SI: Kings trying to ship out Bibby before trade deadline
- Thread starter Lirica
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For a franchise that claims we are so great to play for etc....we sure have a lousy way of pulling the rug out from under our players, especially our former franchise players. This is crazy and it doesn't need to be like this. I know it's a business and players come and go, but for a player, any player, to know he has been traded by watching it on TV like Peja last year is just wrong. I also believe, like many, that GP is very secretive, that's even not debatable, so I really think the Maloofs are heading this thing and are making Artest the franchise guy without a doubt and will try whatever they can to keep him here rebuild or to keep ecking out a 8th position into the playoffs and a 1st round exit for years to come.
You know, this is a pretty common misconception.
The Kings organization is one of the very best for how they treat their players, which is why most guys don't ever want to leave. Trades are as much a part of the business as player free agency. While it does hurt to see some of our favorites leave, I don't think it's fair to accuse MS&E of pulling the rug out from under players.
The Kings organization is one of the very best for how they treat their players, which is why most guys don't ever want to leave. Trades are as much a part of the business as player free agency. While it does hurt to see some of our favorites leave, I don't think it's fair to accuse MS&E of pulling the rug out from under players.
Let me preface this by saying that I think Artest has done a great job this year and have no problems with his play on court as of late. I was against his coming, but happily admit that I was wrong.
That being said, I DO NOT like that we have to worry about his chemisty with other players above everything. He and Bibby did not work, so Bibby is shopped. Whenever we mention other players coming, people tend to mention whether or not Ron will get along with them. I really hope that this is a misconception on our part and not a reality. Great players make the players around them better. We should not have to worry about him getting along others.
Off topic I know, but thinking about trades just brought this up in my mind. By the way- the deadline just passed.
sorry
Here's the latest from Sam Amick. Looking like no:
Clock winding down
With 40 minutes to go, all is quiet on the Kings’ end. Mike Bibby has not been told he has been traded, according to someone close to him. And according to a
source close to the situation, it’s looking like Bibby won’t be. According to a source in Cleveland, it appears the Cavs have moved on to other, non-Bibby
business. There is still time for someone - including Cavs GM Danny Ferry - to ring the purple phone with the can't-pass sort of deal, though.
-- Sam Amick
http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/sports/kings/archives/005711.html
Clock winding down
With 40 minutes to go, all is quiet on the Kings’ end. Mike Bibby has not been told he has been traded, according to someone close to him. And according to a
source close to the situation, it’s looking like Bibby won’t be. According to a source in Cleveland, it appears the Cavs have moved on to other, non-Bibby
business. There is still time for someone - including Cavs GM Danny Ferry - to ring the purple phone with the can't-pass sort of deal, though.
-- Sam Amick
http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/sports/kings/archives/005711.html
