The Kings have fired head coach Eric Musselman after only one season on the job.  It wasn’t just his 33-49 record that got him fired, it was his DUI and the fact that he seemed to lose the team during the season.  The Kings must have been really upset with Musselman because he’s guaranteed $5 million bucks over the next two seasons!  The Kings will need a tougher coach to get through to Ron Artest and some of the other Kings players.

This grade could go higher as Justin Williams starts to make his mark.  F/C Williams played in 26 games this season and he averaged 12.8 minutes, 5.0 points, 4.4 rebounds and 0.1 assists per game.  G Quincy Douby was the 1st round pick last season and he had problems getting his butt off the bench.  He played in 42 games and he averaged 8.6 minutes, 2.8 points, 0.9 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game.

The Kings finished dead last in the Pacific Division with a 33-49 record, 28 games behind the LA Lakers.  The Kings were 20-21 at home and an awful 13-28 on the road.  The Kings were 18-34 against the Western Conference and only 5-11 against Pacific Division foes.  They averaged 101.3 points per game, but they allowed 103.1 per game.  The Kings limped to the finish line of the season winning only 3 of their last 10 games.

Rookie Justin Williams hasn’t gotten much playing time so far this season because of all the veterans ahead of him on the depth chart but they’ve been falling like flies.  It’s possible that Justin Williams will be thrusted into the starting lineup and get big minutes in the last couple of games in the season.  He has only played in 22 games this season (1 start) and he’s averaged 4.4 points, 4.0 rebounds and 0.1 assists per game.  He also has shot 61.5% from the floor so far this season which is outstanding.  Look for him to make the most of the minutes he gets on the court in the coming games.

The Kings have decided to cut down Mike Bibby’s minutes the last couple of games to see what they have in backup Ronnie Price.  Price has played in 7 games ss far in April and he’s averaged 5.0 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.  His shooting has been off as he’s only hit 37.5% from the floor this month.  The Kings want to see if Price can be trusted in the future with more playing time.