Preview: Kings Season Opener at Oklahoma City
by Exhibit G on Oct 28, 2009 6:20 AM PDT
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PrintFun Fact of the Day: The Kings are currently undefeated.
We don't know how long that fact will remain true, but this is where we begin this season's journey. Every game matters, but the first game of the season just always feels so...big.
This is where potential meets reality. This is where we see Tyreke Evans on the main stage. This is where we see what JT has truly become. This is where we see Westphal's campaign towards redemption.
If you were looking for the perfect opening game to start the season for the Kings, this would be it. It's by no means a guaranteed victory. After a 17-win season, no match-up really is. But it's a match-up that will be exciting. The Kings have a legit shot at a win.
Above all, I think we can all get excited that we can actually get excited about this game. The team has a competitiveness and fire it has lacked in recent years. We can watch some good basketball again.
The Kings
Kevin Martin will play. Tyreke Evans will play. Donté Greene probably won't, or if he does he will have limited minutes. Expect to see an 8- or 9-man rotation. You will be frustrated at times, you'll be excited at times. Sometimes you might be both at the same time. Enjoy the ride.
Right now we have more questions than answers. Tonight that balance will begin to shift.
The Thunder
You might have heard of this cat named Durant. If the Kings shut him out, go ahead and chalk that up as a bit of a defensive victory.
The Thunder, like the Kings, are a young, up-and-coming team. Coming off a 23-win season, the Thunder are faced with some lofty expectations. Some have even predicted a trip to the playoffs.
Ideas I Stole From Section214's Desk
The coaching match-up should be intriguing. Brooks moved Durant from the 2 to the 3 and turned around the franchise. As simple a move as it was brilliant. Watching Brooks and Westphal work the match-ups should be an interesting early test for Westphal.
Evans vs. Westbrook should be an interesting match-up. Westbrook struggled to contain Evans in the preseason, hopefully we'll see more of the same.
The Thunder front court of Krstic, Thomas, Collison (with a little Green at the 4) should be a friendlier match-up for the Kings front court than some other opponents we'll see this season.
Seriously, Not Joking
I stole all of that from Section, I just reworded it.
When:
5pm Pacific
Where:
The Ford Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Why Should You Watch:
Are you kidding me? It's the first game of the season, and it will actually be televised!
Game will be televised on Comcast Sports Net. Game threads will be up. Go Kings.
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It's here! It's here! It's here!
Man, it’s been a long summer!
GO KINGS!
The draft lottery has reinforced my belief that there are not enough bad words in the English language.
by LeaguePassAddict on Oct 28, 2009 6:45 AM PDT reply actions
I hope you guys have a better season than last year, but not tonight. :)
Also Known as "4D" one step beyond 3D
Go smack Zorgon on his beak and tell him to write something
Thanks!
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Let the games begin
Good luck Kings! Sacramento fans deserve to watch a team heading in the right direction.
Guh, and the World Series starts, too.
GO KINGS!
And Phillies!
Rocks are free, and slingshots easily stolen.
Top Draft Pick
When can we start rooting for this?
How about waiting until after the first game
Or the first week, or the first month. Or maybe you could, I don’t know, wait until the Kings are statistically eliminated from playoff contention.
I’m not saying that a Kings fan should not be hopeful about the potential pick in the next draft. I’m just saying that is it opening-freaking-night. Give the draft pick talk a rest.
Never forget: I am a complete idiot
I want Derrick Favors
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Are the
subscriptions for the Derrick Favor’s bandwagon opened?
"Even when I’m old and grey, I won’t be able to play it, but I’ll still love the game." — Michael Jordan
Go Kings!
The seats are endless
They haven’t finished building the bus yet.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
count me in
"Even when I’m old and grey, I won’t be able to play it, but I’ll still love the game." — Michael Jordan
Go Kings!
Top draft pick
I’ll say this – after spending the season as the national joke as the worst team in the league, I do not want the worst recoed in the league this year, ping pong balls be damned. I want to see progress, and let the draft slots fall where they may.
SACTOWN ROYALTY - Try our thick creamy shakes!
by section214 on Oct 28, 2009 8:58 AM PDT up reply actions 6 recs
Amen brother -
Amen
So imitate the action of the tiger!.
Lend the eye a terrible aspect
- and teach them how to war!
Henry V iii
by lietothegirls on Oct 28, 2009 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't want to have the most ping pong balls
But I do want the top draft pick. If we could pull a Portland and improve this year, and then luck out with the #1 pick, that would be awesome.
Father of the "Natt this!" movement and Grandmaster of the "Never let AnotherStupidSN forget what a Sham-Wow is" Order.
by Aykis16 on Oct 28, 2009 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm with you
We don’t need to be the worst team in the league again. It got us the worst pick we could’ve got last year. And that’s worked out just fine. Unless we had #1 Petrie was taking Tyreke no matter what. This way he’s cheaper and I think karma owes us a bit.
I really would like to see improvement this year. We’ll be a lottery team with a high pick no matter what I think. But being the worst team again would be unbearable
www.mancancook.net
I gotta agree
No more tanking. I want to see effort.
If we play hard and get worst record in the league, then fine. But I am not rooting for the Kings to lose.
I want them to go all in and try to win every game no matter the odds.
BOOK IT!
BUTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT DADDDYYYYYY
tANKING IS SO MUCH FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Up.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Rome wasn't built in a draft...
"I grok it!" Michael Valentine Smith
by SeattleRoyalty on Oct 28, 2009 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Since I'm going to be at work
You people are going to have to step up the commenting in my absence. I best not see less than 1000 comments tomorrow and 2 new StR memes tomorrow.
Father of the "Natt this!" movement and Grandmaster of the "Never let AnotherStupidSN forget what a Sham-Wow is" Order.
Bippity boppity
There’s one. Let’s hope the Kings get all fluffy-fingers on OKC.
Rocks are free, and slingshots easily stolen.
by andy sims on Oct 28, 2009 7:49 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
You must be
because I watch it and I have to do so illegally.
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, 2009 9:06 AM PDT up reply actions
no
you are not alone
So imitate the action of the tiger!.
Lend the eye a terrible aspect
- and teach them how to war!
Henry V iii
by lietothegirls on Oct 28, 2009 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't watch the Office either
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
see W_T_C
watch it, or you’ll be more like pookey. Should be all the motivation you need.
Victory is tasty.
by iashwash on Oct 28, 2009 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Why are you always picking on me?
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Bending over or on the side?
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
A thing worth doing is worth doing well Otis
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
here's hoping K-Mart, Tyreke, Westphal, etc.
can give us the zoppity tonight.
Hmm, two new memes? How about
Tyreke’d him? He damn near killed him!
and
Crap, Mason is laying bricks again!
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, 2009 8:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Maybe that should've been
Tywreck’d him? He damn near killed him!
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, 2009 8:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Dude
You need to quit your job.
"Sometimes the capriciousness of youth anesthetizes common sense." -Let Geoff's words guide our patience this season.
by AnotherStupidSN on Oct 28, 2009 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions
That's harsh
Work comes before play.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Hmm Deja Vu
I think there’s been a change in the Matrix.
Go Kings!
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
Aw crap, you mean I have to read it again?
bastard.
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, 2009 9:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Less than 8 more hours
I’m going to bed. See you all in the morning afternoon evening.
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
yes!
i get a free preview of Nba full court (or whatever its called on Comcast). cant wait for 5pm.
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WE WANT PRADO AT 2B IN 2010!
by Scott Coleman on Oct 28, 2009 9:17 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
More questions than answers,
Game 1 (let’s see if I remember the eight or so I just deleted):
Will Tyreke come out of the gate smokin’ or stumblin’?
Will Kevin Martin make an “I’m still the man here” statement?
Will Hawes make an “I’m a starter” statement?
Will Mason shackle The Durant, making us all fully understand why he’s here?
Will Sergio or Beno take charge of the second unit?
Will May make us remember he can ball more than a little?
Will Greene get minutes and, if so, make some suggestion that he should?
Will Casspi be under control or too wired for prime time?
Will Brockman break a nose, his own or other, in his couple o’ minutes?
Will “Chippy” Noci get tossed within five minutes?
Will JT be King of the Boards or King of the Pine?
Who did I forget?
Will we all be unrealistically high or unreasonably low 12 hours from right now?
Lower their expectations and rise to met them
Excellent and not good at all.
Don’t we already have a ’Reef…unrelated?
Lower their expectations and rise to met them
Will Brockman brake someone else's nose with his nose?
And, if so, will that person be on OKC or the Kings?
"If you don't have anything good to say, LIE" - Mom
As you illustrate
the questions are not only many, but intriguing, nuanced and profound.
Lower their expectations and rise to met them
I know it's a road game
But damn, the first game of the season should be in high def!
What the hell is Brett Favre doing here?
Is it not in HD?
I set it to record on the Comcast HD channel…
yeah
CSN messes with satellite providers that way. They have the game in HD, and they broadcast it to Comcast customers, but if you have satellite, tough cookies.
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
Mmmmm...not so sure
Their own schedule doesn’t show this as a high-def broadcast:
http://www.csnbayarea.com/pages/schedule_kings
What the hell is Brett Favre doing here?
hmm
interesting. Maybe they just broadcast the SD feed on the HD channel, but the game is showing on CSNCAHD at my house (Comcast), while it’s not at my parents’ (Dish)
Sharlon Schoop - de favoriete Nederlandse honkbalspeler van McCovey Chronicles.
You always have to be one step ahead of your drunk friends
--Daisy Owl
I think you've hit the nail on the head
perhaps it’s even the SD feed formatted to fit HD without stretching.
The Kings didn't broadcast away games on Comcast in HD last year
My menu, only shows the SD broadcast, not HD on Comcast.
"If you don't have anything good to say, LIE" - Mom
Hmmm
I checked my guide this morning, only showed a game on the non Hi-Def version of Comcast.
What the hell is Brett Favre doing here?
If we keep turning it over a lot
you’ll learn to love the games that are not in HD.
SACTOWN ROYALTY - Try our thick creamy shakes!
I'm mostly excited for Jerry...
He gets to try out all of his new sayings he has been working on since the draft.
My bets:
- ‘Ty-reking Havoc’ – I think that’s a gimme
- ‘Jammer from Jerusalem’ – I dont know if that’s a new one on StR, but I just thought that up and I like it
- And I really hope he goes with ‘Bron Jockman’…but I really don’t know what to expect and I figure it will be even more corny than we could even imagine.
Didn't you hear?
Brock-Ness monster is where its at.
As for Tyreke, the obvious one is Tyriffic.
Father of the "Natt this!" movement and Grandmaster of the "Never let AnotherStupidSN forget what a Sham-Wow is" Order.
by Aykis16 on Oct 28, 2009 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Since I'm not going to be watching the game,
I leave it to you folks to report the first official Jerry-ism of the year.
Father of the "Natt this!" movement and Grandmaster of the "Never let AnotherStupidSN forget what a Sham-Wow is" Order.
Tyriffic is my first bet.
Father of the "Natt this!" movement and Grandmaster of the "Never let AnotherStupidSN forget what a Sham-Wow is" Order.
Aykis has to work
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
For the first year & half of my posting here
I worked or wasn’t available for game threads here. It’s not a biggie if he doesn’t show up.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Are we keeping box scores on Aykis now?
That’ll be fun… except shooting accuracy takes on a new perspective in the workplace.
There's nothing to fear but everything.
How many Aykis's does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
One…same number of people as there is whenever he’s screwing.
by ElRonToro on Oct 28, 2009 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
I love my DVR
I would end of missing way too many games otherwise. They cost a bit upfront, but the service is just $10 or so a month after that. Well worth it as you can’t many tickets for that price.
RE: Fun Fact
The last time the Kings had a winning record was December 4th, 2006.
Seriously.
by The Ghost of Dick Bavetta on Oct 28, 2009 10:18 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
It's finally here
I got the DVR set because I don’t get our of work ‘til 5. I’ll probably join for the second half thread after I catch up to live action.
It’s been a looooooonnnngg summer.
The future begins now...
Almost forgot
Nice photoshop up there G. You can’t fool me!
We all know Hawes doesn’t block shots or play any D. Good try though
The future begins now...
by eduardo_m7 on Oct 28, 2009 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Anyone else going to be watching
On NBA Broadband League Pass?
I looked to check the quality of last night and both the Lakers and Cavs games said “blacked out”. I’m hoping that’s not an ominous sign. Anyone know what’s up w/ that?
I’m guessing its because they were played on TNT or ESPN..
The NBA: "Where 27 free throws happens"
I watched
the same game yesterday on my League Pass (international, obviously) and it worked fine
"Even when I’m old and grey, I won’t be able to play it, but I’ll still love the game." — Michael Jordan
Go Kings!
Well there's a couple reasons lodi
If I remember right you’re in San Luis Obispo, and that might be considered a local market for both the Clippers and Lakers. So anything they broadcast will be blacked out. Anything televised on ESPN, NBA TV or TNT will be blacked out because it’s all about out of market games. If it’s televised nationally, it’s not out of market, right?
As far as International subscribers, they get all games. It’s a different package than what people in the US get. (Panzer lives in Italy, and Kfan has the package, too, and it’s the same deal for him even though he lives in Korea.)
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
this is for anybody
NBA league pass is about “out of market” games. They talk about that, and most first time fans ignore it. Only veterans of the pass are even aware of such things.
If you live in LA, or San Luis Obispo, or San Diego, you can expect any games with the Lakers, Clippers (and like anywhere), and national games that are broadcast on ESPN & TNT to be blacked out. It doesn’t matter where you live, or what the circumstances you are. If you’re in a local market for a team (let’s say Denver area because I know G lives there), you’ll be blacked out for those games EVERY TIME!
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Oh & League Pass/Broadband are the same deal
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Ok, so if my friend lives in Atlanta
He can watch the Hawks on League Pass Broadband, right? Because he doesn’t have a TV.
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, 2009 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Just Kidding
He can’t, it’ll be blacked out. I don’t want anyone to be misled. Just screwing with Pookey.
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, 2009 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I will get my revenge
So beware.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
LOL @ that
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
I think we win
if Tyreke and Martin combine for at least 45 and Durant has more shots than points.
Neither team has much to brag about up front, so a breakout game there would also come in handy.
Play some D, grab some boards, let’s run and gun. Send a message that the team has a pulse.
"The basis for winning an NBA title is having a superstar in his prime. Not an all-star, or a bunch of all-stars, but a superstar."
by coolcatreportdotcom on Oct 28, 2009 1:03 PM PDT reply actions
Tyreke
Not to put too much pressure on the young man’s shoulders, but the Kings need him to stay healthy and excel on both ends of the floor to be competitive.
Hopefully he will be the first player for the Kings who can contribute on both sides of the floor since we got rid of Artest. To avoid a repeat of last season’s disaster, we need at least one guy like that to be competitive night in and night out, and Kevin certainly needs the scoring help.
"The basis for winning an NBA title is having a superstar in his prime. Not an all-star, or a bunch of all-stars, but a superstar."
by coolcatreportdotcom on Oct 28, 2009 1:38 PM PDT reply actions
Tyreke and Kevin for 50
JT and Spence for 30, Casspi and Noc for 20. VVVVVIIIIICCCCTTTTTOOOOORRRRYYY!!!!
Careful
If your erection lasts longer than 4 hours, you’re going to have to miss the second half of the game.
Plus you'll have a kickstand you didn't intend
"I grok it!" Michael Valentine Smith
by SeattleRoyalty on Oct 28, 2009 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions
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