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[S]ources say Jim Eyen -- Mike Dunleavy's right-hand man with the Bucks, Lakers and Clippers -- will become Paul Westphal's top aide with the Kings

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Ouch

If a man is known by the company he keeps, then this is a damning indictment…

by thelettere on Jun 21, 2009 8:20 AM PDT reply actions  

People down here in LA

want Dunleavy out too. They want him to only be GM and not coach. I hear this kinda talk all the time in clips/fakers radio.

by Bambooozled on Jun 21, 2009 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions  

wow been with Dunleavy for 15+ seasons and no he is just ditching the dude

can’t blame him though. That situation in LA is FAR from stable, so I might be on th first train out too, even if I did have to waste a knife in Dunleavy’s back.

I’m more interested in the fact that he has a 1.00 winning percentage as a head coach, (ha) and that he worked with Pat Riley.

by VenomySnicket on Jun 21, 2009 8:28 AM PDT reply actions  

True

but he is a proven winner , 100% winning record as a head coach in the NBA .

Eyen also served as acting head coach on April 12, 2005, guiding the Clippers to a 94-85 victory over the Utah Jazz at STAPLES Center while Dunleavy was away from the team for personal reasons.

Said Van Gundy about the situation: "(Spanoulis) says, 'I was [Tracy] McGrady back home.' Great. McGrady is McGrady here," ..

by GreekKing on Jun 21, 2009 8:28 AM PDT reply actions  

A Dunleavy protege

Wow. I’m on board….maybe. with luck, he can get MD jr to play here. The good news is, I bet we have plenty of money left for more assistant coaches after we pay him.

by ElRonToro on Jun 21, 2009 8:49 AM PDT reply actions  

what the hell?

this doesnt make any sense .. why would we want this guy and why would he leave LA after spending so much time there

by Tw1x990 on Jun 21, 2009 9:57 AM PDT reply actions  

ruh-roh

Anyone whose resume begins with “Dunleavy’s right hand man” should not be considered. But it gets worse: his resume ends there too. My cynicism meter is way up on this one.

Victory is tasty.

by iashwash on Jun 21, 2009 10:36 AM PDT reply actions  

I'm ok with this as long as Dunleavy doesn't also wipe with his right hand.

"Or, as Randy Jackson would say: Not feelin’ it, dawg."
-bench-blob- posting virgin.

by jjham15 on Jun 21, 2009 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions  

ye of little faith

The resumè is not the whole story, it never is. The question is: will Eyen’s be Westphal’s first assistant or Mario Elie?

by betweentheeyes on Jun 21, 2009 10:57 AM PDT reply actions  

I'm really more interested in Bryan Gates at this point

Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....

No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....

by pookeyguru on Jun 21, 2009 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

Isn't this kind of sad....

We are openly discussing assistant coach candidates.

"Or, as Randy Jackson would say: Not feelin’ it, dawg."
-bench-blob- posting virgin.

by jjham15 on Jun 21, 2009 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

It depends on your POV

I don’t find it sad, but is my insanity anything but a footnote at this point?

Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....

No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....

by pookeyguru on Jun 21, 2009 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions  

ok. in las vegas here. I need to drive by the Palms and have a little chit chat with Colleen...

WTF? How can this happen. Ok on a personal level, I like the idea of a former Gaucho making his way, but the rumor I heard down here in Lalaland was that the whole staff under Dunleavy was subject to dismissal. So, if he was not cutting it in Clipper camp how does this help the Kings? Pookey I am with you on Gates, I sure hope they pull the trigger on him. Elie would be nice, Webber or Vlade would be nice too. Is it too late for Ettore to get a gig as an assistant here, he is available and probably the best coach we never talked to?

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by SactownheartOChouse on Jun 21, 2009 11:25 AM PDT reply actions  

Niether Webber or Vlade are coaches

While I love them to death, I don’t think they have what it takes. Not to mention they probably have better gigs already.

And yeah, Ettore has already been hired by another European team….can’t remember which one though

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- Antoine Walker, on why he shoots so many three pointers

by Ellimist on Jun 21, 2009 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions  

Colleen Maloof lives in New Mexico not Vegas

Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....

No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....

by pookeyguru on Jun 21, 2009 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions  

Stalker.

Father of the "Natt this!" movement.

by Aykis16 on Jun 21, 2009 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

No, he just loves those cougars!

"Or, as Randy Jackson would say: Not feelin’ it, dawg."
-bench-blob- posting virgin.

by jjham15 on Jun 21, 2009 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

You suck

Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....

No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....

by pookeyguru on Jun 21, 2009 6:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

Messina

signed a 3year deal with Real Madrid last week at around 1.8 mil € per year

Said Van Gundy about the situation: "(Spanoulis) says, 'I was [Tracy] McGrady back home.' Great. McGrady is McGrady here," ..

by GreekKing on Jun 21, 2009 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions  

Messina has won a lot more lately

Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....

No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....

by pookeyguru on Jun 21, 2009 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

And

will keep on winning more for the next 2 years at least…

Said Van Gundy about the situation: "(Spanoulis) says, 'I was [Tracy] McGrady back home.' Great. McGrady is McGrady here," ..

by GreekKing on Jun 21, 2009 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

Most likely

Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....

No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....

by pookeyguru on Jun 21, 2009 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

Wow...I guess after acquiring Renaldo and Kaka, they want to shake things up!

That was a lame soccer-bball joke.

My bad.

"It would be my honor to be your new stepfather."

by PhutureKings on Jun 21, 2009 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

Renaldo plays for the Cosmic All-Stars right?

Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....

No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....

by pookeyguru on Jun 21, 2009 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions  

that might be

a good think to not cut it in clipper land because dunleavt shouldnt be coach either. talk on the lakers/clippers radio down here shows that people really want dunleavy to be GM but not coach because he can scout talent but sucks at coaching.

by Bambooozled on Jun 21, 2009 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

How reliable is Vescey?

And, if your team was about to draft Blake Griffin, why would you leave?

The draft lottery has reinforced my belief that there are not enough bad words in the English language.

by LeaguePassAddict on Jun 21, 2009 11:35 AM PDT reply actions  

good question

all this time together and about to get the best player in the draft.

by STH114 on Jun 21, 2009 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions  

Probably isn't having his contract renewed

Would be my guess.

Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....

No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....

by pookeyguru on Jun 21, 2009 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions  

can he work that Clipper magic in Sacto?

that’s the big question.

Life is every mammal's journey from very very wet to very very dry.

by Holmdel on Jun 21, 2009 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions  

Don't think it matters

You people are making too much of this. I’m worried about how the Kings would deal with an advance scout.

Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....

No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....

by pookeyguru on Jun 21, 2009 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

Right Pookey

When the GM and Head Coach are the same person, he has to look two steps down the ladder for a scapegoat. Obviously there’s a fundamental disagreement happening if they’re parting ways after so many years, so he must be more than just a MD lackey. He’s not guilty by association as far as I’m concerned. Maybe he’s the only reason that Dunleavy has been able to stay in a job for so long, despite his record.

by furious.d on Jun 21, 2009 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

Westphal Staff Completed!

Jim Eyen, Mario Elie, and Truck Robinson I Like It.

Link: http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/sports/kings/archives/2009/06/post-24.html

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by JZiadeh on Jun 21, 2009 7:29 PM PDT reply actions  

Plenty of good coaches have bad protege’s, maybe a not a so great coach has a good protege. I don’t think you can go that wrong with a guy with 15 years of NBA experience.

by bignerd on Jun 21, 2009 9:51 PM PDT reply actions  

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