BREAKING NEWS: Paul Westphal fired.

[All Net]

O'Antoni is next.

He should be..,

[33teeth]

He's actually right. That doesnt excuse Cousins acting like an idiot crybaby in general however.

Agreed.

National media and people who don't really follow the Kings will think that this was all about Cousins. I'm sure it played a part, but Westphal needed to be fired at the end of last season. The disastrous start to this season made it impossible to keep him.

History repeats itself.

http://community.seattletimes.nwsour...7&slug=4017773

Since with the Kings he's had issues with Kevin Martin, Spencer Hawes, Ime Udoka, Carl Landry, Cousins, Evans, ... not even sure who else. He's an arrogant blowhard and a horrible coach.

Glad to see him go.

[CelticsDraftee]

The Kings have sent out a new release that they have fired coach Paul Westphal.

[RaininTwos]

ouch... this is like when that old guy who shall remain nameless left the jazz because of deron williams

That old guy actually looked like he knew what he was doing...completely different.

[niko]

He handled this very poorly. He went to the media, and he included lots of details he really did not need to.

[UtahJazzFan88]

ouch... this is like when that old guy who shall remain nameless left the jazz because of deron williams

Except that's not even close to what happened idiot.

[iDunk]

Knicks get to itt!

[GOBB]

sorry but i'm pretty sure westphal is a better coach than cousins is as a player

its not the coaches fault someone shoots 31% fg's

unless he draws up plays for him to shoot 35 foot threes all game

Westphal hired by Kings...you dont care
Westphal has 2 losing seasons before entering this season...you dont care
Westphal-Cousins confrontation reported by media...you care
Westphal fired...you care and blame Cousins because Westphal cant be a bad coach

Lets face it, this is actually the truth here. I didnt need to go all in depth. Kept it short and sweet.

Then you tried to compare this situation to that in Utah. You cant be serious. Now what you should do is ask yourself why Westphal was fired and find out what kind of coach he was. As you discover answers, you'll admit you wish you would have done this before throwing out your two previous posts.

[2LeTTeRS]

Scumbag Demarcus Cousins.



So you have an uncontrollable kid with massive ego problems and a coach, and you pick the side of the idiot kid?
Good call.

You do realize that Westphal had lost the whole (after that Knicks game several Kings blew up not just Cousins), and then [if you believe the reports currently available] because he was pissed he went by himself to the team's website without the front office's permission to air out the team's dirty laundry.

He deserved to be fired.

[Sarcastic]

He handled this very poorly. He went to the media, and he included lots of details he really did not need to.

Link.

What did he say.

[AMISTILLILL]

Honestly, Westphal's coaching has been trivial at best for the past few seasons. There were rumblings of him being on the chopping block last season, to the point that the Maloof's had to come out and declare "we aren't firing the guy." While the Cousins issue certainly exacerbates matters, anyone who has been paying attention to Kings basketball could tell you Westphal was halfway out the door at all times.

The Kings front office seems to think that tossing together a ramshackle team comprised of draft picks and volume scorers is the way to build a team now and when it doesn't work out, the coach is always the one to catch hell for it. Look at Reggie Theus.

The Kings have essentially had a revolving door of long term interim coaches since Adelman. They haven't had an identity since and when you look on the sidelines they might as well have anybody out of the coaching staff standing there coaching. It's a mess.

[themurph]

Westphal hired by Kings...you dont care
Westphal has 2 losing seasons before entering this season...you dont care
Westphal-Cousins confrontation reported by media...you care
Westphal fired...you care and blame Cousins because Westphal cant be a bad coach

Lets face it, this is actually the truth here. I didnt need to go all in depth. Kept it short and sweet.

Then you tried to compare this situation to that in Utah. You cant be serious. Now what you should do is ask yourself why Westphal was fired and find out what kind of coach he was. As you discover answers, you'll admit you wish you would have done this before throwing out your two previous posts.

Truth!!!!!!!!!

[2LeTTeRS]

Link.

What did he say.

Here you go.

Cousins told to stay home after he supposedly demanded a trade Story Highlights

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The Sacramento Kings' already-frustrating season evolved into an utter mess on Sunday, when coach Paul Westphal released a statement saying DeMarcus Cousins has demanded a trade and the agent for the second-year big man quickly denied the claim in an interview with SI.com.

"When a player continually, aggressively, lets it be known that he is unwilling/unable to embrace traveling in the same direction as his team, it cannot be ignored indefinitely," Westphal said in the statement. "DeMarcus Cousins has demanded to be traded. In the best interest of our team as we go forward, he has been directed by me, with the support of management, to stay home from the New Orleans game [on Sunday night]."

Kings co-owner Gavin Maloof said Westphal's decision to send Cousins home was approved and supported. "We back the coach," Maloof said as he sat courtside watching Sunday night's game."

Cousins' agent, John Greig, denied the claim that his client demanded a trade.

"DeMarcus never demanded a trade," Greig said by phone. "I'm surprised the Kings -- if they believe the player wanted a trade -- wouldn't have made a phone call to his representative. Maybe Westphal is just feeling the heat early this season."


Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...#ixzz1icI9iwxN

[kennethgriffin]

Westphal hired by Kings...you dont care
Westphal has 2 losing seasons before entering this season...you dont care
Westphal-Cousins confrontation reported by media...you care
Westphal fired...you care and blame Cousins because Westphal cant be a bad coach

Lets face it, this is actually the truth here. I didnt need to go all in depth. Kept it short and sweet.

Then you tried to compare this situation to that in Utah. You cant be serious. Now what you should do is ask yourself why Westphal was fired and find out what kind of coach he was. As you discover answers, you'll admit you wish you would have done this before throwing out your two previous posts.

its the kings

they have 90% rookies and 2nd/3rd year players


a few losing seasons is expected

[ShawnieMac06]

'Assistant Keith Smart will coach Kings tonight. Amazing how many times Golden State and Sacramento have swapped coaches.'

Garry St. Jean and Rick Adelman being two big examples