Carril to help him figure out a solid offensive and defensive scheme. I think that perhaps he was doomed from the start.