The idea to have Hawes coming off the bench was, most likely, rooted in his current slump. He did very well coming off the bench before, remember?
Kenny Natt is the INTERIM coach. You know, as in the guy who will take all the lumps for the rest of the season before we go out and get a real coach in TDOS.
Did I miss something? Are we a contending team that is supposed to be winning games right now?
Some of you really truly do not get the rebuilding concept. And, apparently, you've been watching a different team than I have because the team I've watched just isn't that good. Period.
The occasional win notwithstanding, this year's crop of Kings reminds me all too much of some of the really bad years. The only difference is that some of you didn't live through the bad years the first time around so you have no idea how long it can take or how truly painful it can be.
Accept them for what they are - a team in transition that has no identity, no real sense of team or self, and not much to look forward to the rest of the season except perhaps a very good draft pick and the termination of several contracts.
We aren't going to pull off one miracle trade that makes everything right again and we aren't going to start beating teams we shouldn't beat. Embrace the cold hard reality and you'll be a lot better off...