As RonTopOfIt pointed out in a great comment, the Kings won a scrappy victory against Milkwaukee last night under interim head coach Keith Smart. But clearly fans’ and players’ relief after one victory is premature; shouldn’t the new coach get at least seven games before we decide that we made the right call?
On the flipside, it wasn’t just seven games, it was 2+ seasons of misery under Westphal. I’m just asking for a little perspective: clearly it’s not just the coach’s fault. After all, as Paul Wright (@HKronin) said after @JimCrandell wondered whether there would be a coaching change, the coach doesn’t tell his players to turn the ball over, not get back on defense, to ignore the extra pass. Like RTOI said, how much actual coaching should a group of grown men actually need? Maybe some of these players are just not fundamentally sound at this point in their careers.
Jason Jones’s Bee article on last night’s game did have one detail that made me shake my head:
[P]layers – most notably guard Tyreke Evans – had become increasingly frustrated and confused by Westphal changing his offensive philosophy.
So a coaching change is going to fix the problem of a coach who changes too much?
The Sac Rag 
As usual, Tom Ziller over at sactownroyalty.com delivers the goods.
Am I the only that notices the similarities between professional sports and politics?
Bring a new guy in, things will change!
Things don’t change.
Bring a new, new guy in, things will certainly change?
Nope, sorry, still no bueno.
Could it possibly be the figure not the figurehead?
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I thought the Kings moved to LA after the powerband, which they were required to wear, was proven to cause DUIs, dog fighting, and speeding you car at 100 mph?
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