If I yell loud enough it echos

Gonna go butter one up and cme back to the thread.

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What would it take to get bayless on the kings next year? man that would be awesome..imagine bayless, martin, hedo, griffin, hawes.. as you starting five..

2 year all conference Pac 10 his first 2 years at Az state and in his junior year named (Pac 10 player of the year). Drafted 9th by Chris Mullen of the dubs, came into training camp recovering from a broken hand, didn’t play for the first 12 games. Came into Dubs camp in a period of high turmoil just as nellie was brought in. Though he missed training camp (remember how long it took Spence to catch up) he ended up starting 14 games for nellie and all you knowledgeable bball fans know how nellie loves to start rookies (see Randolph, Anthony)

Was an important part of “The Trade” between the dubs and indie after the ‘Malice in the Palace" the “Brawl in the Hall” that brought us Ron Artest after he had served his year’s suspension. Ike was almost the deal breaker because Mullin didn’t want to give him up, Bird thought Ike was the “gem” of the trade. He played ok during the second half of his first season with Indianapolis and after a strong summer training with the team tore a calf muscle early in the season and left for 6-8 weeks as the 3rd leading scorer and when he came back didn’t regain his spot.

Last draft night as we waited eagerly for Jerad Bayless to drop to us (we picked JT with the 12th pick, remember, oh what fun was had here at StR that night) Indie drafted him and then promptly traded with the Blazers for the 13 pick, pieces and Ike, Ike Diogu. Ike pretty much rode the bench getting minimal minutes in Portland except when he filled in for Channing Frye for I think 12 games when frankly he didn’t do much and was promptly relegated back to the bench. You could also say that Portland is a young team that has drafted and traded well and still doesn’t have enough minutes for all their young talent.

So as Ike’s tale of woe continues he was traded to your Sacramento Kings (how much worse can it get?) where until recently he rode the bench some more in relative anonymity destined to ride off into the sunset and his continued mediocre career never to be spoken of here again except………

Except he played decently during the clips game and then when spence went had the temerity to play the game of his career, a game I might add JT and Spence have not yet come close to, showing more low post skills, strength, left hand (did I miss that, is he a lefty?) than we have seen from our beloved kids (yes, I love and have high hopes for them) so far this season.

I saw the last 6 minutes of the 1st quarter and the first 4 of the second haven’t seen a box score yet and don’t know if we won or lost but all I can say is that in the 10 minutes of the game Ike was tearing it up. And then after I get home and watch Mythbusters with my son and then “The Unusuals” on ABC which I must say I think is kind of a cool show and frankly, for lack of a better word, unusual, I see that Section 214, my hero, has written a post and I must say again I didn’t read just skimmed but take it to be kind of anti Ike in general and anti mi714 in particular I kinda have to wonder what I missed tonight that 83 people would post on.

I have to say I LIKE IKE!!!!!!!!

What he showed on Monday night is at this point is that he has a more complete game than JT or Spence (at this point in time only). Does this mean that he has more potential or will be a better player than JT? Don’t get your boxers in a twist.

Of course we have to renounce him otherwise we him freezing our cap for valuable weeks this summer. Should we draft DuJuan Blair with the rox pick this summer? No. I LIKE IKE.

We are bad enough (can’t get much worse) that we can possibly (though not likely) take a flyer on DuJuan but can’t risk taking a chance on Ike because what? Because he’s a loser? At 25, he’s a washed up journeyman? That he’s only playing for his next contract and then as soon as he signs it it’s back to the bench for him? That GP is so dumb that based on a few games he’s going to give IKE the full MLE? (Hey man, that’s what he did with beno)……. What?

What is it about Ike Diogu and mi714 that have you so riled up? Some scrub plays a few good games and some kid whose only posted here a few times and probably won’t again unless you encourage him and you guys scream like an old lady with a mouse in the room.

I tend to think that Ike’s game is legit and that what we’ve seen in the last few games represent skill, opportunity and some measure of desperation that resulted in Ike playing the games of his career (I’m still assuming he played well tonight) and if I’m right (50% chance) some team, some good team is going to pick up a heck of a player because the Kings can’t afford to pay the money or take the risk on another failure other than a draft failure and that’s too bad. Some team is going to pick up Ike fairly cheaply because they can afford to purchase a piece while we have to concentrate on drafting the piece and again, that’s too bad.

I hope he goes on to have the career Chris Mullen envisioned when he drafted him with the 9th piece. He was a revelation on Monday night showing far more than McCants did when he went off for 30 points. I’m still left wondering what about Ike Diogu and and mi714 set you guys off and got you so defensive, and I’m still wondering whether we actually won the game and whether Ike had the game I think he may have or whether mi714 responded to Section’s post or what I’m doing typing a 1:30 in the morning.

I’ll find out in the morning but until then, SEE YOU @ SACTOWN ROYALTY!!!!!

in fact, I am now dumber for having read that. The world needs smart people like me around and you just went and fucked it all up for everybody. Thanks.