Shareef Abdur-Rahim Named Kings Assistant GM

by Tom Ziller on Oct 7, 2010 1:42 PM PDT in News

The Kings have announced that Shareef Abdur-Rahim is changing roles, going from the bench, where he's served as an assistant coach for the last two years, to the front office, where he is now an assistant general manager. He joins Mike Petrie in that role, with Geoff Petrie and Wayne Cooper leading the front office.

It's unclear why Reef is transitioning from the bench to the executive suite. The Kings did add Otis Hughley as an assistant, but he was seen as replacing Bryan Gates, who left to join Monty Williams' staff in New Orleans.

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I like this move

Not entirely sure why, but I like it. Maybe it’s in anticipation of all the Reefer Madness headlines for future questionable personnel moves.

Dip til I rip

by Muff209 on Oct 7, 2010 1:46 PM PDT via mobile reply actions 6 recs

rec'd

Reefer Madness headlines for future questionable personnel moves.

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by lietothegirls on Oct 7, 2010 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs

reke'd

by mbcarval on Oct 7, 2010 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions

I didn't see this coming

Let’s see how Reef’s talent evaluation is. He must have been helping in this department already to get promoted to a position like that.

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by Aykis16 on Oct 7, 2010 1:49 PM PDT reply actions

Wow, congrats to Shareef!

A good man, and a smart cookie. Seems like he has a really high ceiling.

Which is important when you’re 6’9".

Rocks are free, and slingshots easily stolen. And for a limited time, every third person who follows me on Twitter (andy_sims) gets a free ice cream cone.

Which I will eat.

by andy sims on Oct 7, 2010 1:53 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs

Sound the trumpets, Raise the drawbridge, and drop the Oldsmobile

by Balky Needs on Oct 7, 2010 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions

Enter big man coach vacancy as asst. coach

ahem, Chris Webber!

by Smills9133 on Oct 7, 2010 2:12 PM PDT reply actions

Could be to add another god into our FO list of dieties to pray to.

To help us with our drafts and trades!

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by caseycheesecake on Oct 7, 2010 3:05 PM PDT reply actions

I was holding out hope for Kenny Thomas...

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by section214 on Oct 7, 2010 3:06 PM PDT reply actions 5 recs

Woof?

When discussing two opposing point of views, the truth often lies somewhere in the middle.

by Exhibit G on Oct 7, 2010 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions

He's gonna be who the Maloofs eventually sell the team to.

He spent all those years on the bench investing his money.

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by Aykis16 on Oct 7, 2010 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions

With SAR moving on up, there's an open spot on our bench for Thomas.

It’s where he belongs.

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by Juan Primo on Oct 7, 2010 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs

He could be the special teams coach

by betweentheeyes on Oct 7, 2010 9:43 PM PDT up reply actions

Specializing in facial expressions

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by hozr on Oct 8, 2010 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions

Maybe he can do a post game KHTK spot as well.

“Radio Rahim”

/ba-dump-bump

Sound the trumpets, Raise the drawbridge, and drop the Oldsmobile

by Balky Needs on Oct 7, 2010 3:30 PM PDT reply actions

I have no idea what this means to for the Kings, but I definately know it's good news for Shareef!

Congrats man

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by tomroadrunner on Oct 7, 2010 4:25 PM PDT reply actions

SAR is actually in Berkeley often

I go to Cal and Ive talked to him on campus. He says he’s taking classes here but he also works as a scout in the area.

Anecdotal I know, but he used to go to the same mosque as I did back in Sac so he knows me by face

by Scirocco on Oct 7, 2010 5:15 PM PDT via mobile reply actions

???

Not too sure what to think of this. I am happy for Shareef as he has been a class act since coming here as a free agent and I am sure he has impressed enough to deserve the bump into the front office but we seem to have asst GM/player personnel types coming out the yang and no one to my knowledge focusing on stats and metrics with Levien getting the can earlier this year.

Damn you Robert Horry!!!

by chupacabara on Oct 7, 2010 8:10 PM PDT reply actions

To me there's so much more to player evaluations than stats.

I’m glad the Kings don’t make that the main focus. I mean, a player’s stats are influenced by so many other factors. You have to look at a guy’s stats and ask, “why are they this good.” or “why aren’t they better?” And it takes more than a statistician to answer those questions.

by cbsf on Oct 7, 2010 10:42 PM PDT up reply actions

Don't bring that argument to GSoM

"We're not talking about me and Darko in the same sentence." - Chris Webber vs KAHN!

by caseycheesecake on Oct 8, 2010 7:33 AM PDT up reply actions

Yes

Because I’m sure if the team hired a quant analyst for the front office, all the scout types, like Petrie, Cooper and Petrie II would disappear.

by Tom Ziller on Oct 8, 2010 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions

With the same logic, I find it hard to believe there is no statistical analysis being done in the Kings front office as it is.

Certainly, Petrie, Cooper and Petrie II understand stats and take them into account as much as they feel is necessary. From Petire himself:

Are you a big believer in “advanced statistics,” and how do they affect your decision-making?

I like stats. I think they’re a big part of your composite evaluation of players. They are important beyond just the regular stats you get. There’s productivity per minute, productivity per shot, and all those different kinds of things. It still comes down to the fact that basketball is the most interdependent game and there’s a lot of different levels of how that fits together with all the different skill sets. I don’t think you can let stats completely dominate that, either.

by cbsf on Oct 8, 2010 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

Wierd.

He is always involved in the player workouts during draft time. Maybe he’s good at it.

by cbsf on Oct 7, 2010 10:38 PM PDT reply actions

When it comes to former players becoming coaches and/or GMs

it seems that on average star players don’t do as well, while good players/role players do quite well. I think Reef falls into the latter category, so I think he’ll do quite well.

by vfettke on Oct 8, 2010 4:35 AM PDT reply actions

Good for Reef.

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by pookeyguru on Oct 8, 2010 11:02 AM PDT reply actions

I'm sure one of his key qualities is

he can keep his mouth shut… without it having to be wired shut.

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by hozr on Oct 8, 2010 4:20 PM PDT reply actions

Tough People Make Tough Decission's....

I cannot imagine the size of Ka’honnies it takes running full press (mouth wired shut) at an NBA level…not for one-play set verses actively playing night in and night out.

I cannot imagine matching this inscribable man up with a top-notch finance wizard.

A wizard that is always five moves ahead-by the way that is a major NBA "KEY".

They (Bros.) should set up a triangle decision making head-not sure about final decision’s…i.e. Get out of the traditional box trusting one person ‘thinking" they have both talent nose and finance savvy- sure, try to hire that guy! (BANK) Not many NBA street smart-book smart-smarty-pants around. Only a few have (long term) graced the NBA stage.

by Poison Monkey on Oct 9, 2010 4:47 PM PDT reply actions