Don Nelson signed a two-year, $12 million extension at the start of the season and is safe from getting fired despite their struggles.
"No, I've not given it an ounce of thought," Robert Rowell said before the game at Utah. "Nellie's a great coach. I think he's done his job as a coach. I think Nellie has done everything he's done his last 30 years in the business.
"Unfortunately, we've had Corey (Maggette) out 15 games, we've had Monta (Ellis) out, we're banged up. It's still not an excuse - it's the NBA - but we knew when Monta went down that this would be a tough start to the year."