david b. thorpe Evans is not close to the shooter OJ Mayo is, but he leans backwards slightly when he shoots. Like OJ. It's very hard to contest.
david b. thorpe Kings got killed in the paint all year last season. Ditto today. Somewhere, Spencer Hawes is...
david b. thorpe Donte Greene has been active. Thompson, not so much.
david b. thorpe Austin Daye has shown some nice passing skills today.
david b. thorpe Summers hits 2 quickies to start the half.
david b. thorpe Jonas Jerebko, Detroit's 2nd round pick from Sweden, looks exactly as you'd expect. Tall and blonde. He's 1-6 with 4 fouls.
david b. thorpe Tyreke: 4 to's and zero assists. Can you spell R-U-B-I-O?
david b. thorpe Omri Casspi hits a sweet jumper, sandwiched between 2 to's. Then he "Gretzky'd" a pass nicely.
david b. thorpe Jon Brockman has the kind of toughness the Kings need. But when your severely undersized 4 airballs an open 15 footer, there is concern.
david b. thorpe DaJuan Summers had himself a good start. Imperative for guys like him. First impressions are big.
david b. thorpe Evans has that great combo of length and craftiness.
david b. thorpe I thought, a year ago, that the Kings got an extra lottery pick in Donte Greene. He'd have been one this year. He has to play like one now.
david b. thorpe Austin Daye is so similar, build wise, to Prince. It's eery. He's sharp here early on.
david b. thorpe Jason Thompson looks bulkier. Not as quick to rebound so far as I'd like to see.
david b. thorpe Kings ran a post up for Evans right away. That's what they love about him.