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Pacific wide open The Kings may be about the same, about 50+-5 wins. To get some heightened energy we need some youngster playing time ... and another couple of big guys or at least a breakout season by Darius. Phoenix is weaker, and if Steve goes down, as he often does, they become weak from...

How good are the Kings? Starters: Peja is a legitimate All Star, perhaps the best small forward in the NBA. Yes I wish he got more rebounds and drove to the basket more. But he is an our best defender and our most efficient point scorer. Brad Miller is a borderline All Star, one of the top 5...

Subcontention is the likely future. Certainly the present team (if it could all be re-signed or even if the Cat leaves) could gel into a solid team with a playoff-experienced core. I think the present team could take 50 games again in the regular season, and have equal odds of making it to the...

Experience,low post defense, balance gave the Spurs the win. It certainly did not come from making free throws. It helped that the starting JJ went down at exactly the wrong time. And that Phoenix has little bench (so that SN gets exhausted and AS has to seriously worry about fouls). With a...

Core values Brick, Most of what you say rings true, but you are leaving out a couple of things. 1) The present core plus mediocre versions of Vlade and Doug led the league a season ago before Chris returned. 2) Nobody is going to trade us a player better than our core. 3) Our core is less...

Mike, Peja and Brad are experienced, skillful players who make a great core to build around. If we just tanked up on athletic 7 foot rookies and speedy energetic SG's, we could win 50 games with this core. And if just one of the rookies surprised people, ten so would the Kings.

Peja at SG When Peja plays on the Yugoslav team he plays gurad at least some of the time. His size offers some advantages, but will also make him a little slower than smaller players. It is a plausible matchup idea against some teams, but might be a serious problem at times. In the Seattle...

Good luck Cat! I like his energy and attitude, but on an increasingly undersized team, he was not helping much on the defence, and on a team with excellent shooters, it was hard to get him to pass the ball. The Kings core still plays Vlade/Chris/Doug style ball, as do Darius, Mo, Kevin and...

Game 5 lineup I would try Kenny at small forward tonight. Put Peja at Guard (where he usually plays for Serbia, and where he could give Allen some trouble shooting over). Greg at center ending the Jerome James superstar experience, Brad at PF, Mike at PG if he promises to play with some brains...

Making your teammates better Brad still does. Occasionally Mike does. Darius does. Maybe Corliss. I think that several on the team could if they got a chance to play a season, including Kenny, Brian and maybe even Cuttino.

Both teams will play better Tuesday But will either team be able to exploit the weaknesses exposed on Saturday? Neither Mike nor Bobby can play worse. Not much to exploit by Seattle. If their offense stays putrid, we will see some real defensive improvements by our shamed microguards. If RA...

Tolbert Tom Tolbert is very direct yet funny. Not much bull**** there. I like him too.

If you want to contend, you have to be willing to play the contenders. The Kings should try to win every game for the rest of the season. If they go 5-1 at the end of the regular schedule, they will be well-prepared to take on anyone next. (Brad and Greg willing. I do think we need a couple...

Peja vu I have a lot of respect for Prince, and Peja outplayed him. B- and that is my final offer.

Peja and Bibby ran the offense and did a great job. Peja also played solid defense. His shot was off and he wimped out at the rim. Give him a B- at least. Without Peja, Darius would not have seen those open shots.

Basket avoidance Given their size, smarts and hands, Brad and Chris should be pretty good rebounders, even if they don't jump much. The deepest rebounding problem is that they often take off for the other half of the court after a missed Kings shot. Watch the basket and you will see no King...

Suns Spurs overtime Wish I could see this game. It looks like the real thing. I like Steve Nash and I like the Spurs. WHoever wins we have to take out bothg teams sometime this year. Of course my favorite nonKings team is now Orlando. I do not like Minnesota or Utah because of the dirty...

The Four Musketeers Chris is having an all-star season in a crowded forward field. I'd give him the nod if I were a coach. Mike is arguably the best offensive point guard in the NBA, at least in terms of competitive desire and overall skill. Sooner or later he should get a little love...

Doug for backup PG Doug Christie can be a very effective point guard, towering over most of the field, and just as fast or faster at the dribble and in passing. Also very smart. I'd say we probably should give up on Bobby for the playoff season, play the heck out of Kevin and Mo and look for...

coaching rituals I think players and coaches develop (like families) distinctive styles that they get used to, even when they are dysfunctional. And ironically they miss and feel lost without the abuse. In practice this means that it would be hard for Popovich to change his style without...