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Sacramento Kings-Reggie Theus: Should survive the season, if only because of the Maloof brothers caving in to Tru-Warrior. When Joe and Gavin Maloof, allowed Ron Artest to go to Houston in the fire sale  that happened during the Summer, the franchise lost any hopes of contending this season. Theus deserves a Mulligan for the campaign.

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Apparently Sacramento Kings Team Owners Joe and Gavin Maloof did not agree with my assessment. The “Sacramento Bee” reported Monday that the Sacramento Kings have become the sixth NBA team this season to fire their head coach. According to the report, the Kings have fired head coach Reggie Theus 24 games into his second season as the Sacramento bench boss. The report also states that assistant coach Chuck “The Rifleman” Person has also been terminated. The Kings Media Relations Department have verified the dismissals, and have stated that assistant coach Kenny Natt has been named interim head coach.

The Kings have gotten off to a lackluster start in the 2008-2009 campaign, as they have a record of 6-18 mired in last place in the NBA Pacific Division. Sacramento has lost 14-16, and they were humiliated on Saturday as they were blown out by the New York Knickerbockers 114-90. The team was 39-43 last season under Theus. He joins Maurice Cheeks, P.J. Carlesimo, Eddie Jordan, Randy Wittman, and Sam Mitchell, all previously dismissed.

Reggie Theus may or may not be a good NBA coach, that question has not been answered. Whether he will get another chance to coach again in the Association, remains to be seen. He certainly did nothing to distinguish himself during his tenure, however he also did nothing to harm his reputation. No one will win with the way the Kings are presently constituted, and by the end of the campaign chances are great that Kenny Natt will no longer be part of the organization. Theus may not have done any thing to prevent his being fired, but he deserved more of a shot to show what he could do.