We are big!!
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Not to mention a 6'5" PG, 6'9" Omri etc.
I mentionedf this in the draft thread -- we might just be the biggest team in the league all of a sudden, and its hard to imagine a more decisive response to or annual shotblocking/interior presence woes than picking up 21 feet of shotblcoking rebounding fools in the space of 1 week. The worm has turned.
I mentionedf this in the draft thread -- we might just be the biggest team in the league all of a sudden, and its hard to imagine a more decisive response to or annual shotblocking/interior presence woes than picking up 21 feet of shotblcoking rebounding fools in the space of 1 week. The worm has turned.
I think that would be too bad, although we do have anumbers crunch now. The irony is wiht all of our newfound height, maybe our two toughest players are the two stubby guys Landry and Brockman. Think Brockman fit in really well wiht the team chemistry too, and everybody in the organization liked him.
Here's a possible scenario though -- Brockman is the 5th big on the active roster, Whiteside is practice squad/sent to d-league to get in some work, and brought upo when we have injuries.
Here's a possible scenario though -- Brockman is the 5th big on the active roster, Whiteside is practice squad/sent to d-league to get in some work, and brought upo when we have injuries.
I sincerely hope not. We have room for him. I'm pretty damn pleased with what our team has become over the last week. Damn pleased. There is room for a Brockman on ANY team. If anything just to go in for 5 minutes and beat some people up. You always want that in your back pocket. All we really need to do is add maybe another good shooting combo guard, and maybe another 3 pt specialist/star and we have our team. I can't believe this. GP executive of the year right now.
I was about to make a thread titled; " SAC Kings: Scariest front court in the league?" Give it some thought. Cousins/Dalembert/Thompson/Landry/Whiteside. I cant think of any other team that has that much beast. Sure LA has Bynum/Gasol/Odom. Almost all of those players are further along than our 5 guys. However, weve got 5 of them. Im still in disbelief.
One thing I do wonder.. with our newly stockpiled bigs. Is one on his way out? JT, Dally, and Landry all have their skill sets and great talents but I wonder if GP doesn't have a trade in mind for one of these players to bring a wing to compliment Evans. I personally hope he keeps all these guys until at least trade deadline but if someone isn't working out we have great trade bait to go after someone if we maintain our cap space.
we went from hawes as our answer to other bigs, to dalembert, cousins, whiteside
. also this opens things up for landry to be 6th man instant offense off the bench without having to worry about having to be a dominant rebounder. even though he will reap the rewards, our 7 footers take up space inside/ box out the other center and landry can just gobble up the garbage.
do you guys think Whiteside can develop at the 4 eventually? could be our own version of twin towers with him and Cousins. he has that kg type frame.
. also this opens things up for landry to be 6th man instant offense off the bench without having to worry about having to be a dominant rebounder. even though he will reap the rewards, our 7 footers take up space inside/ box out the other center and landry can just gobble up the garbage.do you guys think Whiteside can develop at the 4 eventually? could be our own version of twin towers with him and Cousins. he has that kg type frame.
Westphal said on radio Kings view Whiteside as a 4 ans so does Whiteside himself
but if Whiteside and Cousins both develop and have rookie contracts then Potentially long-term:
Keep Landry if not too expensive for awesome back up against smaller bigs
So after next year either JT comes around and resigns as Big
or if Delambert works out and wants to stay with mid -level contract
or JT or Delambert in trade for a 2 guard
Im sad about Brock, but even with 5 bigs for 2 positions its gonna be crowded
We only have 2 SF, 3 Guards to rotate
If we are going to get to 13 only 3 slots
I suppose if we have a swingman sg-sf (Starter from FA) (Spend 5-10 Mil for a starter)
and pg-sg combo (sign min Undrafted/Vet)
Then you could keep Brock for min contract as insurance?
but if Whiteside and Cousins both develop and have rookie contracts then Potentially long-term:
Keep Landry if not too expensive for awesome back up against smaller bigs
So after next year either JT comes around and resigns as Big
or if Delambert works out and wants to stay with mid -level contract
or JT or Delambert in trade for a 2 guard
Im sad about Brock, but even with 5 bigs for 2 positions its gonna be crowded
We only have 2 SF, 3 Guards to rotate
If we are going to get to 13 only 3 slots
I suppose if we have a swingman sg-sf (Starter from FA) (Spend 5-10 Mil for a starter)
and pg-sg combo (sign min Undrafted/Vet)
Then you could keep Brock for min contract as insurance?
Actually, we were the tallest team in the league last season, and we're even bigger now. We're loading up to square away against the biggest teams in the league. We have literally completely revamped our front line in the space of a few weeks. And...the best part? Our best player is a 6'6" point guard. It's an exciting time to be a Kings fan. We're on the way up.
I look forward to trying out a lineup of:
Tyreke (6'6")
Donte (6'11")
JT (6'11")
Whiteside (7'0")
Cousins (6'11") (But has the length/size of a 7'2" guy)
I look forward to trying out a lineup of:
Tyreke (6'6")
Donte (6'11")
JT (6'11")
Whiteside (7'0")
Cousins (6'11") (But has the length/size of a 7'2" guy)
Anyone emailed Jerry Reynolds to get his thoughts??
I was thinking the same thing -- after all the years of "shotblocking is overrated" and "the league is going to smaller quicker big men" etc., this had to be quite a hard week for the old guy's little heart. Now will be the real test -- was all that nonsense part of the ultimate homer act since we of course had no size, and all of a sudden next year its going to be incessant chortling over our length? Or was all that nonsense legitimate angst left over from drafting Duane Causewell, and the poor little guy is going to be confused next season.
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