OT - Kings fire Reggie Theus

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  1. Drink Your Milkshake

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    Just saw it scroll by on ESPN. This is good news for tomorrows game. The Blazers need a big win to get them back on track.
     
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    I don't have stats in front of me, but it seems that teams do well for the first few games under a new coach. I would rather have had Theus fired later in the week--after Portland plays the Kings.

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    Yep I agree, teams at least play harder for the first week or so under a new coach.

    Just another GM throwing the coach under the bus, for the GM's own mistakes. Nothing to see here.
     
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    We played the Raptors soon after they got a new coach, I think their second game?
    Maybe teams like to fire there coaches before they play us
     
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    I think it was pretty clear it was going to happen. I actually thought it was going to happen a couple of weeks ago. Theus deserved better, IMO.

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    Why did Theus deserve better?

    Dude got a chance to coach in the NBA.

    Bad situation, I agree, but I think he lost this job a while back when it became clear he wasn't ready for prime time. He was just dead man walking for a while.
     
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    Theus sucks. Shoulda kept his college job.
     
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    The Kings have been in a rebuilding mode for some time. Theus was more successful than the other coaches that had been fired this year, in my opinion.

    I don't think that a coach that is getting the most out of his players during a rebuilding process deserves to be fired before the season is even halfway through.

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    Maybe the Kings were afraid of missing the lottery? :dunno:
     
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    Well, they're crushing the Wolves right now....
     
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