How much are the Kings missing Vlade?

[Smart_guy3]

I'm not talking about his passing which we could've used his passing right now btw, but I'm talking about his leader-ship and his will to regroup the guys in the locker-room It's so frustrating to see this team have no real leader.

again I think this might've been discussed serveral times but seriously how much do we miss him? A WHOLE LOT!

 

[sloter]

They're missing him A LOT!

 

[VladeRules]

Vlade

Some time back, I suggested the Kings needed him back but got little agreement. Not to play, at this point, but the Maloofs should have made a move to get him as an asst coach or in the front office but were pre-empted by the Lakers (ugh!), who just gave him what I believe is a 5 year contract to scout overseas for them!

 

[VladeRules]

Vlade after the Lakers series

Just because

 

[Vlad]

Oh, he's missed terribly.

 

[kennadog]

Missed very, very, very much. A wonderful and rare human being, IMHO.
(I thought his contract with the Lakers was 2 yrs?)

 

[Kris Kros]

I miss the Vlade flop most.

A Young Vlade

 

[Stojakovic]

Vladeee !!!

 

[VladeRules]

Laekr contract

I hope it was only 2 years...I think you're right, actually.

 

[Smart_guy3]

Why don't the Kings, try bringing Vlade back to the Organization why is he with the Lakers???

 

[kennadog]

The Lakers beat them to it? Vlade felt he owed them? I heard Ana likes L.A? All 3?

 

[Smart_guy3]

L.A. to Sacramento is only 4-5 hours away depends on the traffic... Vlade can always work for the Sac while her wife Ana is in LA...

Kings need VLADE!

 

[Kris Kros]

Since Vlade left, the Kings were never the same. He was the glue. Got the clue?

 

[Smart_guy3]

Since Vlade left, the Kings were never the same. He was the glue. Got the clue?

Very much so

 

[Mad D]

Why don't the Kings, try bringing Vlade back to the Organization why is he with the Lakers???

You sure do ask a lot of questions for a smart guy

Thoughts????

Are you Serious?!?!?? Wow ....

Even though we lost those games I would like to get a copy of them are you gonna ask for $$$ Hoopsfan and for how much?

Who cares about Kobe?

Bibby is a SG?

Were will Deng start?

What did Jamal ever do?

I know this has been discussed serveral times over the course years but realistically do we even know Peja practicing any kind of Defense over the summer?

Was this thread even nessesary?

How can you say you don't care?

With the way there playing what else can you do?

You even want Bibby; gone?

I'm a hardcore Kings fan VF can you blame me?

Or is the clock ticking away slowly? honestly, I just don't know what to say anymore last thing I needed was breaking my TV control when I watched the Kings play the Cavs IS THERE HOPE!!!!????

Sorry, just having a little fun with you, Merry Christmas?

 

[Smart_guy3]

Merry Christman to you to Mad D and yes I do ask alot of questions

 

[DaKings]

God Vlade has been the glue for so long gave us so many great moments. I took a picture with Vlade when I was 10 at the LAX airpot. Its so funny to see the picture now. If he wasn't carefully he could probably step on my without noticing. I have a feeling Vlade might come back to be a King in the next few years.

I heard a rumor he might be playing in Spain for a few years. I thought he was hurt.

 

[16to93]

Vlade is an overseas scout with the Lakers. He's not really doing alot of work. He's actually doing what he loves in Europe, going to games basketball over there. Then he just reports to their organization which player is doing well.

 

[thesanityannex]

You sure do ask a lot of questions for a smart guy

that was a good laugh.

 

[JJ22L]

L.A. to Sacramento is only 4-5 hours away depends on the traffic... Vlade can always work for the Sac while her wife Ana is in LA...

Kings need VLADE!

uh....no....yea...just no

 

[thesanityannex]

L.A. to Sacramento is only 4-5 hours away depends on the traffic... Vlade can always work for the Sac while her wife Ana is in LA...
!

You have never taken the trip I take it.

 

[ParniValjak]

Vlade brought a lot of "intangibles" to our team. Not only was he a good player but he was a link between players. He is the sort of person that brings everyone together. Not only was he a link between players themselves but he was also a link between players and coaches. Even Adelman himself said once that Vlade was like his right hand man.

Vlade is the sort of person that brings everyone together and thats what is severely missing at the moment. This team has no chemistry off the court. As such there is no way in hell they will have chemistry on it.

 

[JJ22L]

You have never taken the trip I take it.

Amen...LOL....4-5 Hours...this SMART guy...double that and MAYBE youll be a bit closer

 

[DaKings]

Vlade brought a lot of "intangibles" to our team. Not only was he a good player but he was a link between players. He is the sort of person that brings everyone together. Not only was he a link between players themselves but he was also a link between players and coaches. Even Adelman himself said once that Vlade was like his right hand man.

Vlade is the sort of person that brings everyone together and thats what is severely missing at the moment. This team has no chemistry off the court. As such there is no way in hell they will have chemistry on it.

Amen I would say that Vlade is one of those rare players that comes once in a blue moon, like Magic johnson they are hard to find and harder to replace.

 

[pedro]

I'm not talking about his passing which we could've used his passing right now btw, but I'm talking about his leader-ship and his will to regroup the guys in the locker-room It's so frustrating to see this team have no real leader.

again I think this might've been discussed serveral times but seriously how much do we miss him? A WHOLE LOT!

Why was that dude, banned. He made a lot of sense. I agree, vlade is missed badly. We need a decent backup center and some bench help. Sign macijauskas. Make it so, petrie.

 

[Entity]

just to answer the question of the thread. I would say none. I is crazy to keep talking about players of years past. I mean how much do the Lakers miss Shaq or Chicago miss MJ or Celtics miss Bird. it goes on and on and if you and the media keep dwelling on the past and the players see this in the papers and on talk shows it gets in their head and makes them feel as if they are nothing. Lets all get up and cheer for THIS Kings team.

 

[VF21]

just to answer the question of the thread. I would say none. I is crazy to keep talking about players of years past. I mean how much do the Lakers miss Shaq or Chicago miss MJ or Celtics miss Bird. it goes on and on and if you and the media keep dwelling on the past and the players see this in the papers and on talk shows it gets in their head and makes them feel as if they are nothing. Lets all get up and cheer for THIS Kings team.

WORD!

 

[ParniValjak]

just to answer the question of the thread. I would say none. I is crazy to keep talking about players of years past. I mean how much do the Lakers miss Shaq or Chicago miss MJ or Celtics miss Bird. it goes on and on and if you and the media keep dwelling on the past and the players see this in the papers and on talk shows it gets in their head and makes them feel as if they are nothing. Lets all get up and cheer for THIS Kings team.

I agree with what you are saying. The angle I was coming from is slightly different. Of course we need to move on and support this team because like it or not these are still the Kings and they need our support.

I guess I was looking at this from a bit of a different "dream pipe" perspective. This current team is made up of some really contrasting characters that do not appear to have that commoradery thats we got used to seeing in the last 7 odd years. This current team is probably in much greater need of a character like Divac than the teams gone by.

This team has talent. Its mismatched talent but its still a pretty good talent. The problem is that this team doesn't apper to get on well together. It looks like to them its only a job. They rock up to traning sessions, jack up a couple of shots, watch a few videos, go home and come back for the game. It just doesn't appear like these blokes spend a lot of time with each other away from their "job".

When players are buddy's off the court, they play better on the court. Divac was the player that got everyone on the same page. We need a player like that to get this team on the same page.

Of course, we could do with a real superstar but since that looks unlikely we need a bunch of players that get along well together on and off the court. We need them to be a family, not work collegues.

 

[VF21]

I was and always will be a huge Vlade fan. BUT Vlade never did have the killer instinct about basketball. After he and Peja won the International Title for their country, he seemed to feel even LESS inclined to really put it all out there on the court.

Don't get me wrong. Vlade did wonders for this franchise. I respect and admire him for that. And, even more so, I respect and admire him for what he's done off the court as a goodwill ambassador for the game of basketball AND as a voice for the children in need who had no voice before him.

Having said all of that, I think way too much emphasis is being placed on team camaraderie. I don't care if they socialize off the court; I don't care if they know each other's families. The whole idea that players do better when they're buddies off the court is misguided IMHO.

They don't need to be friends or buddies. They DO need to respect each other and, as I've said in another thread, they need to TRUST each other as paid professionals.

The touchy-feely stuff is fine, but it doesn't win championships. If I want a heart-warming experience, I'll get a dog. If I want to WIN a battle, I want the guy with the most brains, guts and skill standing next to me and I don't care if we don't get along off the court.

 

[DocHolliday]

They aren't missing him at all since he had herniated discs and can't play basketball anymore.