HereWeBoogie
Hall of Famer
One question actually; How the hell do we get rid of him?
Ramon F Sessions
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One question actually; How the hell do we get rid of him?
ShastaKingsFan
All-Star
Not a question, but a statement. Go take a long rest
Iced Espresso
Starter
Can someone name a single pg in Kings history who got mins, was counted on, and was more unreliable?
ShastaKingsFan
All-Star
For a team with a winning record? Can't recall anyone close.
Beno Udrih would be a really nice player to have right now
'89 Kings Fan
Bench
Bobby Hurley?
Iced Espresso
Starter
Hurley got into that car accident, he could run the offense, and was still young and not a veteran. Shame, that guy could have had a nice backup career for 10 years or so if things didn't happen they way they did.
Iced Espresso
Starter
I agree, Beno is cheap, predictable, nothing fancy just basketball basics.
HighFlyingMonkey
Starter
k_dubb90
Bench
L
luther head was pretty bad. I think he was worst
Bricklayer
Don't Make Me Use The Bat
I had to check that to confirm it was true. Unfortunately It is. That could loom as an unfortunate mistake unless we can dump him to some team thinking of the player of the last few years, not the current one.
Bricklayer
Don't Make Me Use The Bat
You really can't blame the signing.
I was going to find some numbers to backup that statement, but somebody did that for me. Basketball-reference allows people to purchase ad space on a players' page. Ramon's single NBA fan has apparently done so, so on Ramon's b-r page this message appears in the sponsor space:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/sessira01.html
Amusing. but you can also see the numbers he was putting up just 6 months ago. The situation really does remind me of the JJ Hickson debacle. Hickson was an emerging NBA starter type guy, came to us, and was just awful. So we dropped him. At which point he resumed being an NBA starter type guy.
ShastaKingsFan
All-Star
Some were really into some numbers he put up for Milwaukee last season, when they were one of the worst teams in the league. Those stats meant very little in the context of how they might translate to our team,... needing point guards who can initiate an offense and play defense.
Simply put, the guy doesn't fit...even if his game is at whatever his "average" used to be
ShastaKingsFan
All-Star
The Lakers tried him, but they moved on quickly. So should we
jcwkings
All-Star
I'm also wondering if we are the first team to ever offer him a multi-year deal and he jumped at the opportunity. Seems as many times as he has bounced around he would always be on one year deals.
Bricklayer
Don't Make Me Use The Bat
and another:
http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/235692/Thunder-To-Release-Sebastian-Telfair-Keep-Ish-Smith
these are not names I would normally have lusted over or suggested, they all have their own issues. But Sessions has crossed sort of a line here into open failure. The extra year on his contract may trap us, but on talent/fit there are other veteran options.
http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/235692/Thunder-To-Release-Sebastian-Telfair-Keep-Ish-Smith
these are not names I would normally have lusted over or suggested, they all have their own issues. But Sessions has crossed sort of a line here into open failure. The extra year on his contract may trap us, but on talent/fit there are other veteran options.
Glenn
Hall of Famer
Probably I am wrong but in all my time I don't think I have seen a pg who was so clumsy with the ball. It was quite shocking. He's ours for two years. Putting him down is too easy but I don't trust him on the court. Mpt with what I saw tonight. My medical background may lead me astray but seriously I wondered if he has a brain tumor. I have other thoughts also but I'm not going to wildly speculate.
He has a had a reasonably long career and that blows me away. How could guy with his problems last so long?
He has a had a reasonably long career and that blows me away. How could guy with his problems last so long?
jcwkings
All-Star
The thing is I don't think he is a ball handling PG, he's a slashing SG in a PG's body. If Nik can develop enough to bring the ball up and initiate the offense Sessions would probably be more useful. His ball handling is below average and his decision making is poor, he is quick and athletic though and I think his misses around the rim are an outlier. Thats if we can't unload him, the best case is we package him with D-Will for a good rotation player.
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
Well now the common train of thought on that one is that Kobe chased him away
ShastaKingsFan
All-Star
He wouldn't chase him away, if he had a point guard who really helped the team
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
Kobe chased away Dwight, why wouldn't he chase away other players?
I agree with you.
Sessions needs a medical check-up. It is alarming (and almost shocking) that a very good PG will suddenly deteriorate and begin to show signs of consistent clumsiness with the ball however subtle it may be. He also seems to show poor control of his body and get's imbalance when he drives to the hoop. Oh well, it is very subtle but it could be a sign of a beginning neurological problem.
Any history of past substance abuse or any recent tragic history in Sessions family?
I think the Kings needs to be concerned of their player and begin helping him by doing a simple check if Sessions is using illegal drugs.
ShastaKingsFan
All-Star
Dwight is a knucklehead. Kobe isn't interested in guy's acting the fool, or who really are foolish. Derrick Fisher was nowhere near ever being an All Star. Just a solid team player. As a result, never run out of town
ninjabiscuit
Bench
Look, I have a hard time bashing anyone in a Kings uniform, but I've reached the point where I wince when he comes on the floor.
