http://s****tsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/marty_burns/05/10/coaching.openings/index.html
SI is thinking former assistant to Adelman Terry ****ter, which
wouldn't be to bad.
Sacramento Kings
Outgoing coach: Eric Musselman
Best guess to replace him: ****ter
Other candidates: Scott Brooks, Iavaroni, Carlisle, John Whisenant,
Reggie Theus, Brown
The skinny: GM Geoff Petrie just returned from a European scouting
trip, and has not commented publicly on the search, so it has been
difficult to get a read on his thinking. One re****t had the Kings
considering hiring Whisenant, GM and former coach of the WNBA's
Sacramento Monarchs, as a caretaker while they groomed Theus,
currently head coach at New Mexico State, to take over the following
season. The Maloof brothers, who own the Kings, were seen at a New
Mexico State game last season, and are said to be high on Theus.
However, the Maloofs have ties to the state of New Mexico anyway so it
could be overblown.
Besides, all indications are that the Maloofs learned their lesson
from getting too involved with the Musselman hiring a year ago and
that they intend this time to let Petrie handle it. Carlisle would
seem like a good fit for a veteran team, but it's doubtful he could
work with Ron Artest after what happened during their stint together
in Indiana. That's why ****ter, a former Bucks head coach and Kings
assistant who is now on Flip Saunders' staff in Detroit, might make
sense.
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