TheNetsFan wrote:gigantes wrote:GTR11 wrote:Brian Lewis and ND aka Bob. Not looking it up, been posted here too.
IIRC, what they *actually* talked about was that KI, KD & Tsai were allegedly involved in the future coaching discussion, with some people concluding that Kenny's firing was 'all KI/KD' or that a rift grew between Marks and Kenny on top of that.
There were also reports that Kenny was on his way out anyway as 'merely a development coach,' and saw the writing on the wall with how much autonomy was handed to KD & KI, and therefore decided to walk early.
One thing I can tell you for sure-- if it really was a rock-solid affirmative that Tsai and Tsai alone fired Kenny, then such would be vastly more known and remembered amongst fans. And yet it's not.
It doesn't even make sense anyway that a guy as sensible and hands-off as Tsai would just barge in as a new owner and fire the coach on his word alone. That's just silly.
No, it was definitely stated that Tsai went directly to the players to discuss Atkinson. The thought at the time was it was mostly Kyrie, Jordan and Dinwiddie. KD was rehabbing, but said it sounded like we lacked "Championship Habits." The main point of contention was a clearly defined pecking order, and the fact that Kenny was willing to die on the hill that Allen was better than Jordan. Kenny was obviously right.
Tsai went to the players; fine, I don't need a source for that. But so what? A new owner's going to want to meet all the important people anyway.
Still doesn't mean Tsai unilaterally decided to fire anybody. Doesn't even mean he had anything to do with it at all. It's all just speculation and hearsay, as usual.
