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I know patience is a difficult thing to have right now. Especially after acquiring Artest. Some of you may have thought he'd pick us up a lot and we'd starting winning a ton more games.
The reality of the situation is the Kings have a lot of injuries and a lot of bad habits. Sacramento has dug themselves a big hole this season, and it will take some time to dig out of it.
You can quote a number of problems the Kings have -- when you have a team 8 games below .500 you can find plenty. Defense, rebounding, turnovers, etc. There are plenty of problems.
The good news is this. Artest is learning a brand new system and brand new teammates. He's a team player who makes those around him better, on both ends. Plus we have two guys who are injured, but are both impact guys who are on their way to recovery in Bonzi Wells and Shareef Abdur-Rahim.
It's hard to say where the Kings are going to go this year, but the good news is we now have a team on it's way up. This might simply mean we win a few more games and have some light at the end of the tunnel, or it could mean we grab the 8th playoff spot.
Regardless of where we end up and how we get there, try to keep in mind that this is a rebuilding process for the Kings, and try not to set your expectations too high.
New teams take time to build and it's not going to happen over night. Remember to stay positive because we have a truly gifted player in Ron, and it seems also like a team that cares a lot more if they win or lose now than they did before the trade.
That's all. Go Kings.
The reality of the situation is the Kings have a lot of injuries and a lot of bad habits. Sacramento has dug themselves a big hole this season, and it will take some time to dig out of it.
You can quote a number of problems the Kings have -- when you have a team 8 games below .500 you can find plenty. Defense, rebounding, turnovers, etc. There are plenty of problems.
The good news is this. Artest is learning a brand new system and brand new teammates. He's a team player who makes those around him better, on both ends. Plus we have two guys who are injured, but are both impact guys who are on their way to recovery in Bonzi Wells and Shareef Abdur-Rahim.
It's hard to say where the Kings are going to go this year, but the good news is we now have a team on it's way up. This might simply mean we win a few more games and have some light at the end of the tunnel, or it could mean we grab the 8th playoff spot.
Regardless of where we end up and how we get there, try to keep in mind that this is a rebuilding process for the Kings, and try not to set your expectations too high.
New teams take time to build and it's not going to happen over night. Remember to stay positive because we have a truly gifted player in Ron, and it seems also like a team that cares a lot more if they win or lose now than they did before the trade.
That's all. Go Kings.