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[font=verdana,geneva,arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Thought this was a pretty cool article. Sacbee.com put this up today...ahh nostalgia. They really must be hard up for articles! This was informative though since I wasn't following the Kings in 88...I was 8 years old!!!
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Long-suffering fans starting to boo as patience wears thin
Kings Old School: Originally published Feb. 28, 1988
By R.E. Graswich - Bee Staff Writer
Published 2:15 am PST Monday, February 28, 2005
The Sacramento Kings are accustomed to getting heckled on the road, but until this past week, harsh words from the fans were rare at home.
Sacramento's gentle fans showed that their patience is running out, however, during two miserable performances against Detroit and Washington. At the Pistons game, a fan waited until the Kings broke their huddle after a timeout, then shouted, "Hey, Bill! You'd better call another timeout!" At the Washington game, booing was heard before halftime, and a man was seen wearing a sweat shirt that called for Russell's dismissal.
Fearsome foursome -- There are confident basketball teams, and then there are the Golden State Warriors.
In a display of immense confidence this past week, the Warriors took the floor against the Detroit Pistons with only four players.
Actually, a series of incorrect assumptions led to the foulup, which occurred in the third quarter when a mandatory timeout was called to allow radio stations broadcasting the game to run a few commercials.
When the timeout was called, Larry Smith was seated in front of the scorer's table, waiting to enter the game for the Warriors. He returned to the bench and watched coach George Karl design a play for Ralph Sampson. Smith thought the play was strange, because he believed he was going in for Sampson.
In fact, Karl had decided to use Rod Higgins instead of Smith, but he failed to tell Smith, so when Higgins saw Smith standing next to Karl while the coach drew the play, Higgins assumed that Karl was going with Smith.
When play resumed, Smith and Higgins both stayed on the bench, and the Warriors went to work in the missing-man formation.
The action progressed for 13 seconds. Fans began shouting, but nobody paid attention. Finally, referee Jake O'Donnell blew his whistle for a foul, counted the players and realized someone was missing. He called an automatic technical foul on the Warriors, who went on to lose 107-93.
Like Karl, Detroit coach Chuck Daly didn't recognize the situation until the referees explained what had transpired. "I couldn't figure out why we were so wide open," Daly said.
Around the NBA -- Washington Bullets center Moses Malone is playing fewer minutes and he's not happy about it. "The only one who can stop me is me, but give me more than 18 or 20 minutes on the road," Malone complained. Coach Wes Unseld, who substitutes Manute Bol for Malone when he needs a shot-blocker to round out his trapping defense, says, "I can't do anything about what Moses thinks." . . . The SuperSonics will probably trade Tom Chambers this summer because he doesn't fit into the club's plans. Meanwhile, Sonics president Bob Whitsitt shakes his head at the difficulty of making trades. "People call me one day and then call me back the next day with the same deal," he says. "I have to think they're out of their minds." . . . Sonics coach Bernie Bickerstaff on the importance of Xavier McDaniel: "We can't go anywhere without X. You know Dale Ellis is going to score, and you know Tom Chambers is going to drive and get to the foul line. But X is the guy who makes things go."
The battle of the bulge continues for Atlanta's Antoine Carr, who tips the scales at a hefty 274 pounds. "I just say, 'Watch the floor, and if that's how I play at 274, that's not so bad,' " Carr says. Coach Mike Fratello watches the floor and thinks it might buckle under Carr's weight. "You can play at 274 pounds in an old-man's league, but you can't guard Chuck Person," he said. . . . Speaking of Person, his "trash talk" is angering many players around the league. Last week, he got into confrontations with the Kings' Derek Smith and Reggie Theus. Later, he had run-ins with Atlanta's Dominique Wilkins and Randy Wittman. . . . The Boston Celtics worked one of their infamous "salary-cap buster" deals to obtain Jim Paxson from Portland. Paxson was making approximately $875,000, and had to fit into a $400,000 slot under the salary cap. Paxson's agent, Larry Fleisher, restructured the deal from top to bottom. "I feel it's something I couldn't pass us," Paxson said. "It has given me a new lease on life." . . . The Dallas Mavericks had a chance to make several moves before Thursday's deadline, but the word is that coach John MacLeod wants to show what he can do with the players that former coach Dick Motta gave up on.
Denver Nuggets owner Sidney Shlenker is "damned concerned" about the less-than-capacity crowds that the Nuggets are drawing at home. "I don't know what it takes to get people excited in this town," he says. . . . Los Angeles Clippers rookie Reggie Williams will be ready for the club's Eastern trip this week, and he'll be playing a new position. Williams, mired in a season-long shooting slump, has been on the injured list since Jan. 9 with knee problems, and will switch to point guard from forward. . . . Golden State's Chris Mullin, a native New Yorker, says he'd like to join the New York Knicks "eventually, but right now I'm a Warrior and I want to be a Warrior."
Clippers center Benoit Benjamin, who recently set a team record with 10) blocked shots in one game, is closing in on the franchise's career mark of 614 by Bob McAdoo when the Clippers were the Buffalo Braves. At his current pace, Benjamin will break the record in 222 games, which is the equivalent of less than three seasons. McAdoo needed four seasons.
Week's worth
Overachiever: Boston's Larry Bird, who scored 16 of his 44 points in the fourth quarter, led the Celtics past Portland 113-112. He also had 11 rebounds and eight assists.
Underachiever: Seattle's Alton Lister was scoreless in 19 minutes as Chicago beat the SuperSonics 104-97.
Words: Kings assistant coach Willis Reed, after watching Sacramento lose to Detroit 121-105: "When our team plays like this, it makes me worry about why I want to be a head coach."
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[font=verdana,geneva,arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Thought this was a pretty cool article. Sacbee.com put this up today...ahh nostalgia. They really must be hard up for articles! This was informative though since I wasn't following the Kings in 88...I was 8 years old!!!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Long-suffering fans starting to boo as patience wears thin
Kings Old School: Originally published Feb. 28, 1988
By R.E. Graswich - Bee Staff Writer
Published 2:15 am PST Monday, February 28, 2005
The Sacramento Kings are accustomed to getting heckled on the road, but until this past week, harsh words from the fans were rare at home.
Sacramento's gentle fans showed that their patience is running out, however, during two miserable performances against Detroit and Washington. At the Pistons game, a fan waited until the Kings broke their huddle after a timeout, then shouted, "Hey, Bill! You'd better call another timeout!" At the Washington game, booing was heard before halftime, and a man was seen wearing a sweat shirt that called for Russell's dismissal.
Fearsome foursome -- There are confident basketball teams, and then there are the Golden State Warriors.
In a display of immense confidence this past week, the Warriors took the floor against the Detroit Pistons with only four players.
Actually, a series of incorrect assumptions led to the foulup, which occurred in the third quarter when a mandatory timeout was called to allow radio stations broadcasting the game to run a few commercials.
When the timeout was called, Larry Smith was seated in front of the scorer's table, waiting to enter the game for the Warriors. He returned to the bench and watched coach George Karl design a play for Ralph Sampson. Smith thought the play was strange, because he believed he was going in for Sampson.
In fact, Karl had decided to use Rod Higgins instead of Smith, but he failed to tell Smith, so when Higgins saw Smith standing next to Karl while the coach drew the play, Higgins assumed that Karl was going with Smith.
When play resumed, Smith and Higgins both stayed on the bench, and the Warriors went to work in the missing-man formation.
The action progressed for 13 seconds. Fans began shouting, but nobody paid attention. Finally, referee Jake O'Donnell blew his whistle for a foul, counted the players and realized someone was missing. He called an automatic technical foul on the Warriors, who went on to lose 107-93.
Like Karl, Detroit coach Chuck Daly didn't recognize the situation until the referees explained what had transpired. "I couldn't figure out why we were so wide open," Daly said.
Around the NBA -- Washington Bullets center Moses Malone is playing fewer minutes and he's not happy about it. "The only one who can stop me is me, but give me more than 18 or 20 minutes on the road," Malone complained. Coach Wes Unseld, who substitutes Manute Bol for Malone when he needs a shot-blocker to round out his trapping defense, says, "I can't do anything about what Moses thinks." . . . The SuperSonics will probably trade Tom Chambers this summer because he doesn't fit into the club's plans. Meanwhile, Sonics president Bob Whitsitt shakes his head at the difficulty of making trades. "People call me one day and then call me back the next day with the same deal," he says. "I have to think they're out of their minds." . . . Sonics coach Bernie Bickerstaff on the importance of Xavier McDaniel: "We can't go anywhere without X. You know Dale Ellis is going to score, and you know Tom Chambers is going to drive and get to the foul line. But X is the guy who makes things go."
The battle of the bulge continues for Atlanta's Antoine Carr, who tips the scales at a hefty 274 pounds. "I just say, 'Watch the floor, and if that's how I play at 274, that's not so bad,' " Carr says. Coach Mike Fratello watches the floor and thinks it might buckle under Carr's weight. "You can play at 274 pounds in an old-man's league, but you can't guard Chuck Person," he said. . . . Speaking of Person, his "trash talk" is angering many players around the league. Last week, he got into confrontations with the Kings' Derek Smith and Reggie Theus. Later, he had run-ins with Atlanta's Dominique Wilkins and Randy Wittman. . . . The Boston Celtics worked one of their infamous "salary-cap buster" deals to obtain Jim Paxson from Portland. Paxson was making approximately $875,000, and had to fit into a $400,000 slot under the salary cap. Paxson's agent, Larry Fleisher, restructured the deal from top to bottom. "I feel it's something I couldn't pass us," Paxson said. "It has given me a new lease on life." . . . The Dallas Mavericks had a chance to make several moves before Thursday's deadline, but the word is that coach John MacLeod wants to show what he can do with the players that former coach Dick Motta gave up on.
Denver Nuggets owner Sidney Shlenker is "damned concerned" about the less-than-capacity crowds that the Nuggets are drawing at home. "I don't know what it takes to get people excited in this town," he says. . . . Los Angeles Clippers rookie Reggie Williams will be ready for the club's Eastern trip this week, and he'll be playing a new position. Williams, mired in a season-long shooting slump, has been on the injured list since Jan. 9 with knee problems, and will switch to point guard from forward. . . . Golden State's Chris Mullin, a native New Yorker, says he'd like to join the New York Knicks "eventually, but right now I'm a Warrior and I want to be a Warrior."
Clippers center Benoit Benjamin, who recently set a team record with 10) blocked shots in one game, is closing in on the franchise's career mark of 614 by Bob McAdoo when the Clippers were the Buffalo Braves. At his current pace, Benjamin will break the record in 222 games, which is the equivalent of less than three seasons. McAdoo needed four seasons.
Week's worth
Overachiever: Boston's Larry Bird, who scored 16 of his 44 points in the fourth quarter, led the Celtics past Portland 113-112. He also had 11 rebounds and eight assists.
Underachiever: Seattle's Alton Lister was scoreless in 19 minutes as Chicago beat the SuperSonics 104-97.
Words: Kings assistant coach Willis Reed, after watching Sacramento lose to Detroit 121-105: "When our team plays like this, it makes me worry about why I want to be a head coach."
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