Kings considering firing George Karl

[benji]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/story/_/i ... eorge-karl

The Sacramento Kings, increasingly concerned about their floundering play under George Karl, entered the weekend hoping to delay any decision about the coach's future until the All-Star break, according to the league sources.

But sources told ESPN that the nature of the team's 128-119 loss Friday night to Brooklyn -- Sacramento's sixth loss in seven games -- and the fallout it generated have the Kings contemplating an immediate coaching change.

The Kings (21-29) have three road games remaining before the break: Sunday in Boston, Monday in Cleveland and Wednesday in Philadelphia.

It was not immediately clear if Karl would survive to coach all three of them or whom the Kings would choose as interim coach if they do make a change, but NBA coaching sources said early Saturday that it is unlikely Kings assistant coach Nancy Lieberman would take over. One possibility, sources said, is elevating assistant coach and former Kings forward Corliss Williamson to interim coach.

[formx]

Corymach would ejaculate himself.

[benji]

HE CALLED IT

Kings - Fire Geroge Karl and name Corliss Williamson to replace

[[Q]]

Well, they had a quick trigger with Malone who was actually winning, so it wouldn't surprise me, especially since the organization is a joke and they have no idea what they are doing.

The league should have let them go to Anaheim or Seattle

[NovU]

Cousins is looking more and more like a franchise destroyer and not a franchise player. Recent 50 pts effort seems like a distant memory.

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Had they kept Whiteside, I wonder they'd be a winning team today.

[Andrew]

Seems like the writing's been on the wall for some time. If they're going to do it, do it. No sense letting him twist in the wind and delaying the inevitable.

[benji]

The Sacramento Kings are going ahead with a coaching change and plan to fire George Karl in the coming days, league sources told ESPN.

NBA coaching sources told ESPN that the Kings have decided internally that a change on the bench is needed and is likely to happen after Sacramento plays its final game before the All-Star break Wednesday in Philadelphia.

[Andrew]

Doesn't seem to be much point in delaying it at this point, though I guess it gives them a couple of extra days over the All-Star break to make a decision on his replacement, interim or otherwise.

[mp3]

Will this be something like 10 coaches in 7 years if they do fire him?

At some point you just need to find someone and say "look this is your coach" and ride with it.

[Andrew]

Seven in the past seven years or so, nine in the past decade...though Rick Adelman, whose tenure lasted until 2006, had been with the team since 1998.

[mp3]

I feel for whoever goes in to coach next. It must be really hard to focus on your job when you don't really have the support from the front office it seems.

[benji]

The Sacramento Kings, in a dramatic about-face, have decided against firing coach George Karl after a Tuesday morning meeting between Karl and Kings general manager Vlade Divac, according to league sources.

Sources told ESPN that, after Karl pledged to make some changes to address longstanding concerns about his defensive schemes and practice policies, Divac has decided to back the embattled coach.

lol i can't even

[Andrew]

What a soap opera.