Dorell Wright?

[Uncia03]

Salmons didn't surpise me, he's always overdribbled the ball, but Outlaw's fall from grace is a surprise. I remember a few years ago when many on this fourm wanted us to trade for him. I'd love to believe that his last 9 or so games is the true reflection of his skills, but I just think thats a major leap of faith. A leap I'd hate to go into the start of the season with.

Unfortunately, since we didn't address the SF problem during the draft, it's very possible that the FO is taking that leap.
Even if they re-sign TWill (which I hope they do) I don't see them starting TWill at the SF position, at least to start off the year.
It seemed as if they played TWill more at SG and he had great success working with Jimmer off the bench.

I would love for them to swing a deal with Philly to get Iggy, but at this point in time, I'm sort of resigned to the fact that we are not going to be bringing in a starting SF option via FA/Trade and will resort to trying to plug the hole with a hopeful improvement of our current players.

 

[CruzDude]

Unfortunately, since we didn't address the SF problem during the draft, it's very possible that the FO is taking that leap.
Even if they re-sign TWill (which I hope they do) I don't see them starting TWill at the SF position, at least to start off the year.
It seemed as if they played TWill more at SG and he had great success working with Jimmer off the bench.

I would love for them to swing a deal with Philly to get Iggy, but at this point in time, I'm sort of resigned to the fact that we are not going to be bringing in a starting SF option via FA/Trade and will resort to trying to plug the hole with a hopeful improvement of our current players.

OMG! Reality sticks its ugly head into the SF pot. Good points from Uncia03 and a likely scenario considering all the decent SF that now seem off the radar. I too hope Outlaw can show starting SF abilities as we glimpsed late last year to solve our problem. We have zero knowledge what he has been up to this summer and if SF was really a transition for him last year explaining some of the issues he showed. Kings still need another reliable shooter/scorer off the bench of the likes of departed Kevin Martin which may be hidden in the summer league at the moment.

 

[bajaden]

Unfortunately, since we didn't address the SF problem during the draft, it's very possible that the FO is taking that leap.
Even if they re-sign TWill (which I hope they do) I don't see them starting TWill at the SF position, at least to start off the year.
It seemed as if they played TWill more at SG and he had great success working with Jimmer off the bench.

I would love for them to swing a deal with Philly to get Iggy, but at this point in time, I'm sort of resigned to the fact that we are not going to be bringing in a starting SF option via FA/Trade and will resort to trying to plug the hole with a hopeful improvement of our current players.

I still believe that the Kings might have Robinson slotted for the SF spot down the road, and I wouldn't be surprised to see him log some time there this coming season on occasion. In the video interview with Alex English, he was asked about Robinson's position on the team, and he said he thinks he could play SF, PF and even center in the right circumstance.

 

[Spike]

Interesting on Robinson at the 5. Personally, the only right circumstance I see is foul trouble. Lots of foul trouble.

 

[kingzallday]

Well it looks like Dorell has been traded to Philly...maybe Iguodala is available?

 

[Uncia03]

I still believe that the Kings might have Robinson slotted for the SF spot down the road, and I wouldn't be surprised to see him log some time there this coming season on occasion. In the video interview with Alex English, he was asked about Robinson's position on the team, and he said he thinks he could play SF, PF and even center in the right circumstance.

Do you happen to have a link to the Alex English video? I can find his Day 2 video, but he doesn't make that statement in the 4.5 minute video that I'm finding.

As to TRob playing the SF position....

You know that it was that one play during the NC State game, where he got the steal, took it down to the other end and finished which really, really impressed me.
I felt that for a guy that size his speed and quickness based solely on that play were mind-blowing.

I think that he could play defense against a good majority of SFs, and could even be the best defender we have against big SFs like Carmelo and LBJ. The issue of course would be how he would fit on the offensive end.
I mean from a defensive perspective can you imagine a line-up of TRob, Whiteside, & Cousins?
That's a monster line-up that could work defensively.
Then if you wanted to really tighten the screws defensively, you put out Tyreke and TWill at the guard spots. Of course, there's basically no 3pt threat in that line-up, so the opposing defense will be able to squeeze the floor more and make it far more difficult for both dribble-drive, post play (due to easier defensive double teams/recovery), and getting good passing lanes.

So even if you have JT/Whiteside/Cousins able to hit the open mid-range shot at 15-18ft, if you play Robinson at the SF, then you need to have at least one of your guards be a good 3pt threat, and you'd be better off having both guards being a 3pt threat.

If you don't have any 3pt threats on the floor, it really makes it easier for the opposing defense, and you might lose on offense what you're gaining on defense...unless the plan is to continually dump the ball down low to Cousins/Robinson. But then it would be easier for the defense to recover on the double-team because your shooters are only 18ft out instead of 22-24ft behind the 3pt line.

Anyway, I'm definitely all for trying TRob at SF on defense, but my fear is that in order to compensate for the lack of 3pt shooting we'd trot out a guard line-up of IT/Thornton, Jimmer/Thornton, or IT/Jimmer...which brings the team defense down a bit and you might wind up losing the defense that you gain from having Robinson at the SF position.

It will be interesting to see if we see TRob playing SF at all during summer league.

 

[JB_kings]

I still believe that the Kings might have Robinson slotted for the SF spot down the road, and I wouldn't be surprised to see him log some time there this coming season on occasion. In the video interview with Alex English, he was asked about Robinson's position on the team, and he said he thinks he could play SF, PF and even center in the right circumstance.

I heard that too. We'll have to see how much they play him at SF during the summer league. I think the guy probably has enough skills to fake it decently. But it sounds like the FO is again trying to force players out of their proven skill sets.

 

[Bricklayer]

I heard that too. We'll have to see how much they play him at SF during the summer league. I think the guy probably has enough skills to fake it decently. But it sounds like the FO is again trying to force players out of their proven skill sets.

I'd say so. If Derrick Williams isn't a SF, there is no way TRob is. He'd almost have to start from scratch. Hye, if he could pull it off, I am always all for shifting people down, as opposed to up, because you gain a size/strength advantage. BUT...

 

[Capt. Factorial]

I think that he could play defense against a good majority of SFs, and could even be the best defender we have against big SFs like Carmelo and LBJ. The issue of course would be how he would fit on the offensive end.
I mean from a defensive perspective can you imagine a line-up of TRob, Whiteside, & Cousins?

Normally I don't think that would be a good lineup, but Robinson has the bulk, and just maybe has the footspeed, to effectively defend the monster SFs. At any rate, it would be worth 10 minutes of game time to experiment and see how it works, despite the offensive difficulties it might introduce. But I wouldn't imagine that this could be a reasonable normal lineup.