Bonzi Out 3-4 Weeks; Peja Out At Least a Week.

by Tom Ziller on Dec 21, 2005 1:17 PM PST in News

Alright, who's the jackass that said, "Can things get any worse?"

A press release from the official website breaks the news. Bonzi has a partial groin tear and Peja has a protruding disc in his lower back.

F*cking hell.

So essentially, we're without our early season co-MVP for at least a month, and our biggest trade chip/best deep threat is sitting for at least three games.

This isn't unnormal for Kings fans, the injury bug. But it's salt in the wound when you're 10-15.

We might see a starting lineup of Bibby/Martin/Garcia/Reef/Miller tomorrow night against Dallas, though I'd prefer Bibby/Martin/Corliss/Reef/Miller, to get Nasty some extended minutes. Maybe a couple of Jamal Sampson sightings would be nice, too.

I'm going to go get a paper bag ready now. And some gin.

Update [2005-12-21 20:0:59 by TZ]: Amick has a story up. Adelman tells him that Kevin Martin will start at shooting guard, but that he hasn't decided about Peja's replacement yet. Pretty telling, considering Francisco started at the small forward the three games Peja missed with the bum pinky. Is Adelman thinking Kenny Thomas? I vote Corliss. In the comments, Jubilado says "I told ya so," Krazy4Kings is ready to continue to be embarassed and Carl calls for the end of the experiment.

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Get Use To It

The way Adelman plays his starters you are going to have injuries. Tired players get hurt.

by Jubilado1 on Dec 21, 2005 3:50 PM PST reply actions

Not only do I have the paper bag ready,

but I've been using it since the first game of the season. :-/

This is not good. We've only had 5 players producing this year (if you count Peja) and now we only have three guys who can be counted upon. I don't even feel confident saying that, knowing how passive Brad can be at times. The only silver lining that I can think of out of this situation is that this will force Petrie to make a move. Too bad the Peja trade will have to hold for a while.

Losing Bonzi is the worst.

GO KINGS!!!

by Krazy4Kings on Dec 21, 2005 4:07 PM PST reply actions

Rebuild

The season is over. There is no chance this team makes the playoffs. Time to rebuild.

by Carl on Dec 21, 2005 4:20 PM PST reply actions

Anyone but Garcia

I liked Garcia at the beginning of the year, but the guy has produced precisely nothing in quite a while. There's no sense letting Corliss rot at the end of the bench while Garcia chases the .300 field goal percentage Mendoza Line.

by Carl on Dec 21, 2005 6:50 PM PST reply actions