this is some really slow rebuilding... and i cant even tell what kind of rebuild that they are shooting for... mediocrity is not something that i look for in basketball... i like hawes and i like what ive seen of thompson... but do either players have that superstar potential?
martin looks like he'll always be that 2nd tier, good player on a bad team, star... i love him too but thats what he looks like. beno wouldve been a great back up... not really looking forward to him being the starting pg for the next 5 years...
unless petries plan is to sit on his butt, let all of the older players expire and build through the draft with late lotto picks then he's doing a great job... because blowing mle every year on players that dont deserve it isnt really working.
welcome to kingsfans....
I don't think that any of us are looking for mediocrity. I doubt that Petrie is looking for it either. How fast of a rebuild are you looking for? How long do you think is too long? Everyone, no, let me rephrase that, some people are holding up Portland as the poster child of rebuilding. Tell me this. How long has Portland been in a rebuilding stage? The Kings have been out of the playoffs for two years. Tell me, how long has it been since Portland has been in the playoffs?
Martin is a second tier player. What exactly does that mean to you. Does it mean that he's a player that will always be the second option on the team, and, if so, what is wrong with that? Everyone can't be a superstar. Are you telling me that you wouldn't want Scotty Pippin on your team, because he's a second tier player.
How do you know that Beno is nothing more than a backup? I don't know. So how do you know? Do you have some crystal ball that gives you this wonderful insight. If so, share it with the rest of us. Beno is 25 years old, and, about to be the starting point guard on a team at the beginning of the year for the first time in his life. I have no idea how good or bad he's going to be. And, because I have no idea, which I can't have, until I have something to base and idea on, such as seeing him play for an entire year. I don't make stupid statements about his future potential.
You asked at the beginning, do either Hawes or Thompson have superstar potential? Well I suspose that Hawes, Thompson, Beasley, Rose. O.J. Mayo etc., all have superstar potential, so I don't see the point of the question, unless its to imply, that they don't. I don't think thats what you meant to imply. If the question is, will Hawes or Thompson become superstars? Who the hell knows, and, for the Kings to become a good team again, its not necessary that they become superstars. It would be nice, but not necessary. Lets go back to Portland again, and don't get me wrong, I like what Portland has done. But, how many superstars do they have on their team? I think at present, the answer is none. And yet, a lot of us envy their team, and rightly so.
I've been way too long winded here, so I'll stop. But lets be thoughtful and senseable in our statements. If someone doesn't like the way the team is being rebuilt, or how a player played a game. Fine, but explain why. Don't say that a player is a D league player, without explaining why you think so. Give reasons and facts. Otherwise, its just hot air.
