So you're insinuating attitude problems shouldn't be considered at all when signing players? Attitude problems should always be a factor when signing a player. Should it be the only factor? No, but it's something to keep in mind. Saying that we've had people succeed here with attitude problems doesn't mean you just overlook them. That's a good way to get yourself into trouble.
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Marc J. Spears @SpearsNBAYahoo 6s6 seconds ago
Free agent PG Rajon Rondo is intrigued by Kings & their roster, source said. He's also close friends with Rudy Gay & doesn’t know Coach Karl
Free agent PG Rajon Rondo is intrigued by Kings & their roster, source said. He's also close friends with Rudy Gay & doesn’t know Coach Karl
Disagree. Collison was a part of the 5th strongest lineup last year. Most people preferred if we had upgrades at PF and SG last year, so with that in mind, it's very, very, very hard to sit there and say the third best player on the 5th strongest lineup in the league is a back up point guard. You have no ground to stand on, and you've given nothing to support your claim that "we will not make the playoffs with Collison starting." Is it just a hunch you have or is there some analysis behind it?
Are we talking about past or present day Rondo? I could tell you right now that I don't even think Rondo at his peak was a "perfect" fit for our starting lineup. Can he spread the floor? No, he can't. Therefore, your "perfect" claim holds no validity. That was easy...
Look, I actually really liked Rondo's game back in the day when he was playing good basketball. A lot of the people here see the name "Rondo" and immediately get excited because they think of the all-star PG who won a championship. He has not been that caliber of player. Sure, you can take the risk that he becomes that player again, but you're putting your franchises future (by risking Cousins leaving) in jeopardy. I really only think this can go very good or very bad, and at this point, we should be limiting that risk (similar to what we did by drafting a guy like Cauley-Stein).
This team before Malone was let go was playing stellar basketball. That same core is still in tact. There's no need to make brash decisions. Sign some veterans, improve the bench depth, & draft WCS (oh wait! we did that already!). There's no need to take a gamble on a player who could be boom or bust with the majority of our cap space (I'm assuming) who if doesn't pan out can also single-handedly destroy our team chemistry if he gets upset.
If we do sign him, I'm going to cheer for him as much as I can to become his old self and help us get to the playoffs, but from a logical standpoint, I would not like the signing.
Are we talking about past or present day Rondo? I could tell you right now that I don't even think Rondo at his peak was a "perfect" fit for our starting lineup. Can he spread the floor? No, he can't. Therefore, your "perfect" claim holds no validity. That was easy...
Look, I actually really liked Rondo's game back in the day when he was playing good basketball. A lot of the people here see the name "Rondo" and immediately get excited because they think of the all-star PG who won a championship. He has not been that caliber of player. Sure, you can take the risk that he becomes that player again, but you're putting your franchises future (by risking Cousins leaving) in jeopardy. I really only think this can go very good or very bad, and at this point, we should be limiting that risk (similar to what we did by drafting a guy like Cauley-Stein).
This team before Malone was let go was playing stellar basketball. That same core is still in tact. There's no need to make brash decisions. Sign some veterans, improve the bench depth, & draft WCS (oh wait! we did that already!). There's no need to take a gamble on a player who could be boom or bust with the majority of our cap space (I'm assuming) who if doesn't pan out can also single-handedly destroy our team chemistry if he gets upset.
If we do sign him, I'm going to cheer for him as much as I can to become his old self and help us get to the playoffs, but from a logical standpoint, I would not like the signing.
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Our biggest weakness last season was our bench. Any strides the starting unit made were quickly lost when the bench played. If Collison can lead the second unit we can improve drastically from last season. Plus he will probably be on the floor at the end of games anyways. If we can have a bench unit of Collison, Stauskas, Casspi, JT, WCS. Thats a lot better than what we saw last season.
We're actually set up ok in terms of taking up the Rondo attitude business. Rudy is a close friend and DMC views Rondo as the best PG in the league. This was way before the playoff collapse, where Rondo basically did everything but punt the basketball into the stands. Still, if he didn't do that we wouldn't be sniffing him.
Marc J. Spears @SpearsNBAYahoo 23s23 seconds ago
Free agent PG Rajon Rondo has spoken in recent days to Kings All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins & forward & close friend Rudy Gay,sources said
Free agent PG Rajon Rondo has spoken in recent days to Kings All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins & forward & close friend Rudy Gay,sources said
Rudy gay and Ben McLemore had better 3pt% than players like dragic, igudala, khwai Leonard, Trevor Aliza, Damien lillard, Wilson chandler, afflalo, lebron james, ect... The list goes on of players that have been mentioned as floor spacers yet we have two and I don't believe Ben is finished getting that shot locked in
Sean Cunningham @News10Sean
Once free agency window opened, hearing the Sacramento Kings have expressed interest in both Rajon Rondo and Danny Green.
Once free agency window opened, hearing the Sacramento Kings have expressed interest in both Rajon Rondo and Danny Green.
Sam Amick @sam_amick 29s29 seconds ago
Danny Green's first call this evening, I'm told, was from Detroit Pistons. Sacramento, many others coming his way. Spurs may lose him.
Danny Green's first call this evening, I'm told, was from Detroit Pistons. Sacramento, many others coming his way. Spurs may lose him.
Thank you. You've been on fire today with your posts. Unfortunately people really don't want to hear the facts about the legitimacy of our starting 5. Way too simplistic to say that having Matthews or whatever other flavor of the month SG, who hits only a couple more 3 pointers per 100 attempts, makes us a contender.
I've been saying for months that PF and PG are a bigger need than SG for this team. Low and behold we draft a PF and are searching for a PG. Scoring is not a problem. Will only get easier with a legit offensive mind in Karl. We need to be able to maintain momentum when DMC and Gay come out of the game. We need a bench that can defend and drop a few points when our star is on the bench. Spacing is not the issue.
I've been saying for months that PF and PG are a bigger need than SG for this team. Low and behold we draft a PF and are searching for a PG. Scoring is not a problem. Will only get easier with a legit offensive mind in Karl. We need to be able to maintain momentum when DMC and Gay come out of the game. We need a bench that can defend and drop a few points when our star is on the bench. Spacing is not the issue.
