With the warning that it's early, the Kings are scoring 105.5 vs 100.5 last year, primarily on the strength of FT shooting (20.7 ppg vs 32.7 ppg). They are shooting worse, taking fewer shots, yet scoring more.
Conventional logic says a modern NBA team needs 3 point shooting, and almost no one on the team is hitting them right now. Only Rudy is hitting at a reasonable rate. I'm not sure if the FT rate is sustainable, but they will also start hitting 3s better at some point too. Even with not a lot of great shooters, the kings won't stay at 27.7% for long. They will fall at some point. Collison isn't a dead eye shooter, but he's also not a 14.2% 3 point guy either.
This doesn't feel like a fluke. I see ways they can improve It's not like lights out shooting is carrying the team, and that's been essentially the only road to victory around these parts for the better part of a decade. They're NOT playing great offensively. And it hasn't been perfect defensively either. But they are still beating good teams. People will say beating Denver doesn't mean much, but I guarantee you over in Denver they thought the games against us were two easy wins. Not anymore.
We can win the ugly games! Finally. That's so huge.