IT'S OFFICIAL KINGS FIRE WESTY ! YES

dozencousins · Post #1 » by **dozencousins** » Thu Jan 5, 2012 7:34 pm

Just saw this on sactownroyalty.com It's about time

by Tom Ziller on Jan 5, 2012 11:31 AM PST in News

The Sacramento Kings have announced that Paul Westphal has been fired as head coach. Keith Smart takes over for the Thursday game against the Milwaukee Bucks

ADoaN17 · Post #2 » by **ADoaN17** » Thu Jan 5, 2012 7:39 pm

About time. Hopefully they look interested in playing since they succesfully got Westphal fired.

jeffjtk1234 · Post #3 » by **jeffjtk1234** » Thu Jan 5, 2012 7:39 pm

U beat me by 1 minute haha nice work sir.

I heard amick on 1140 talking about it.

rosevillekings916 · Post #4 » by **rosevillekings916** » Thu Jan 5, 2012 7:41 pm

Hopefully We can get going now!

dozencousins · Post #5 » by **dozencousins** » Thu Jan 5, 2012 7:41 pm

jeffjtk1234 wrote:U beat me by 1 minute haha nice work sir.

I heard amick on 1140 talking about it.

lol I was just scrolling t hrough twitter and seen it their . It is all over there now so many posts in reguards . :lol:

jeffjtk1234 · Post #6 » by **jeffjtk1234** » Thu Jan 5, 2012 7:48 pm

Yeah...well pat yourself on the back.

I am happy we let him go...people will say it was due to Cousins...I say this was done for "basketball reasons"

kevin44 · Post #7 » by **kevin44** » Thu Jan 5, 2012 7:48 pm

I doubt anything will change. The losing will continue.

down_el_road · Post #8 » by **down_el_road** » Thu Jan 5, 2012 7:50 pm

kevin44 wrote:I doubt anything will change. The losing will continue.

Perhaps, but I bet we see a more spirited effort. Heck, we might actually see the ball move around...

rosevillekings916 · Post #9 » by **rosevillekings916** » Thu Jan 5, 2012 7:55 pm

Team was starting a mutiny!

dozencousins · Post #10 » by **dozencousins** » Thu Jan 5, 2012 7:55 pm

kevin44 wrote:I doubt anything will change. The losing will continue.

We dont know that for sure ! That said even if we still this year are a losing team overall it was far better to do this now to see how the team responds to the new coach , to see if it helps DMC overall .
Westy never really admitted to anything ever being his fault . He through DMC under the bus on quit a few occassions and did that here and there to others .
Bottom line he was a deer caught in headlights as a coach he couldn't tell his head from his @ss . Players lost all respect from him . When that happens you will always get fired .

youngthegiant · Post #11 » by **youngthegiant** » Thu Jan 5, 2012 7:56 pm

good, hopefully now they get their stuff together

LamarMatic7 · Post #12 » by **LamarMatic7** » Thu Jan 5, 2012 8:11 pm

Westphal being fired doesn't change the fact that you still have the immature and arrogant DMC. That's a bigger problem if you ask me.

twoolfork1 · Post #13 » by **twoolfork1** » Thu Jan 5, 2012 8:13 pm

Finally!!! I'm sure nobody on this board is surprised we have all been predicting this over the past few days/weeks

twoolfork1 · Post #14 » by **twoolfork1** » Thu Jan 5, 2012 8:17 pm

LamarMatic7 wrote:Westphal being fired doesn't change the fact that you still have the immature and arrogant DMC. That's a bigger problem if you ask me.

Do you watch King's games or are you just commenting based on what you've heard/ read? DMC played great last night.

Yes he is immature and one of MANY problems on this team but Westphal's failure to control the team and get them to execute and effective offense was a MUCH bigger problem than Cousins.

Muggsy Bogues · Post #15 » by **Muggsy Bogues** » Thu Jan 5, 2012 8:17 pm

LamarMatic7 wrote:Westphal being fired doesn't change the fact that you still have the immature and arrogant DMC. That's a bigger problem if you ask me.

I disagree. He could be a problem, or he could calm down and turn into a good player, but whatever happens, he's not the one making substitutions and running the offense. A bad coach is always in a position to do more harm than a bad player.

BossDejan · Post #16 » by **BossDejan** » Thu Jan 5, 2012 8:22 pm

Poor guy <3 its not his fault they stacked on like 5 legit scorers.... Salmons is so unnecessary right now for this team it makes no sense

tru6playa · Post #17 » by **tru6playa** » Thu Jan 5, 2012 8:23 pm

Yes!

Hopefully Coach Smart will be able to install a competent offense on the go.

dozencousins · Post #18 » by **dozencousins** » Thu Jan 5, 2012 8:24 pm

LamarMatic7 wrote:Westphal being fired doesn't change the fact that you still have the immature and arrogant DMC. That's a bigger problem if you ask me.

Nobody asked you ! :lol:

Nobody here really denies he has maturity issues . He will mature as a player . There have been quit a few cases of maturity issues were players have grown into being a really good - great player and well respected . 1 of those players as an example was Lamar Odom .

tru6playa · Post #19 » by **tru6playa** » Thu Jan 5, 2012 8:24 pm

BossDejan wrote:Poor guy <3 its not his fault they stacked on like 5 legit scorers.... Salmons is so unnecessary right now for this team it makes no sense

Salmons has been an effective NBA starter for many of teams when utilized properly. Why is he unnecessary?

Stannis · Post #20 » by **Stannis** » Thu Jan 5, 2012 8:24 pm

I watched the Kings play the Grizzlies. It was weird. The Kings' players were just taking turns on offense to see should try o score.