How about something different?
by Sacramento_Strong on Jul 23, 2009 4:52 AM PDT
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So as I come to StR, I notice there's a lot of talk about the future of our team. So instead, I figure why don't we take a break from all that and look at the past.So here we go:
I've been a kings fan now for a while now. So I've seen players come and go for the organization. So in light of this, I'm going to give you my top forgotten (but not in our hearts) Kings players and why. This is in no particular order and I'm going to mention Kings players from the Adelman era. I may give special attention to some outside of this area, but only because they're special. If I missed someone, I apologize but there are people I couldn't put on this list because you can't forget about them.
Lawrence Funderburke-What list of beloved Kings players can start without Funderburke? None. This guy along with Gerald Wallace really showed that Sacramento showed loved to every player even the ones who were just role players. He backed up Chris Webber during his time with the Kings if you don't recall. And what else is there to say but he was a fan favorite?
Art Long/Jabari Smith-I placed them together for one reason and one reason only, they were the backups backup. There was no chance these guys would get on the floor except for super garbage minutes. This was after all the "WALLACE!" chants. But I do recall Jabari Smith being called to make to foul shots because the person who was fouled (whose name escapes me at the moment) was too hurt to shoot his free throws. So Jabari takes off his warm up attire, tucks in his shirt. And with his terrible free throw percentage, SINKS BOTH OF THEM.
Keon Clark-Honestly, Clark is on here for his two game winners in his short tenure with the team. A real energy guy from Toronto. I was sad when he and the team parted ways.
Mateen Cleaves/Derrick Martin/Tony Delk/ Brent Price-Either Bibby/Jackson or Williams/Jackson, these guys weren't going to see any playing time. Although props to Tony Delk, I recall there was a game toward the end of the season where we were down big like 30 points. And after Adelman conceded, he put Delk into the game and he brought us back into that game. That game literally allowed him to play a couple more years as a legit backup instead of a benchwarmer.
Rodney Buford-He's on this list because I had to actually double check that he was on the team.
Anthony Peeler-Great shooter but I'm not gonna lie, I really only remember that shot he gave KG when he thought he could punk Peeler.
And finally,
Jim Jackson-Another guy that proved he still had something left during his time with the Kings. He was a solid bench player with that corner three ball.
Anyone I missed? Who were your favorites?
PS- Enough trade talks please. We got into this mess because we made rash decisions to win now.
(This is a FanPost from a member of the Sactown Royalty community. The views expressed come from the member, and not Sactown Royalty staff.)
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I was fond of Keon’s game, too. I may be a sucker for anyone with skinnier calves than I have who can still jump.
Very nice post, I suppose I might add Darius Songaila to the list, along with Maurice Evans. I seem to recall those guys always came in with a lot of energy and toughness in their short tenures.
Rocks are free, and slingshots easily stolen.
Agreed
On Keon and Songaila.
I also liked Tyes Edney, but even I’m not entirely sure why. I’d also throw in Sarunas Marciulonis.
Never forget: I am a complete idiot
Saurunas came to my mind
I remember him being somewhat of a hero on that first playoff team (96?). At least I think I do.
"Sometimes the capriciousness of youth anesthetizes common sense." -Let Geoff's words guide our patience this season.
by AnotherStupidSN on Jul 23, 2009 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Tyus is my favorite King ever
Hence my picture. When I was in fifth grade I used to carry a Tyus Edney Topps trading card in my wallet. Why I had a wallet at that point I’m not exactly sure.
Also, speaking of Marciulonis, remember the Rooney Rooters?
Word to the wise...
Throw out that rubber.
"It would be my honor to be your new stepfather."
by PhutureKings on Jul 25, 2009 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm glad you linked that
I wasn’t a member then, and that is some funny shizz.
Although, you wrote “wonton” destruction. I believe you meant wanton?
Unless you’re worried about damage to egg rolls. Then, I suppose you’re right.
Sorry, taking the bar on Tuesday and my brain HAD no choice but to call you out on that. I am currently a GOD of more legal knowledge than I’ll ever need.
"It would be my honor to be your new stepfather."
by PhutureKings on Jul 25, 2009 9:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Not until you run into an inmate of San Quentin PK
Oh, and good luck.
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.....
Thanks guys...
I’ll take all I can get.
"It would be my honor to be your new stepfather."
by PhutureKings on Jul 26, 2009 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I hope you fail!
(I’m trying to trick Lady Fortune since she always gives me the opposite of what I want)
Father of the "Natt this!" movement and Grandmaster of the "Never let AnotherStupidSN forget what a Sham-Wow is" Order.
LOL...Yeah, I remember trying to do that before the draft lottery, too!
Not the results I wanted at the time, but in hindsight, we wound up taking the second-best player in the draft with the fourth pick AND we had the possibility of selecting Rubio if we wanted him. It all worked out.
I guess I’ll take that.
"It would be my honor to be your new stepfather."
by PhutureKings on Jul 27, 2009 8:12 AM PDT up reply actions
Proof yet again...
…that baseball players don’t cry.
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.....
Yeah Songaila was always one of my favorites too.
"You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, and the three most powerful men in America are named 'Bush', 'Dick', and 'Colon.' Need I say more?"
-Chris Rock
Jabari
I was at that game when he hit those free throws. Actually, I seem to recall he went to the line because Anthony Peeler had been fouled, but had thrown the (in?)famous elbow to KG and was ejected. Thus, because of some quirky rule, Flip Saunders got to select who shot the free throws, he picked Jabari, and the ice cold Macy Gray look alike nailed them both. (I hated Flip for that, as well as one game where the Kings were up by 10+ and the Wolves kept fouling, and Hedo got hurt… yet I still advocated for hiring him this year. Oh well).
Great thread, BTW. I’d like to add Chucky Brown. The reason Webb’s knee went down in 03 was because of the Curse of Chucky. Proven fact.
And how abotu the Hall of Shame? I’d like to nominate Tony Massenburg first and foremost.
I Remember that T-Wolves Game
Also, I remember that after Hedo got hurt, Flip slyly tried to signal his guys to stop fouling. The crowd was getting pretty incensed at that point.
My Hall of Shame Nominee: Cuttino Mobley. The Cat played stellar defense for something like the first three games after the trade to make a good impresson, then just kinda stopped. I remember his quote (paraphrased) because he was upset about being traded away from his friend Steve Francis, “I’m sure they (the Orlando Magic) got someone good, but…” Yeah, that someone was Doug Christie, one of my favorite Kings players, and he wouldn’t have bolted at the end of the season to play for the Clippers for more money.
by #12Pick...who? on Jul 23, 2009 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
I think Buford was the guy who took Peeler's place in Game 7 of the 2004 WC semi-finals
Because Peeler had just been suspended for popping KG. And that’s probably Buford’s most notable accomplishment on the team. He played like crap in that game too, as I recall, and the Kings memorably lost when Webber missed a three at the buzzer. That was the last year that the Kings won a playoff series.
All Hail Rodney.
From the people who brought you Reggie Musselnatt.
by My Losing Season on Jul 23, 2009 10:51 AM PDT reply actions
re: Rodney!
You’re right, Buford did indeed get alot of time in that game, and flamed out dramatically. Too bad.
I always kept a close eye on Buford…he played his college ball at Creighton while I was in school there, and while he was never more than a journeyman pro (and that’s being generous), he absolutely tore up the Missouri Valley—he was unstoppable some nights. I was psyched to see him picked up by the Kings, although he couldn’t ever quite get it together.
Jim Jackson was a hero!
Whatever happened to him? Sure would like to see him coaching. Teaching shooting and how to really annoy your opponent on defense. He was one of the toughest and most defensively sound players we have had on the Kings. That is to say, he wasn’t a great defender all the time, but he always seemed to try his best.
You could say the same about Christie, except Doug really was a great defender. I would think he would be a good coach, but I don’t think his wife would let him.
by Ice_9ine on Jul 23, 2009 10:59 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
JJ was the man
I remember there being an early controversy over him “stealing” Hedo’s minutes, but by the end of the season his PT was well deserved. After Webb went down in Dallas, JJ was one of the few Kings who kept on fighting. Unfortunately, my view of the guilty parties that series (who shall remain nameless) forever took a hit as a result.
I remember my girlfriend at the time getting visibly excited every time JJ stepped on the court...
…because of his ridiculous guns!
I started working out. I can literally credit Jim Jackson for my very own better-than-average, nicely shaped arms today.
Thanks Jim Jackson! Uh, I think.
"It would be my honor to be your new stepfather."
by PhutureKings on Jul 24, 2009 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I fiend Jimmy Jax
I remeber once he was ejected from the game and as he was leaving the court he looked back to whomever he was tussling with and pointed his finger and yelled “Punk bitch!”. I really liked that.
That's Rad.
I would not want to be on the other side of that finger, though.
"It would be my honor to be your new stepfather."
by PhutureKings on Jul 27, 2009 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
about Delk
I remember he really could get hot. He is one of the worst players to ever score 50 points. And he did that AGAINST the Kings. What a strange anomaly of a player.
by Ice_9ine on Jul 23, 2009 11:02 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
I watched that game
And I remember one point where Delk was an incredible 19 for 23 from the field AND [brace yourself for this] Peaches was absolutely speechless. I don’t know which of those two facts is more astonishing.
From the people who brought you Reggie Musselnatt.
by My Losing Season on Jul 23, 2009 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions
We Also Had Eddie House
I remember sportscasters would always point out that he and Mike Bibby were brothers-in-law.
We also had Ty Corbin for a little while. I just remember him being a pretty average vet off the bench for us. One game against the Jazz, we were down something like 20 points, and he turned the ball over on an inbounds play and I almost threw my shoe at the TV. Good times!
by #12Pick...who? on Jul 23, 2009 11:16 AM PDT reply actions
The thing about Corbin...
was that he was one of the few guys on that team who could play defense. The guy was a career journeyman who played 16 seasons in the NBA. As a King, he didn’t shoot for crap, and had no offensive game to speak of. But that squad (1999/2000) was known for its olé backcourt and wing defense (J-Will, Nick Anderson, Darrik Martin, Peja, Corliss), and so Corbin was often used by Adelman to try something other than the trading baskets strategy. The following off-season, the Kings acquired Christie and B-Jax, and they suddenly had a defensive backcourt presence. They improved their win total by 11 games over the previous season and won a playoff series for the first time in the Sacramento era.
From the people who brought you Reggie Musselnatt.
by My Losing Season on Jul 23, 2009 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Does nobody remember Ryan Roberson?
I lol’d every time I saw a team picture and he was in it, since he never ever played. I think he played like 5 minutes in the last game of the season or something.
My all-time least favorite Kings list is just one person:
1. Will Solomon. And he was only on the team for about 5 games.
Keon Clark was awesome. Best interior defender we’ve ever had, and made Kevin Martin look fat. There’s just too many players from those old teams to mention. I loved most of them.
Father of the "Natt this!" movement and Grandmaster of the "Never let AnotherStupidSN forget what a Sham-Wow is" Order.
I do remember the mighty Ryan Robertson
He played one game in his NBA career, and it was the last game of the season against the Utah Jazz after the playoff seedings had all been established. When he scored his first basket (on a layup where no one bothered guarding him), they threw up a graphic comparing the career points of Ryan Robertson and Karl Malone. Something like 31,590 to 2.
And yes, Keon Clark was in fact a three-time winner of the All-Toothpick Legs Award.
From the people who brought you Reggie Musselnatt.
by My Losing Season on Jul 23, 2009 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I still get giddy
thinking about Keon hitting that second game-winner, then bounding back up the court wagging two big fingers in the air and you could see him yell “that’s twice!” A similar moment that I’ll always remember is when Jon Barry hit a game winner in Detroit (I think) and turned to the crowd waving his hand and yelling “Go home… go home”. I love that kind of stuff.
Also, I’m pretty sure you’re completely inventing this Ryan Roberson guy.
"Sometimes the capriciousness of youth anesthetizes common sense." -Let Geoff's words guide our patience this season.
by AnotherStupidSN on Jul 23, 2009 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I Wonder Where Ryan Robertson is Now...
That Jazz game will be his Archibald “Moonlight” Graham moment.
by #12Pick...who? on Jul 23, 2009 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Ryan "Moonlight" Robertson
Nobody’s called me that for 50 years.
From the people who brought you Reggie Musselnatt.
by My Losing Season on Jul 23, 2009 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
My least favorite player
was Nick Anderson. Dude was overpaid, out-of-shape, didn’t play defense, and did nothing on offense other than chucking up 3-point shots all game and missing more than two thirds of them. And they gave up a future first-rounder for the guy. After the Kings got Christie during the 2000 off season, Old Nick got bumped to the far end of the bench, never to be heard from again except as trade ballast in the J-Will for Bibby deal. What a bust! Definitely Petrie’s worst trade ever.
From the people who brought you Reggie Musselnatt.
by My Losing Season on Jul 23, 2009 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Headcase at the Charity Stripe
Ever since he missed those freethrows in the postseason against the Bulls while he was on the Magic, Nick Anderson just never got over the mental part of consistently making freethrows.
by #12Pick...who? on Jul 23, 2009 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions
If you're referring to the Webber for K9/Corliss/Skinner trade
I cordially disagree. You forget that the Kings owed Webber something like $70M over the next 3½ seasons when they unloaded him. He was a shell of his former self, a collosal albatross, and a ball hog with an “I’m the man” attitude completely lacking the tools to back it up. Two seasons later the Sixers essentially paid him $30M to get lost. Petrie unloaded him at the only time he could have, and he got fair value in return, which is not saying much.
From the people who brought you Reggie Musselnatt.
by My Losing Season on Jul 23, 2009 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
C-Webb's Early Return
Plus, he ruined a great Kings team with Vlade and Brad Miller starting together – a team that had great chemistry.
I went to his first game back from the injury. It was against the Clippers and he scored something like 19 points off the bench. If only that could’ve stayed the norm for the rest of that season.
by #12Pick...who? on Jul 23, 2009 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I was there too
He put up solid numbers but was also a complete ball hog, which proved to be a bad omen.
It really would have been fun to see how far that 2003/04 team would have gone if Webber had just sat out the entire season. They had the best record in the NBA when Webber returned in early March, and were on pace for 60 wins. They closed the season with a 7-11 record and lost the division on a buzzer beater by Kobe against Portland.
From the people who brought you Reggie Musselnatt.
by My Losing Season on Jul 23, 2009 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I recall that game
more then any other. Couldn’t wait for C-Webbs return, and I was vacationing in Playa Del Carmen and had to get to a sports bar that could play the game. Good times.
Was going to bring up Roberson, too
most famous, I think, for being mistaken for Jason Williams when out on the town.
Tariq Abdul-Wahad
The Kings beat the [redacted] in Los Angeles for the first time in forever, and Tariq was the post game interviewee. Grant was talking about his defense on Kobe and how the team was really starting to come together. I remember Tariq’s response…
“We can see it. It is coming.”
Oh Oliver!
by #12Pick...who? on Jul 23, 2009 12:55 PM PDT reply actions
Who is this [redacted] guy?
And why does his name appear in almost every thread on this site?
by OrangeLazarus on Jul 23, 2009 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions
[redacted]
represents a group of basketball players in Southern California who wear purple and gold.
Think of them as “They who must not be named”.
The draft lottery has reinforced my belief that there are not enough bad words in the English language.
by LeaguePassAddict on Jul 23, 2009 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions
The "it" he was referring to
Was apparently a trade to the Magic for Nick Anderson, after which he bounced around the league making very little impact before giving it up.
Tariq was a pretty good defender, but he had one slight problem: He was a shooting guard who absolutely could not shoot. Every time he got the ball on the wing, defenses would just sag off him and dare him to shoot it. I think he led the league in the little-used statistic of missed jump shots with no one guarding (otherwise known as MJSNOG).
From the people who brought you Reggie Musselnatt.
by My Losing Season on Jul 23, 2009 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Is the MJSNOG the same as LP2P
You know, Mitch Richmond and his famous “Longest Possible 2 Pointer”?
by OrangeLazarus on Jul 23, 2009 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions
No. You see...
Tariq led the league in MJSNOG, but he was last in the league in LP2P because there was no possible way he was ever going to make that shot.
By the way, is “OrangeLazarus” sort of like an Orange Julius that’s back from the dead or something? Jes askin.
From the people who brought you Reggie Musselnatt.
by My Losing Season on Jul 23, 2009 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Orange Lazarus
It is from the Adventures of Pete and Pete, it was a addictive drink that drive their little league coach insane. (other drinks include the “Grape Judas” and “Orange Balthazar”
It is the color of my obnoxious car.
by OrangeLazarus on Jul 23, 2009 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Speaking of the LP2P...
Is it just me, or was Francisco Garcia single-handly trying to bring the LP2P back into popularity last season?
by #12Pick...who? on Jul 23, 2009 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Lol seriously
I remember the game against the Wiz where I came up with Natt This! Cisco hit a LP2P that if it was a 3 would have tied the game or gave us the lead or something.
Father of the "Natt this!" movement and Grandmaster of the "Never let AnotherStupidSN forget what a Sham-Wow is" Order.
A pivotal moment in Kings history
Not the shot, but you coming up with “Natt This!” Started a whole new lexicon. Natt head. What the Natt? Go Natt yourself. Natt off and die. Etc. etc. etc.
From the people who brought you Reggie Musselnatt.
by My Losing Season on Jul 23, 2009 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Eat Natt and Nattin' die you Nattin, Mutha Natter!
It kinda rolls off the tongue, doesn’t it?
"It would be my honor to be your new stepfather."
by PhutureKings on Jul 24, 2009 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions
"It" - Not just a movie about a scary clown
Why is it that our defensive-minded shooting guards get traded to the Orlando Magic, only to end their careers after playing for the Dallas Mavericks? I didn’t realize the Abdul-Wahad/Christie parallelism until you mentioned the Nick Anderson trade.
by #12Pick...who? on Jul 23, 2009 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Going way back
I remember being really fond of Michael “the Animal” Smith and Michael “Yogi” Stewart back in the pre-glory days.
The animal was one of those guys that would scrap, hustle and do just about everything but make a free throw or 10’ jumper. Back in the infancy of NBA.COM and the consumer grade internet, I remember you could download these .AVI movies of plays of the week. The animal had this fantastic “behind the head” tip in of a missed jumper. He just ran the baseline, came under the basket and reached up behind his head and tipped the ball in. I wish I still had that clip.
For Yogi I remember his coming out party against the Knicks at Arco followed up a few weeks later with some incredible 8 or 9 block effort on an east coast road trip. He eventually signed to the Raptors and lost the ability to run and jump it seems. He also hosted a short lived radio segment on KHTK that was pretty fun.
Funny
I’m preparing to move to a new house and throwing a bunch of stuff away. I found a 1996 Kings wall calendar with Smith, Stewart, Corliss, Tyus, and a bunch of the old gang. It was fantastic and I could not bring myself to throw it away.
Never forget: I am a complete idiot
I still have my Scott Pollard mophead rag doll
The value of which cannot be measured in dollars. Pesos maybe, but not dollars.
From the people who brought you Reggie Musselnatt.
by My Losing Season on Jul 23, 2009 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
LOL!
"It would be my honor to be your new stepfather."
by PhutureKings on Jul 24, 2009 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Ronnie Price
First he dunks on Boozer, now they’re team mates
And that's wassup.
by Sacramento_Strong on Jul 23, 2009 4:08 PM PDT reply actions
I loved Ronnie Price
that dunk still makes me smile, even though we got killed that game.
"I'm too weird ta live but much too rare ta die"
by aKingisBored on Jul 23, 2009 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Rec'd
I’ve been noodling with a post for a long time, trying to come up with the alternative to the retirement rafters – a place where the “other” player’s garments are hung in appreciation. A ton of those guys (no offense, Sean May) have been covered in the post and the ensuing thread.
My first player to be enshrined would have been Corliss Williamson. Corliss was the first player to publicly state that he was excited about coming to Sacramento. He was really the only guy that Mitch Richmond played with here that didn’t mind taking the big shot with the game on the line. He didn’t whine once upon Peja’s arrival. He gave back in departure (Doug Christie). He returned the same pro’s pro. Never moaned about lack of minutes, and always produced when called upon.
Mitch Richmond was the best player here for time served. Chris Webber was the biggest star. Vlade Divac was the biggest humanitarian. But The Big Nasty is amongst my favorite all time Kings, and would be my first enshrinee in the StR Hallway of Happreciation.
Great post and thread.
SACTOWN ROYALTY - Try our thick creamy shakes!
by section214 on Jul 23, 2009 6:56 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Yep
Spot on 214. I remember the day he got up with Tyus Edney (weren’t they arch rivals in college?) to meet us fans at the downtown plaza. He also had the sense to retire at the top or near the top of his game. He looked great his last year here.
by OrangeLazarus on Jul 24, 2009 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Corliss was a class act
Honorable mentions for all time favorites .
LaSalle Thompson
Eddie Johnson
Harold Pressley
Mitch Richmond
Mike Woodson
Although my all time favorite , without a doubt would have to be ..The L-Train Simmons . All around great basketball player , devoted king , a real trooper , earned every penny he made , took the the big shots and did the little things . God just don’t make basketball players like L-Train anymore . The old days ..what a trip
Anyone remember Terry Tyler ? I had a basketball coach that was good friends with him and always talked about him . Been a play Tyler made many years ago , thats been stuck in my head ever since . Tyler (swingman) contested a 7’ footers shot in the paint , instead of blocking the shot , he leaped , and snatched the ball out of mid air , at the top of the arc . i have never seen a play like that since . Can’t recall the team or the 7’footer. It was a trip , if u blinked your eyes , you would of missed it
TT!
He got all of us free Whoppers when he hit a fifteen footer against New Jersey in the old arena. “110 and win” is what they called it back then. I had mine with cheese, ketchup, mayo and lettuce. Thanks, Terry!
SACTOWN ROYALTY - Try our thick creamy shakes!
L-Train
All I can remember about L-train, because he was injured most of the time, was his last game as a King, at home against the Sonics in a blowout loss. He had some incredible (or at least decent) line and rode those bad knees off into the sunset.
by OrangeLazarus on Jul 24, 2009 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions
I remember the injuries
He played 7 seasons as a pro , all with the kings .
In retrospect , made me like L-train even more , played with alot of pain at a high level . Unlike todays prima-donna’s . Sacraficed his body for our entertanment for all those crappy years . But don’t get it twisted because he played for the kings during the crappy years , he would of been a starter for any team for 7 seasons..he was damn good
As you know(so mayby this is for newer Kings fans) , Kings sucked for many years . Fans were just happy we had a pro team . It was guys like L-train that kept us selling out . Now look at us . We get a taste of success and now we suck again , and the seats are empty .
I know i’m spreading the L-train thing on kinda thick…but man i loved those kind of players
Speaking of Lionel's injuries...
He was a talented guy, but I wouldn’t exactly tout the toughness nor personal sacrifice of a guy who missed two games with a thumb injury from playing GameBoy!
by unfair weather on Jul 30, 2009 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions
MIke Peplowski, Jim Les, Michael Smith
and the one and only Spud Webb.
and don’t forget the famous four of the daft draft of 1990. Lionel “L-Train” Simmons, Travis Mays, Anthony Bonner and Duane “Frying Pan Hands” Causwell.
Rodney McCray. Rich Kelly, and the late great Wayman Tisdale.
by betweentheeyes on Jul 23, 2009 10:40 PM PDT reply actions
I used to run into Causwell
at the Raley’s on Auburn Folsom and Douglas from time to time. It was really funny and sort of amazing to see a guy that big and goofy carrying bags of groceries.
It's probably more amazing he didn't drop those groceries....
…when you consider he dropped every pass thrown to him.
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, and in regards to Michael Smith
Does anyone else remember that amazing hook three he threw up to beat the shot-clock? I have no idea when it was, but it was absolutely astounding. I mean, the guy had to be one of the five worst shooters in the NBA. Man did I love him. The Breathe-Right strips!
Liked (and still do) Matt Barnes, also..
Loved Pollard. Especially when he was injured and would go up and do commentary w/ Peaches and Jerry. You could tell he just pissed off Grant something awful. One time, pretty much all Scot would say in answer to Peaches dumbass questions was “Absoooolutely!!!” Grant hated it. I loved it.
Funny thing is they are supposedly friends in real life
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.....
The dumbest reason for liking an ex-king...
Has to be my fascination for Bobby Hurley. I think we were the same age, height and weight (and skin color). So I always thought, “Man, if he can do it!”… Of course, I was wrong, I couldn’t do it, not even in rec league! haha… The guy had flashes, but that flat jumper, ughh…
If Bobby hadn't been in that accident
I think his jumper would have been improved. Maybe that’s my optimism though.
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.....
Great memories...
…I always loved Harold Pressley, as well as Harold Pressley 2.0 (aka Walt Williams!) Not quick, not even super-atheletic, but there was just a certain “smoothness” to their games that was fun. Well, smooth when they weren’t trying to handle the ball under any sort of pressure. I could always talk myself into these guys becoming the next George Gervin…
Favorite player of all, though, had to be Jim Les, the beleaguered back up point guard who could shoot the old (longer) three pointer like no one I’ve seen—at least in practice. I met him once when the Kings held their mini-camps at UCDavis, he picked me out of the crowd while wearing what may be the only Jim Les custom autographed hat in existence (ordered from the back of Tony’s pizza box). Nice guy who went on to become a pretty good coach, too.
While some may regret that jump shot by Robert Horry, and others may lament Richmond’s ankle buckling in that first round series against the Sonics, perhaps my biggest “what-if” moment came when Jim Les came within one “Red-White-and-Blue Bonus Ball” of winning the 3-Point shootout during All-Star weekend one year. Just for the sheer absurdity of it all…
Good times. Thanks for the fun post.
and remember the pride when we all saw Walt Williams in that
Hootie and the Blowfish video. very nice!
by betweentheeyes on Jul 24, 2009 8:12 PM PDT up reply actions
It is a crime that
Greg Ostertag did not make your list!
I’m now ducking for cover.
"It would be my honor to be your new stepfather."
Or Drew Gooden.
Father of the "Natt this!" movement and Grandmaster of the "Never let AnotherStupidSN forget what a Sham-Wow is" Order.
Serioulsy, my list of non-uber-consequential former Kings that I miss most:
Jimmy Jackson
Damon Jones (I remember lamenting letting him go)
Keon
Pollard
Songaila
G-Dubb
Bonzi (although it worked out for us, didn’t it?)
Mo Evans
Eddie House (I really thought we were gonna keep him…and we should’ve!)
Barnes
Hedo
And NOT Greg Ostertag.
"It would be my honor to be your new stepfather."
Perfect list
Only one I’ll go ahead and disagree with you on is Bonzi. Although he was a beast in that Spurs series.
Father of the "Natt this!" movement and Grandmaster of the "Never let AnotherStupidSN forget what a Sham-Wow is" Order.
If only Bonzi had accepted that five-year MLE offer
Ah what might have been.
(Irony)
From the people who brought you Reggie Musselnatt.
by My Losing Season on Jul 27, 2009 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Ty Corbin
Another pro. Logged DNP-CD after DNP-CD, but always delivered when called upon. Showed up to practice every day, did his job, put in his training time, and was ready whenever needed.
Hmmm, I think I just described Lawrence Funderburke.
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Funderburke really beat the odds
He had a strong history of knee problems which had him drop to the second round (51st pick) after an impressive college career and then 3 years in the Euro Leagues before his six seasons with the Kings.
He wrote a book Hook me up, Playa which is a tome of serious financial advice for the young professional athlete.
Another few that haven’t been mentioned: Darrick Martin, Trevor Wilson (both former Bruins) Alaa Abdelnaby (who now does commentary for ESPN) Pete Chicutt, Terry DeHere and the unimitable Mad Max, Vernon Maxwell, one of the all time best game on the line scorers ever.
by betweentheeyes on Jul 25, 2009 9:13 AM PDT up reply actions
My list
-Tyus
-Pollard
-Jon Barry
-Hedo (Remember all the jokes about his nose job and hair highlights? Now he has a 50-million dollar contract. God bless this country.)
-Vernon Maxwell
-Abdul-Rauf (I won an autographed jersey in a raffle through the Junior Kings Club. Plus, who doesn’t love a deadeye shooter with really bad Tourettes?)
-The Animal
-Yogi (got his autograph on a napkin at Max’s Opera Cafe in Arden Fair. Which is a great scenario to nominate for “You might be from Sacramento if…”)
-The Wizard
-Olden Polynice (even though he was clearly a fiend)
-Oliver Miller (just for the whole Phoenix gorilla controversy)
-Keon (I called him “Banjo,” because for some reason I just always envisioned him with a banjo in his hand in an old-timey bluegrass band)
-Pete Chilcutt, Brent Price, Ryan Robertson, and all the other Funny White Guys With Funny White Guy Hair
Man. I really love the Kings.
Not to be an asshole
But technically Hedo is playing in Canada which is not the US.
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.....
My sincerest apologies for the impending shameless self-promotional link:
But as I think about it, the Sacramento King that provided me with my greatest source of inspiration from an StR standpoint would have to be:
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I'm not sorry
One of the best things ever written on StR IMHO.
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'm glad you linked that...
I wasn’t a member then, and that is some funny shizz that I otherwise would’ve missed out on.
Although, you wrote “wonton” destruction. I believe you meant wanton?
Unless you’re worried about damage to egg rolls. Then, I suppose you’re right.
Sorry, taking the bar on Tuesday and my brain HAD no choice but to call you out on that. I am currently a GOD of more legal knowledge than I’ll ever need.
"It would be my honor to be your new stepfather."
by PhutureKings on Jul 25, 2009 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions
No, I meant wonton
Godzilla was from Asia, after all.
SACTOWN ROYALTY - Try our thick creamy shakes!
I dunno...seems pretty harmless to me.
"It would be my honor to be your new stepfather."
by PhutureKings on Jul 25, 2009 11:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I got something that tops even 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.....
Awesome, I had no idea the Godzilla w/ a different head-thingy had been done before!
Great minds think alike.
"It would be my honor to be your new stepfather."
by PhutureKings on Jul 26, 2009 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions
It is awesome I agree
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 vote
for a sequel.
The second meeting takes place at C-Webb’s Center Court, since that’s where Marty Mac lives now.
Ailene shows up late and tries to convince everyone that she was having dinner with Spence, but the grainy photos of his bedroom window that fall out of her purse tell a different story.
Mike Lamb now accompanies Grant and Jerry, but he spends most of the time backtracking on his opinions to convince Grant that he actually agrees with him completely, so that he doesn’t get yelled at:
ML: The chicken here is dry.
GN: Clearly the chicken here is moist and delicious.
ML: Well of course it is, and I don’t disagree with that. That having been said, I’ll have the chicken.
And so on and so on. Goodluck.
"Sometimes the capriciousness of youth anesthetizes common sense." -Let Geoff's words guide our patience this season.
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