Sam Amick

You had meetings that had to take place. You had legalities, all of the above. It's not the first time a coach has been fired over the phone, but- Certainly it sparked a lot of support for Mike around the league with Michael Malone, putting the Kings on blast and Steve Kerr and, and, you know, people like that.

Anytime a coach gets fired, especially one like this.

Anytime a coach gets fired, especially one like this.

Anytime a coach gets fired, especially one like this.

It is. And I think, to me, the central question, I mean, yeah, the Coach of the Year thing, John Hollinger wrote about it the other day. It's an undisputable history of that being a curse. But for the Kings, it kind of was a tipping point where, you know, was Mike Brown the most central, important player? secure figure in the room who was going to lead this franchise going forward?

It is. And I think, to me, the central question, I mean, yeah, the Coach of the Year thing, John Hollinger wrote about it the other day. It's an undisputable history of that being a curse. But for the Kings, it kind of was a tipping point where, you know, was Mike Brown the most central, important player? secure figure in the room who was going to lead this franchise going forward?

It is. And I think, to me, the central question, I mean, yeah, the Coach of the Year thing, John Hollinger wrote about it the other day. It's an undisputable history of that being a curse. But for the Kings, it kind of was a tipping point where, you know, was Mike Brown the most central, important player? secure figure in the room who was going to lead this franchise going forward?

Obviously, the answer was no. It was not that long ago that that I would have said the answer was yes, that above the front office, that Mike was kind of taken over the franchise. And Within these struggles, the sixth game losing streak, you know, not meeting expectations, you started to learn little by little that Mike's voice was not winning out.

Obviously, the answer was no. It was not that long ago that that I would have said the answer was yes, that above the front office, that Mike was kind of taken over the franchise. And Within these struggles, the sixth game losing streak, you know, not meeting expectations, you started to learn little by little that Mike's voice was not winning out.

Obviously, the answer was no. It was not that long ago that that I would have said the answer was yes, that above the front office, that Mike was kind of taken over the franchise. And Within these struggles, the sixth game losing streak, you know, not meeting expectations, you started to learn little by little that Mike's voice was not winning out.

And the synergy wasn't there between, you know, him in the front office and ownership. So, you know, interesting times in SAC again, and we'll see if it makes a difference here.

And the synergy wasn't there between, you know, him in the front office and ownership. So, you know, interesting times in SAC again, and we'll see if it makes a difference here.

And the synergy wasn't there between, you know, him in the front office and ownership. So, you know, interesting times in SAC again, and we'll see if it makes a difference here.

Yeah. The Fox thing and the quick backdrop there to remind the listeners is like it's it's kind of getting glossed over. I was as we reported. I mean, it was a week before that, you know, De'Aaron's agent, Rich Paul, shows up. to Golden One Center. You know, he's out there kind of center stage, so to speak.

Yeah. The Fox thing and the quick backdrop there to remind the listeners is like it's it's kind of getting glossed over. I was as we reported. I mean, it was a week before that, you know, De'Aaron's agent, Rich Paul, shows up. to Golden One Center. You know, he's out there kind of center stage, so to speak.

Yeah. The Fox thing and the quick backdrop there to remind the listeners is like it's it's kind of getting glossed over. I was as we reported. I mean, it was a week before that, you know, De'Aaron's agent, Rich Paul, shows up. to Golden One Center. You know, he's out there kind of center stage, so to speak.

He's sitting with the Aaron's wife, for say, for the entire game, talking to her the entire game. Before the game, as we reported, you know, he had a meeting with the front office. where it was made very clear that you're in the danger zone here. Basically, they are thinking about De'Aaron's future. They are clearly contemplating the prospect of asking for a trade.

He's sitting with the Aaron's wife, for say, for the entire game, talking to her the entire game. Before the game, as we reported, you know, he had a meeting with the front office. where it was made very clear that you're in the danger zone here. Basically, they are thinking about De'Aaron's future. They are clearly contemplating the prospect of asking for a trade.

He's sitting with the Aaron's wife, for say, for the entire game, talking to her the entire game. Before the game, as we reported, you know, he had a meeting with the front office. where it was made very clear that you're in the danger zone here. Basically, they are thinking about De'Aaron's future. They are clearly contemplating the prospect of asking for a trade.

They have not done that to this point, but he's not happy with the vision here or the path that they are on um the part that is tough to speak to is how much of the mike brown decision was truly player driven because everybody i talked to that was downplayed um the influence and the pressure applied by the players for the most part