Emphasis added.
http://www.milforddailynews.com/spo...1930683072/Courtside-View-Moore-adjusts-to-Cs
Now, this may not be shocking terminology in Boston, where one of their own players said that the Celtics were tanking a few years back, but I hadn't heard it said of the Kings before, so thought I'd throw this quote out there for people to see.
Myself, I don't think the Kings are tanking, I think they've just come to accept what a wretched team they are right now. What about you... agree, disagree?
That offseason, (Mikki) signed with Sacramento, where he hoped to end his career.
It didn't work out. As has been the case throughout Moore's career, there was a younger, or better, or more established option. He fell into a purgatory of being a forgotten man on a forsaken team.
"They had basically decided to tank the season in December," he said following a 17-minute stint in Friday night's victory over the Pacers. "There's nothing that you can do about it. I just sat back and tried to be encouraging, teach the young guys, and with the little time that I got, I tried to be a presence out there."
It didn't work out. As has been the case throughout Moore's career, there was a younger, or better, or more established option. He fell into a purgatory of being a forgotten man on a forsaken team.
"They had basically decided to tank the season in December," he said following a 17-minute stint in Friday night's victory over the Pacers. "There's nothing that you can do about it. I just sat back and tried to be encouraging, teach the young guys, and with the little time that I got, I tried to be a presence out there."
Now, this may not be shocking terminology in Boston, where one of their own players said that the Celtics were tanking a few years back, but I hadn't heard it said of the Kings before, so thought I'd throw this quote out there for people to see.
Myself, I don't think the Kings are tanking, I think they've just come to accept what a wretched team they are right now. What about you... agree, disagree?