Not time to blame, time to celebrate

[troosvelt]

Those who have read my periodic posts know that I have a habit of posting things many readers don't want to see, but I just can't help myself.

I put the blame for this loss on the Spurs.

Why ?

Because they are a better team.

Don't get me wrong, the Kings are my boys but if we let a little reality creep in we must admit that the Spurs are quite simply a better team.

They are the #1 seed, they are the defending world champions.

Yes, the Kings play much better against them now, but let us not forget that but for a lucky steal in Game 3 it would have been an 0-3 hole and that could have led to a loss in Game 4.

After all the Kings are a team who reinvented themselves 2 or 3 times over the season and for us to expect them to beat the Spurs is a bit much, especially when it means winning on the road against a good home team.

Winning on the road in the playoffs is not easy unless you are much better than the other team.

So instead of trashing Rick or Mike or Brad, why don't we celebrate the fact that despite all the odds, despite being given no shot at all, that they have come darn close to upsetting the world champs.

 

[thesanityannex]

And the lucky bounce in game 2 makes the lucky game 3 steal a wash. The series is where it should be. Each team has defended their court. Brad deserves to be trashed.

 

[Burrito06]

I have believed in this team the whole year. I will continue to until the final buzzer of the season. I just can't wait to see what this team looks like after we have a full training camp and preseason together. We are going to be dangerous. And yes, Bonzi will be re-signed. K-Mart is our new BJax. Brings the energy off the bunch. In a few years Kevin will get his shot as a full time starter.

 

[KingCookie]

I wouldn't necessarily say the Spurs are the better team- we've matched them punch for punch, and I expect the same in Game 6- another home win, and then an all-on-the-line Game 7 in their house.

What it comes down to in situations like a tie game in a tied series with 3 minutes to play is this:

- Experience - all the Spurs have been there
- Confidence - not only have they been there, they've succeeded
- Support - being at home in that situation was a major boost
- Chemistry - we had the wrong lineup out there, they didn't

 

[Bricklayer]

Those who have read my periodic posts know that I have a habit of posting things many readers don't want to see, but I just can't help myself.

I put the blame for this loss on the Spurs.

Why ?

Because they are a better team.

Don't get me wrong, the Kings are my boys but if we let a little reality creep in we must admit that the Spurs are quite simply a better team.

They are the #1 seed, they are the defending world champions.

Yes, the Kings play much better against them now, but let us not forget that but for a lucky steal in Game 3 it would have been an 0-3 hole and that could have led to a loss in Game 4.

After all the Kings are a team who reinvented themselves 2 or 3 times over the season and for us to expect them to beat the Spurs is a bit much, especially when it means winning on the road against a good home team.

Winning on the road in the playoffs is not easy unless you are much better than the other team.

So instead of trashing Rick or Mike or Brad, why don't we celebrate the fact that despite all the odds, despite being given no shot at all, that they have come darn close to upsetting the world champs.

Here would be the essential nugget I would draw from this, and I've mentioned this before:

Kings fans can be manic depressive. And here is why: for the very reason they care SO much and force themselves to believe SO hard, perhaps more than any other fanbase they psyche themselves into believing not that things might happen, but that they SHOULD. And so they are disappointed year after year. And because they are disappointed, they then always go looking for scapegoats for their disappointment. How could we have lost? We were better than that! SOMEBODY must have ****ed up. Year after year. When the reality is closer to we were rarely as good as we convinced ourselves we were in the first place -- that we have essentially disappointed OURSELVES by psyching ourselves into a warped view of things.


If we lose this series, having played this well, this team still deserves a standing ovation. We have pressed the defending champs right up against the wall, stared them in the eye, and not only not backed down, but scared the heck out of them. And we are NOT that good. Not yet.

Now all of that does not mean that there aren't lessons to be learned about who can help us and who can't in the future though.

 

[kingsfannPDX]

ronny doesn't think the spurs are better. he thinks we have just as much talent. maybe they have a better coach.

 

[SacTownKid]

Believe it, with more experience we WILL be that good.

 

[G_M]

Now all of that does not mean that there aren't lessons to be learned about who can help us and who can't in the future though.

To me this is the true key surrounding what has happened to the team this year. I would also hope that extends to the coaching ranks as well.

 

[kingkung]

Answer:

they have come darn close

Question:

What phrase is most commonly associated with the Sacramento Kings?

 

[tyrant]

i think the performance of ron artest and the kings towards the end of the season gave us that swagger back. at the start/middle of the season we conceded and thought we were heading to the lottery, but lately and especially watching these men in the first 4 games we have all got that feeling back. some of us actually expected the kings to beat the spurs in this series after game 3.

 

[SpursIndonesia]

As long Petrie could rework Kings frontcourt line up, Wells is resigned within a reasonable contract, Martin continues to blossom, next year your team's gonna be dangerous.

 

[SacTownKid]

And Francisco gets those backup PG minutes! He will be the one blossoming next season if he does. Under the tutalage of Ron Artest he is going to be a defensive nightmare.

 

[VF21]

We have pressed the defending champs right up against the wall, stared them in the eye, and not only not backed down, but scared the heck out of them.

And that says it all.

Amen.