Schedule Notes
by Ziller on Aug 6, 2008 1:14 PM PDT
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Toughest Stretch
Dec 16-28: at Portland, at Houston, at New Orleans, at San Antonio, vs Toronto, vs Boston
That's an 0-6 stretch right there.
Longest Wait
Houston -- and new Rocket/former King [redacted] -- doesn't visit Sacramento until April 9.
Sweet Respite
The Kings meet the Rockets, Blazers and Spurs only thrice.
Toughest Stretch That Really Probably Won't Matter
Mar 29-Apr 15: vs Phoenix, vs New Orleans, at Golden State, at Phoenix, vs Golden State, vs L.A. Lakers, vs Houston, at L.A. Clippers, vs San Antonio, at Denver
There are two, maybe three wins in there.
Homemade Cupcakes
The first two opponents to visit Sacramento: Minnesota, Memphis.
Note Which Will Keep You Out of Trouble
No Kings games scheduled on February 14.
Note Which Will Get You in Trouble
NBA All-Star Saturday, featuring Quincy Douby in the Three-Point Shoot-out, Donté' Greene in the Slam Dunk Contest, and Mikki Moore in the Skills Competition, with Kevin Martin in a denim suit at courtside, scheduled for February 14.
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'sup ziller, we'll try this again :)
briefly looking at the schedule, the kings kind of got a weird draw this year. open up with an east coast roady. and the finish the season on the road for two as well. prediction, 35-38 wins. i don’t see much improvement in the win total from last year, but i don’t foresee a large drop off either. the young guys will continue to grow. they will take their hard knocks. artest really didn’t win any games on his own last year (maybe 3 or 4) but i think the young guys could suprise. for the first time we can honestly say we have athleticism. even with the departure of ron-ron, donte will definitely be more athletic. obviously we lost a premier defender in ron-ron, but hopefully donte can learn and the fact that he is 6’ 11” at the 3 spot won’t hurt either.
the schedule is what it is. but they are going to have to play the team that is in front of them that particular night. the west will be tough as always, with probably the top 6, maybe even 7 playoff teams set (order only left to be determined) and them 3 or 4 teams fighting for the last spot or two.
the other underestimated thing going into this year will be a young team with theus. most of the kids on the team don’t even remember that he played in the NBA and if they do remember, they probably never saw him. will they listen to him or tune him out early. will they get down because they probably will be out of the playoffs by the all-star break?
bottom line is, i am still excited about this coming year. they were competitive in every game last year and will that carry over? pretty sure martin will get the ball at the end, will he be able to capitalize? a lot of things to watch for this year, eventhough championship is out of the question, but the playoffs? in the immortal words of Jim Carrey in Dumb & Dumber: “So you telling me there’s a chance”
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by Cynema the Band on Aug 6, 2008 1:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
will they get down because they probably will be out of the playoffs by the all-star break.I don’t think Kevin will let the team sort of give up if they’re out of the playoffs. If Ron did anything good for this team, of was his never say die attitude. This rubbed off extraordinarily well on K-Mart and he’s now ready to lead the team by example and vocally.
when will the Kenny Thomas Reign of Terror end?!!??
by diehardkingsfan5 on Aug 6, 2008 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
whoa
my bad. The top line is Cynema’s quote. Inside the box is my opinion.
when will the Kenny Thomas Reign of Terror end?!!??
by diehardkingsfan5 on Aug 6, 2008 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
no prob
i figured. i guess time will tell about martin. will he be the emotional leader on the floor or is he going to pull the brad miller “i am going to try hard this year” stuff with his leadership spout?
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by Cynema the Band on Aug 6, 2008 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think the difference between brad and kevin
is that kevin is doing all the right things to be a leader. He’s working with spence and the rookies and in the weight room as well. While brad goes back to Indiana every summer to get caught smoking, kevin goes to the summer league to help and see the young guys progress.
Also kevin was invited to the Olympic reserve team and was the best player on that team, playing very well against the likes of wade, melo, and Kobe. I know brad was a member of the Olympic team, but only was because there weren’t any decent bigs at the time who would commit to the team.
when will the Kenny Thomas Reign of Terror end?!!??
by diehardkingsfan5 on Aug 6, 2008 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not sure about the 'Toughest Stretch'
I have no idea how good or bad GS will be, Phx is on my list of ‘could collapse this year’ teams and Denver may have given it up….
By March, the young guys could be getting good.
eternal skeptical optimist
by lietothegirls on Aug 6, 2008 5:13 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
ummm...
GS – Biedrins, Monta, Al Harrington, Captain Jack-O – hardly a weak team
Phx – Shaq + Amare = lots of trouble for a team without andy strong bigs.
Now I can put my pink lace bra and panties back on. - Kfan in Korea
by iashwash on Aug 6, 2008 5:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Biedrins?
Biedrins doesn’t impress me, Monta Ellis is a good scoring player – but a starting PG? we’ll have to see, Al Harrington is getting a long in the tooth. Anyway, my point is that that team has changed a lot and I’m not convinced is a better ‘team’.
PHX: Shaq very old, Nash, is this the year he finally misses some sig games? He sure seemed to slow down towards the end of last year. Amare – might be available by the end of the year if all blows up….
Dallas will also sink some, JKidd is REALLY slowing down, discontent may brew…..
SA – Very, veeeery old team, and injury to one of Duncan, Ginobli (who seems to be showing signs of the wear and tear of how he plays) or Parker, the only youngster in the starting line-up…. They can’t go on forever. I mentioned it before somewhere, isn’t this the year they have that major injury, miss the playoffs and miraculously get the #1 pick?
eternal skeptical optimist
by lietothegirls on Aug 7, 2008 9:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nope
...isn’t this the year they have that major injury, miss the playoffs and miraculously get the #1 pick?
Technically, that would have been last year.
Robinson – #1 in 1987
Duncan – #1 in 1997
Oden – #1 in 2007
Oden/Duncan could have been just as exciting as Duncan/Robinson.
by smgmatt on Aug 7, 2008 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
so 27 or 28 now counts as "long in the tooth"?
ill buy that MAYBE one of those teams is out of the top 9 next year but no way that all four or even three of those teams are dropping off significantly
by passionforPERPS on Aug 7, 2008 11:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Even if the Suns and GS fall, they fall anywhere close to where the Kings will be next year.
BOOK IT!
by kingme18 on Aug 6, 2008 6:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually
No Kings games scheduled on February 14.
That kinda ruins Valentine’s Day for me.
Though Mikki Moore in the Skills Challenge would make up for it.
Let's go home.-Kevin Martin
by LeaguePassAddict on Aug 6, 2008 5:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
No Hawes and Thompson in the Rookie/Soph game?
This is a major goal for me
by LPKingsFan on Aug 6, 2008 8:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
And Greene
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 Aug 7, 2008 2:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And Singletary and Ewing
Sorry, couldn’t resist.
SACTOWN ROYALTY - Try our thick creamy shakes!
by section214 on Aug 7, 2008 7:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And Brown
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 Aug 7, 2008 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"That's an 0-6 stretch right there."
^worst competitive attitude ever. keep couch coaching.
by LivesInSac on Aug 7, 2008 11:02 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
When my competitive attitude starts winning and losing games, I’ll take your criticism to heart.
by Ziller on Aug 8, 2008 6:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ron Artest reads StR
I thought you knew 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 Aug 9, 2008 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is he wrong?
I mean, seriously. The Kings have a chance to beat Toronto, but otherwise that stretch is goint to be a lot of trouble. And this whole site exists for the sole purpose of couch coaching.
by Carl on Aug 8, 2008 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Really?
this whole site exists for the sole purpose of couch coaching.
Damn, and I thought the purpose of this site was to prod Ron into mouthing off and forcing GP to trade him. ;p
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 Aug 8, 2008 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, NOW it exists for couch coaching
Damn, and I thought the purpose of this site was to prod Ron into mouthing off and forcing GP to trade him. ;p.
Since we’ve already accomplished the other thing.
by Carl on Aug 9, 2008 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No more couch coaching?
Goodnight everybody!
SACTOWN ROYALTY - Try our thick creamy shakes!
by section214 on Aug 8, 2008 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Looking forward...
to the two Kings-Suns game down at the USAC. If any of you are planning on coming down for All-Star weekend then let me know. I promise my girlfriend has hot friends. :)
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by Red Reign on Aug 8, 2008 12:51 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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