5 Gems more from Hollinger About the Kings!

[sactownfan]

4. Man, that's a heck of a rookie crop in Sacramento, huh? Already, Jason Thompson and Bobby Brown have impressed, and now here comes Donte Greene to add to the fun. The 6-foot-9 small forward got an out-of-the-blue start last night and scored 15 points on just nine shots as the Kings stunned the Hornets in New Orleans 105-96, without Kevin Martin, Francisco Garcia and Mikki Moore.

I had set the bar pretty low for Sacramento this season, but it's apparent that with a strong rookie class and a big second-year step-up from Spencer Hawes (more coming on him today in my All-Surprises team), the Kings will be closer to competence than I had expected. This isn't a playoff team by any stretch -- they had scarcely been competitive on the road before yesterday -- but it's nice to see the youth movement bearing some fruit.

 

[chasen4r1]

Looks like we aren't the only ones getting excited. Who said rebuilding can't be fun?

 

[CruzDude]

Amen. And a double shot of that "rebuilding can be fun" stuff.

 

[kennadog]

Amen. And a double shot of that "rebuilding can be fun" stuff.

Ditto. It's so much more fun to be "not so good," but looking ready to ascend, than looking pretty pathetic while swirling the drain.

 

[Andre87]

damn flip flopper ...

 

[VF21]

4. Man, that's a heck of a rookie crop in Sacramento, huh? Already, Jason Thompson and Bobby Brown have impressed, and now here comes Donte Greene to add to the fun. The 6-foot-9 small forward got an out-of-the-blue start last night and scored 15 points on just nine shots as the Kings stunned the Hornets in New Orleans 105-96, without Kevin Martin, Francisco Garcia and Mikki Moore.

I had set the bar pretty low for Sacramento this season, but it's apparent that with a strong rookie class and a big second-year step-up from Spencer Hawes (more coming on him today in my All-Surprises team), the Kings will be closer to competence than I had expected. This isn't a playoff team by any stretch -- they had scarcely been competitive on the road before yesterday -- but it's nice to see the youth movement bearing some fruit.

sactownfan - Could you please add a link back to the original article for this? Thanks...