For the most part, I thought that what he was saying was disrespectful was his entire tenure with the Kings always trying to replace him as a starter. Which is both more reasonable than being upset about FA, and also exactly that ego problem I've mentioned in the past. IT is not the good soldier. I don't know if he could have been molded into one if we were a strong organization who had taken the bull by the horns from the beginning, but certainly after we let a babbling brownnoser like Keith Smart pump him up while Bruski blew sweet scented bubbles up his ass we'd lost control of the situation.
Anyway, on this one its pretty clear exactly what happened, why it happened, the philosophy of replacing him etc. The only thing not 100% is which faction in the front office supported vs. did not support him, but even there I think Vivek let a critical hint slip in his summer league interview when he said how much he loved IT and wanted him back, but he trusted his basketball people and they made the decision. That would suggest PDA or Malone wanting to move on, while yet another enthusiastic but neophyte owner waxed enthusiastic.
