I have read this site for years, didn’t post my first post for a long time (after reading alot), don’t post frequently, and mostly just enjoy getting input about the NBA / the Kings. Last night, for the first time in a while, a comment struck me as absurd and I wrote a comment to disagree; then noticed that otis had already pretty much stated my point exactly. So I canceled the post. I’ve written and canceled quite a few posts, usually for a different reason. Here’s why:

Between otis’ response to Briggz and the replies to “Kevin Can’t Let Go” (which makes alot of sense to me), I’ve realized that the panic after game one isn’t the only thing on display way too early this year. The reason I don’t post much and many others may not (making this site weaker, I think), is the snobby attitude of some of the people on here who take it way too serious.

Sounds like Briggz likes Mason’s D, Casspi’s hustle, and Greene’s promise / potential. Mavbe Briggz is a dreamer. Give Greene a shot and he’ll be MIP this year. Unlikely, but it’s ok to hope for the best. Only one person responding actually answered the question this fellow Kings fan raised, no matter how old of a question it is. Who should start at SF. Hardly a foregone conclusion at this point. Still up for discussion. If Greene started and suceeded beyond everyone’s wildest dreams by the end of the year, all these experts would be telling everybody why Greene should start and anyone else is ridiculous. Kinda like the reaction to JT a couple years ago.

I like reading some of the ramblings with poor punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and thoughts. I totally skip some of the posts by longtime, holier-than-thou, legend-in-their-own-mind, desk-chair GMs who are not only all too ready to attack someone’s ideas, but their style as well. This isn’t an english class. Sure, it would be great if everyone here was a journalism major, but they’re not. Myself especially. But no one here is winning a pulitzer prize or a job at Sports Illustrated any time soon so just get over yourselves. Aren’t we in the age of texting, twitter, etc. (I don’t know much about any of that by the way) where things Lk abbreviated wrds & #s 4 wrds R accptd.

Also, the ideas about the team can go two ways (or more). Sometimes I can’t believe the thoughts some people have about what went wrong on the court, why, who should play, start, finish, get traded, get signed, coach, announce, etc. Whatever. I say, read stuff if you want to, don’t if you don’t, record great stuff, ignore what you consider wrong unless you can respond without attacking people’s innocent ideas and grammar.

It’s really less enjoyable, to me atleast, to read the attacks and bickering. The differing opinions, stat info (besides +/-), and pictues are great. Just stick to that.

Maybe I should cancel this post too. I’ll get called long winded and a crybaby with thin skin.

1. Nocioni – best combination of experience, size, defense & offense. Still, trade him whenever we can get a backup 7 footer.
2. Casspi – good combo of size, offense & defense, and especially effort.
3. Mason – off the bench defensive spark plug at the 3 or 2. See comment above about trade for 7 footer.
4. Greene – possible ultimate combination of youth, size, defense?, offense?, ? C’mon Greene, excel please. Trade for 7 footer? Maybe. With the way Casspi’s performing so far it seems possible.

I thought Garcia deserved the starts this year (before he was injured) but I don’t know. He seems so much more like a great sixth man behind the 2 / 3. Besides, the team doesn’t seem big enough overall to start two slim guys at the 2 / 3.

When could a trade / signing happen for that backup 7 footer?

9 Minutes in 2 games, it isn’t ease not to worry. There was no practical reason not to play all the reserves more minutes in the SA game. Even if Donte & Sergio showed nothing in practice, they still deserve garbage minutes. We are a young rebuilding team, and young players need experience.

And, I don’t want to go into the what IF senario, had Sergio been allowed to get into the game earlier.