Agree with Muff209. His most recent misunderstanding (or was it ours) not withstanding, he did an outstanding job as a rookie coach dealing with a high number of injuries and roster changes.

All bad decisions come via the Maloofs, all that is happy-happy, joy-joy comes from the mind of our local Diety, Geoff Petrie (hey, that rhymes).

Funny, I can’t keep any of this straight. Was the Musselman hire forced upon Petrie by the Maloofs, and then Reggie was the candidate Petrie forced through since Musselman crashed and burned? Or is Petrie just a spineless “GM in name only” who continues to work for ownership that doesn’t really listen to him?

Seriously, I don’t think anyone here is being bamboozled or hoodwinked. The results speak for themselves – Theus most likely overachieved with a group of players with 30 to 35 win talent. An impressive achievement, considering the injuries, the trade, and a challenging group of personalities in the locker room. So he does have some coaching chops, that much is clear. There are some warts as well, namely his Everest-sized ego, and his complete inability to accept blame and his preference to use the media as a communication tool with his players and owners.

I still like him as the coach of this team, but he needs a shot of self-awareness and perhaps a little bit of reigning in by upper management. Nothing that makes him a snakeoil salesman, in my book – but next year will be huge in proving whether Theus can avoid self-immolation and continue to improve the product on the floor.

Where could this team be if they still had Rick Adelman? Better, worse, the same?

Where could this team if they still had Eric Musselman? Better, worse, the same?

Other than Reggie’s poor choice of using the media to convey Billy Graham style basketball messages, what flaws has Reggie really shown that aren’t, at the very least, a bi-product of what’s happening with the Maloofs, Petrie and upper management?

I do know that I don’t know what Rick could have done with a splintering franchise in the ownership ranks. {I don’t know if it’s clear, but trading Artest was mandatory for this team, and Petrie, and the Maloof’s, both failed to pass that exam. Now, partly, Reggie got himself caught in a mess that seemed somewhat intended to be a Phil Jackson-esque type of statement, and partly just to get his point across. If you read Sam’s column it was a somewhat minor point until Kevin took offense to it. (For the record Sam DOES have that right to ask Kevin Martin what he thinks. We’ve already covered the PJ angle extensively, but Reggie needs to figure out the media stuff still. I do know that the Maloof’s love stuff like that as it keeps the Kings being talked about for days while the team just ended another sub 500 campaign. That’s all they truly care about I think}

That being said Rick wouldn’t have won if Thomas and Reef weren’t around either. Rahim provided a valuable low post presence when healthy, and had he continued to stay healthy it remains to be seen what might have come of that. However, Rick and the Maloof’s weren’t compatible any longer. That is what it is. Rick’s moved on, and so should we.

Musselman is a dead argument, and fairly so, but how would have keeping him made this team better?

I did see written by someone here that Petrie wanted Brian Shaw. If that’s the case, just as the assumption, that comes with saying the Maloof’s wanted Theus, what is the truth? How can we know the truth?

I think Reggie did do a fairly commendable job over the course of the season. As otis said, there are good parts and bad parts to his coaching and his resume here. The only real question is what happens if Ron Artest isn’t here? Does Reggie change any part of his coaching style? I do think another factor here is Reggie only has 2 guaranteed years on his deal, and has an ownership group dis-satisfied largely with a sub-par season a year ago. It’s understandable why Reggie felt pressure. It’s a pressure filled job after all.

I think Reggie made more than a few mis-steps, but given the context of it’s leadership up top, and it’s player compisition at ground level, was there any real killer subtle moves THAT could have been made?