piksi
Hall of Famer
Well, it has been a busy summer for me so I didn't follow BB as much as needed to stay on top of the game and it will take me a little time to catch up. Mostly small things like for example - I think I saw Ricky Davis playing for the Clippers the other day and I was speechless - but then I realized - it is the Clippers. My point - if i screw up names and teams and other things - cut me some slack for a week or so.
I have been doing these threads for a while and their purpose is to keep the PBP thread clean of comments. Everything else is a bonus. Everything written in this is my opinion only. Feel free to disagree about everything at all times. I use bunch of acronyms and other things. Someone will eventually explain it to You.
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Let's see where we left off. 38-44 going nowhere and fast. No playoffs, a middle draft pick, still bunch of bad contracts and still way too old and trying to win but not being able to. Was no fun at all and honestly it was annoying and insulting at times. Season like that is generally followed by a long summer and what happened there wasn't enough to define it as turning point. Preseason wasn't better either. We "won" a game. I watched a total of 5 minutes. I saw Mikki fumble the ball and that was it for me. I heard the #9 actually saw the floor. That is all You need to know about preseason.
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I want 3 years of my fandom back because that is exactly how much was wasted by our management making "decisions" trying to - hell I honestly don't have a clue what they were thinking or doing - do You ? Since the Webber trade things have gotten from bad to worse and they are hopefully the worst they will ever be right now. In fact - I believe that Kings have done bad enough to rightfully deserve a piece of 700 billion $ bail out plan for incompetence. Enough for a new arena and change to buy out KT.
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I actually looked at the "new" roster for the first time and honestly - I didn't like at least half of it. We are still too old and have a chance to win too many games. Granted, some of it is due to the fact that there are bunch of garbage teams in the NBA but still. We have some expiring contracts and some pieces that might be valuable as we progress to a very frustrating and disappointing time called trading deadline. And we have Kenny Thomas for at least 2 more years because at this time he can't even get traded at gun point especially since Isaiah is not in the league. Kenny is the most flexible piece since the great wall of China.
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Is it me or are we turning into the "MLE all star team" ? It must be some kind of fashion thing because I don't get it. The way I understand this trend is that right now we only have one real basketball player with real contract. The rest that matters right now in terms of playing time is just there because You need 5 players to start the game. This season so far we spend $69,388,269 on salaries. There are 18 teams cheaper than that. If there was such thing as talent per $ category - we would make the bottom 5 maybe even 3.
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Speaking of Kevin Martin - he will be around for a long time and will spend most of it not playing in the post season. Mitch Richmond comes to mind at least in some way. And as we know the best part of Mitch was the guy he was traded for. He will be the guy that will not see that all star break just because other people didn't do their job as well as needed. But, we will have fun watching him hopefully grow more and become complete player who also defends
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I just looked at our schedule and we don't start with Texas triangle ??? What the hell happened ? Did basketball gods decide that they had enough of punishing us for no reason at all. Are they finally moving to someone else ??? There are couple teams that I would suggest. We might actually win some for a change not that it really matters.
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Now I am switching focus to Muss junior. All I have to say is - he better play the kids and a lot too. If I was him - I would start Beno, Kevin, Cisco, Thompson and Hawes. Would also make sure that Douby, Green and Brown see enough time and pretty much forget about everyone else. Not going to happen obviously but again, Muss junior better plays kids and leave some people out. I don't have a clue what his contract situation is but if he stays the same way and rides the vets for every single of 25-30 wins - he needs to go.
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Here is where I have a hypocritical moment. I love Bobby Jackson and I want to see him play despite the fact that that would be against everything I stand for on this issue. Look - he is old and he would waste PT for someone with more future bur come on - it is Bobby. I don't care and I can never be subjective when it comes to Bobby Jackson possibly the most favorite King from the golden era that seems to be long, long time ago. So many memories, so many moments that stay forever. Maybe one of them - retires as a King for a change.
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So, what do we really want from this season that we can actually get ? At least to find out what we have here in terms of coaching and some players like Hawes, Thompson, Greene, Douby etc. Everthing else is a bonus including hopefully some trades. We have to show potential because if we don't all the free cap space won't do us any good because no one would want to come here - at least no one worth the overpaying part. In terms of accomplishments as a team - will we rebound this season ? Turnovers ? Who will block a shot ? Can we move the ball at least until it comes to Salmons ?
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Individually it would look something like this
Kevin - keep his all star numbers up and play some defense
Beno - staying same is as much as we can ask
Salmons - all things considering - I hope he finishes the season somewhere else
Brad - I wish him a team that wants and can win now and that doesn't need picks.
Mikki - I would not be playing him but he will start and play and still he won 't catch a damn ball.
Cisco - will be Cisco - the good, bad and ugly inside a minute.
Douby - don't see him getting a chance and hence it is time to cut him lose
Spencer - lots of PT regardless of the probable inconsistency
Same goes for Thompson, Greene
Bobby - to retire as a King
Don't see Williams and Brown making it
And please retire the #9 where retire means more like - get rid of. No one else should ever wear this number just to avoid even a slight possibility of something similar happening here.
And all of us I wish lot of exciting games and finally a top 5 pick in a season that better be a start of rebuilding
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So we play Wolves first. When was the last time that we won our season opener anywhere ? I just saw their roster and i like it more than ours - not by much. Can anyone tell me where Antoine Walker ended up ? Despite McHale (is he still their GM ?) they are ahead of us in rebuilding process with lot of interesting players. I am trying to figure out how it is possible to have 4 centers in one NBA game named Hawes, Miller, Both and Collins and still have a game ? Fun part will be watching Gomes, Martin and Al Jefferson vs. pretty much - nobody. we still have a shot of beating them as they don't seem to have a point guard.
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Standard awards are in play. TDM will go to Kevin Love since it is his first NBA game and we are good at welcoming gifts. LW-VC will go to whoever gets more minutes as a center. We also have Mike Miller in the game who had a triple double against us before. Other awards will be given and I see a JHA and RA&1 coming up.
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I believe that this season can be good for us of coach starts teaching instead trying to win games. Otherwise - we will spend 82 games arguing about same issues we did the last 2-3 years and I am not sure how much more we can take. Hopefully on March 15th 2009 (last game of our season) we can conclude that step forward in right direction was made and that the 09-10 season will be great. If this is the "transition period" - it is okay. Not okay that we had to wait for 3 looooooooooooong years for it to happen. If this is just the same old garbage where we win 35 games chasing the impossible (playoffs) - some people need to go. You just can't live from the old glory forever and they haven't really done anything for us lately.
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P.S. - I just realized that Brad won't be playing because he had such a good time during the summer. I fear minutes for #9 because of that.
P.P.S - anyone else hurt or suspended ???
I have been doing these threads for a while and their purpose is to keep the PBP thread clean of comments. Everything else is a bonus. Everything written in this is my opinion only. Feel free to disagree about everything at all times. I use bunch of acronyms and other things. Someone will eventually explain it to You.
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Let's see where we left off. 38-44 going nowhere and fast. No playoffs, a middle draft pick, still bunch of bad contracts and still way too old and trying to win but not being able to. Was no fun at all and honestly it was annoying and insulting at times. Season like that is generally followed by a long summer and what happened there wasn't enough to define it as turning point. Preseason wasn't better either. We "won" a game. I watched a total of 5 minutes. I saw Mikki fumble the ball and that was it for me. I heard the #9 actually saw the floor. That is all You need to know about preseason.
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I want 3 years of my fandom back because that is exactly how much was wasted by our management making "decisions" trying to - hell I honestly don't have a clue what they were thinking or doing - do You ? Since the Webber trade things have gotten from bad to worse and they are hopefully the worst they will ever be right now. In fact - I believe that Kings have done bad enough to rightfully deserve a piece of 700 billion $ bail out plan for incompetence. Enough for a new arena and change to buy out KT.
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I actually looked at the "new" roster for the first time and honestly - I didn't like at least half of it. We are still too old and have a chance to win too many games. Granted, some of it is due to the fact that there are bunch of garbage teams in the NBA but still. We have some expiring contracts and some pieces that might be valuable as we progress to a very frustrating and disappointing time called trading deadline. And we have Kenny Thomas for at least 2 more years because at this time he can't even get traded at gun point especially since Isaiah is not in the league. Kenny is the most flexible piece since the great wall of China.
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Is it me or are we turning into the "MLE all star team" ? It must be some kind of fashion thing because I don't get it. The way I understand this trend is that right now we only have one real basketball player with real contract. The rest that matters right now in terms of playing time is just there because You need 5 players to start the game. This season so far we spend $69,388,269 on salaries. There are 18 teams cheaper than that. If there was such thing as talent per $ category - we would make the bottom 5 maybe even 3.
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Speaking of Kevin Martin - he will be around for a long time and will spend most of it not playing in the post season. Mitch Richmond comes to mind at least in some way. And as we know the best part of Mitch was the guy he was traded for. He will be the guy that will not see that all star break just because other people didn't do their job as well as needed. But, we will have fun watching him hopefully grow more and become complete player who also defends
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I just looked at our schedule and we don't start with Texas triangle ??? What the hell happened ? Did basketball gods decide that they had enough of punishing us for no reason at all. Are they finally moving to someone else ??? There are couple teams that I would suggest. We might actually win some for a change not that it really matters.
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Now I am switching focus to Muss junior. All I have to say is - he better play the kids and a lot too. If I was him - I would start Beno, Kevin, Cisco, Thompson and Hawes. Would also make sure that Douby, Green and Brown see enough time and pretty much forget about everyone else. Not going to happen obviously but again, Muss junior better plays kids and leave some people out. I don't have a clue what his contract situation is but if he stays the same way and rides the vets for every single of 25-30 wins - he needs to go.
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Here is where I have a hypocritical moment. I love Bobby Jackson and I want to see him play despite the fact that that would be against everything I stand for on this issue. Look - he is old and he would waste PT for someone with more future bur come on - it is Bobby. I don't care and I can never be subjective when it comes to Bobby Jackson possibly the most favorite King from the golden era that seems to be long, long time ago. So many memories, so many moments that stay forever. Maybe one of them - retires as a King for a change.
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So, what do we really want from this season that we can actually get ? At least to find out what we have here in terms of coaching and some players like Hawes, Thompson, Greene, Douby etc. Everthing else is a bonus including hopefully some trades. We have to show potential because if we don't all the free cap space won't do us any good because no one would want to come here - at least no one worth the overpaying part. In terms of accomplishments as a team - will we rebound this season ? Turnovers ? Who will block a shot ? Can we move the ball at least until it comes to Salmons ?
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Individually it would look something like this
Kevin - keep his all star numbers up and play some defense
Beno - staying same is as much as we can ask
Salmons - all things considering - I hope he finishes the season somewhere else
Brad - I wish him a team that wants and can win now and that doesn't need picks.
Mikki - I would not be playing him but he will start and play and still he won 't catch a damn ball.
Cisco - will be Cisco - the good, bad and ugly inside a minute.
Douby - don't see him getting a chance and hence it is time to cut him lose
Spencer - lots of PT regardless of the probable inconsistency
Same goes for Thompson, Greene
Bobby - to retire as a King
Don't see Williams and Brown making it
And please retire the #9 where retire means more like - get rid of. No one else should ever wear this number just to avoid even a slight possibility of something similar happening here.
And all of us I wish lot of exciting games and finally a top 5 pick in a season that better be a start of rebuilding
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So we play Wolves first. When was the last time that we won our season opener anywhere ? I just saw their roster and i like it more than ours - not by much. Can anyone tell me where Antoine Walker ended up ? Despite McHale (is he still their GM ?) they are ahead of us in rebuilding process with lot of interesting players. I am trying to figure out how it is possible to have 4 centers in one NBA game named Hawes, Miller, Both and Collins and still have a game ? Fun part will be watching Gomes, Martin and Al Jefferson vs. pretty much - nobody. we still have a shot of beating them as they don't seem to have a point guard.
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Standard awards are in play. TDM will go to Kevin Love since it is his first NBA game and we are good at welcoming gifts. LW-VC will go to whoever gets more minutes as a center. We also have Mike Miller in the game who had a triple double against us before. Other awards will be given and I see a JHA and RA&1 coming up.
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I believe that this season can be good for us of coach starts teaching instead trying to win games. Otherwise - we will spend 82 games arguing about same issues we did the last 2-3 years and I am not sure how much more we can take. Hopefully on March 15th 2009 (last game of our season) we can conclude that step forward in right direction was made and that the 09-10 season will be great. If this is the "transition period" - it is okay. Not okay that we had to wait for 3 looooooooooooong years for it to happen. If this is just the same old garbage where we win 35 games chasing the impossible (playoffs) - some people need to go. You just can't live from the old glory forever and they haven't really done anything for us lately.
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P.S. - I just realized that Brad won't be playing because he had such a good time during the summer. I fear minutes for #9 because of that.
P.P.S - anyone else hurt or suspended ???
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