There is a Place Worse than Last
by Mark Kreidler, March 10, 2009
...Sure, Sacramento has the league’s poorest record, and it says here the Kings will finish that way. You need a scorecard to track the personnel changes. The arena issue sticks to the collective leg like a crudded-up hot-dog wrapper in a stiff wind, and in general, life around the franchise since the Rick Adelman gaffe has been a depression. But that’s not actually as bad as it can get.
Nope, if you want a close look at that, just spend a few minutes trying to dissect the hideous beast that has become the Warriors, from front office right down to the arena floor itself. While Golden State still is capable of playing respectable ball (mostly, if the team’s in the mood), it has become a cartoon version of itself in almost every other way...
...Sacramento gets OKC tonight, and perhaps there’s a chance for a cheap win there, but overall the Kings will struggle down the stretch, finish with 20 or 21 victories, and likely get interim coach Kenny Natt whacked in favor of a veteran from the ever-burgeoning list of summertime availables. That’s not all bad, actually. Natt will be warmly regarded as the man who kept the team’s attitude in a surprisingly good place, even when the potential was there for it to slide off the table. You don’t have to look far to realize just how crucial that kind of thing can be.
Rest here...
by Mark Kreidler, March 10, 2009
...Sure, Sacramento has the league’s poorest record, and it says here the Kings will finish that way. You need a scorecard to track the personnel changes. The arena issue sticks to the collective leg like a crudded-up hot-dog wrapper in a stiff wind, and in general, life around the franchise since the Rick Adelman gaffe has been a depression. But that’s not actually as bad as it can get.
Nope, if you want a close look at that, just spend a few minutes trying to dissect the hideous beast that has become the Warriors, from front office right down to the arena floor itself. While Golden State still is capable of playing respectable ball (mostly, if the team’s in the mood), it has become a cartoon version of itself in almost every other way...
...Sacramento gets OKC tonight, and perhaps there’s a chance for a cheap win there, but overall the Kings will struggle down the stretch, finish with 20 or 21 victories, and likely get interim coach Kenny Natt whacked in favor of a veteran from the ever-burgeoning list of summertime availables. That’s not all bad, actually. Natt will be warmly regarded as the man who kept the team’s attitude in a surprisingly good place, even when the potential was there for it to slide off the table. You don’t have to look far to realize just how crucial that kind of thing can be.
Rest here...
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