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We gave it a shot with the eatsleepdrinkdrinkdriveeatsleep basketball dude. Failed miserably. At least this is a change. Something you guys talked about in Louis' great breaking news thread -- and something that the mainstram media folks continue to avoid -- is how this hire reflects on the balance of power in the organization. Like many of you, I'm incredibly fearful the Maloofs pushed this ... [link]

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NBA Players Won't Listen to Just Anybody
Published 6/20/2007 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... Sactown Royalty's Tom Ziller (also the source of that great "Hang Time" clip above) shares an interesting theory: Francisco Garcia is one of the most popular Kings, and Theus coached Garcia when he was an assistant at Louisville. Assuming Garcia would give Coach Theus a ringing endorsement among his teammates, Theus will roll into Sacramento with an extra shot of credibility. That certainly can't hurt his chances of turning around a Sacramento team that needs some leadership. ...

VOTML: Theus Jokes Will Be Overplayed
Published 10/25/2007 by Tom Ziller at FanHouse
... When the Kings hired Reggie Theus, you couldn't jump rope without getting tripped up by reference to Hang Time. Lady point guards, 'Coach Fuller' name drops, blah blah blah. It got old quickly. (And yes, guilty.) Months later, Reggie again came under comedic attack, this time due to his hilariously dubbed " ...

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