Many of us have been fans of the kings since thier arrival in Sacto.
We have been through every emotion that you could possibly imagine.
In days of old we were happy thinking that a 29 game win season would be heavenly.
We paid alot of dues (emotionally) to finally get to the Vlade, Webber, Christie, Stojakivic, Bibby....(Bobby-Pollard-JB- Hedo- J Will - Et Al) years........... (believe me I haven't forgotten any others like Randy Brown or even Trevor Wilson...)
It seems that we could not quite get to the promised land, mainly because of nagging injuries. But at least we felt like we were finally an NBA power and destination.
Unfortutely, it looks like a new group of young fans will be going through some of the same crap of building of a new team. .
You simply can't replace someone like Vlade. Face it when he was here, he was the main ball distributer. That would usually fall to the point guard ala Steve Nash. With his departure we were left struggling to try to emulate that same thing , only with a far inferior and less savvy passer in Brad Miller. Not to mention that Bibby couldn't hold a candle to Vlade as a true ball distrubutor.(I know I will anger the young hip hop folks. Too bad the truth hurts huh?)
With Peja, he was the recipient of many of those set-ups,and they worked pretty darn good. Doug, although he pissed off alot of folk on this board was a great passer and defender. Yea I know he wasn't a good on the ball defender and blah blah blah...Whatever..Look what it's lke with him gone...Kevin Martin is just a wannabee.
And how about those nice big, soft hands of C Webb..Yea yea I know , he was a big sissy because through playing his guts out he ruined his knees. Well let me tell you, I'd take a quarter CW anyday over a 100% Shareef. Oh wait I forgot he's practically ready to collect his social security.
I dont want to go on because I think some of you get the point and feel the same way. And I am sure that probably more of you don't feel the same way..To you I say this. You have alot of dues to pay. To finish up this rant, I'd just like to say that I feel priveleged to have been through all those years, but I'm not sure that I will ever feel that these new bunch of guys are anything other that posers and pretenders to the once mighty Kings.
I will still be a kings fan. But an older and more worn out one.
KD///
We have been through every emotion that you could possibly imagine.
In days of old we were happy thinking that a 29 game win season would be heavenly.
We paid alot of dues (emotionally) to finally get to the Vlade, Webber, Christie, Stojakivic, Bibby....(Bobby-Pollard-JB- Hedo- J Will - Et Al) years........... (believe me I haven't forgotten any others like Randy Brown or even Trevor Wilson...)
It seems that we could not quite get to the promised land, mainly because of nagging injuries. But at least we felt like we were finally an NBA power and destination.
Unfortutely, it looks like a new group of young fans will be going through some of the same crap of building of a new team. .
You simply can't replace someone like Vlade. Face it when he was here, he was the main ball distributer. That would usually fall to the point guard ala Steve Nash. With his departure we were left struggling to try to emulate that same thing , only with a far inferior and less savvy passer in Brad Miller. Not to mention that Bibby couldn't hold a candle to Vlade as a true ball distrubutor.(I know I will anger the young hip hop folks. Too bad the truth hurts huh?)
With Peja, he was the recipient of many of those set-ups,and they worked pretty darn good. Doug, although he pissed off alot of folk on this board was a great passer and defender. Yea I know he wasn't a good on the ball defender and blah blah blah...Whatever..Look what it's lke with him gone...Kevin Martin is just a wannabee.
And how about those nice big, soft hands of C Webb..Yea yea I know , he was a big sissy because through playing his guts out he ruined his knees. Well let me tell you, I'd take a quarter CW anyday over a 100% Shareef. Oh wait I forgot he's practically ready to collect his social security.
I dont want to go on because I think some of you get the point and feel the same way. And I am sure that probably more of you don't feel the same way..To you I say this. You have alot of dues to pay. To finish up this rant, I'd just like to say that I feel priveleged to have been through all those years, but I'm not sure that I will ever feel that these new bunch of guys are anything other that posers and pretenders to the once mighty Kings.
I will still be a kings fan. But an older and more worn out one.
KD///