Fly With Bobby Brown

by Tom Ziller on Oct 28, 2008 8:48 AM PDT

Bobby Brown is the ultimate no-risk, high-reward move ... for both Geoff Petrie and Reggie Theus.

Petrie spent 1/1000th of Kenny Thomas' weekly earnings on Brown. (Slight exaggeration.) In return, he gained at the very least major daps around the world and guaranteed viewership from Marc Stein. YOU CAN'T BUY GOOD PRESS LIKE THIS. Bobby Brown could play two-and-three-quarters minutes a night, and he'll still have made a dozen people's years.

Coach Theus can't lose by playing B.B. I hate to tell you this, buuuuut ... Bobby Jackson is basically done. His shooting has been on a slide to nowhere for a few years, his brilliant playmaking has been betrayed by his waning athleticism. He is a ghost. Brown might be a disaster on wheels at times, sure. But it's unlikely he'll be dramatically worse than BoJax on the whole. Sure -- BoJax is capable of throwback nights Brown might not touch for a few years. But average the summits and canyons and Brown will almost assuredly be as good or better. By playing Brown, Theus endears himself to a plausibly vital piece of the future (fingers crossed), stays on Petrie's rebuilding course, and doesn't betray his desire/need to win. If Brown sucks? Well, that's not Reggie's fault now is it?

As for what actual value the Kings can derive ... Brown can either be Ronnie Price Part II (good enough to keep, bad enough to let go) or Bobby Jackson The Long-Awaited Sequel. He's certainly a scorer, but he's smart and open to suggestion ... absolute keys for a youngster learning a new trade (Germany be damned). I desperately hope he's soaking up tape and sleeping with a ball ... err a BASKETBALL in his hands. We need a few shocking surprise steals to make it, and B.B. is Candidate #1.

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To be Jim Rome for a moment

I hate to tell you this, but I told you so! (About B-Jax anyway.) The point about all this is that Bobby Brown IS, as TZ says, a wonderful no risk high return type of player. If he doesn’t pan out, he’ll cost an 1/8 of Kenny Thomas’ salary for this season, and that’s when you include Brown’s total salary for the next 2 season’s. That’s as low risk as you get kiddies.

Great preview TZ.

No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. It's simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get tangled, you tango on

by pookeyguru on Oct 28, 2008 9:04 AM PDT reply actions

I love Ronnie Price but...

he doesn’t have the play making/point guard skills of Brown so I think he is already worth a lot more PT than Ronnie ever was. I see Brown developing into a Mo Williams type player, worthy of big minutes as a back-up point and a solid offensive option as a combo when Garcia is sharing the court with him.

If I were to pick on Brown for one issue, I think he gets caught up in the I Belong Here mentality when playing against younger players. If he can grow up, accept a role and play to his strengths I believe that the only thing Petrie will regret about this guy is that he only gave him a two year contract. With the money owed to Beno over the next five years Brown will probably be taking his developed skills elsewhere for his big pay day.

Hot dogs, get your hot dogs.

by jjham15 on Oct 28, 2008 10:01 AM PDT reply actions

I have no idea

what bobbyB will become -

and can’t imagine anyone has seen enough of him against NBA comp. to do more than guess (or hope).

I am however – among the hopers (is that a word?) and have had a good feeling about him from day one based on absolutely nothing I can pin down.

Cisco? Cisco? CISCO!!!! #*$!%! !

by lietothegirls on Oct 28, 2008 12:45 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs

I'm firmly

in the hopers camp. Rec’d

And fun preview TZ.

Ball movement ... is like jogging for most people: They do it occasionally, and it makes them happy. Then they go back to not doing it. - Henry Abbott

by Kfan in Korea on Oct 28, 2008 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions