How about a bit of levity? To the rankings!
Sports Illustrated
#19 (-2)
Just how mind-bogglingly bad of a decision was it to fire Mike Malone? Sacramento has gone 3-6 in his wake, seen DeMarcus Cousinsget thrown out of his first game of the year and dothis in the fourth quarter of a game.
USA Today
#18 (+1)
No surprise, but Ben McLemore has been one of the best second-year players in the NBA.
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NBA.COM
#24 (-6)
The Kings ranked 15th defensively (103.6 points allowed per 100 possessions) when they first lost DeMarcus Cousins to what turned into viral meningitis and 18th (104.2) when they fired coach Mike Malone. They've already fallen to 25th (106.4) under Tyrone Corbin, who's heading toward familiar territory. His Jazz ranked last defensively last season.
CBSSports.com
#20 (-2)
"Look upon my works, ye mighty, and despair. I am King Ranadive, and ... wait, did I really just sign Ty Corbin for the rest of the season under no duress whatsoever?"
Yahoo! Sports
#17 (NC)
All was going well reputation-wise for center DeMarcus Cousins until his recent rag-doll toss of Celtics rookie Marcus Smart.
ESPN.COM
#23 (-5)
The timing of the Mike Malone firing, which had so many people puzzled when it happened, only looks worse now with the Kings cratering under Ty Corbin. For all the undeniable philosophical differences between coach and management, Malone was reaching Boogie Cousins. Can Corbin?
Hollinger Daily Rankings
#25
Rating: 94.951
Mean Ranking: 20.43
Rankings are all over the place. No one has any real vibe on what's going on around here. :sadface:
