January 5th, 2012 
Russ Loede 
Posted in The Sacramento Kings have fired head coach Paul Westphal after a 2-5 start. Assistant Keith Smart, who just received a two-year contract from the Kings, will serve as the team’s interim head coach. “I want to thank Paul for all of his effort on behalf of the Kings,” said Kings president Geoff Petrie in a statement. “Unfortunately, the [...]
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Kings PF/C DeMarcus Cousins Demands Trade; Coach Westphal Sends Him Home
STATEMENT FROM KINGS HEAD COACH PAUL WESTPHAL SACRAMENTO, CALIF., Jan. 1, 2012 – “Whenever a new season begins, in any sport, there is great hope that everything will progress in only a steady, upward direction. As we all know, it seldom happens like that in this life! As coaches, we can only ask that our players [...]
Are The Kings This Season’s NBA “Feel-Good Team”?
Are the Sacramento Kings the feel good story of 2009? During this Thanksgiving I am thankful for the Kings turnaround! If you follow my writing I’m a Philly guy. Since “The Answer” has left Philly the Sixers have meant nothing to me. In fact Allen Iverson’s premature retirement saddens me. The NBA made an error [...]
Westphal To Be Kings Coach
Apparently, Kurt Rambis needed more time to decide as to whether to become the next coach for the Sacramento Kings. Apparently, the franchise didn’t feel like waiting any longer as they have agreed in principle to hire Paul Westphal as their next coach, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports. Truth be told, I had [...]
Westphal Getting Last Laugh In Sacramento
For us NBA purists, we know about Paul Westphal, the player. Former Celtic, SuperSonics and Suns player. Perhaps what isn’t known about Westphal is his career outside the hardwood. He coached a small private Arizona college to a national championship (true story!), coached the Phoenix Suns for 5 seasons, taking them to the NBA Finals [...]