With the team they have right now, Kings 9th seed. Point guard is aging, no inside game, new coach (although Musselman has had success in the past, the transition to a new team can be difficult), Artest can barely hit 40%, unknown entity in Salmons, owners who would rather be elsewhere - let's be honest.
Mike Bibby is 28 years old. He'll have plenty of guys behind him now (some who'll actually be utilized regularily now) who can play the point and handle the ball. Which one or two guys are the main-stay at back-up pg? That's yet to be determined, but the players are there to do it.
No inside game? Ron/SAR are proven and effective in the post. If you don't realize this, you haven't seen much of these players. Musselman has a different situation than in Golden State, a better team (even right now) than then, and with more moves will be better. Most of the players fit what he likes. Salmons versatility, length, and athleticism is known, and will be nice off the bench. He'll have a consistent role and oppurtunity here, as in Philly AI had the ball most of the time in games - literally.
Ron's offense isn't pretty/flowing/graceful, but he's very solid on offense with his versatility. Also with another summer of working on his game, specifically the jumper, and being in game shape - he'll be better on offense. Ron worked on his jumper last summer and said it felt good, and it looked good until the trade demand and 1 1/2 month off. That obviously took him out of his NBA-shape and condition, but still played at a high level for us and completely turned our season around.
All we have to get really is interior/defensive big men. Which has been hinted at, wanting to be done - recently, and earlier this month. 2-3 months left to do that.
Teams like the Grizzlies/Nuggets have more holes than us.
Right now, it's really pointless to predict a playoff spot. As there's still a ton of off-season left.
