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Found January 03, 2012 on Footbasket: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Paul Westphal,  DeMarcus Cousins,  Chuck Hayes
TEAMS: Sacramento Kings,  Washington Wizards

You thought the Washington Wizards were a mess. The Sacramento Kings talk like they're trying to get head coach Paul Westphal a bus ticket out of town.It doesn't look good when two of your supposed future cornerstones are questioning what the coach is drawing up on the sidelines. I know Tyreke Evans and DeMarcus Cousins aren't the model citizens of the NBA, but if they have doubt in the coach and respected veteran Chuck Hayes feeling like he made a bad move by signing with the Kings, it may be time to cut bait with Westphal."Teams go on 10-0 runs, and we cave in," forward Chuck Hayes said."It's like we shoot because we haven't put up a shot after three times up and down the court," Hayes said.Hayes is probably wondering what he signed up for."What offense?" Cousins replied when asked about the Kings' most obvious weakness. "I really don't want to say anything.""It seems like everybody is out there for t...
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