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Your vote has been counted, thank you for voting. The last NBA All-Star for the Golden State Warriors tried to kill his coach. That was Latrell Sprewell, the cornrow-wearing shooting guard who tried to choke out P.J. Carlesimo during a practice in...
Your vote has been counted, thank you for voting. The last NBA All-Star for the Golden State Warriors tried to kill his coach. That was Latrell Sprewell, the cornrow-wearing shooting guard who tried to choke out P.J. Carlesimo during a practice in...
Keith Smart, the new head coach of the Sacramento Kings and center DeMarcus Cousins, celebrate after the Kings beat the Milwaukee Bucks 103-100 in an NBA basketball game in Sacramento, Calif. , Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012. Smart had been named the teams head... View Photo »
I'm real excited ... I think we've made a lot of real positive changes in our roster and we're working on trying to tweak some more in the next few days.
Tie Paul Westphal (Kings) and Flip Saunders (Wizards): Both Westphal and Saunders have already been fired which makes it easy to name the worst coaches in the league. That said, for Saunders, his firing felt more like a gift from the Wizards than a...
Greene's size (6-foot-10) and athleticism that Greene should be able to be a reliable defender every night, but he thought Greene was more concerned about scoring. Even though Greene said he would be a focused defender, that as never how things worked...
32-14-7 and challenging for the West lead. Two coaching changes made during this lockout-shortened NBA season haven't helped much, and neither did their explanations, drawn from the general managers' book of cliches. The Sacramento Kings (9-16 through...
Keith Smart, the new head coach of the Sacramento Kings, shouts out instructions to his team during the fourth quarter against the Milwaukee Bucks in an NBA basketball game in Sacramento, Calif. , Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012. Smart who had been an assistant... View Photo »
We've added some experience to this team and we expect we'll add some more experience ... That factor of being such a young and inexperienced team, that factor diminishes with every day that goes by.
Thunder find themselves in Sacramento tonight to take on the talented but inconsistent Kings. Sacramento remains in a state of flux these days, with the team wondering if it is going to be relocated and the front office abandoning its head coach Paul...
Their careers have played out as if they were trying to fulfill stereotypes. Johnson is the classic productive collegian who can't handle the speed and complexity of the NBA; Cousins, while occasionally dominating, demanded a trade this winter, leading...
Paul Westphal (born November 30, 1950) is an American former basketball player and head coach in the NBA. He is currently an assistant coach with the Dallas Mavericks. A native of California, Westphal has had a storied career in the NBA, both as a player and as a head coach. From 2001-2006, Westphal was the men's basketball head coach at... Full Article
SACRAMENTO, CA - DECEMBER 29: Head coach Paul Westphal of the Sacramento Kings points to his bench during their game against the Chicago Bulls at Power Balance Pavilion on December 29, 2011 in Sacramento, California.
View Photo »SACRAMENTO, CA - DECEMBER 26: Head coach Paul Westphal of the Sacramento Kings reacts to a call during their game against the Los Angeles Lakers at Power Balance Pavilion on December 26, 2011 in Sacramento, California.
View Photo »Sacramento Kings head coach Paul Westphal talks with reporters during NBA basketball media day in Sacramento, Calif. , Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011.
View Photo »Sacramento Kings president of basketball operations Geoff Petrie responds to a question concerning the firing of Kings head coach Paul Westphal earlier in the day during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. , Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012. Assistant coach Keith Smart has been hired to...
View Photo »In this photo taken Dec. 26, 2011, Sacramento Kings head coach Paul Westphall, left, talks with players DeMarcus Cousins (15) Marcus Thornton (23) and John Salmons, front, during an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers in Sacramento, Calif. President of basketball...
View Photo »In this photo taken Dec. 20, 2011, Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins, left, talks with Kings head coach Paul Westphal during an NBA basketball against the Golden State Warriors in Sacramento, Calif. President of basketball operations Geoff Petrie announced on Thursday, Jan. 5,...
View Photo »In this photo taken Dec. 20, 2011, Sacramento Kings head coach Paul Westphal directs his team during a preseason NBA basketball game against the Golden State Warriors, in Sacramento, Calif. President of basketball operations Geoff Petrie announced on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012, that the...
View Photo »FILE - In this Dec. 15, 2011, file photo, Sacramento Kings head coach Paul Westphal talks with reporters during an NBA basketball media day in Sacramento, Calif. President of basketball operations Geoff Petrie announced on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012, that the Kings have fired coach Paul...
View Photo »Sacramento Kings head coach Paul Westphal slaps palms with fans as he leaves the court after the Kings lost 116-108 in overtime to the Los Angeles Lakers in an NBA basketball game in Sacramento, Calif. , Wednesday, April 13, 2011. The Maloof family, majority owners of the Kings, are...
View Photo »Sacramento Kings head coach Paul Westphal reacts next to fans as his team falls behind the Los Angeles Lakers during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Sacramento, Calif. , Wednesday, April 13, 2011.
View Photo »Sacramento Kings coach Paul Westphal talks with point guard Tyreke Evans (13) in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Golden State Warriors in Oakland, Calif. , Sunday, April 10, 2011. The Kings won 104-103.
View Photo »Sacramento Kings coach Paul Westphal calls a timeout in the third quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday, April 5, 2011, in Houston. Sacramento won 104-101.
View Photo »Sacramento Kings head coach Paul Westphal reacts to a technical foul call against his team in the second half an NBA basketball game against the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis, Friday, March 25, 2011. The Kings won 110-93.
View Photo »CHICAGO, IL - MARCH 21: Head coach Paul Westphal of the Sacramento Kings gives instructions to his team during a game against the Chicago Bulls at the United Center on March 21, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. The Bulls defeated the Kings 132-92.
View Photo »Sacramento Kings head coach Paul Westphal questions a foul called against the Kings during the fourth quarter against the Houston Rockets in a NBA basketball game in Sacramento, Calif. , Monday, March 7, 2011. The Rockets won 123-101.
View Photo »CHARLOTTE, NC - FEBRUARY 25: Head coach Paul Westphal of the Sacramento Kings reacts to his team against the Charlotte Bobcats during their game at Time Warner Cable Arena on February 25, 2011 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
View Photo »Keith Smart, the new head coach of the Sacramento Kings and center DeMarcus Cousins, celebrate after the Kings beat the Milwaukee Bucks 103-100 in an NBA basketball game in Sacramento, Calif. , Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012. Smart had been named the teams head coach after previous head coach...
View Photo »Keith Smart, the new head coach of the Sacramento Kings, shouts out instructions to his team during the fourth quarter against the Milwaukee Bucks in an NBA basketball game in Sacramento, Calif. , Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012. Smart who had been an assistant coach for the Kings, had been...
View Photo »Keith Smart discusses his hiring as the new head coach of the Sacramento Kings basketball team during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. , Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012. Earlier Thursday, president of basketball operations Geoff Petrie announced on that the Kings have fired coach Paul...
View Photo »Keith Smart speaks during an NBA basketball news conference following his hiring as the Sacramento Kings new head coach in Sacramento, Calif. , Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012. Earlier in the day president of basketball operations Geoff Petrie announced on that the Kings have fired coach Paul...
View Photo »Keith Smart speaks during an NBA basketball news conference following his hiring as the Sacramento Kings new head coach in Sacramento, Calif. , Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012. Earlier in the day president of basketball operations Geoff Petrie announced on that the Kings have fired coach Paul...
View Photo »FILE- In this Dec. 26, 2011, photo, Sacramento Kings forward DeMarcus Cousins reacts after drawing a foul against the Los Angeles Lakers during an NBA basketball game in Sacramento, Calif. The Sacramento Kings say Cousins has demanded a trade and has been directed by head coach Paul...
View Photo »FILE -- In this Dec. 26, 2011 file photo, Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins, center, celebrates after drawing an offensive foul call against Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, right, during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game in Sacramento, Calif. The Sacramento Kings...
View Photo »Sacramento Kings assistant coach Keith Smart attends NBA basketball media day in Sacramento, Calif. , Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011. Smart was fired as the head coach for the Golden State Warriors earlier in the year and joins head coach Paul Westphal's staff.
View Photo »FILE - In this April 13, 2011, file photo, Sacramento Kings head coach Paul Westphal reacts as his team falls behind the Los Angeles Lakers during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Sacramento, Calif. President of basketball operations Geoff Petrie announced on Thursday, Jan....
View Photo »SACRAMENTO, CA - DECEMBER 29: Head coach Paul Westphal of the Sacramento Kings points to his bench during their game against the Chicago Bulls at Power Balance Pavilion on December 29, 2011 in Sacramento, California.
View Photo »I'm real excited ... I think we've made a lot of real positive changes in our roster and we're working on trying to tweak some more in the next few days.
We've added some experience to this team and we expect we'll add some more experience ... That factor of being such a young and inexperienced team, that factor diminishes with every day that goes by.
For them to take the next step to build on their talent and experience, they've got to be in the best possible shape
