Peter Vescey says Peja gone this summer
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bibbinator
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Peja does have weaknesses, he isn't Jordan, but he can be a devastating weapon if the offense is set up to take advantage of him. Having a high percentage 3 shooter like him means you can drive inside and fire out to him as a first or a backup option. The opponents D always has to keep an eye on him because an open look for Peja is dangerous.
Unfortunately the current Kings line up isn't tight enough yet to fully exploit Peja, especially with him coming off an injury and double especially without Miller.
Give Adelman and the new team some more time to get it together. Peja will get better as the team gets better.
Unfortunately the current Kings line up isn't tight enough yet to fully exploit Peja, especially with him coming off an injury and double especially without Miller.
Give Adelman and the new team some more time to get it together. Peja will get better as the team gets better.
bibbinator said:
I agree. I really did see improvement in Peja the last couple of games and I have every hope he'll continue to show further improvement as the new Kings get more comfortable playing together.
BTW, Peja did lead all scorers today and that hasn't happened in quite a while.
Bricklayer
Don't Make Me Use The Bat
bibbinator said:
Vescey has always talked right out of his ***. There is absolutely no way to distinguish truth from fiction with him, and he's prone to doing exactly what he did here -- making bold predictions and throwing them out their like gospel without anything to go on rather than a hunch.
There is a lot of stuff that's going to go into whether Peja returns or not, and there are probably a lot more nuances than a guy Vescey has even considered, let alone actually knows anything about. In no pareticular order:
1) does he want to come back?
2) does Petrie play favorites with him?
3) are the Maloofs actually going to be willing to pay him max money off of this year's performance? If not, a) he may not want to be here, and b) we may move him so as not to risk losing him
4) unlike Webb, Peja's max extension will be able to be matched by other teams with cap room becuse of his smaller contract right now (Webb ahd a big one and nobody could pay him near what we could, so we had a big edge + knew we were willing to pay it). Peja could walk to another team without sacrificing any $$$. Dangerous.
5) Has Bibby's emergence made Peja expendable as the new face of the franchise?
6) To what degree is Peja a product of our passing system over the years? Always had great passers since arriving in the NBA, now does not. And now he's struggling. And which way does that cut? Is the system going to remain the same or change now with the different personnel? What about Coachie? very ancient now, and has talked about leaving the last few yeas. With his frontcourt passing offense in tatters, this might be the offseason. Without that offense how good is Peja?
7) Vlade -- if he retires do we go after him as an assistant coach? Could that inspire Peja? Or is his problem talent not inspiration? And do we hire a guy just to be nursemaid?
8) What other changes in personnel do we have planned? More passers to come back? What about rebounders/post players? If you keep Peja you need somebody to do the inside work.
9) More generally, what is the honest assessment of whether Peja is a championship player or not?
10) Next year is Peja's contract year. Do we want to keep him to try to take advantage of a possible contract year push (certainly this year has been the exact opposite)? Or is that actually a negative factor because you don't want to sign a guy to a huge deal if he's not motivated otherwise + get stuck overpaying?
11) What exactly is Peja's trade value right now off of this season? Can you still get a first rate star for him? Or just second tier players? Bibby needs SOMEBODY to ride shotgun for him. Can't jsut surround him with good but not great players and expect to go anywhere.
12) etc...
13) etc...
Probably already at least 10 points deeper than Vescey has considered it.
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ReinadelosReys
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piksi said:
Then delete your signature.
iheartBrad
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lol
SacTownKid
Hall of Famer
Peja will go nowhere.
piksi said:
That's a pretty myopic AND selfish view.
Right now we need Peja to get back to something resembling the Peja of the before times. The Peja who ALWAYS commanded a double team and occasionally was able to draw three defenders to him. The Peja who could hit from anywhere on this side of the half-court line. The Peja who didn't hesitate; didn't pass up a shot; had total and utter faith in himself that his shot would go in.
I do NOT want to watch Peja struggle and only score 6 points.
If Peja can get back, then we have a much better chance of at least making a decent showing in the playoffs. It's that simple. We NEED him and he NEEDS him.
EmKingsFan4
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VF21 said:Old troll; new name. And not very original at that.
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As far as Peja is concerned, I would love to see him stay, get his game back to where he can be an integral part of our offense and see him play the type of defense he was actually playing earlier this year. It's wasn't all-defensive team by any means but it was better than it's been before.
Peja is never going to be a rebounding juggernaut but he can still be a very valuable part of the "new Kings." I don't want to see him leave. I want him back and productive. His sweet corner three and his shot from about three feet beyond the arc at the top of the key can take my breath away and I don't want to lose that.
Don't give up on Peja quite yet, fellow Kings fans.
Wow...you took the words right out of my mouth...yet again! I don't want to see Peja leave....he can still be a great player, he just needs his confidence back. I want to wait and see what happens over the Summer and through next season.
EmKingsFan4
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Where did you hear this rumor? Quite sad if it's true considering he just had a baby over the summer.
EmKingsFan4 said:Where did you hear this rumor? Quite sad if it's true considering he just had a baby over the summer.
from my serbian friend.....there were some articles about that in serbian tabloids....btw he told me that bodiroga is a much more popular in serbia than peja …. peja has been taking heat for bad games on regular basis.....according to him, he has to play on euro cup (or something like that) in belegrade (this summer) and prove a lot
Bricklayer
Don't Make Me Use The Bat
piksi said:
Might have something to do with the fact he is actually shooting 38%, not 27%.
Bartking
G-League
Bricklayer said:
Bibby does one thing well - hit clutch shots. He would have to improve his defense just to become a bad defender. We get lit up by guys nobody has ever heard of - regularly. And this year his shooting has been streaky. Has such a weak defender ever been the cornerstone of a franchise?
Peja is dependent on good passing. But then again, so is Shaq. Shaq cannot create his own shot from the top of the key. If you don't give him the ball where he needs it, he sucks. Have you ever run around trying to get open and having guys look you off? It gets old real quick.
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