This reminds me of the Giannis speech about how there is no failure. There are only journeys towards success. Much like car or plane journeys, not all of them reach their destination, but just because they haven't reached it today doesn't make it a failure. The only failure is to quit before you've seen the whole journey out to its logical conclusion, which the Kings have a consistent 20 year history of doing.
This is why some organisations will always be losers. I hope Mike Brown catches on at a real NBA team sometime soon. He deserves it.
Both De’Aaron Fox and Mike Brown, after and before the firing, mentioned his salary within the context of the pressure filled landscape. Two less wins, from 23 to 24, and a slow start were enough to make his seat scorching hot while Fox swipes away extension talks.
No grace from the front office, Fox and ownership that added a non-3 point shooting bucket getting all star to the mix. Ultimately, process becomes a product itself. C’est la vie.
Incredible story about sacrifice, time, and patience
Sacrifice is admired when it results in “success”. When Mike Brown coached the Kings to the 3 seed and won COTY he was applauded, now the same man is unceremoniously fired while spending the same time away from his family— making the same sacrifices. The same can be said about all athletes and people working in sports. Effort and dedication is applauded or questioned based on its results, rather than the work itself.
This reminds me of the Giannis speech about how there is no failure. There are only journeys towards success. Much like car or plane journeys, not all of them reach their destination, but just because they haven't reached it today doesn't make it a failure. The only failure is to quit before you've seen the whole journey out to its logical conclusion, which the Kings have a consistent 20 year history of doing.
This is why some organisations will always be losers. I hope Mike Brown catches on at a real NBA team sometime soon. He deserves it.
Both De’Aaron Fox and Mike Brown, after and before the firing, mentioned his salary within the context of the pressure filled landscape. Two less wins, from 23 to 24, and a slow start were enough to make his seat scorching hot while Fox swipes away extension talks.
No grace from the front office, Fox and ownership that added a non-3 point shooting bucket getting all star to the mix. Ultimately, process becomes a product itself. C’est la vie.
Incredible story about sacrifice, time, and patience
Sacrifice is admired when it results in “success”. When Mike Brown coached the Kings to the 3 seed and won COTY he was applauded, now the same man is unceremoniously fired while spending the same time away from his family— making the same sacrifices. The same can be said about all athletes and people working in sports. Effort and dedication is applauded or questioned based on its results, rather than the work itself.
Great article
Another excellent, thoughtful piece. Gratitude coming your way ...