Ep. 10 of The Kings Beat Podcast: Alvin Gentry takes over team in complete disarray

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ABC 10's Sean Cunningham and The Kings Beat's James Ham continue the coverage of a wild week in Sacramento after the firing of head coach Luke Walton.

Topics include Alvin Gentry's first game at the helm of the Kings, a deep dive into Doug Christie's candidacy for head coach and a conversation on potential meddling from owner Vivek Ranadivé.

Thanks for joining us on this new adventure! Big shoutout to Paul Jinkerson for creating a new intro and outro for the podcast.

0:00 - Welcome in to The Kings Beat Podcast 

3:30 - New intro music and some love for the Kings community

9:15 - Have we seen this dance from the Kings before?

14:00 - Introduction to Alvin Gentry

17:00 - A meltdown against the short-handed Sixers

29:00 - The snowball effect

30:30 - Can a win cure everything?

36:15 - Do the Kings need to fight somebody?

39:00 - Tristan Thompson -- nobody is off the hook

40:30 - Vivek Ranadivé meddling in the coaching situation

44:30 - Doug Christie's candidacy 

60:00 - The Business of Basketball: When does your GM get to hire his coach?

76:00 - Wrapping up The Kings Beat Podcast and wishing you a happy Thanksgiving

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