Yahoo! Kings Team Report

[NoBonus]

The Kings’ Rookie of the Year was cut from the USA basketball tryouts, mostly because he wasn’t really in the mix in the first place, thanks to a badly sprained left ankle suffered during the very first practice. The ailment and his attitude because of it doomed him.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=Aggtt4aK_c2pgJpvpuy3zo28vLYF?slug=teamreports-2010-nba-sac

 

[est.1999]

Wow

 

[NME]

Umm, not saying that Whiteside is a great offensive player or anything, but...

He’s not an offensive threat at all, despite his size, averaging just 1.4 points at Marshall.

WTH were they looking at? He averaged 13 points!


I don't really see the rest of the article supporting that Tyreke's "attitude doomed him." Like if he was all chipper about sitting injured on the bench, they were going to keep him?

 

[Rockmeister]

What does it mean his "attitude". Although we are not there in person, I hope all this success isn't getting in his head.

 

[NME]

What does it mean his "attitude". Although we are not there in person, I hope all this success isn't getting in his head.

Based on the article that he was depressed that he was hurt and couldn't practice, nothing about ego or whatever.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

WTH were they looking at? He averaged 13 points!

I think they were looking at points per shot, which was 1.39, at least if you accept rounding error from per-game averages. But that's pretty darn sloppy. As was suggesting that Tyreke's attitude played any role in keeping him off Team USA. But it's the offseason - what else is there to do but read poorly researched team reports from bored sportswriters and point out how bad they are?

 

[fnordius]

Umm, not saying that Whiteside is a great offensive player or anything, but...



WTH were they looking at? He averaged 13 points!

Probably his points-per-shot: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=46133

Yahoo needs to hire some interns who can read.

 

[NME]

I think they were looking at points per shot, which was 1.39, at least if you accept rounding error from per-game averages.

That's hilarious. I love that at no point did that strike anyone as odd and worth a double-check.

 

[Bricklayer]

That was really apiss poor effort all around. Not only inaccuracies that should never have gotten through, but almost something appraching a slant to it? Itf it weren't so damn lazy feeling I could almost believe it was intentional. Talk about not only missing the point, but seemingly not even caring to look for one. Just very disappointing given it was a major outlet.

Am wondering why the OP chose to highlight a fairly ridiculous line they threw in there -- its pretty bad when you throw such an aspersion, and in the very next paragraph print quotes that make it look ridiculous.

 

[Chupacabra]

^ I concur that it was a pee poor article. It didnt seem to capture the current state of the Kings team AT ALL. It read as a negative evaluation.

 

[est.1999]

I like how tyreke got his drivers "silence" suspended.

 

[TheKingWithin]

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=Aggtt4aK_c2pgJpvpuy3zo28vLYF?slug=teamreports-2010-nba-sac shoes

lol DOOMED HIM, I feel like they made it to dramatic