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Man I love being wrong - thought this team would win 35 this year, at best! I guess they finally broke me :-) Looking forward to the playoffs and seeing some of you in Sac.

Coming back to post after a couple of years... looking forward to throwing down an obscene amount of cash to witness the Kings first home playoff game in 17 years. Might get even more pricey if we play the Warriors, but hey, I've been saving. I think I came onto this board during the 05-06...

Now the buck officially stops with Vivek, no more excuses! *facepalm*

Utterly sad news - like many have said, I truly wish the Kings could've given VF21 just one playoff appearance as a reward for her constant positivity and never-ending dedication to this site. Also like most, I didn't know VF21 personally, but wow: what a shining example in authentic...

21-25. Could be worse if the rookies don't develop, take a step back or are injured. Could be better if everyone marginally improves and/or one or two players take a big leap into stardom (think above 17+ PER). Key to watch is Fox (needs to show he's a starter...jump from 11ish PER to above...

While I'm still not happy with the Bagley pick, I think we can expect a high volume, volatile and inefficient season from him, where minutes and likely injuries will cause further fluctuation. When he gets minutes, Bagley will put up a high volume of shots, but due to his skinny/somewhat-soft...

What a spot-on analysis, thanks for linking. No points of disagreement here, as I've long argued that added strength, cutting out midrange jumpers and increasing FG% and shot frequency at the rim will be key to his success in year 2. I'm less optimistic than James Ham about improvements to his...

Very succinct, and great job of recapping the proxy to this all-too-familiar summer. Would add some other factors that may be at play to the real estate issue: even when planned, the retail component barely reduced the sq footage of the former Downtown Plaza, a mall that due to both neglect...

Ugh, I hate being Negative Nostradamus (re: summer of dumpster diving & cash considerations). But as I've stated in another thread re: my complete loss of hope in this team: the culmination of these moves are all-too-familiar. But I'm a fan for life, it's a habit, I'm still here, yada yada...

As I mentioned in a prior thread on Fox, gaining strength and weight should be his most utmost priority this offseason, as this will open up the game for him in a multitude of areas while simultaneously addressing his major weaknesses displayed in year 1. Adding this strength will have a...

Thinking 25 is on point, barring injury/lack of development from youngsters. More likely in my mind is Joerger getting the axe (taking the fall for this roster/super team) as the losses pile up.

How about simply: bad leadership begets bad leadership? This is about an owner + ownership group who's enabled a business leader who has been the common denominator on a bad basketball team and dysfunctional organization. It's not dark forces, it's not a conspiracy, it's just a bad owner and it...

As I posted in another thread, it's all about leadership. It doesn't matter what talent you bring aboard, as long as there's crummy leadership at the top, this dictates the ultimate direction of a business. Which is why I've lost faith in the franchise under current ownership (who has kept...

Guys, I've been on board with this team for life... you can see my posts of many great memories. But I have to say: this is the most faithless I've felt going into a season, ever. Worse than '15 with Divac's lopsided trade with Philly, worse than '11 after the Jimmer pick & trade down for...

Rounding out a nice summer of dumpster diving for talent and cash considerations... feels like the late 00s again.

Don't worry - I'm not 100% sold on this idea either, but exploring a point of view/concept with many different trade possibilities: At what point do you maximize the value of the assets you have, and capitalize, finding the sweet spot of risk vs. return? Do you buy in to the concept that you...

Given the lack of assets, and in my opinion, the ceiling of this roster, I'd do my best this summer via trades and free agency to squeeze the most wins out of this team without sacrificing future 1st round draft picks. 1.) We have no 2019 draft pick. There is no incentive to lose. 2.) We have...

With Bagley, I think cleaningtheglass.com (subscriber) has the best in-depth analysis of his game beside the great video from Mike Schmitz. Ben Falk has a very easy-to-understand "can't/won't/doesn't know how" framework in evaluating players, where "can't" = physical/athletic limitations...

Very tough choice. You have to bet on upside here. Both have clearly defined weaknesses: Ayton has a history of so-so work ethic, settling for jumpers, and poor defensive instincts/effort Doncic has athletic limitations (average athletisicm, can't get separation, lateral quickness) and at...

Can we add a "depends on his long term health" option? Unless the front office determines that no one at the #2 has any chance of becoming a 20+ PER kinda player (aka fringe all-star material), worth considering. But 2 years of a healthy Kawhi... will the team be able to build around him?