Reggie Theus gets the axe in Sacramento
by Mike Rutherford on Dec 15, 2008 2:43 PM EST
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PrintApparently firing coaches is contagious in the NBA.
It only took two days for the latest NBA head coach to find the unemployment line.
The Sacramento Kings have fired coach Reggie Theus, ending his tenure with the team after 24 games this season. Sacramento, mired in the cellar of the Pacific Division and one of the Western Conference's worst teams, let Theus go after a 6-18 start to the season. Also fired was assistant coach Chuck Person.
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Theus was named coach of the Kings on June 19, 2007 and he guided Sacramento to a 38-44 record, good enough for fourth place in the Pacific. It was a slight improvement from the 2006-07 campaign, in which the Kings went 33-49 in Eric Musselman's lone season at the helm.
Theus' firing continues a recent early-season trend in the NBA in which franchises have been quick to make changes on the bench. Already this season, the coaches who began the season in Washington (Jordan), Philadelphia (Maurice Cheeks), Toronto (Sam Mitchell), Oklahoma City (P.J. Carlesimo) and Minnesota (Randy Wittman) have been fired.
Here's hoping he lands on his feet...and that they renew Hang Time.
Gratuitous...
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What the hell, dude
You know, I used to feel completely safe checking this site from work … eight times a day. Not that that pictures violates the employee handbook, but if anyone were to walk by and see that on my screen, it will be many lifetimes of redicule and humiliation for me. Thanks, buddy.
It's been brewing in Sacramento for a while
I’ve been following the Kings over at sactownroyalty.com and it’s always been more of an if, not when, question for Reggie. They just didn’t think he had the x’s and o’s, or the defensive chops to take the team to a higher level. I thought he might make it through the season after the Kings beat the Lakers in ARCO the other day, but then the last 3 games happened. Oh well. Reggie always wanted a shot at the top, if he had landed in a better situation, with more established veteran talent, instead of a rebuilding job, he could be Doc Rivers. Instead, his wings melted and he icarus’d straight into the unemployment line.
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I don’t know how long it’s going to take people to realize that the NBA is a zero sum game. Every game, one team wins and one team loses. At the end of the year, there are the same number of Wins and the same number of Losses across the league.
I’m just waiting for when the principles of supply and demand will set in for these coaches. You have a bunch of (fired) guys out there who should be willing to work for very cheap. However, you get all of these recycled coaches (eg, Skiles, Rick Carlisle, Jeff Van Gundy, Rudy T., etc.) who sign these HUGE salaries after being canned. I don’t get it.
The NBA treats coaches like a commodity, but pays them like kings. Doesn’t make sense to me.
This wasn't a case...
…of simply firing a coach just because the team was losing. The team was losing partially because of him. Yes the roster is young. Yes the total projected win total was low anyway. Yes K-Mart has been out. The fact of the matter is that Theus never instilled an offense. There wasn’t ever any game plan. No strategy. Kings fans appreciate the fact that he played the youngsters, but at the end of the day there has to be some sort of plan. Theus was not Petrie’s hire; he was the Maloofs. Petrie is finally taking the team back and now that Eddie Jordan is available it may have been enough to pull the plug on the Theus era.
I love the smell of commerce in the morning
Garcia
Wonder how all of this will effect Garcia?
I heard when Martin returned he might have moved to the 1, but I don’t follow the NBA so this could all be false.
I know he had returned and saw that he has had a few big games. I hope he works into the new coaches system.
He'll probably lose minutes
5 to 8 a game. But he’s a key player. He does so many other things for them than score that they really can’t afford to keep him on the bench.
Yeah
It just never seemed like a good fit for him there. It seems like he got there and Kevin Martin came out of nowhere and started playing great. I hope he goes somewhere that will better utilize his talents.
And by better utilize his talents I mean let him be awesome. Just like we all know he is.
by Pitino's Pal on Dec 16, 2008 4:29 PM EST up reply actions
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