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Excellent article on Seth Curry. (If I missed it and it's already been posted, just let me know.)

I like what this writer has to say, both about Seth Curry and about Vlade. The feeling that he is building something truly wonderful just keeps getting stronger. Players with courage, commitment and character are a rare commodity and Vlade has assembled a whole team full of them.

We're gonna have a good time!
 
I agree with you. I'm always optimistic, at least individually when it comes to players. But this year is the first year that I've been this optimistic about the team as a whole. Last season I thought the team was capable of winning at least 35 games. This year I don't think 50 games is out of the question, and I feel more comfortable with that number than I did the 35 games last season. They say hope springs eternal and I think most Kings fans are proof of that. It should be an exciting year.
 
Im hoping he can be what some hoped Jimmer would be after we realized he isnt gonna be a star or starter. Just a guy we can insert to stretch the floor and score in bursts when matchups allow it.
 
My gut tells me that Seth will be just fine. Fit is very important, and Seth's style of basketball fits Karl's program. If he fails, it's on him, but I don't think he'll fail. I saw him play at summer league, and he had no problem getting to the basket or getting his shot. Defensively is another story, but since a lot of people don't play defense at summer league, it's hard to judge.
 
I have a feeling Seth won't get much PT and he'll spend a lot of time in the DL... He is technically the backup to Rondo and Collison, which doesn't sound so bad. However, when you factor in the rest of our players, he gets stuck behind a depth chart of Belinelli, McLemore, and Casspi.

I just don't see him getting a lot of minutes because our team is a bit loaded and he's an undersized combo guard.

I can't see Karl putting up a second unit of Collison-Curry-Belinelli-Casspi-WCS.

We'd get killed because of Curry. I just don't see where he fits imo.

I think the only way he gets PT this season is if any of our guards get injured. Even if that happens, I can't imagine that Butler or Anderson doesn't get the nod over him if it's not a PG that goes down. Maybe Curry will prove himself of PT and get minutes.

I'm really rooting for him, but our team is just so loaded this year.
 
206Fan said:
I have a feeling Seth won't get much PT and he'll spend a lot of time in the DL... He is technically the backup to Rondo and Collison, which doesn't sound so bad. However, when you factor in the rest of our players, he gets stuck behind a depth chart of Belinelli, McLemore, and Casspi.

I just don't see him getting a lot of minutes because our team is a bit loaded and he's an undersized combo guard.

I can't see Karl putting up a second unit of Collison-Curry-Belinelli-Casspi-WCS.

We'd get killed because of Curry. I just don't see where he fits imo.

I think the only way he gets PT this season is if any of our guards get injured. Even if that happens, I can't imagine that Butler or Anderson doesn't get the nod over him if it's not a PG that goes down. Maybe Curry will prove himself of PT and get minutes.

I'm really rooting for him, but our team is just so loaded this year.
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I don't see Seth playing either this season but he's insurance in case an injury unexpectedly goes down...the team is looking to win now and I don't know if he is ready to provide enough right now, maybe down the road but not now.
 
I'm as excited as you could be for an end of bench player. Any contribution is a bonus.
An injury away from a Tony Delk surprise maybe.
 
Seth is going to get spare minutes at the end of games with lopsided scores. If he plays well, Coach will find him minutes. Otherwise it will be a nice seat to watch NBA over next to the coaches:)
 
206Fan said:
I have a feeling Seth won't get much PT and he'll spend a lot of time in the DL... He is technically the backup to Rondo and Collison, which doesn't sound so bad. However, when you factor in the rest of our players, he gets stuck behind a depth chart of Belinelli, McLemore, and Casspi.

I just don't see him getting a lot of minutes because our team is a bit loaded and he's an undersized combo guard.

I can't see Karl putting up a second unit of Collison-Curry-Belinelli-Casspi-WCS.

We'd get killed because of Curry. I just don't see where he fits imo.

I think the only way he gets PT this season is if any of our guards get injured. Even if that happens, I can't imagine that Butler or Anderson doesn't get the nod over him if it's not a PG that goes down. Maybe Curry will prove himself of PT and get minutes.

I'm really rooting for him, but our team is just so loaded this year.
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If all your going to do is delegate Curry to the D-League, then why sign him. He dominated the D-League last season and has nothing left to prove there. For that reason I don't think he'll spend a minute in the D-League, unless he totally fails with the parent team. The kid can play! Yes, he's undersized, but there are a lot of undersized guards in the NBA that have had success. Curry fits the scenario of the second PG in a two PG offense. All you need out of your second PG in the dribble drive offense is someone that can handle the ball, and score the ball. He doesn't necessarily have to be a great play maker.

I'm not saying he's the be all, end all, but I do think he'll get some minutes, and how many minutes might depend on how much improvement McLemore has made, particularly with his ball handling. I'm also not saying that I'm a big fan of undersized guards. I'm just trying to be realistic in regards to Curry.
 
In general our end of benchers this year are pretty exciting. That's because we finally have the talent up-roster that can allow them to develop, and we don't have spots 11-15 competing for playing time with spots 6-10, so we don't have egos playing the "me" game. Plus, most of spots 6-10 are vets with playoff experience, and are at the back end of their careers. This is a good thing, because if someone from 11-15 starts to shine, 6-10 is not gonna throw a hissy fit, because of their maturity, and also because they genuinely want to be part of a winning TEAM, and get a shot at a title. So we have a formula that is PERFECT for young players, AND it allows us to take chances on those higher risk/reward type guys like Curry, Moreland, and also I'm very curious about the two Euros (we'll learn their names soon enough).

This type of thing situation is also what I've been referring to about McLemore, but McLemore is just a few steps up talent wise and experience wise, but the same holds true. We now have a complete enough roster, with enough vet presence, that everybody can genuinely be rooting for everybody else on the team, because we all now know that we have a legit chance to make some noise. Its like when your cooking a dish and the flavors and ingredients all finally begin to come together to make a complete whole. Vlade's cooking up something good!
 
I still think McLemore should come off the bench with DC. In our starting line up (especially if WCS starts), shooting, accurately that is, is not what you would call plentiful, so we need at least a respectable shooter and a really good shooter out there (the respectable shooter needs to be there in order to prevent the defense from solely focusing on the best 3 point shooter). McLemore is a decent 3 point shooter, but he's no Bellinelli. Marco should start because he can hit those threes from a bullet pass from Cuz. Ben is too inconsistent (I wish I could believe in Ben like some of you do - I just don't see it with him... he's missing that "it" factor/attitude that would make a world of difference). Not worth the risk IMO, in regards to starting Ben.

In regards to Seth, I like him as a person and as a player. Like Baja said, he has proved all he could possibly prove in the D-League so why send him back down? I am sure he will get some spot minutes here and there and might find himself either playing with Rondo or Collison quite a bit. Can't hurt to give the guy a shot, he's good at what he does, just undersized.
 
Sac.Kings said:
I still think McLemore should come off the bench with DC. In our starting line up (especially if WCS starts), shooting, accurately that is, is not what you would call plentiful, so we need at least a respectable shooter and a really good shooter out there (the respectable shooter needs to be there in order to prevent the defense from solely focusing on the best 3 point shooter). McLemore is a decent 3 point shooter, but he's no Bellinelli. Marco should start because he can hit those threes from a bullet pass from Cuz. Ben is too inconsistent (I wish I could believe in Ben like some of you do - I just don't see it with him... he's missing that "it" factor/attitude that would make a world of difference). Not worth the risk IMO, in regards to starting Ben.

In regards to Seth, I like him as a person and as a player. Like Baja said, he has proved all he could possibly prove in the D-League so why send him back down? I am sure he will get some spot minutes here and there and might find himself either playing with Rondo or Collison quite a bit. Can't hurt to give the guy a shot, he's good at what he does, just undersized.
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Well, what we do know about Ben is that he's willing to put in the work. It usually takes around three years for young players to reach something resembling the final product. Sometimes four years. Remember that Ben came to the game late, so he's a tad behind the curve. He certainly has all the physical attributes necessary, so from the physical point of view, there's nothing holding him back. If he fails to some degree it will be because of lack of feel for the game. That part remains to be seen. At worse I think Ben will be a solid rotational player. Whether he's able to reach the next level above that is the question. We should get some answers this season.
 
Sac.Kings said:
I still think McLemore should come off the bench with DC. In our starting line up (especially if WCS starts), shooting, accurately that is, is not what you would call plentiful, so we need at least a respectable shooter and a really good shooter out there (the respectable shooter needs to be there in order to prevent the defense from solely focusing on the best 3 point shooter). McLemore is a decent 3 point shooter, but he's no Bellinelli. Marco should start because he can hit those threes from a bullet pass from Cuz. Ben is too inconsistent (I wish I could believe in Ben like some of you do - I just don't see it with him... he's missing that "it" factor/attitude that would make a world of difference). Not worth the risk IMO, in regards to starting Ben.
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We'll just have to wait for training camp and the pre-season games to see how everybody has evolved over the summer, i.e., who's put in the work and has really improved. I look forward to see how Ben looks then.
The next three weeks or so until training camp is going to be the Indian Summer doldrums. I can hardly wait to see our new Kings in action.
 
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