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Kings notes: Bibby aggravates right wrist injury
By Sam Amick - Bee Staff Writer
Last Updated 12:11 am PST Tuesday, November 14, 2006
When the shots started falling for Mike Bibby, he gave a warning that wound up ringing more true than his newfound shooting stroke.
"Just because it's going in doesn't mean it feels good," Bibby said Wednesday.
That was the night he hit 6 of 13 shots against Detroit, followed by Sunday's 8-for-16 outing against Toronto.
But at Kings practice Monday, Bibby aggravated his sore right shooting wrist that was injured simultaneously with his thumb in an Oct. 22 exhibition game in Reno. Since Bibby made his surprise start in the regular-season opener, the wrist has been a bother, and the latest aggravation might force him to miss Wednesday's game against Memphis at Arco Arena.
"We have concern about getting proper rest for that thing and making sure he's ready to play against Memphis," Kings coach Eric Musselman said. "It's obviously continuing to bother him."
Shooting guard Kevin Martin said Bibby's pain was evident when he hurt it.
"It was on defense," he said. "He was guarding somebody, went in, and I guess he got caught. He grabbed it right when it happened. He's going through a lot of pain right now with that."
As was the case in the final three exhibition games, everyone from second-year point guard Ronnie Price to swingman John Salmons and others might be called on for ballhandling duties.
"It's the same answer (as before)," Martin said. "Other guys have got to step up, one through five, and not just at the point guard position. We've got a lot of talent on that bench that hasn't played that much, so we know they can come in and give us a hand."
Coming along -- The running Raptors played on a virtual one-way street Sunday, expending most of their energy sprinting the floor on offense rather than buckling down on defense. Still, the Kings scored 100-plus points for the first time in the 107-92 victory, shooting 48.7 percent from the field (37 for 76) and ending their early-season scoring drought.
"We're starting to read each other offensively a lot better than we were early in the year," Musselman said. "There continues to be progress, which is important."
Rest mode -- Before Sunday night, the Kings' 104-91 loss to Milwaukee on Nov. 4 had been the only game in which no Kings player logged 40-plus minutes.
The victory over the Raptors, though, was much more to Musselman's liking, as he tries not to wear out his squad so early on. The Kings were up big from the second quarter, allowing him to limit the minutes while maintaining a smile this time around.
Bibby's 38 minutes were a team high, with forward Kenny Thomas' 30 minutes on the low end among the starters.
About the writer: The Bee's Sam Amick can be reached at samick@sacbee.com.
Kings notes: Bibby aggravates right wrist injury
By Sam Amick - Bee Staff Writer
Last Updated 12:11 am PST Tuesday, November 14, 2006
When the shots started falling for Mike Bibby, he gave a warning that wound up ringing more true than his newfound shooting stroke.
"Just because it's going in doesn't mean it feels good," Bibby said Wednesday.
That was the night he hit 6 of 13 shots against Detroit, followed by Sunday's 8-for-16 outing against Toronto.
But at Kings practice Monday, Bibby aggravated his sore right shooting wrist that was injured simultaneously with his thumb in an Oct. 22 exhibition game in Reno. Since Bibby made his surprise start in the regular-season opener, the wrist has been a bother, and the latest aggravation might force him to miss Wednesday's game against Memphis at Arco Arena.
"We have concern about getting proper rest for that thing and making sure he's ready to play against Memphis," Kings coach Eric Musselman said. "It's obviously continuing to bother him."
Shooting guard Kevin Martin said Bibby's pain was evident when he hurt it.
"It was on defense," he said. "He was guarding somebody, went in, and I guess he got caught. He grabbed it right when it happened. He's going through a lot of pain right now with that."
As was the case in the final three exhibition games, everyone from second-year point guard Ronnie Price to swingman John Salmons and others might be called on for ballhandling duties.
"It's the same answer (as before)," Martin said. "Other guys have got to step up, one through five, and not just at the point guard position. We've got a lot of talent on that bench that hasn't played that much, so we know they can come in and give us a hand."
Coming along -- The running Raptors played on a virtual one-way street Sunday, expending most of their energy sprinting the floor on offense rather than buckling down on defense. Still, the Kings scored 100-plus points for the first time in the 107-92 victory, shooting 48.7 percent from the field (37 for 76) and ending their early-season scoring drought.
"We're starting to read each other offensively a lot better than we were early in the year," Musselman said. "There continues to be progress, which is important."
Rest mode -- Before Sunday night, the Kings' 104-91 loss to Milwaukee on Nov. 4 had been the only game in which no Kings player logged 40-plus minutes.
The victory over the Raptors, though, was much more to Musselman's liking, as he tries not to wear out his squad so early on. The Kings were up big from the second quarter, allowing him to limit the minutes while maintaining a smile this time around.
Bibby's 38 minutes were a team high, with forward Kenny Thomas' 30 minutes on the low end among the starters.
About the writer: The Bee's Sam Amick can be reached at samick@sacbee.com.
