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The Re-Education of Sactown Royalty, or How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Shock and Hawes

The tide has turned.  The fog has lifted, the Earth has shifted, and raised the gifted.  Don't call it a youth movement, call it the future.  Call it Shock and Hawes.

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After last night's game crapfest in Dallas, TZ posted a brilliant recap detailing how Theus is botching the rotation.  Without stealing his thunder, it boils down to the following quote:

You can't tell me Moore is better than Thompson right now.

In June, none of us thought we'd be saying something like that come November.  And it's less of a statement about Moore's abilities than it is a statement of Thompson's abilities. 

The full point of TZ's post was that Thompson and Hawes are better options than Miller and Moore.  Hawes over Miller?  In the preseason we were openly doubting Hawes, and his commitment (or lack thereof) to the team.  We were upset at Miller for getting suspended, and we were talking about how much worse this team was going to be with Miller out. 

But the kids stepped it up.  They've won us over.  Will we still doubt them?  Sure!  Will we still question their abilities?  Of course.  Will we eventually grow to hate them and their inevitable capspace-killing contract extentions?  Probably, after all we're still Sacramento.  But for now we are enamored.  Drink it in.  Do you remember?  Do you remember what hope is like? 

After each loss, we can take solice in the work on JT and Hawes.  We can shrug off the bad, and dream of the brighter days to come.  The JT pick caused so much swearing and disgust on draft day that I'm pretty sure there was a dedicated thread for bashing him. 

That was less than six months ago.  How will we feel about these guys in another 6 months?

(This is a FanPost from a member of the Sactown Royalty community. The views expressed come from the member, and not Sactown Royalty staff.)

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Agreed

I said that over the summer that the youngsters had to earn their minutes. Consider them earned. It’s time for the veterans on this non-playoff team to defer to the future.

SACTOWN ROYALTY - Try our thick creamy shakes!

by section214 on Nov 30, 2008 11:20 AM PST reply actions  

Great line
In June, none of thought we’d be saying something like that come November. And it’s less of a statement about Moore’s abilities than it is a statement of Thompson’s abilities.

Excellent fanpost EX G.

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 Nov 30, 2008 12:11 PM PST reply actions  

Thanks

*edit. I went in and fixed the line you quoted, missed the “us”

Never forget: I am a complete idiot

by Exhibit G on Nov 30, 2008 12:25 PM PST up reply actions  

Didn't even notice it Ex G

Now it’s a grammatically correct awesome line. :)

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 Nov 30, 2008 12:31 PM PST up reply actions  

Isn't this how FreeDarko got started?

And don’t we need to perhaps be careful what we wish for?

I enjoy playing devil’s advocate, so here’s a good counter-point for everyone (and I really am hoping to be proven wrong):

Could it be that Theus doesn’t want Shock and Hawe

by misterbrister on Nov 30, 2008 9:17 PM PST reply actions  

can't figure out how to edit... very embarassing

Could Theus be limiting the minutes of these two gents because he doesn’t want to demoralize them by exposing them to blowout losses?

by misterbrister on Nov 30, 2008 9:22 PM PST up reply actions  

If that's the case

he better ship them to Reno.

SACTOWN ROYALTY - Try our thick creamy shakes!

by section214 on Nov 30, 2008 9:51 PM PST up reply actions  

That's what I was gonna say

Before I saw the overwhelming majority this morning rant against that very point. So I decided to squash it. That being said, it’s time they get on the court. Isn’t that the point at this point?

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 Nov 30, 2008 10:17 PM PST up reply actions  

If the end result

If the end result of this turns out to be a reincarnation of the freedarko blog, that sounds like a best-case scenario!

Never forget: I am a complete idiot

by Exhibit G on Dec 1, 2008 1:09 PM PST up reply actions  

Just don't become Shoals

And I promise to be a faithful reader.

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 Dec 1, 2008 1:22 PM PST up reply actions  

Shoals cracks me up

What’s your beef with his writing? Keep in mind I read freedarko sporadically at best.

Never forget: I am a complete idiot

by Exhibit G on Dec 1, 2008 2:02 PM PST up reply actions  

Good question

I think I meant literally, as opposed to figuratively.

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 Dec 1, 2008 3:31 PM PST up reply actions  

For better or for worse...

I shall always simply be me

Never forget: I am a complete idiot

by Exhibit G on Dec 1, 2008 3:40 PM PST up reply actions  

Oh good

Then be Shoals all you wish. (I wasn’t questioning his hoop knowledge sheesh.)

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 Dec 1, 2008 4:04 PM PST up reply actions  

I knew you weren't

And god I wish I knew that much about hoops, or had the attention span to do the research

Never forget: I am a complete idiot

by Exhibit G on Dec 1, 2008 8:04 PM PST up reply actions  

Don't we all

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 Dec 1, 2008 11:48 PM PST up reply actions  

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