(Snippet about the Kings only)
You think the Kings' defense was bad?
To hear people talk about Sacramento's defense in recent years, one might think it was one of the worst of all time. In fact, that 45.4 defensive field-goal percentage easily would have ranked among the team's best preceding the regime of former coach Rick Adelman. The previous few seasons under Adelman and his coaching staff also produced opponent defensive field-goal percentages that bettered most of the previous team defensive standards.
Meanwhile, the Kings drafted another shooter/scorer in Quincy Douby. And that's not a problem on this end. If you remember, the Kings had plenty of scoring droughts this past season. You hear all this talk about needing defense to win championships, but remember how poor Dallas' shooting was in Game 6 of the NBA Finals? A team never will have too many shooters as long as it has some heart accompanying that touch.
It's hard to remember a guy who attracted more defensive attention last season than Douby, including Duke shooter J.J. Redick.
Playing in the pros will be somewhat of a relief for Douby, as surprising as that may seem.
http://www.sacbee.com/content/sports/story/14273069p-15083248c.html
You think the Kings' defense was bad?
To hear people talk about Sacramento's defense in recent years, one might think it was one of the worst of all time. In fact, that 45.4 defensive field-goal percentage easily would have ranked among the team's best preceding the regime of former coach Rick Adelman. The previous few seasons under Adelman and his coaching staff also produced opponent defensive field-goal percentages that bettered most of the previous team defensive standards.
Meanwhile, the Kings drafted another shooter/scorer in Quincy Douby. And that's not a problem on this end. If you remember, the Kings had plenty of scoring droughts this past season. You hear all this talk about needing defense to win championships, but remember how poor Dallas' shooting was in Game 6 of the NBA Finals? A team never will have too many shooters as long as it has some heart accompanying that touch.
It's hard to remember a guy who attracted more defensive attention last season than Douby, including Duke shooter J.J. Redick.
Playing in the pros will be somewhat of a relief for Douby, as surprising as that may seem.
http://www.sacbee.com/content/sports/story/14273069p-15083248c.html
