Preview: Kings at Bulls

Sean May will score some deep dish – but no points.

John Salmons will register a “0” in words spoken to his teammates during the game.

I haven’t caught a live Kings game since going to the Wizards game, because of work, and that’s not going to change until StR night. Time to set my DVR and lose more sleep.

I think the Kings are going to look for revenge, but we really need to keep Noah off the boards and out of the lane so Tyreke can dominate. I would not be surprised to see the Bulls put Deng on Tyreke, because his length could bother him, more than Salmons, who you can put on the Small Forward.

We cannot play as sloppily as we did against them the first time, and Jannero Pargo can’t go perfect from the filed again, can he?

This will be a tough game, but I think we win, and the guys will come out hard. They already know they can lose to this team so I don’t think there will be a lack of intensity like in the Minny game.

Go Kings.

But this time, Goliath wins!

I see the Bulls as sort of the Eastern Conference version of the Kings. Young, athletic but missing that little bit to get them over the top. With the schedule about to dictate a losing streak, the Kings should walk in and punch Chicago in the face before coming home to take their lumps.

this should be a good game and hopefully a Kings win. I am interested to see how Nocioni plays tonight against Deng.

I’m sure the Kings would appreciate it.

will be the “X-factor”, where “X” equals the total domination of pancakes, rebounds, and noses.

In other words, has anyone asked Grant if that big baby Brockman is done whining about his achy back and is ready to suit-up tonight?

Do you think they would chop Kevin Pritchard in half so they both could have him in their trunk of their cars?

Nocioni will miss an open look early and get 3 fouls in 2 minutes and get benched! Casspi and Donte will take over the wings and dominate all night, and Chapu will weep and gnash his teeth on the sideline!

Also, he will be wearing sackcloth!

They’re on a roll but I think the Kings can surprise and steal this game because they’re hungrier this time around. The Kings lost to them last time because of turnovers and the Bulls broke out of a shooting slump and hit over 50% from 3.

I’m sure most of the nation will focus on Evans vs. Rose, especially Coach Calipari. I think both of these young studs will do well and get theirs. Rose and Deng will probably play to their potential and do their usual damage. It’s going to an uphill battle to contain Gibson, Deng and Noah on the boards. But in the end, I think the key lies in our old friend, Teetotaller Salmons. If he has a bad night and scores only in single digits, the Kings should have this in the bag.

Spence, we need you tonight buddy.

I’m hoping tonight is the night where Spence and JT have great games on the same night and get the Kings a “W”.

Go Kings.

Joakim Noah will look even more athletic than usual. Frighteningly, so will Brad Miller.

except C and SF which we need to play very well at between Casspi and Noce to win this. C is the othe one. Noah will have more rebounds yes, can hawes stay with him otherwise? Its a big deal.

when two of their core players are rejects from a 17-win team.

I think Westphal keeps the rotation tight, which probably means another DNP oe very limited minutes for Sergio and 30-plus minutes for Tyreke, JT, Beno and Casspi, with Nocioni and Spencer logging 20-30 and Udoka, Thomas, Brockman and Donte fighting for the scraps.

If Brockman plays, look for him to provoke the big ugly guy into a technical and take him out of his game, leading to a rare Kings road win. I also look for Udoka to cover Pargo to prevent a repeat of last time.

I am wondering if the Kings won two in a row last year on the road. Let’s take another step forward towards respectability.