Kings trade Landry to Hornets......
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If they move to Anaheim, so many good things are going to happen to this team. And for all you Laker haters. This is almost the perfect scenario. They will get to intensify the rivalry. There is a rivalry between OC and LA. As Uncia has written about many times. Angels, not Dodgers, Ducks, not Kings, and now, ROYALS, not Lakers.
I know it sucks for the Sac residents. But for others like me who grew up in sac as Kingsfans and have long since moved away. I'm actually TOTALLY rooting for them to move to Anaheim, kick Laker ***, and have a LOT more fan support than they do now. I think they're gonna be a hit down there, just like the friggin Ducks were a few years ago. Hockey people. We're talking about hockey. And there was ALREADY a hockey team in LA!
So after feeling bad for the Sac resident fans (I really do), and crying for about half a second for the city council, I'm getting on to the CELEBRATING, YES CELEBRATING the incredibly bright future this team has. It will help us to attract FA's as well. This team has a bright future in Anaheim, Louisville, or Sacramento.
I know it sucks for the Sac residents. But for others like me who grew up in sac as Kingsfans and have long since moved away. I'm actually TOTALLY rooting for them to move to Anaheim, kick Laker ***, and have a LOT more fan support than they do now. I think they're gonna be a hit down there, just like the friggin Ducks were a few years ago. Hockey people. We're talking about hockey. And there was ALREADY a hockey team in LA!
So after feeling bad for the Sac resident fans (I really do), and crying for about half a second for the city council, I'm getting on to the CELEBRATING, YES CELEBRATING the incredibly bright future this team has. It will help us to attract FA's as well. This team has a bright future in Anaheim, Louisville, or Sacramento.
I'm pretty excited with the move I was hoping we'd move Landry for either a good young guard or a mid first. I loved what I saw from Thornton last year when Paul was out. he's a 2nd year player comparing him
to Luther head is a joke they're nothing alike head is a chucker and Thornton can drive and shoot as well as pass. not a true point guard but I think him and Reke could do well together. would still love to get Irving thoigh
to Luther head is a joke they're nothing alike head is a chucker and Thornton can drive and shoot as well as pass. not a true point guard but I think him and Reke could do well together. would still love to get Irving thoigh
We don't know that! Thornton is a FA but a restricted FA so if we do like him and see him as part of the future then we can match any offer he gets.
He is a 2nd year player with obvious flaws BUT he is more than capable of being a dynamic 6th man in this league that can score in a hurry in a number of ways!
He is a 2nd year player with obvious flaws BUT he is more than capable of being a dynamic 6th man in this league that can score in a hurry in a number of ways!
For anyone that cares : Here is the link to one of the active Hornet Forums out there - http://www.hornetsreport.com/HRForums/forumdisplay.php?f=2
Yes, and two 2nd caliber vets would be very helpful. Depends on what you mean by big name but Prince or someone of that caliber would be just fine. Nene would be excellent if he exercises his option and leaves a sinking ship. There are handfuls of 2nd level vets and we need them too. Two stars is necessary and we have that. Three would be great but if the 2nd level people are truly that and not garbage, it serves the same effect.
Unfortunately his lack of ballhandling/ability to play the PG is what holds him back in that sort of comparison. I hate pure SGs -- most useless "pure" anything in basketball. The reason being it generally means that they lack the size to play SF -- so you have a smallish guy -- and they lack the ballhandling/passing to give you felxibility at PG. So you're stuck. You've just got a small SG, and that's it. ANd gee what a turd that generally is. Now fortunately the thing I am hoping for with Thornton is that he really turns out to be explosive -- his lack of flexibility sucks, especially if he's suppposed to be a 6th man -- how many 6th men can only play one position? But if he is anything close to the high teens scorer he was the second half of last year picking him up would be a coup regardless of limitations. In a lot of ways this trade makes perfect sense -- we traded Carl Landry for the Carl Landry of SGs (undersized, sometimes potent scorer, who doesn't do much else). And SG is both a position of much greater need for us, and a positon where you normally tolerate more one dimensional scoring oriented play than you can in your frontcourt.
I don't think we want to float that as a GOOD comparison, because that did not work at all.
But oh well, Thornton had an intriguing rookie year and you had to figure somebody was going to get him, and would have a chance to get him at a lot more reasonable price than a high lottery pick like Mayo. So its good its us, and it did not really cost us anything long term.
But oh well, Thornton had an intriguing rookie year and you had to figure somebody was going to get him, and would have a chance to get him at a lot more reasonable price than a high lottery pick like Mayo. So its good its us, and it did not really cost us anything long term.
Eh, woulda rather seen us trade Landry for Faried (late 1st), but Thorton could be a good addition to our weak backcourt depth.
Never really dug on Landry while he was here, but now that he's gone I wish him luck.
Prediction: Paul makes Landry look super beastly. Kings fans interpret that as us getting reamed in the trade/poor Westphal coaching.
Never really dug on Landry while he was here, but now that he's gone I wish him luck.
Prediction: Paul makes Landry look super beastly. Kings fans interpret that as us getting reamed in the trade/poor Westphal coaching.
