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I know ham was a **** head coach but he’s been a good assistant right?
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thebuzzardman wrote:Mike Brown with Thibs and Lakers retreads not that enticing
I heard no coach in the league has ever had as much as talent we have
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Mike Brown is a bum, I expect him to be fired around Christmas
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I hope the deal isn't that he interviews so well you almost have to hire him, but he interviews better than he coaches.
Let's hire a lead assistant already
There goes my hero. Watch him as he goes.
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thebuzzardman wrote:TheGreenArrow wrote:?s=46&t=W09F6FrMDfp5_y1gKYgF1g
"James Dolan, I will attend all your holiday BBQs in the Hamptons"
i'd do that without compensation
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I think with Mike Brown, both our defense and our offense will improve. We have a smart team that will find easy buckets in the right offense and Brown will hold KAT accountable while letting him eat.
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I would be quite disappointed if we can’t get Borrego or some type of high end offensive coordinator next to Brown. But you also have to hope that some of the Kings offense that year they were good it was from Brown’s coaching and not only Borrego. Idk I just hope the Knicks know what they’re doing.

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3toheadmelo wrote:I would be quite disappointed if we can’t get Borrego or some type of high end offensive coordinator next to Brown. But you also have to hope that some of the Kings offense that year they were good it was from Brown’s coaching and not only Borrego. Idk I just hope the Knicks know what they’re doing.
Borrego wasn't on his staff then was he? Thought Jordi Fernandez was his sidekick. This was my concern as well though. Who was responsible for that offense? We shall see.

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Jalen Bluntson wrote:3toheadmelo wrote:I would be quite disappointed if we can’t get Borrego or some type of high end offensive coordinator next to Brown. But you also have to hope that some of the Kings offense that year they were good it was from Brown’s coaching and not only Borrego. Idk I just hope the Knicks know what they’re doing.
Borrego wasn't on his staff then was he? Thought Jordi Fernandez was his sidekick. This was my concern as well though. Who was responsible for that offense? We shall see.
My bad I meant Jordi that year.
Anyways I tried looking into what you asked. So it actually seems like Jordi being responsible for the Kings offense is a myth. Jordi according to Kings fans and also around the league is the supposedly a DEFENSIVE specialist, not offense.
Many within league circles have viewed Fernandez, a defensive specialist, as a prime candidate to elevate from the bench to a head coaching position over the last year. Before he was with the Kings, the 41-year-old was a player development coach with the Cleveland Cavaliers from 2009 to 2016 and served as an assistant with the Denver Nuggets from 2016 to 2022.
I honestly can’t find anywhere that says he was responsible for the Kings offense. It all says defense. And the nets were truly awful on offense this year with Jordi as well, which adds up.
And remember shams did say one of the reasons why Brown was hired by the Knicks was because of his offense. So maybe it was brown all along.

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3toheadmelo wrote:Jalen Bluntson wrote:3toheadmelo wrote:I would be quite disappointed if we can’t get Borrego or some type of high end offensive coordinator next to Brown. But you also have to hope that some of the Kings offense that year they were good it was from Brown’s coaching and not only Borrego. Idk I just hope the Knicks know what they’re doing.
Borrego wasn't on his staff then was he? Thought Jordi Fernandez was his sidekick. This was my concern as well though. Who was responsible for that offense? We shall see.
My bad I meant Jordi that year.
Anyways I tried looking into what you asked. So it actually seems like Jordi being responsible for the Kings offense is a myth. Jordi according to Kings fans and also around the league is the supposedly a DEFENSIVE specialist, not offense.Many within league circles have viewed Fernandez, a defensive specialist, as a prime candidate to elevate from the bench to a head coaching position over the last year. Before he was with the Kings, the 41-year-old was a player development coach with the Cleveland Cavaliers from 2009 to 2016 and served as an assistant with the Denver Nuggets from 2016 to 2022.
I honestly can’t find anywhere that says he was responsible for the Kings offense. It all says defense. And the nets were truly awful on offense this year with Jordi as well, which adds up.
And remember shams did say one of the reasons why Brown was hired by the Knicks was because of his offense. So maybe it was brown all along.
Yeah. I should have added that I came across things that credit Brown after digging around. I'm still hoping for a high end assistant but, I feel better about the hire than I originally did.

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Jalen Bluntson wrote:3toheadmelo wrote:Jalen Bluntson wrote:
Borrego wasn't on his staff then was he? Thought Jordi Fernandez was his sidekick. This was my concern as well though. Who was responsible for that offense? We shall see.
My bad I meant Jordi that year.
Anyways I tried looking into what you asked. So it actually seems like Jordi being responsible for the Kings offense is a myth. Jordi according to Kings fans and also around the league is the supposedly a DEFENSIVE specialist, not offense.Many within league circles have viewed Fernandez, a defensive specialist, as a prime candidate to elevate from the bench to a head coaching position over the last year. Before he was with the Kings, the 41-year-old was a player development coach with the Cleveland Cavaliers from 2009 to 2016 and served as an assistant with the Denver Nuggets from 2016 to 2022.
I honestly can’t find anywhere that says he was responsible for the Kings offense. It all says defense. And the nets were truly awful on offense this year with Jordi as well, which adds up.
And remember shams did say one of the reasons why Brown was hired by the Knicks was because of his offense. So maybe it was brown all along.
Yeah. I should have added that I came across things that credit Brown after digging around. I'm still hoping for a high end assistant but, I feel better about the hire than I originally did.
I found the answer. It was actually Jay Triano who ran the Kings offense. The Mavs just hired him.
The Mike Brown era has brought a renewed hope that the Kings are finally on the right path, but it’s not just one man who is helping to fix the floundering franchise. In fact, it takes 100 percent buy-in from everyone in the building if the Kings are going to continue to construct something sustainable for this season and beyond.
While Brown worked to get one of the league’s worst defenses on track, veteran assistant coach Jay Triano took the lead on the offensive side of the ball.
Give a nod to general manager Monte McNair for assembling a roster filled with shooters and high basketball IQ players, but Triano has taken the ball of clay and molded it into one of the most exciting teams in the league. He’s also bought Brown time to develop a defensive identity without falling behind in the standings.
Triano isn’t a household name, but the basketball lifer brings a flavor to the Kings that was missing. His offensive ideology has Sacramento buzzing and his spirit behind the scenes is helping Brown create a culture of winning.
I guess this goes back to my original point, seeing that a lot of the credit is actually going to Triano. I’m seeing multiple articles say he was the lead offensive coordinator and responsible for the Kings offense. Hopefully we can get a high end coordinator like him next to Brown..

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Jalen Bluntson wrote:3toheadmelo wrote:Jalen Bluntson wrote:
Borrego wasn't on his staff then was he? Thought Jordi Fernandez was his sidekick. This was my concern as well though. Who was responsible for that offense? We shall see.
My bad I meant Jordi that year.
Anyways I tried looking into what you asked. So it actually seems like Jordi being responsible for the Kings offense is a myth. Jordi according to Kings fans and also around the league is the supposedly a DEFENSIVE specialist, not offense.Many within league circles have viewed Fernandez, a defensive specialist, as a prime candidate to elevate from the bench to a head coaching position over the last year. Before he was with the Kings, the 41-year-old was a player development coach with the Cleveland Cavaliers from 2009 to 2016 and served as an assistant with the Denver Nuggets from 2016 to 2022.
I honestly can’t find anywhere that says he was responsible for the Kings offense. It all says defense. And the nets were truly awful on offense this year with Jordi as well, which adds up.
And remember shams did say one of the reasons why Brown was hired by the Knicks was because of his offense. So maybe it was brown all along.
Yeah. I should have added that I came across things that credit Brown after digging around. I'm still hoping for a high end assistant but, I feel better about the hire than I originally did.
Hoping we can lure two of the three: Borrego, Jenkins, Ham... to our staff.
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3toheadmelo wrote:Jalen Bluntson wrote:3toheadmelo wrote:My bad I meant Jordi that year.
Anyways I tried looking into what you asked. So it actually seems like Jordi being responsible for the Kings offense is a myth. Jordi according to Kings fans and also around the league is the supposedly a DEFENSIVE specialist, not offense.
I honestly can’t find anywhere that says he was responsible for the Kings offense. It all says defense. And the nets were truly awful on offense this year with Jordi as well, which adds up.
And remember shams did say one of the reasons why Brown was hired by the Knicks was because of his offense. So maybe it was brown all along.
Yeah. I should have added that I came across things that credit Brown after digging around. I'm still hoping for a high end assistant but, I feel better about the hire than I originally did.
I found the answer. It was actually Jay Triano who ran the Kings offense. The Mavs just hired him.The Mike Brown era has brought a renewed hope that the Kings are finally on the right path, but it’s not just one man who is helping to fix the floundering franchise. In fact, it takes 100 percent buy-in from everyone in the building if the Kings are going to continue to construct something sustainable for this season and beyond.
While Brown worked to get one of the league’s worst defenses on track, veteran assistant coach Jay Triano took the lead on the offensive side of the ball.
Give a nod to general manager Monte McNair for assembling a roster filled with shooters and high basketball IQ players, but Triano has taken the ball of clay and molded it into one of the most exciting teams in the league. He’s also bought Brown time to develop a defensive identity without falling behind in the standings.
Triano isn’t a household name, but the basketball lifer brings a flavor to the Kings that was missing. His offensive ideology has Sacramento buzzing and his spirit behind the scenes is helping Brown create a culture of winning.
I guess this goes back to my original point, seeing that a lot of the credit is actually going to Triano. I’m seeing multiple articles say he was the lead offensive coordinator and responsible for the Kings offense. Hopefully we can get a high end coordinator like him next to Brown..
Good shyt. I have to think a HC retains some of things the asst may have been running for him. I mean, I hope so.

The thing that sticks out about keeping most of Thibs staff is, no one thinks they also wanted him fired?

Go get a great assistant and I'll feel a lot better.

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Mike Brown's playoff record as a coach is 50-40 but I wonder if those 12 games he was head coach replacing Kerr that one season the team went 12-0 got credited to him or not. Should he be 62-40 which would put him ahead of coaches like Riley and Pops in winning percentage? Or nah...
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