Comments on: BREAKING NEWS: Kings Hire Paul Westphal

By: David_Brandon

David_Brandon — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:54:16 +0000

@ celts fan,

retread??

lol i’m sorry man, but when you spell retard wrong, it gets put on blast..

By: Jon

Jon — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:38:34 +0000

Good hire in terms of the given situations.

The Kings weren’t willing to pay for a big name coach with this economy and it made no sense to since the team is 1 or 2 more years away from really getting back to be good team.

Westphal is better than Eddie Jordan and Rambis. With TT, you don’t know why no other team has given him a chance after so many interviews. He has a rep of being a defensive expert already so its strange. Maybe there is something that the public doesn’t know about that turns teams away.

Kings will be back on top within 2 yrs.

By: James B

James B — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:49:32 +0000

i’m not too thrilled about this hire….here we have another offensive minded coach….great….so our offense will be just a lil better and we’ll still suck on defense…we need a complete overhaul….including ownership…but here’s hopin for the best

By: Sacto_J

Sacto_J — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:22:32 +0000

Tommy T backed out cuz he was tired of waiting, as well. So really, unless they were going to interview more candidates, P-Dubbs was their only choice. Maloofs are being cheap on the coach this time around, because they know, like C’s fan mentioned, he won’t be around past 2010. Here’s to hoping our draft goes well…..*sigh*

By: Michorizo

Michorizo — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:17:50 +0000

Rambis didn’t want the job…wanted to wait til after the finals to discuss…king’s didn’t want to wait and the money offered to him, didn’t sit will with Rambis…plus the King’s suck…

By: Celts Fan

Celts Fan — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:09:23 +0000

So they grab another retread who hasn’t been in coaching for 7 of the last 8 years instead of 2 solid assistants who may actually have some talent? This job shoulda gone to either Tom Thibodeau or Kevin McHale’s b*tch, er Kurt Rambis.

This is why teams continue to be at the bottom of the standings. Wonder who they’ll hire in Dec. 2010 once they fire Westphal…

By: LakeShow84

LakeShow84 — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:26:32 +0000

Breaking News!

it wont matter.. Coaches take the brunt of it.. Another 2-3 years of losing will either make him quit or he’ll get fired.. Dont forget this is the organization that let Adelman go.. FOR NOTHING..

By: Suzie

Suzie — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:03:14 +0000

Well, actually, Clay Aiken concerts ARE fun. Good luck, Paul!

By: David_Brandon

David_Brandon — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:42:32 +0000

@ fallinup,

i know man. i give him 2 years. but really, who else were we gonna hire? eddie was off the list, so that was it for me. i really didnt care too much at that point. i like paul tho, so we’ll see. i dont see him as being the aggressive type of coach these soft ass kings need tho. a coach like avery would break them at the spine, so someone right in the middle would work.

By: fallinup

fallinup — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:17:05 +0000

I remember Westphal in PHX. He isn’t spectacular, but he isn’t a chump either. A moderate move by the Maloofs. Even though we’ll probably see Westphal fired in 2.

Aside from that, I’m still surprised Tom Thibodeau hasn’t gotten his shot yet.