That means Kings113 the only difference between me and you is you (all) think webber was our savior. When I think it was bibby. Bibby was mr. clutch. Bibby even last year picks the (whole) team up, puts them on his shoulder and carrys them.
screw-up in college means the time out and blowing the championship.
screw-up in nba means he blew out his own knees and demanded so much money philly couldn't move him even if they were paying someone 20 million just to take him off their hands.
I talked of how webber screwed up...I unlike all of you gave a specific example: the shot against minnesota for starters...
VF Kings113, I really respect you guys. Kings you could try a little harder not to bash as soon as ppl post something, but I do have alot of respect for you. You guys saw something in webber I didn't see......can we respectively leave it at that?
screw-up in college means the time out and blowing the championship.
screw-up in nba means he blew out his own knees and demanded so much money philly couldn't move him even if they were paying someone 20 million just to take him off their hands.
I have not posted, or even read a complete KingFans.com thread, in months. I am bored poopless with what I read. I pulled up the official Kings roster. Is this a warm-up team for the Globe Trotters? I have slao just read various posts about seemingly marginal players that are being hired, or discussed, by the Kings management. Does anyone see a pattern of acquisitions that might lead to winning a few games?
Shareef Abdur-Rahim F 6-924512/11/1976 California10
Louis Amundson F 6-922512/07/1982 Nevada-Las VegasR
Ron Artest F-G 6-726011/13/1979 St. John's7
Mike Bibby G 6-119005/13/1978 Arizona8
Quincy Douby G 6-317505/16/1984 RutgersR
Francisco Garcia F-G 6-719512/31/1981 Louisville1
Jason Hart G 6-318504/29/1978 Syracuse5
Eugene Jeter G 5-1117512/02/1983 PortlandR
Kevin Martin G 6-718502/01/1983 Western Carolina2
Brad Miller C 7-026104/12/1976 Purdue8
Vitaly Potapenko C-F 6-1028503/21/1975 Wright State10
Ronnie Price G 6-219006/21/1983 Utah Valley State1
John Salmons G 6-620712/12/1979 Miami (Fla.)4
Kenny Thomas F 6-724507/25/1977 New Mexico7
Bonzi Wells (FA) G-F 6-521009/20/1976 Ball State8
Justin Williams C 6-1026005/12/1984 WyomingR
Corliss Williamson F 6-724512/04/1973 Arkansas11
I feel like I am sitting on a secluded dock in some backwater estuary of San Francvico Bay watching flotsam and jetsam wash in and out of view. Bits of sea weed, the occassional styroforam cup, a few dead fish, yada, yada, and yada. Other teams have stars with real futures.
Signed, Depressed in Placerville
what I had against webber was the year we had a great seed (1) webber came back ruined our seeding and our very short playoffs....
Well perk up now!! The Kings have 18 bodies on their roster, all signed including today/tomorrow Loren Woods. In a typical training camp they invite 18-20 and weed out a couple in the first 3-5 days. So it looks like the Kings are pat for awhile. No real gaping holes at this point. Two weeks into training camp and a couple of pre-season games will tell us where they are, who can likely do what and who is #2 at each position.
Rosters are 13 min and 15 max including those on NBDL and on injured reserve (which really doesn't exist anymore as they would be part of the 13-15 roster). So guessing game is which 2 get hacked first? Otherwise, don't see Kings doing anything UNLESS they can do a 2 for 1, Bonzi and one current roster guy for 1 new guy. And there really doesn't seem like anyone is out there or available that would help, IMHO.
Judgement can be good or it can be bad. Last year, we (that includes me) saw as you said "fool's gold." We were overly optimistic and were ready to crown them division champs before the ball had first hit the court. Our judgement was faulty. Even the critics missed the mark with just how bad it was going to be. This year is seems maybe we've gone to the opposite extreme. Maybe.How does a thread in which a bunch of hopelessly optimistic people ended up being way off support the argument of letting them play before passing judgment? If anything, that thread supports the opinion that "giving guys a chance" only leads to disappointment at season's end. Judging by the thread you cited, it seems like pretty much everyone who posted in that thread looked at this team and saw fool's gold.
Well perk up now!! The Kings have 18 bodies on their roster, all signed including today/tomorrow Loren Woods. In a typical training camp they invite 18-20 and weed out a couple in the first 3-5 days. So it looks like the Kings are pat for awhile. No real gaping holes at this point. Two weeks into training camp and a couple of pre-season games will tell us where they are, who can likely do what and who is #2 at each position.
Rosters are 13 min and 15 max including those on NBDL and on injured reserve (which really doesn't exist anymore as they would be part of the 13-15 roster). So guessing game is which 2 get hacked first? Otherwise, don't see Kings doing anything UNLESS they can do a 2 for 1, Bonzi and one current roster guy for 1 new guy. And there really doesn't seem like anyone is out there or available that would help, IMHO.
VF21 said:And yet, oddly enough, I have more hope for THIS season than I did for last...
And yet, oddly enough, I have more hope for THIS season than I did for last...
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Add that with Bibby over 20 Artest 18-20 and Millers 14-18.
I wonder if we will see it from Miller. I think teams are learning how to shut him down at times.
In all seriousness, any comparison of the current roster to the former glory days is almost insulting. That was, legitimately, one of the very best teams in the league for a couple of years. This team is very, VERY far from it.
Yeah but when it was built nobody was thinking that. They showed in on the court, not on paper. Nobody thought much of guys like Doug Christie, Scot Pollard, etc. but they made the difference in the end. That team was built on chemistry. That can happen with this team too. Who knows.