Didn't mean to imply that your were a, Debbie Downer, as you put it. I was just curious if your were really that down on the organization already. When the ownership change took place, I figured it would take a minimum of three years to turn this team back into a contender, maybe four. I know a lot of people don't want to hear that, and want it all done in one offseason. Truth is, you don't go in the wrong direction for 6 or 7 years, and then just magically reverse it all painlessly. I'm sure that if you were able to sit down with PDA, he wouldn't tell you that signing Landry and trading for Mbah a Moute is going to suddenly make the Kings a contender. But he would probably tell you that he's added two players that know their role, and are good locker room guys.
I subscribe to a college scouting organization, and the consensus choice among'st them, as to who will ultimately be the best player to come out of this last draft is Ben McLemore. That doesn't make it so, but its far better than all of them thinking he'll be a bust. The Kings have taken over the Reno D-League team, and they've devoted time and money into player development. Something the Maloofs never even thought about. The new organization is just starting to lay the foundation for the future, and they appear to have a long term plan. The fact that we as fans don't know all the particulars of that plan is what confuses us. If you do have a long term plan, then aside from speaking in general about it (which they have), you don't announce it to the rest of the league. And then therefore, you don't announce it to your fan base.
I'm going to remain positive about what they've done, until I have a good reason not to. And throwing in the towel on them before even one game has been played isn't logical to me. Am I happy that Tyreke's gone? Of course not! I was a big fan of Tyreke's months before he was drafted and said so. While at the same time the majority of the people on the forum were drooling over Ricky Rubio. So no, I'm not happy he's gone. But whats done is done, and obviously Tyreke didn't fit their long term plans. At least not at 11 or 12 mil a year. So its my hope that McLemore eventually makes me forget about Tyreke, and that the recent moves, and the future moves add up to a contending team. And by contending, I don't mean just making the playoffs. I mean a team that actually has a chance to win the west and a championship.
