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Kings notes: Is this the right mix?
The players haven't meshed as quickly as people hoped.
By Sam Amick -- Bee Staff Writer
Published 2:15 am PST Tuesday, November 15, 2005
Puzzles are, by their inherent nature, puzzling.
The pieces must fit, while the picture unfolds with all the parts coming together slowly.
But with their 2-5 start, the Kings have been left staring at their game table in near-shock, while their pieces both old and new haven't meshed nearly as quickly as Kings coach Rick Adelman would have hoped.
Which, of course, begs the question: Are these the right pieces? "I think it's a mix that is a little tough, because you've got two new starters in there, three young guys at the perimeter spots off the bench, and three power forwards who are used to playing," Adelman said. "It's not ideal, but that happens in this league.... I do think this mix is a heck of a lot better than what we've shown so far, and that's what I have to get out of them."
Kings co-owner Joe Maloof said he's counting on time to fix the mix.
"Hopefully it's just a matter of time," Maloof said. "We have a great team, a great group of guys. Let them work together. Let them play together more, get used to each other. But they have to come out with a little more intensity, more energy."
Bull-oney or future Bull? - It's becoming an annual affair.
Kings small forward Peja Stojakovic hears rumblings that he wants to play for the Chicago Bulls, who play in the city with a large Serbian population base and for a coach in Scott Skiles who coached Stojakovic in the PAOK league in Greece in 1998.
Stojakovic promptly proceeds to dispel said reports.
Stojakovic, the free-agent-to-be who entered himself in the rumor mill when he asked to be traded before last season, was part of an Arlington Heights Daily Herald report claiming that "rumors persist that ... Stojakovic wants a trade to the Bulls or is hoping to sign here as a free agent next summer."
"I can't control the papers, or what somebody's going to write," Stojakovic said. "I can't really say what's going to happen."
Stojakovic's agent, David Bauman, did not return a call for a comment.
About the writer: The Bee's Sam Amick can be reached at (916) 326-5582 or samick@sacbee.com.
Kings notes: Is this the right mix?
The players haven't meshed as quickly as people hoped.
By Sam Amick -- Bee Staff Writer
Published 2:15 am PST Tuesday, November 15, 2005
Puzzles are, by their inherent nature, puzzling.
The pieces must fit, while the picture unfolds with all the parts coming together slowly.
But with their 2-5 start, the Kings have been left staring at their game table in near-shock, while their pieces both old and new haven't meshed nearly as quickly as Kings coach Rick Adelman would have hoped.
Which, of course, begs the question: Are these the right pieces? "I think it's a mix that is a little tough, because you've got two new starters in there, three young guys at the perimeter spots off the bench, and three power forwards who are used to playing," Adelman said. "It's not ideal, but that happens in this league.... I do think this mix is a heck of a lot better than what we've shown so far, and that's what I have to get out of them."
Kings co-owner Joe Maloof said he's counting on time to fix the mix.
"Hopefully it's just a matter of time," Maloof said. "We have a great team, a great group of guys. Let them work together. Let them play together more, get used to each other. But they have to come out with a little more intensity, more energy."
Bull-oney or future Bull? - It's becoming an annual affair.
Kings small forward Peja Stojakovic hears rumblings that he wants to play for the Chicago Bulls, who play in the city with a large Serbian population base and for a coach in Scott Skiles who coached Stojakovic in the PAOK league in Greece in 1998.
Stojakovic promptly proceeds to dispel said reports.
Stojakovic, the free-agent-to-be who entered himself in the rumor mill when he asked to be traded before last season, was part of an Arlington Heights Daily Herald report claiming that "rumors persist that ... Stojakovic wants a trade to the Bulls or is hoping to sign here as a free agent next summer."
"I can't control the papers, or what somebody's going to write," Stojakovic said. "I can't really say what's going to happen."
Stojakovic's agent, David Bauman, did not return a call for a comment.
About the writer: The Bee's Sam Amick can be reached at (916) 326-5582 or samick@sacbee.com.
