The Sacramento Kings Have Scapegoated Mike Brown
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Two seasons of over .500 after 16 long years… Firing him after a bad start to a third season feels crazy to me. I feel sick lol
No coaches can fix us with a deeply flawed roster like this one. McNare is the problem.
He did suck
Monte doesn’t just pick players , he gets browns input and approval and his choices mostly are who they go for
In basketball, the General Manager (GM) and the coaching staff often work together to build the team’s roster, but their roles are distinct:
Role of the General Manager (GM):
• The GM is primarily responsible for assembling the roster. This includes:
• Drafting players.
• Signing free agents.
• Trading players.
• Managing the salary cap.
• The GM focuses on the team’s long-term vision, balancing current competitiveness with future flexibility.
Role of the Coach:
• The coach’s main responsibility is to lead the team on the court by developing strategies and managing the players’ performance.
• Coaches often communicate with the GM about:
• The type of players they need for their system (e.g., a sharpshooter, a defensive specialist, or a versatile big man).
• Any issues with current players or areas that need improvement.
Collaboration:
• The GM and the coach typically collaborate, with the GM asking for the coach’s input regarding the team’s needs.
• In some cases, the coach may have significant influence over roster decisions (e.g., if they also hold a GM-like position, such as Gregg Popovich with the San Antonio Spurs or Doc Rivers during his tenure with the Clippers).
• However, the GM has the final authority in most organizations.
The dynamic varies by team. Some teams have a more collaborative approach, while others have a strict separation of powers.
The organization didn’t make the right movies and they are doing what the kings do best. Blame it on a coach and move on to the next one…
Brown unfortunately went away w what worked
We are not the brightest fan base we deserved Mike Brown
Anyone really honestly seriously think Mike Brown would win a title here after regressing last season and imploding this one… the stability is a stable regression
I'm so disgusted by this shit atm. Mike Malone had a great quote about this whole shit, #Kangz, #NoClassNoBalls.
Doug is the interim it sounds like, so the organization can screw him over as well. This is the first time I've felt mad at the Kings this year, disappointed a few times sure, but this is Kangz shit. UGGGH.
Am so done
This just makes it worse… The right move was to move Fox, imo. I don't see this solving anything, either. I see more drama like the last 5 games in the future again.
Usual Kings 💩. One bad decision compounded by another.
Fired the head coach, who you drafted a busted rookie, trade away your best two defenders, bring in some sub par signings and expect Mike to turn water into wine
I'm eager to see how long it takes to throw a fit and get Jackson fired. He's a lot more hard-headed than Mike Brown.
I see it as, this is not a good move, like I'd blame Mike Brown for 20% – 35% of the reason the Kings look bad. It's everything else that's bad. He didn't need to go, but here we are
The Bucks did this twice now on Giannis. It will be ok. I can’t guarantee Fox will stay, but it will be ok.
Where are all the people saying to fire Mike Brown now. I’m not seeing many???
I think you sort of made the point. Brown repeatedly told our players what to do and they stopped listening. That's a leadership failure. What more can you really do, but to bring in a new coach who they'll listen to. The losing became clockwork, and unfortunately Brown lost this team long ago (last season).
rooting for doug christie hope he can turn this around but I'll say this mike brown deserved better the man turned us around now we stab him in the back what a shame good luck doug but make sure you watch your back smh
FIRE MCNARE. He reads numbers and ball is a toughness and rhythm game…
Judging from these comments, the loud and scolding defense of Mike Brown continues. We'll see what happens. If Christie turns the Kings around, what can we conclude? I'd say, we can conclude that the relationship between a coach and his players is a tricky subject, and appearances can be deceiving. In Brown's case, I think his coaching style was not a good fit for this group of players, regardless of how cordial the coach-players relationship seemed on the surface. My point all along has been, how can so many different players be moving on a downward trajectory at once? To me, that suggests that the problem came from the coach. I predict Christie will turn around the team, but we'll see.
That was the biggest mistake in the last 8 years. Back to pond scum. Just all bad.
I guess it would be awesome, if the Kings could get someone like Jon Scheyer or even Dan Hurley as the head coach for Sactown.
Didn't think we were screwed til now.
the stinky Blazers are catching the Kings.
… that's not supposed to happen
This franchise is incapable of carrying out a competent rebuild like the OKC did. This franchise will just serve as a comedian team for others to laugh at in the league😂
Dude 😎🧉. .. HB was that glue guy, a wing, champ. Brown was forced Keegan like Wiggens as a four. Mark Jackson fits DeMar and legit Defender.
Awesome! Let's see how Kings starts winning now.
Monte needs to go. He sat on his hands for the past 2+ years while running it back with the same core with no point of improvement what so ever. Smh
I dont buy the 'scapegoat' theory. You can only be a 'scapegoat' if the season has ended. If the Kings lose their 8 of their next 10 is anyone gonna say "Its Mike Browns fault"? No ofcourse not. Quite the opposite. Now all the pressure is on management. Kings firing Brown says we'll take the financial hit & media criticism. Many fans seem to think "Sure Brown lost the team but the 'cool kids'(Other Coaches, former players & media) liked him so we shouldve kept Brown for respectability
Agreed! When does ownership take responsibility for their bad choices over the years? Unless there's some soul searching accountability at the top the Kings will continue to be a mediocre basketball team.
I’m not mad at Mike firing I’m jus mad monte didn’t get the boot to
Three inexcusable firings under the Vivek Ranadive regime since he became Sacramento Kings owner in 2013.
1. Pete D'Alessandro fired Michael Malone during the 2014-15 season
2. Vlade Divac terminating Dave Joerger after Sacramento's first 35+ win season since Rick Adelman back in 2006 in 2019
3. Monte McNair handing Mike Brown his walking papers nearly two years after he was the first unanimously voted NBA Coach of the Year.
Did you listen to Grant Napears reaction to the Kings Firing? Its pretty sad to always blame the coaches when there is losing going on and give all the credit to the players for the wins.