Few relationships are more symbiotic than that of an NBA coach and his, or hopefully soon to be her, players. For the Sacramento Kings, as Dave Joerger goes, so do the players, and as the players go, so does Dave Joerger’s job security. The responsibility to create sensible game plans and utilize proper rotations to lift the talents of the roster falls on the coaching staff, while the players must execute those schemes at a high level to grow from average to good or from good to great.
Last season, Dave Joerger often failed to maximize the impact of his depth chart, prioritizing entitlement minutes for veterans over logical rotations, inefficient shots over three-pointers and layups, and offensive sets that didn’t highlight the strengths of his personnel.