I live in Chico, CA...last night on the local sports show, our sportscaster said that the Kings are close to resigning Songaila and plan to start Kenny Thomas as our starting PF. Personally I think this is pure speculation by a local sportscaster with no connections in a town without a whole lot of news to report. Regardless, I thought I'd at least post it to see if anyone else (especially those close to Sacramento) had heard anything like this.
Anyone else hear this?
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Its such an easy and obvious prediction that I have no idea how you would ever tell whether the guy was talking out of his ***, or actually knew something.
My only observation on that front would once agin be that we KNOW Geoff has made AT LEAST two attempts to bring in a better starting PF this offseason (Nene, Shareef). So if its back to KT now, that would a) basically mean he failed; b) be a very recent plan/development; c) be enormously premature unless Geoff has just decided to go on vacation for the rest of the summer rtaher than looking for other options.
My only observation on that front would once agin be that we KNOW Geoff has made AT LEAST two attempts to bring in a better starting PF this offseason (Nene, Shareef). So if its back to KT now, that would a) basically mean he failed; b) be a very recent plan/development; c) be enormously premature unless Geoff has just decided to go on vacation for the rest of the summer rtaher than looking for other options.
being in the west we got PFs like duncan, garnett, and amare, we need a strong PF to match up with these guys. They'll be the ones putting double doubles on us if we don't fix that. KT is more of an off the bench guy i agree. SO i know everyone heard SAR doesn't want to play in NJ (HAHA nets fans). so maybe petrie will go after him even though SAR is not really my first choice for PF.
don't count out a SAR for Thomas 3 way trade with NJ-POR-SAC just yet... the nets still have not completed the SAR trade and will have to decide by midnight tonight, when their trade exception expires... we all know that GP likes SAR...
and if the kings do get SAR, the kings may rather try and sign a defensive big man like Dale Davis or Steven hunter to backup the PF/C instead of the offensive minded Songaila...
and if the kings do get SAR, the kings may rather try and sign a defensive big man like Dale Davis or Steven hunter to backup the PF/C instead of the offensive minded Songaila...
Existing data would suggest that the Kings will not have Amare, Garnett, Duncan, or anyone else capable of competing with players of this caliber.
The Kings will have to find ways to compensate for their obvious weaknesses. Thomas is relatively small and weak. Bibby can't guard an average point guard. Miller pouts and falls down. Peja is arguably a 6'10" creme puff. It may be a very long season.
The Kings will have to find ways to compensate for their obvious weaknesses. Thomas is relatively small and weak. Bibby can't guard an average point guard. Miller pouts and falls down. Peja is arguably a 6'10" creme puff. It may be a very long season.
In other words, after we traded Bobby, there is nothing on our roster other then the "core guys" that anyone has given even a second look.
Why am I not surprised? Because, I've seen it already happen to Chicago Cubs, or rather to Cubs' GM. Like GP, Jim Hendry made some sweet moves (trades for Ramirez, signing Lee, drafting Prior) that made him look like a wizzard. Now that he has no players to trade other then core guys or highly rated prospects, Cubs started two seasons in a row without anyone manning key positions (closer and lead-off hitter). Both GM's got rid of superstars (albeit for different reasons) to "improve" their teams in the long run. Both teams are soft and injury prone. Cubs are in a freefall. Kings season is still almost three months away, but I am not holding my breath.
The only hope that I hold now, is that some other GM will save us by knocking down GP with an offer of an unhappy superstar for 2 of our "core" guys and Maloofs force GP's hand.
Feeling very piksimistic right now.
Why am I not surprised? Because, I've seen it already happen to Chicago Cubs, or rather to Cubs' GM. Like GP, Jim Hendry made some sweet moves (trades for Ramirez, signing Lee, drafting Prior) that made him look like a wizzard. Now that he has no players to trade other then core guys or highly rated prospects, Cubs started two seasons in a row without anyone manning key positions (closer and lead-off hitter). Both GM's got rid of superstars (albeit for different reasons) to "improve" their teams in the long run. Both teams are soft and injury prone. Cubs are in a freefall. Kings season is still almost three months away, but I am not holding my breath.
The only hope that I hold now, is that some other GM will save us by knocking down GP with an offer of an unhappy superstar for 2 of our "core" guys and Maloofs force GP's hand.
Feeling very piksimistic right now.
Yep. That's my take, too...
The sports director tells the talking head to say SOMETHING about the Kings. The talking head, having read Petrie's comments, says the Kings are working on re-signing Darius and, as of now, Kenny Thomas will be the starting PF.
That's like saying "VF21 is working on getting her dishes done and, as of now, her patio furniture will remain in the yard."
The sports director tells the talking head to say SOMETHING about the Kings. The talking head, having read Petrie's comments, says the Kings are working on re-signing Darius and, as of now, Kenny Thomas will be the starting PF.
That's like saying "VF21 is working on getting her dishes done and, as of now, her patio furniture will remain in the yard."
