{"id":826718,"date":"2014-12-16T05:00:59","date_gmt":"2014-12-16T13:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cowbellkingdom.com\/?p=35052"},"modified":"2014-12-16T05:00:59","modified_gmt":"2014-12-16T13:00:59","slug":"sacramento-kings-introduce-tyrone-corbin-as-head-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/sacramento-kings-introduce-tyrone-corbin-as-head-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacramento Kings introduce Tyrone Corbin as head coach"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Next man up for the Sacramento Kings.<\/p>\n
Following head coach Michael Malone\u2019s startling dismissal, assistant coach Tyrone Corbin was announced as the interim head coach Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n
Working as a head coach, or replacing a head coach midseason is nothing new to Corbin, or for the Kings for that matter. After being an assistant for seven years, he supplanted Jerry Sloan when the Utah Jazz legend\u00a0resigned on February 10, 2011. Corbin finished the year and coached the Jazz for another three seasons, compiling a 112-146 record and a summer 2012 playoff appearance. Utah allowed his contract to expire this summer and declined to make an offer, which opened the door for Corbin to sign with Sacramento.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s always difficult,\u201d Corbin told the media on Monday in regards to the move midseason. \u201cIt\u2019s a change for the guys and you try to find some kind of calm through the chaos and get the guys on the same page. We have a tough opponent coming in tomorrow in OKC (Oklahoma City Thunder), so we (have) to make sure we get the guys relaxed as soon as we can and get back to playing basketball.\u201d<\/p>\n
Corbin, who played in Sacramento as a forward in the 1995-96 and again during the 1999-00 seasons, coached the Kings\u2019 Summer League team to a championship in Las Vegas. Kings players have publicly commended his presence and tutelage, but they praised Malone\u2019s company as well<\/a>.<\/p>\n