ESPN: Musselman is the new head coach

by Ziller on Jun 2, 2006 3:07 PM PDT in News Comment 8 comments

Extra, extra, read all about it: Musselman got the gig.

I think we've summed up our feelings pretty thoroughly this week, and this post from this morning is probably the best gauge, if you want our opinion.

This post will be updated as necessary.

Update [2006-6-2 18:11:49 by TZ]: Sam Amick says Musselman's camp is confirming it, and the Kings have a press conference scheduled for Saturday. Which means Musselman is absolutely the coach.

Update [2006-6-2 18:27:25 by TZ]: Okay, some very minor thoughts:

Painting the new coach's name on his door won't be too hard: Rick Adelman to Eric Musselman. Get rid of the K, add an E; erase 'Ad' and stencil in 'Muss.' Someone facilities guy is very happy with this choice.
Musselman, of course, is the one top candidate a Sacramento Bee columnist didn't spend a whole column one. Marty McNeal wrote at length about both Larry Brown and Mario Elie; Ailene Voisin wrote about Brown and John Whisenant. Dude wasn't that much of a longshot, was he?
Time for a crow smoothie: I underestimated either the power of Geoff Petrie or the PR skills of the Maloofs when I said Whisenant was a lock earlier this week. I don't know what changed their mind, but I appreciate it greatly.

Update [2006-6-2 18:55:25 by TZ]: Party-time at Arden!

Meet the Coach: On Saturday, June 3, at approximately 1 p.m., the Sacramento Kings will officially announce their new head coach. Following the announcement, a "Meet the Coach" event for Kings Fans will be held at the Arden Fair Mall (Center Court - In front of Nordstrom) at 3:30 p.m. The new coach, Joe and Gavin Maloof and Geoff Petrie will be in attendance.

I'm thinking I might be in attendance. Anyone know a super-fast way to create a "Sactown Royalty" t-shirt?

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This is a hire

I can get on board with. There are a few question marks, primarily the rumors of Musselman's inability to get along with his players and management while in Golden State.

And on a team with Ron-Ron and potentially Bonzi, that question mark gets a wee bit bigger.

He does satisfy a lot of the criteria Kings fans are looking for - successful NBA experience, defensive mindedness, etc.

So I'm cool with this. Now we can start talking draft picks and free agency.

by otis29 on Jun 2, 2006 3:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Musselman: That's a Good Hire

A lot of folks around here probably know I personally would've loved to see Mario get the gig, but still, we've got a lot to be happy about with this one!

(I'm just glad it's over because a couple of weeks of Larry Brown and Whiz chatter was starting to mess with my sleep patterns.)

The thing about Musselman is the guy has a lot of upside. Because of his deep and thorough understanding of the nuances of the game, his work ethic, and his enthusiasm, I think he could have the potential to be a truly great NBA head coach. And I mean great like at a Pat Riley/Larry Brown-level. (Maybe that sounds inconsistent after I just got through putting Larry and Whiz in the same sentence, but I do recognize Larry Brown as one of the greatest NBA coaches ever. It's just that IMO he would've been a disastrous hire for the Kings at this stage of his career and given the current state of the organization)

Anyway, getting back to Musselman, he's still fairly young and hopefully he can channel all that energy, and has toned down the Little Napoleon act that wore thin with some of the Warriors players. Smart people learn from what has worked and what hasn't worked in the past, and there's no doubt that Musselman really wants to make this succeed. He'll certainly have the a very strong collection of talent to work with.

And best of all this hire means that Geoff Petrie is still at the wheel, and Joe and Gavin can listen to reason. Now THAT is great news.

Hey, I'm pretty fired up. Go Kings!

"When the Going Gets Weird, the Weird Turn Pro." (Hunter S Thompson)

by Mucho Moss on Jun 2, 2006 3:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Woohoo!

Yeah, the Petrie ramifications are huge. The Maloofs may be more vocal now, but Petrie is at the helm.

I don't know if you caught my previous note jaredcar, but can you shoot me an e-mail? tziller AT gmail DOT com.

by Ziller on Jun 2, 2006 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Whizanoia

hey, TZ, you're certainly not alone in getting swallowed up in Whizenant paranoia (Whizanoia?). We were all pretty scared there for a while. But now that the coast is (apparently) clear, I think you should offer to share a sip of that crow smoothie with Grant Napear.

In his inimitable, "Look, pal, I'm from Poughkeepsie so I know what the hell I'm talkin about here" style, Grant has been confidently predicting Whiz for about week now, and waving off poor Mike Lamb's (mild) protests.

I guess in about 10 minutes we can hear his new take.

"When the Going Gets Weird, the Weird Turn Pro." (Hunter S Thompson)

by Mucho Moss on Jun 2, 2006 3:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Musselman and Bonzi

Musselman was in Memphis at the same time Bonzi had all the problems with Fratello. Someone needs to ask Bonzi if this affects his willingness to come back.

by Carl on Jun 2, 2006 4:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

no problemo

I have no problem with musselman. I think he did a great job wth Golden State (considering the fact that it was Golden State hehe)

by kingme on Jun 2, 2006 10:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Quickie job the SR tees

TZ, you can create the artwork and have it color printed on t-shirt transfer paper. The best and longest lasting application is to have a screen printing shop use their super hot iron. Or you may just have letters applied while you wait, same as for sports uniforms, at screen print shops. Call Creative T's N Things really early to see if they can help (many shops close early on saturdays) - they are on Arden. Mabel there may also have the paper for transfers and a spare tee to print a one off for you. 927-8858.

by pyro on Jun 3, 2006 4:23 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs