What excites you most about the upcoming season?

[lawlman91]

I am excited for the return of the greatest show on the court.

The bullet passes from DeMarcus in the low/high post to the shooters will be beautiful to watch.

 

[Bibby10AZ]

Anyone have info about training camp in San Diego. Is that what vlade said? Would love to go!!
Go Kings!

 

[randymoss1881]

Might not be this year but when WCS is ready to dominate defensively him and cousins will form the best frontline defensively in the league.

 

[gunks]

What am I looking forward to?

Sweeping the Lakers while Kobe is still playing.

Revenge is a dish best served cold (well, really it would be best served in the post season, but that's not going to happen, so I'll take what I can get!).

 

[Team_Dime]

So I just went through and read each post here in this thread. I can see that everyone has their own reason for being excited for the season, some sharing a similar sentiment. However, I find it quite astonishing that nobody pointed out that we have undeniably the best point guard here in Sacramento since Mike Bibby. For me personally, the fact that this team now has a legitimate floor general who can orchestrate this team in every sense of the word, is what has me excited.

 

[Amit149]

So I just went through and read each post here in this thread. I can see that everyone has their own reason for being excited for the season, some sharing a similar sentiment. However, I find it quite astonishing that nobody pointed out that we have undeniably the best point guard here in Sacramento since Mike Bibby. For me personally, the fact that this team now has a legitimate floor general who can orchestrate this team in every sense of the word, is what has me excited.

I agree, Darren Collison is pretty good

 

[VF21]

So I just went through and read each post here in this thread. I can see that everyone has their own reason for being excited for the season, some sharing a similar sentiment. However, I find it quite astonishing that nobody pointed out that we have undeniably the best point guard here in Sacramento since Mike Bibby. For me personally, the fact that this team now has a legitimate floor general who can orchestrate this team in every sense of the word, is what has me excited.

There have been a LOT of discussions of Rajon Rondo in a multitude of other threads. I think what may be holding back some people is his most recent exploits in Dallas. Most Kings fans are willing to give him a clean slate as a King, but they're also going to be cautious about any anointing until he's actually stepped on the STA court.

 

[Team_Dime]

There have been a LOT of discussions of Rajon Rondo in a multitude of other threads. I think what may be holding back some people is his most recent exploits in Dallas. Most Kings fans are willing to give him a clean slate as a King, but they're also going to be cautious about any anointing until he's actually stepped on the STA court.

The fact that fans are hesitant about Rondo is understandable and quite honestly to be expected. After what happened in Dallas, it's easy to forget that Rondo at one point was widely considered one of, if not the best, point guards in the league. Yes, he did play in a system where he was fortunate to be surrounded by future hall of famers in Boston, but he played at a high level while those guys played at a high level doing it. Even at the time he was traded not too long ago, it was considered a steal for the Mavericks and the consensus around the league was that Boston could have gotten a lot more in exchange for Rondo. The "Boston buddy network" allowed Rondo to play for a contender while bringing in only an aging Jameer Nelson, Jae Crowder, and Brandon Wright. Regardless of what the risk may be, Kings fans have to be excited about the fact that if Rajon can play anywhere near the level of what we've seen from him in the past, this team can be dangerous. His ability to LEAD a team is something among other traits of which the Kings have not seen since the glory days. His exquisite passing, championship pedigree experience, he's practically a triple double threat every night when healthy.

 

[luckynuMBer10]

Along with what I previously said in this thread regarding it being our final season in STA and our move next year into the new arena, I actually am excited about so many things about the upcoming Kings season that I really can't say I'm excited about one single thing more than others. I'm excited about the new arena that's being built. I'm excited about Karl. I'm excited about Rondo. I am excited about WCS. I'm excited about Cousins. I'm excited about McLemore, I'm excited about Gay, I'm excited about Koufos, I'm excited about Moreland, I'm excited about Evans. I'm excited about watching the Sacramento Kings play some basketball, I am excited for some good ól "Arco Thunder", I'm excited about winning basketball games, I'm excited about losing basketball games, I'm excited about watching our team grow, I'm excited about watching our team play their hearts out.

The list can go on for a while, but I'll stop because I think you all get the point.

 

[VF21]

The fact that fans are hesitant about Rondo is understandable and quite honestly to be expected. After what happened in Dallas, it's easy to forget that Rondo at one point was widely considered one of, if not the best, point guards in the league. Yes, he did play in a system where he was fortunate to be surrounded by future hall of famers in Boston, but he played at a high level while those guys played at a high level doing it. Even at the time he was traded not too long ago, it was considered a steal for the Mavericks and the consensus around the league was that Boston could have gotten a lot more in exchange for Rondo. The "Boston buddy network" allowed Rondo to play for a contender while bringing in only an aging Jameer Nelson, Jae Crowder, and Brandon Wright. Regardless of what the risk may be, Kings fans have to be excited about the fact that if Rajon can play anywhere near the level of what we've seen from him in the past, this team can be dangerous. His ability to LEAD a team is something among other traits of which the Kings have not seen since the glory days. His exquisite passing, championship pedigree experience, he's practically a triple double threat every night when healthy.

I, for one, am cautiously optimistic. That's a big IF right there you've identified right there. Granted, it's one that I personally think will come to fruition but I can fully understand the fan who doesn't want to speak anything out loud for fear of jinxing everything.

And please, do not assume that we here are not fully aware of Rondo's potential and past stature. As I said previously, there have been tons of discussions about him since DMC first mentioned that he liked him.

Bottom line, there is a lot to be excited about. I'm just savoring the moments one by one, as I honestly didn't know if I'd live long enough to ever see them come again.