European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 21, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 26 stars and stripes Mideast edition june 2007 Kings pick Theus As coach former Allstar lacks experience on Bench by Greg Beacham the associated press Reggie Theus mercurial Rise through the coaching ranks has propelled him All the Way Back to the Sacramento the Kings reached an agree ment in principle tuesday with Theus to become their new ending a meandering two month search for Eric Musselmann re Kings spokesman Troy Hanson said the club plans to introduce the new Mexico state coach and a former Kings player who twice led the team in at a news conference yet a 13year Aba vet has almost As much experience playing a coach As an actor on the saturday morning kids show hang time As in real he transformed the new mexi co state program into an Mcaa tournament club in just two sea but has never coached in the Aba and didst even get serious about a coaching career until 2003 As an assistant to Rick Pitino at people that know me know that i am not someone who gets but right now i Theus said tuesday when i got involved in the interview pro i really didst give it much it was just a Chance to experience an Aba and i never thought about this really Musselman was fired april 20 after one season that began with his arrest on a Drunken driving the former Golden state coach coaxed just 33 victories from a fractured locker room filled with Grumpy veterans most of whom Are under contract for next the Kings search progressed deliberately after the clubs first losing season since Sacra mento nearly hired Stan Van Gundy two weeks ago before he chose the Orlando while Veteran coach Larry Brown recently expressed interest in the during the course of working through All the interviews and Dif Ferent we really Felt in the end that we wanted to go Jake Reggie Theus will be the Sacra mento Kings new coach after two years at new his Only head coaching with a Young someone we could grow said Geoff pet the Kings president of Basket Ball i think Reggie brings a lot of enthusiasm and Kings assistant coach Scott Brooks and los Angeles lakers assistants Brian Shaw and Kurt Rambis also got second inter views with Sacramento owners Joe and Gavin who picked Musselman after the coach wowed the Brothers in an interview last summer just As Theus apparently did last Friday at the Maloos Casino in Las Hes the King of said Gavin whose family is from new he had a great career As a player with this and now he has a Chance to be the head coach of the he did a wonderful Job with the new Mexico state pro Hes very Well thought of and revered in Las and were just really excited to have him on Theus will leave new Mexico state after a historic two year the Long suffering aggie finished 259 last capping the Caas biggest turnaround in the past two seasons by win Ning the wac tournament and playing in the Mcaa tournament for the first time since i have never been so Happy and so sad at the same Theus said in a statement re leased by new Mexico the program Here at Umsu is like my baby and it Means so much to the support i have received while at Umsu has been second to the one thing that i am sure of is the program is very solid and it is without a doubt one of the Best mid major jobs in the after Theus interviewed for the Charlotte bobcats vacancy last the school rewarded him with a new Lon term contract Worth per Mak ing him the was highest paid but Theus skills and style his players called him Holly Wood because of his designer suits and preening poses on the sideline along with his winning record and Sacramento roots appealed to the Maloos and in Happy for coach and extremely pleased with the shape our program is new Mexico state athletic director Mckin Ley Boston said in the schools were Happy and Dis but at the same time we recognize what a wonderful Opportunity this is for Reggie and that in time he will do a wonder Ful a two time Allstar from joined the Kansas City Kings during the 198384 sea son and moved along with the franchise to Sacramento in he was the Kings second leading scorer during their inaugural year in Northern then led the club in scoring during the next two seasons before he was traded to after leaving the Aba in Theus played overseas and spent several years As an Aba television analyst for various networks while pursuing an acting Theus want a but he played one on to coach Bill full that for three seasons on hang after Short stops with the Aba and Cal state los Theus spent two years As Kitinos Assis Tant before taking Over at new Mexico Henin top seeds for Wimbledon the associated press England fou time defending Champion Roger Federer and to ranked Justine Henin were seeded 1 for Wimbledon on Rafael last years run was seeded 2 ahead of Andy Maria who won the 2004 title at is seeded followed by Jelena defending Champion Amelie Maur Esmo was seeded two time Winner and austra Lian open Champion Serena will iams is 7 at the third grand slam tournament of the which begins the draw will be held in determining the Wimbledon took past performances on grass into the seed Ings for other grand slams Mir ror the Venus Williams was seeded seven places above her rank ing because of five final appear ances in the past seven the most recent of her three titles came in when she became the lowest seeded player to win the women title at the top 18 women Are seeded according to their Sta the French open Cham will attempt to improve upon her losses in the 2001 and 2006 Wimbledon below the top three there were mostly minor movements against the fifth ranked Novak Djokovic was moved up to the 4 seeding after winning in Miami and Adelaide this year and losing to Nadal in the French open Semi Marcos bag Datis was the big Gest beneficiary of the the cypriot who lost to Nadal in straight sets in last years was seeded at six places above his at John Glen Davis weighed As much As 360 while at leu but has lost weight in an attempt to show the Aba he wont eat himself out of the Davis has trimmed some of his baby fat by Tim Reynolds the associated press Miami Glen big baby Davis knows what Aba teams will Ponder when considering him on draft everyone knows i can everybody knows i have Davis its is he going to eat himself out of the league with its certainly a valid once a 360pound Behemoth during his Days at the 6foot9 Davis checked in for a redraft workout with the Miami heat on tuesday looking Sli Morhim at 292 not exactly but perhaps enough of an improvement to show teams that Davis truly has changed his and he knows his future de pends on Only three men Miami Center and Davis leu Bigman predecessor Shaquille Oneal Houston Yao Ming 310 and Little used Washington Center James Lang 305 were listed in last seasons Aba player Survey As weighing More than Davis currently each of those players is also taller than ill keep it Davis ill keep it off until in wealthy enough where i can have big baby so my kids kids can be like Paris Hilton and them without if the selections for the june 28 draft were made by comedic of Davis would be in the first round with during a 12minute talk with reporters after his heat Davis not Only pointed some fun at the jailed but found time for a perfect impersonation of oneals distinctive voice talked about How he used to hold his shirt a certain Way while talking to girls so hed seem smaller and Drew More laughs when confess ing that he now can sit by the Pool without but theres also a clearly Seri Ous Side to who left leu after his Junior Hes projected As a second round pick in most mock an enormous drop from last when he was thought of As a possible lot Tery selection after leading the tigers to the 2006 final that kind of stuff is for the for the Birds and the Davis nobody they think they its a its not my comments for last year is that i Felt i want i dont care How High my Stock but if i Felt As a player i compete at this theres no Ive already he insists he want mentally or physically prepared for the Aba game a year and says if he had the decision to make hed again go Back to Baton Rouge for his Junior in a better player than i was last Davis Davis averaged Points and rebounds this past season for the who went Only 1715 Overall and 511 in the Southeast Ern he and Oneal during a visit during the season to Baton told Davis that Hes ready for the the Only players to emerge from the leu program with More than 900 rebounds and 100 Davis game emulates oneals in Many As do some of his mannerisms off the floor like that sense of and has been dogged with questions about his weight Over his Aba yet is a perennial Allstar and a fou time Champi i grew up looking up to because in from Baton Rouge and during that Era when he was i was a Little toddler watch ing him Davis when he comes Back to visit we meet i wish i could play with him one that be
