Temper, Temper
by Exhibit G on Oct 19, 2010 6:25 AM PDT
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PrintLeaves are changing. There's a chill in the air. Pumpkins adorn doorsteps. Two weeks from now, those pumpkins will be joined by children in costume and the occassional flaming bag of poo. All of this can mean only one thing, the season is nearly upon us!
As we observe the preseason, we attempt to control our overreactions. It is not an easy task, for we are a passionate lot. Part of our passion is to scour the world wide internet for any and all available team previews. Well, you're in luck. This is my Sacramento Kings season preview.
This season revolves around one thing and one thing alone.
Temper.
No, not the temper of DeMarcus Cousins. It revolves around how we temper our expectations. I'll pause for a moment to allow you to curse under your breath at me for setting you up like that. It was a cheap move, and I'm not proud of it, but I never edit a sentence after it is completed, so this post will continue without looking back.
I'm excited for this season. I can't wait to watch Tyreke Evans join forces with Cousins. I can't wait for a full season of Carl Landry. I'm intrigued to see how Team Greene vs Team Casspi plays out. Not to mention the thrill of having a defensive force at center in Dalembert. Things are definitely looking up for this team!
But again I say we need to have tempered expectations. This team will be better, but they very likely will not be good. Not yet. There is a lot of youth and a lot of potential. I could always been wrong (it happens often) and this team could storm the playoffs. But as much as the Kings have improved, the NBA landscape remains tough.
My biggest expectation for this season will be the difference in our blowout losses. Of the Kings 57 losses last season, 27 were losses by 10 points or more. I still expect quite a few losses this season, perhaps a few less than last year, but probably not a major difference. I expect this team will have much closer losses. I expect a higher percentage of losses to be by less than 10 points. That is the improvement I want to see, and that I predict we will see.
Now the question is how much harder may this season seem? Close losses are heart breakers. They're a dream makers. They've a love takers. Sorry, I've had Pat Benetar in my head all week. But close losses are hard to take. It's easy to pick those games apart, to see the little details that went wrong, the minor tweaks that could have won the game. Even though close losses are an improvement over blowouts, in a way they'll be tougher to take.
Sorry to be such a downer, but this is what I see for the Kings. There will of course be great moments. We'll marvel at Tyreke's continued progression and we'll heap praise upon DeMarcus. We'll make Pooh Jeter jokes. We'll laugh, we'll cry, we'll cringe. And we'll make it through having had a great time. We've made it through these last few seasons, and we've shared a lot of laughs despite the dredges. Luckily, this will not change at all.
And now that I've put all of these expectations out there, it's time for the team to demonstrate just how big an idiot I am.
Final Prediction: 30-52
Go Kings!
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A realistic assessment, you son of a bitch.
It won’t make you any more popular around here, but on the plus side, it could hardly make you less popular.
I made my prediction of maxing out at 35 wins, but that was with the presumption of a healthy Dalembert. He’s been crapped on in a number of posts already, I assume, because Cousins is New Shaq™. But Sam’s a guy that helps a below-average defensive team hide so many flaws that I doubt his absence will be appreciated until he gets back and really changes the defensive stance of the team.
The Kings will lose a lot of games, but I think you’re right that not so many of them will be by double digits. I’m hoping this team, if not routinely beating the best in the league, will definitely not be anyone’s idea of a walk-over. I expect a lot of teams will feel pretty fortunate to get away with wins when all is said and done.
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by andy sims on Oct 19, 2010 6:37 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
33-49
Cause a 50 loss season sounds sooo bad! However, I cannot disagree with this post. Good Job
Statistics are like a girl in a bikini. They show a lot, but not everything.
I like your logic
Your prediction also equals the eight game improvement of the previous season. 17-25-33. For that reason, I’ll up it one game to 34-48.
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by Kfan in Korea on Oct 19, 2010 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Developing season
I totally agree with your preview and prediction, it’s another long season for the Kings. Also I really want the Kings to have the no.1 pick next draft….another tanking developing season maybe?
by Felix Charlie Chan on Oct 19, 2010 6:51 AM PDT reply actions
My prediction is 32-50
But it’ll be the best, most hopefully optimistic 32-50 in history of the NBA.
30 wins???
WHY YOU I OUGHTA…
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44-38
I’ll ignore your common sense and shoot for the stars. suck it.
by BearKing on Oct 19, 2010 7:31 AM PDT reply actions 3 recs
lol
I predict JT will never breathe through his nose.
by wallywagon11 on Oct 19, 2010 8:19 AM PDT up reply actions
Whats our record in the first 2 months
Last season, before the New Year, Sacramento had an impressive record, being only a few games behind .500. Do any of you think that the Kings can replicate that start?
by The Guy on the Couch on Oct 19, 2010 8:15 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
could be somewhat similar
however I only say that because we have an easy schedule the first half this year and then it goes to all kinds of crazy hell … much like last year’s schedule
I predict JT will never breathe through his nose.
by wallywagon11 on Oct 19, 2010 8:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Completely agree
I could see the team right around .500 at the end of December, I just don’t expect the team to maintain that pace.
When discussing two opposing point of views, the truth often lies somewhere in the middle.
If they are going to overachieve it'll be because they do well during that early schedule
It’s entirely possible, albeit not totally likely, that they’ll win a lot more early on and carry some of the confidence and momentum into the harder part of the season. At the very least we’ll see a confident team that’ll go out every night knowing they can win. Whether or not they do is a different story.
It depends which team shows up early,
the team that finished out last season, or the team that has strugged thru preseason.
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Reke has embraced the "temper expectations" approach.
Here he is in today’s SI.com Q&A describing DMC as a guy who appears capable of “setting ball screens”. Wow, really? Like DMC’s got Greg Ostertag potential??
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/paul_forrester/10/15/tyreke.evans.qa/index.html
Life is every mammal's journey from very very wet to very very dry.
Yeah that was funny.
I read that and thought “….hm…okay. I hope DMC doesn’t read this.”
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by caseycheesecake on Oct 19, 2010 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions
Good Luck this Week!
Team El Flacco is Going Down….
of course the odds just swayed in your favor by the simple fact I posted this.
Statistics are like a girl in a bikini. They show a lot, but not everything.
but really the guy who should feel burned in reading it is Spence
or JT or Carl.
‘Cuz clearly they can’t set an adequate ball screen, and Reke is salivating at the thought of playing with a dude who can.
Life is every mammal's journey from very very wet to very very dry.
The Damembert injury might have screwed my opinion up but...
I’ve thought for a while that anything less than 35 wins would be a complete failure. We plugged our most glaring weakness(big men) pretty significantly this offseason. I remember there was a lot of talk of trading for Okafor last season & he does a lot of the same things Sammy does. It would have been a terrible decision to trade for him if it gets us 5 more wins imo.
Even with the injuries to Dalembert & Whiteside I’m going to say anything less than 35 would be very disappointing to me. I will also say if we finish with a worse record than Golden State I might jump off the Calpers building while giving Reke & Cuz my middle finger.
I love beating dead horses.
by allbenji's on Oct 19, 2010 8:45 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
Well
First off, a lot of bottom tier teams improved this offseason and the top West teams that lost some talent are still overall pretty darn good so we have to keep that in mind instead of just saying “We got better players so 35 wins sounds right.”
Also not sure if I agree with this
It would have been a terrible decision to trade for [Dalembert] if it gets us 5 more wins imo.
Considering it rid us of Noc’s contract it still could help in the long run regardless. It all really comes down to whether keeping Hawes would have been the better decision. Considering we drafted Cousins, not really that excited about Hawes.
I predict JT will never breathe through his nose.
by wallywagon11 on Oct 19, 2010 9:02 AM PDT up reply actions
I believe the him he was referring to was Okafor, but I might be mistaken
"If you don't have anything good to say, LIE" - Mom
The greatest impact player in NBA History - Tim Donaghy
ahhh
I don’t read so good apparantly
I predict JT will never breathe through his nose.
by wallywagon11 on Oct 19, 2010 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah Okafor
His contract is horrendous. The Sammy trade on the other hand was great. As far as other teams getting better & some of the good teams who got worse but are still good I understand that but I still don’t think 35 wins should be unattainable.
I love beating dead horses.
by allbenji's on Oct 19, 2010 10:44 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
The big difference between Okafor& Sammy is the contract length. When Okafor was traded, he still had 5 years. When Sammy was traded, he only had 1 year left.
That’s a redunkalous amount of difference in cheddar.
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Yep
and Sammy and his agent apparently like the fit here in Sac, which may hopefully persuade them to stick around for another contract, albeit cheaper and as a role player.
I'm holding my breathe on that one.
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985...... On Twitter
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. 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.....
Sho.
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No mistakes in the tango, Donna. 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 think what Sammy and his agent like is
that he got out of Philly, and on to a team where he could start in his contract year.
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yeah I must admit I am very happy we went for the Dalembert/Troy Murphy type deal
I predict JT will never breathe through his nose.
by wallywagon11 on Oct 19, 2010 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Me too.
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985...... On Twitter
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. 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.....
It was a cheap move, and I’m not proud of it, but I never edit a sentence after it is completed, so this post will continue without looking back.
Never forget, you’re a complete idiot. (Sorry, you lobbed that one up there with this godawful run-on sentence.)
At any rate, I agree tempering one’s expectation will help you realize how dificult it is to rebuild with youth AND win at the same time. With so much turnover of the roster in the past 3 seasons (and just look at the roster at the beginning of the 2008-09 season and now), it’s difficult to create chemistry with so many young players and a coaching staff that hasn’t (to the chagrin of some fans) set a lineup to their satisfaction. In fairness, though, this will always be the case. And, in defense of PW & the staff, competing for a starting spot in camp is partly what camp is about.
Tempering expectations, including those of Tyreke, would be wise. Tyreke has plenty to show, and so does every other player on this roster. I’ve said 35-40 wins is what I expect, and that’s mostly because I think Tyreke will have a lot more low post offense and options to give the ball up when he drives. That will create a much easier time for him to score against the best teams in the league.
One of the attributes that I saw from Tyreke, that got lost in the ROTY debate, was how steady Tyreke was. Tyreke didn’t have any 40 pt games, but he rarely was held under 15 pts too. That consistency, the knowledge he’s going to come out and give you an x amount of points is a luxury few players in the NBA, even quite a few stars to boot, currently give. I think Tyreke will increase that steadiness and that mis-match nightmare as he figures out the league and knows more what to expect. There will be times where he misses players cutting, and there will be players who will be butthurt that they don’t get the ball. And, so what? That’s the NBA. That’s just the way it goes. Can these players overcome the obstacles that every team faces? Or, will they fall flat on their face as young teams often do?
Temper temper kiddies. ’Tis the only way….
Nice writeup G.
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by pookeyguru on Oct 19, 2010 9:17 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Run-on sentence?
I used commas, that means it isn’t a run-on, right? yeah, I’m still an idiot.
When discussing two opposing point of views, the truth often lies somewhere in the middle.
WRONG, wrong, wrong wrong...wrong; wrong - wrong: wrong (wrong).
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by caseycheesecake on Oct 19, 2010 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Haha G. I like that. I'm going to have to use that as a response later down the road.
If I use commas, that means it isn’t a run-on. Love it!
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No mistakes in the tango, Donna. 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.....
Thank you LPA.
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No mistakes in the tango, Donna. 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've posted this elsewhere, but the Kings only won 9 games against the East
That’s the area where they will make the most improvement, somewhere in the 5-6 wins area. In the West, a lot will depend on injuries on other teams especially in the Northwest division. But, with our new size and interior defense, I like us doing a better job against Dal, Pho, SA & Por who all took 4 games from us.
Of course it could all go very wrong, no one can really predict what will happen over such a long season. But, as G pointed out, we will be more competitive with fewer blowout. So, I like our chances of protecting our leads in the 4th quarter with Dalembert and Cousins dominating the boards. And, who knows we might even make a few comebacks.
I’m hoping for 11-9 in games decided by 3 pts or less.
"If you don't have anything good to say, LIE" - Mom
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Well G, as I recall: you are a complete idiot
I was thinking that Sammie was going to make the bigger difference in the second half of the season. Our guys, with ‘Reke and Omri as rookies were around .500 last season through December without Dalembert. I’m thinking that with a little experience, PW getting much more familiar with his team, Landry having training camp and the addition of Cousins we have to be better than last season.
Additionally; don’t you live in Colorado? I think the fall and winter weather there has chipped away at your natural optimism, in short, the temperature has “tempered” your prediction by 5 wins. So using my “advanced stats” my prediction looks like so. (last year wins) + (growth of coach + rookies) + (homer optimism) + (DMC) + (Pooh factor) – (EX G’s tempered expectations) – (something for ridiculous homer optimision) = # of wins.
So, the math looks like this: (25) + (15) +(10) + (5) +(0) – (5) – (9) = 36. If you want my calculator for you web site drop me a line. There you have it G. Objective, scientific proof that the Kings are going to be 11 games better than last year. Don’t forget that when I get around to it sometime this season my new sig is going to be “I know less than G”. Good stuff homez.
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by Bluejohn on Oct 19, 2010 9:50 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Hahaha, nice
We’ll alert Aykis to add the formula to his site immediately.
As always, I hope to be very, very, very wrong about my prediction.
When discussing two opposing point of views, the truth often lies somewhere in the middle.
Best to aim low and crash n burn....
…then aim high and end up like Goose at the end. Yanno?
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985...... On Twitter
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. 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 considered being Goose for Halloween this year
I’m not sure what that says about me.
When discussing two opposing point of views, the truth often lies somewhere in the middle.
Just don't have your wife dress up as Meg Ryan.
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985...... On Twitter
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. 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've always wanted to go Fighter Pilot Snoopy
but that would require either serious cash or effort and I got neither to give
I predict JT will never breathe through his nose.
by wallywagon11 on Oct 19, 2010 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm not saying your awesome right now
but if you go as Goose for Halloween, then you’re awesome for at least one night
Or it could be 41 wins if you actually add and subtract all your numbers there.
by LOUiECOG on Oct 19, 2010 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I had to rec this cause it's funny
But you have some serious distrust of your fellow humans if you really added up the formula just to make sure.
Or you’re a math savant…of addition.
by Mityt on Oct 19, 2010 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
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My prediction is 38-44
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You touched upon it in one sentence....
…but how much tempering of expectations is due to parity of the Western Conference vs the Kings being the 2nd youngest team in all of the NBA?
Absolutely
A young team will still have growing pains. When I look at the West, it’s insane. Since we’re on it, I might as well make some Western Conference predictions.
Golden State will probably improve some, although I expect them to also see only a marginal improvement.
The [Redacted] will still be really good, although I’d expect a slight drop off in wins as they adopt a Boston mentality of resting a little more during the regular season.
I expect Phoenix to drop a few wins, but you can never really rule this team out of any game as long as Nash remains healthy.
The Clippers are the Clippers, but even they can realistically expect to improve by a few wins.
The Northwest is a 3-headed monster with Portland, Utah and OKC. I think all three teams are better than their final record will reflect. But all three will be rough.
Denver will still be a tough opponent until Melo gets dealt.
Minny will be Minny.
Houston should be dominant this year. A really good team without Yao becomes an amazing team with him.
I don’t see much for Memphis this season, but they are a scrappy bunch.
I think Dallas sees a decline in wins, but that’s still a solid team.
San Antonio will continue to be boring and amazing, somehow all at the same time.
New Orleans should improve drastically with the return of Chris Paul.
Ultimately, some of these team will fall off more than we expect. Teams will experience injuries, trades and other things we can’t predict. But the landscape appears harsh.
When discussing two opposing point of views, the truth often lies somewhere in the middle.
by Exhibit G on Oct 19, 2010 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I agree
I asked this because I feel that talent has risen throughout the NBA, not just the Kings.
I would normally discount the Clippers for there history but Griffin seems like a game changer and Aminu appears better than advertised with a surprising 3pt shot. Bledsoe hasn’t even got into the flow.
I follow the Warriors because I live in the Bay Area. I think Curry, Ellis, Lee, and Udoh is a solid 4 (assuming the keep Ellis).
My candidates for a drop off are Phoenix and Denver. I believe the loss of talent will finally catch up with Phoenix.
Memphis and New Orleans are wild cards for me.
Oh, and let us not forget to give Minnesota a “good luck”
Either way, I like the process of watching these Kings grow, I think there is value in this type of entertainment. When the Kings achieve playoff success, it will make me appreciate it that much more.
by tricky bastard on Oct 19, 2010 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Bledsoe has flow?
Seriously, I do agree and think it’s possible or even likely that Phoenix and Denver drop significantly. As much as I think Nash is a Hall of Famer, and as hot as my wife is for him, I just don’t think he can carry a team of SF’s for a full season. Teams will figure them out as the year goes on.
ALL of Denver’s big men are hurt and Carmello will be traded (to us for nothing or the East I would hope), I think they are pedestrian without him and will have trouble winning with him if Nene is their only true big for the first month or so.
Additionally I think Okl wins a few less, they sneak up on nobody this year and their frontcourt is weak and thin depthwise.
Will Portland disolve into arguing about minutes? Can their bigs get healthy?
Everyone is sleeping on Dallas and I think they’ve reloaded big time. Watch out, they’re my challenge the [redacted] team.
So I think there’s a few more winnable games out there. I predict Phx and Denver fall out of it (slowly).
I think we need to win a lot more of those close games against mediocre teams – and will against the East especially as HT mentioned, though early on I’m worried we may have lost some of that early season advantage in schedule due to injuries and lack of practice with our core guys.
So, two spots open up.
Now, I have a reasonably healthy Houston team taking one of those playoff spots.
Do we get the other? I think not. We scare people though and finish with 37 wins, struggling down the stretch. Memphis fights with Phx for that last spot and somehow takes it with a 44-38 record.
So imitate the action of the tiger!.
Lend the eye a terrible aspect
- and teach them how to war!
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by lietothegirls on Oct 19, 2010 11:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Nice predictions
I don’t have any sort of major disagreement with anything you mentioned.
Never forget, I'm an idiot.
You may be the first guy I've seen to predict OKC winning fewer games.
I can see that if injuries happen. Short of that? I’m not sure I see it. The team is quite young, and I’d expect a lot of their players to continue to grow. They’ve had relative roster stability, which tends to allow teams to gel. Their pythagorean W-L last year was one game better than their actual record, meaning that their record probably wan’t hugely flukey.
With the buzz they were getting last year, I don’t know how many teams they were sneaking up on.
I've seen a few people predict a drop-off
Nothing significant, but a few games and possible just outside of the playoffs. Definitely not impossible.
Never forget, I'm an idiot.
Now that they're a playoff contender
I see the better teams really being ready for them and the weaker teams getting motivated up to play them.
They make the playoffs, but a few less wins. I’m not sold on their frontcourt at all.
So imitate the action of the tiger!.
Lend the eye a terrible aspect
- and teach them how to war!
Henry V iii
by lietothegirls on Oct 20, 2010 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
not yet
but at least i didn’t metion willie warren
by tricky bastard on Oct 21, 2010 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions
There would seem to be a great deal of improvement in the West.
But, in a team sport like basketball, the sum is not always a total of it’s parts. The Kings look to have improved their parts far more than any other team in the West with the additions to our frontcourt and a healthy Cisco, but the ability to play both offense and defense as a cohesive unit isn’t there yet. Where as the Redacted were already a cohesive unit, so the return of a healthy Kobe and the new additions, makes them a far more improved team than the KIngs.
The Suns additions only added talent that they had and didn’t need. The addition of Hedo, a playmaking point/forward with an outside shot, doesn’t fill any need. They were already the best outside shooting team with 2 fine playmakers. I think the same with OKC, who added a big Aldrich who might not be as good as Krstic and Collison. And, NOH added nothing to help a healthy Paul, plus they play in one of the deepest divisions in the NBA. Portland added Matthews but he isn’t even a starter, and how many minutes will he get behind Roy?
I think parity is the new status quo in the West. Without a healthy Oden & Przybilla, and a lack of interior size on Denver and Utah, that the Northwest is a crapshoot. The Redacted run away with the Pacific while the other four teams struggle to improve. In the Southwest, NOH continues it’s fall in the conference, while Memphis tries unsuccessfully to compete against the 3 Texas powerhouses.
I don’t think the good teams lost enough talent or gained enough to change things from last season with the exception of the Suns. I expect Houston to replace them in the playoffs, but whether any other teams fall out of the running will depend on injuries or trades.
As for the KIngs, PW is putting a lot of weight on Dalemberts shoulders at the defensive end. Cousins hasn’t shone much in the way of stopping or altering ball penetration or shot blocking. And, the entire team seems at a loss when it comes to running or defending the pick & roll or in defensive rotations. The offense has looked one dimensional with little or no weakside movement. Which is probably all to be expected with such a young and inexperienced team. How quickly they learn and start playing as a unit, will probably determine whether we win 36 games or 26 games. Either way the KIngs end up in the bottom 5 in the West, and a lottery team, again.
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The greatest impact player in NBA History - Tim Donaghy
Nice breakdown
Last year, the Kings appeared to have a lot more rhythm and sync in their offense in the first 10-15 games compared to this preseason. Undoubtedly, that is a byproduct of a young team dealing with injuries.
I feel that Kings second unit will find an identity this year and be a redeeming factor – something the fans will get behind.
I’m OK with them being a lottery team again, hopefully the last time in a while. They can combine that lottery pick with expiring contracts and cap space to make some moves if they want to. The team needs to mature before there is a veteran free agent brought in to make their run.
by tricky bastard on Oct 21, 2010 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions
82-0
Bitches.
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by Scott Coleman on Oct 19, 2010 2:00 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Dyslexia is a bitch.
Rocks are free, and slingshots easily stolen. And for a limited time, every third person who follows me on Twitter (andy_sims) gets a free ice cream cone.
Which I will eat.
by andy sims on Oct 19, 2010 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Unless he's on some purple loco
when will the Kenny Thomas Reign of Terror end?!!??
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Damn it. I cannot have TWO andy sims quotes in my sig line.
But if I could, this would be the other one.
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by PhutureKings on Oct 20, 2010 8:55 AM PDT up reply actions
I predict a frustrating lack of improvement that will test all of our patience
But some real traction in the post-strike season.
Life is every mammal's journey from very very wet to very very dry.
This season
I can see the Kings having nights of just ineptness when nothing goes right, young guys forcing shots over dribbling into opponents defenses or some of the lesser teams. I can also see some nights when the opposite happens and they kick some really goods arses. hopfully it will be more of the latter than the former
Off Subject
Does anyone know if NBA League Pass Broadband comes with NBA TV? If I order the broadband will I be able to see the Kings v. Clips tonight?
"......but Curry had a better TS%"
Nevermind /slaps self/
I just read the comments in a Fanpost about “NBA League Pass”
/crawling back under rock/
"......but Curry had a better TS%"
I have to aim low.
After seeing my beloved 49ers crumble after high expectations, I am not expecting anything big from the Kings this year in hopes I dont get disappointed.
"Morrison beats Casspi 1 on 1". - MarcusC
I see 35 to 40 wins.
We played well against playoff teams and many of those losses were close games until the final minutes. We have so much more talent. We are gonna surprise people like we did last year when Denver, Boston, Phoenix, Dallas, Houston, Utah, Lakers all had trouble with the cellar Kings of the year before.
We beat Denver 2 out 3; beat Utah 2 out of 3; beat Clippers 2 out of 3;
Boston beat us by 3 & 8; Dallas beat us by 2, 8, 8 & 18; Phoenix beat us by 8, 4, 12 &16; San Antonio beat us by 9, 12, 2 & 9; Houston beat us by 10, 7, -Kings beat Houston by 3 & 9.
We are better than most of you remember.
Close losses plus blowout losses still equals 57.
This was a well-below average team last year that happened to have a rookie of the year in the back court. Simply below average this year will stand as a marked improvement. 35 wins would be fantastic, 30 will be satisfactory if the young players take some leaps forward developmentally.
Rocks are free, and slingshots easily stolen. And for a limited time, every third person who follows me on Twitter (andy_sims) gets a free ice cream cone.
Which I will eat.
Maddam brings up a good point
we lost 9 games by 4 pts or less, and 22 games by 7 points or less. A 5 point swing in our off/def efficiency probably wins us between 10-15 games last season.
I’m not saying we can do that this season, but there is always a chance to pull out a game when you can stay close.
"If you don't have anything good to say, LIE" - Mom
The greatest impact player in NBA History - Tim Donaghy
As we know
some of those close games were decided (and the spread increased) by Free Throws at the end.
We also often had to foul and give them those FTs because of our inability to get the key rebound(s) in crunch-time.
The team just Has to do better in those areas to jump up 10+ wins.
So imitate the action of the tiger!.
Lend the eye a terrible aspect
- and teach them how to war!
Henry V iii
by lietothegirls on Oct 20, 2010 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
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I think with a stable line up and less injuries, the kings get 35 wins.
I Don't Get Excited about the Kings
in the off season. I’m super glad to have my evenings back. But this year, doing so well with the draft and Tyreke’s talent and needs, I feel something with this team that’s gonna be special. I’ve never been on the internet like this before. Never blogged. This summer I’ve scanned it for anything on the Kings. My Preseason hopeful fantasy…. Damn Straight it’s gonna happen this year! Right now I still feel that and pray it plays out . . . . the likelihood is we just grow tighter and stronger for next season. But still, something’s coming. And I’m super excited to see it happen or evolve. Just thinking why I feel this way and it dawned on me, they never quit in a game last year. Played hard always right to the end. Everyone had that!! If that continues, the current line-up can go places. Go “No Quit” Kings!!
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