(ESPN) Kings granted permission to speak with Warriors' Elie

lets go mario. i hope he gets the job!

 

Who was the last person to play in the NBA that was a 7th round draft pick? Yep, you guessed it...

Hakeem barely beats out Mario Elie as my favorite Rocket of all time. Here's hoping that he doesn't get the Kings job and becomes an assistant coach for the Rockets...

 

Who cares about San Antonio's championships. Mario helped the Rockets win 2!
Wouldn't it be sweet if Mario and Scotty Brooks were both head coaches?

 

if that rat, Avery Johnson can win coach of the year, then SAM will be the next Phil Jackson.

 

if people call sam the alien, why can't avery be the rat?
is there a double standard? avery looks like a rat!

 

he sure does... lol

 

No one can understand what he is saying half the time and as a player he thinks he is better than he is.

 

I'd like to see Elie get a coaching gig, but I don't know if I'd wish Artest on him. He might sink Elie's career before it gets a chance to get off the ground.

 

Mario has a good relationship with Artest...

 

I hope he gets the job...

 

I hope he gets it, Mario has been stumping for a head coaching gig for a while now.

I predict that if he gets it, he completely eliminates the layup drills and goes with the more familiar Middle of the Lane Tear Drop drill.

 

not new news, but I figure I would share this article in the Sac Bee:

http://www.sacbee.com/content/sports/story/14260098p-15074088c.html

Kings begin their interviews
They talk to Eric Musselman, and Mario Elie is expected to be seen today in Las Vegas.
By Sam Amick -- Bee Staff Writer
Published 12:01 am PDT Thursday, May 25, 2006
Story appeared in Sports section, Page C1

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Former Golden State Warriors coach Eric Musselman was the first to get an interview for the vacant Kings job.
Sacramento Bee file 2002/Hector Amezcua

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The Kings began the interviewing process for a new coach Wednesday when Memphis assistant and former Golden State Warriors head coach Eric Musselman met with co-owners Joe and Gavin Maloof and president of basketball operations Geoff Petrie, The Bee has learned.
Musselman, who was 75-89 with the Warriors from 2002 to 2004 before being fired, will be followed by Mario Elie, with both candidates staying at the Maloof family's Palms Casino Hotel in Las Vegas. Elie, a current Warriors assistant coach, is due in today to meet with the Maloofs and Petrie.

According to Gavin Maloof -- who did not disclose the names of the candidates -- these are the only scheduled interviews as yet.


The Maloof family is unfamiliar with Musselman and Elie, meaning the interviews were and will be as much a getting-to-know-you session as a chalk talk. The Maloofs chose Las Vegas over Sacramento for the family's convenience. George Maloof, who is the Palms' president, will drop in to chat with the candidates, as will the youngest Maloof brother, Phil, and mother, Colleen. Petrie and Joe Maloof did not return calls for comment.
"I think we'll be talking coaching philosophy, how he sees our team moving forward, what his opinion is, and then maybe some X's and O's that I probably won't understand," Gavin Maloof said. "As owners or business people, we always pick the right people. That's one thing we've done our entire lives. We have a background in picking the right people. So the person that we'll find will be the right person."

San Antonio assistant P.J. Carlesimo would be interviewed, according to a source close to team officials. But Carlesimo, whose Spurs season ended Monday, does not appear to be a leading candidate. If that title belongs to anyone, it still appears to be Monarchs coach John Whisenant.

Gavin Maloof said he would have no reservations hiring a coach such as Whisenant, who won last season's WNBA title with the Monarchs but has no NBA experience.

"We don't care (about perceptions)," Gavin Maloof said. "We have to make our own decision. We can't be concerned with what other people around the league are thinking about.

"Remember one thing: we're on an island. They all want us to lose. They don't want us to win. And the media's the media. We can't listen to the media. (Whisenant) wins. He knows how to win. I don't care if it's (coaching) boys, girls, men, ladies, it doesn't matter. He knows how to win."

The Maloofs' family ties with Whisenant go back more than 30 years, but Gavin Maloof said an interview with Whisenant, the Maloofs, and Petrie present would be necessary nonetheless.

Elie, who was a small forward for 11 seasons in the NBA, won three championships as a player -- two with Houston (1994 and 1995) and one with San Antonio (1999). He also served as an assistant coach with the Spurs during the 2003-04 season. Until Elie headed for Golden State in 2004 as part of head coach Mike Montgomery's staff, he had made the playoffs in all 12 seasons as a player and coach.

Musselman was an assistant in Atlanta from 1996 to 1998 and Orlando from 1998 to 2000. In seven seasons as head coach of the CBA's Florida Beach Dogs, Musselman was 270-122 (.688), marking the second-highest winning percentage in league history behind Denver head coach George Karl, who coached for five seasons in the CBA.

Gavin Maloof said Saturday the list of candidates was "less than 10," and numerous candidates have been eliminated publicly. Among them are Larry Brown, the New York Knicks coach who reportedly is on the verge of being fired; former Miami coach Stan Van Gundy, who reportedly has no interest in the Kings position; and former coach Don Nelson. Former Kings assistant Elston Turner, who lives with his family in Roseville, has not been contacted about the job.

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like I said, nothing new, just thought I share this already known info.

 

i'm surprised to find out that elie was picked 160th! can someone tell me why there were 7 rounds of draft picks back then?

 

Sure, but that's not going to keep Artest from doing something bone-headed.

 

Mario played with Vernon. Artest is Erkel compared to Vernon.
Mario will be a great coach!

 

.Remember this: I have been eager to have Mario come to the Rox. I have been posting it for about three months now. Most BBS Fans have been highy critical of my suggestion that Mario would make a great Rox Coach.

 

Yetti,
You think Mario would come to an organization who doesnt let Calvin Murphy have his job back after he was proven to be falsely accused?
A man who's number hangs from the rafters?
A man who's been with Rockets when they were the San Diego Rockets?
You think Mario would be hired back by an organization and owner who cares nothing about tradition?