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LWP777
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While watching the NBA Playoffs and seeing so many ex-Kings who are in the spotlight, I couldn't help but wonder what kind of team we would have if we wouldn't have imploded the roster for a rebuild. Consider this possible lineup:
SF: Ron Artest
PF: Brad Miller
C: Spencer Hawes
SG: Kevin Martin
PG: Mike Bibby
Bench: Francisco Garcia
Bench: John Salmons
Bench: Jason Thompson
Bench: Eddie House
Bench: Mikki Moore
Obviously, who knows if JT would have fell to us had we not dumped Bibby to Atlanta for a bag of potato chips but most likely he would have since Petrie drafted him much earlier than he was projected. I know Eddie House has been gone for a while, but I threw him in there for fun.
That is a pretty decent looking team there. No, they probably wouldn't win an NBA championship but I think they could win 45-50 games if everything fell together. They would also be in a position to pick up a quality free agent in 2010 with Kenny and Brad expiring. Also, I hate to say it, but trading Bibby led to a horrible signing of Beno. That never would have happened if we held on to Mike.
I think I'd rather run with that group and try to improve with later 1st round picks, good trades, and maybe a decent FA signing. Instead, I think we are looking at a 3 year rebuilding process at a minimum and that doesn't guarantee that the team will be a contender.
SF: Ron Artest
PF: Brad Miller
C: Spencer Hawes
SG: Kevin Martin
PG: Mike Bibby
Bench: Francisco Garcia
Bench: John Salmons
Bench: Jason Thompson
Bench: Eddie House
Bench: Mikki Moore
Obviously, who knows if JT would have fell to us had we not dumped Bibby to Atlanta for a bag of potato chips but most likely he would have since Petrie drafted him much earlier than he was projected. I know Eddie House has been gone for a while, but I threw him in there for fun.
That is a pretty decent looking team there. No, they probably wouldn't win an NBA championship but I think they could win 45-50 games if everything fell together. They would also be in a position to pick up a quality free agent in 2010 with Kenny and Brad expiring. Also, I hate to say it, but trading Bibby led to a horrible signing of Beno. That never would have happened if we held on to Mike.
I think I'd rather run with that group and try to improve with later 1st round picks, good trades, and maybe a decent FA signing. Instead, I think we are looking at a 3 year rebuilding process at a minimum and that doesn't guarantee that the team will be a contender.