A Formal Apology to Beno Udrih

you wouldn’t want Rambis to implement the triangle even when he doesn’t have the personnel to do it?

You mean you wouldn’t want him to adapt to the talent he has on the floor and play to their strenghts??

You mean you wouldn’t want the coach of a team who is 2-384???

Too bad Mr. Rambis did not “share the vision Geoff Petrie and the Maloofs have.” Thnaks God you don’t and the Kings are better for it, you douchebag.

“The Beno Udrih Bandwagon – This one has provided a sometimes jerky ride. The biggest problem seems to be that we can’t get it to run consistently. And if it starts cold, it never warms up. This wagon has gotten progressively emptier over the past couple of years, though it has not reached the proportions of the Warriors’ Stepehen Jackson Bandwagon, which has been evacuated and roped off until a hazmat team can arrive.”

Who writes this drivel?

But now it’s time we start namin’ names instead of just yearning for that mythical beast called a ‘decent center’.

A while back a few of us were thinking of young cats that still needed to be developed like Javal McGee and DeAndre Jordan. Who are you thinking of that would actually be affordable, filled with potential and young?

Oh the numbers may/will go down some but I have been agitating for a post like this for several weeks.

I should have done it myself – but then it wouldn’t have been as good.

Rec’d

its not necessarily about the numbers, it’s about WHEN he scores. In about 4 of 5 close games Beno was our only reliable scorer with a consistent go-to move (stop n’ pop at the free throw line) that we needed to keep our lead or at least tie the ball game. Without his semi-clutch performances, we probably would have lossed those games.

I agree that in a 3 months, he might not have as fancy numbers but I do think he’ll still be one of our more reliable scorers in the 3rd and 4th quarters when our games are tight.

it seems as if he actually gives a fuck this year. Which is surprising since we were supposed to be a losing team and he’s in the middle of his contract; two things we’d have all thought would keep him from playing like this.

can you imagine if he’d had a talent like Artest in his prime?

Our poor record secured us Tyreke.

 In addition, everyone bought into the system because it was just so bad prior to PW. Had PW been here earlier our team would look different and you might not have the total buy in from the players.

What “ifs”

And most fan boards for that matter can tolerate a lot before turning on a player. But Beno displayed a lot of poor leadership qualities, and it seemed he was always pointing the finger at someone. IMO, that played a big role in the perception of him here.

but Beno was crap last year. He earned the MLE and then seemed like he didn’t give a damn. And it was painfully obvious that he didn’t care. However, it seems understandable now. The coaching was horrible. There was no gameplan or system to speak of. So of course he stopped caring. However, a big part of last year’s problems was the “fuck it” attitude of the whole team and I think Beno was the figurehead of that attitude, especially after Miller and Salmons were traded. Had we seen this year’s attitude last year it would’ve been a different story. This year’s team never gives up, even when it plays like crap or loses. This year’s team looks like a team that enjoys each other, not just a group of guys that work together. Had the effort and attitude been there with Beno last year, even without the solid performance, no one would’ve turned on him.

Props to you if you weren’t hating Beno after last season’s dismal performance. I didn’t join this board till this summer and I already threw Beno and half the Kings squad under the bus in January.

I did notice the mob mentality with the Tyreke and Brockman picks. Lots of people shared the same negative opinions before they even saw them play. Hilarious moments right there. Glad most people are appreciating their talents now. I forget who it was, but I recall someone even called Tyreke a ‘drive-by shooter’. It’s too insignificant to research but I do remember reading that here.

Beno is still under my bus. I’ve backed the tire off him a bit, but my foot is still on the gas. I’m not ready to let him out just yet.

Get him! ;)

This has been proposed before but most of the time, the author stated it was just a joke. I’m gonna go ahead and go on record saying the following:

I would not mind signing Kenny Thomas for the veterans minimum next year. Even if we were to trade him I wouldn’t mind having him back for the minimum as our token veteran 5th big.

Every player, employee or friend for that matter falls into the "what are you doing for me lately category"

I can see players and employees, but friends?

For random bellicose hilarity.

He just isn’t as liked here as he was in Chicago. But that’s ok. I think Chicago burst his bubble when they traded him.

I think he was in living in a naive world where loyalty-counts-for-something (after all, he did turn down a marginally better contract, a starting position and a chance to play with Pau Gasol to return to the Bulls where he would be a bench guy forever) and the trade opened up his eyes to the business that was the NBA.

Maybe that’s why he was sort of bitter and out-of-sorts in his first few months here. Now, I think he has stopped treating things so personally.

I really enjoyed the posting, but I don’t feel the need to apologize to Beno. He deserved the wrath he incurred because he played like crap. Part of it was definitely coaching, but his play last season was utterly deplorable.

However, I’ll be the first to thank him for his play this season.

As for Noc. I like what the guy does and the intangibles he brings to the table. Because his K is diminishing, it makes the situation more palatable. He is slightly overpaid, but it’s the NBA…everyone is overpaid.

And with that, I’m off this.