Being a coach for any sporting organization comes with the expectancy of results and sadly Mike Brown struggled to deliver that for the Sacramento Kings.
Pressure had been building on Brown for some time as the Kings had failed to win a game since December 13th.
The Kings were booed after their recent 122-95 defeat to the Indiana Pacers, and poor results continued to follow that outpouring.
Rumors began to spiral about a falling out with star De’Aaaron Fox whose agent suggested the star could be ready to move on.
Ultimately the poor results and the franchise’s jeopardy of losing their star player could only end with the firing of Brown.
Following Brown’s firing Denver Nuggets coach Mike Malone explained why he was ‘not surprised’ by the action taken.
It’s fair to say that before his firing Brown was struggling to get the Kings team to act on his requests on the court. He only recently pinpointed slow starts as a major issue for the team, yet they continued to make ‘middle school errors’, according to Brown.
Brown was named Kings head coach in May 2022 after spending six seasons as an assistant coach with the Golden State Warriors. During his time with the Kings, he coached the team to a 107-88 record.
However, in recent displays, the repetitive errors and traits displayed by the team were frustrating for Kings’ fans and Brown himself but Nuggets’ Malone explained how losses always come back on an NBA coach.
Speaking to the media following Brown’s exit he said: “As an NBA coach you’re ultimately going to get the blame. When they win it’s going to go to [Domantas] Sabonis and [De’Aaaron] Fox, when they lose it’s going to go on Mike Brown, that’s the way it works.”
Malone went on to explain how he was left angered by the way Brown had been fired following his work for the franchise.
He continued: “I’m not surprised that Mike Brown got fired because I was fired by the same person. What really pi**ed me off about it was the fact that they lost last night, the fifth game in a row I believe, tough loss by fouling a jump shooter, they had practice this morning and he does his post-game media and he’s in his car getting ready to fly to LA and they call him on the phone, no class, no b**ls.”
Following the sacking of Brown, the Kings wasted no time in appointing their former assistant coach, Doug Christie, as the new interim head coach.
Christie played in the NBA for 15 seasons he spent five of those with the Kings where he helped the team reach the postseason in each of his five seasons.
He averaged 11.2 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.9 steals per game in 827 career games and was named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team in 2002-03 and All-Defensive Second Team in 2000-01, 2001-02, and 2003-04.
Christie will be looking to use some of his wide knowledge of the league to hit the ground running and get the Kings back to winning ways when they take on the Los Angeles Lakers.
Getting star player De’Aaron Fox on side could prove crucial to the team’s immediate and future success.
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