Kings Links: Small Forward Drama, Rave Reviews for DeMarcus Cousins

by Tom Ziller on Oct 7, 2010 9:26 AM PDT in Links

Tyreke Evans goes to the rim during the Oct. 3 open practice at ARCO. Photo by Michael Guastella; uploaded to Sactown Royalty on Facebook.

From the last few days ...

NBA Fanhouse - DeMarcus Cousins Off to a Good Start, On and Off the Court
Sam Amick with a killer look at the support structure put in place around DMC, and how he's using it to excel early on.

Sacramento Bee - Search for small forward continues
Jason Jones writes up the battle for the small forward spot. Some interesting notes about Omri Casspi's perceived role in there, as well as a note on Donte Greene I hope to go into more detail on later.

Kings Blog and Q&A - Kings, the day after
Ailene Voisin points out how good the ball movement and screening looked on Tuesday.

The Purple Panjandrum - Training camp update: Day 8
James Ham reports from Wednesday practice. Great quotes from Paul Westphal on DMC in there.

The Purple Panjandrum - Pre-season interview #3: DeMarcus Cousins
Ham interviews DMC. A confident kid.

Sacramento Bee - Kings notes: Frontcourt injuries limit chemistry tests
The injuries in the frontcourt have limited Westphal's ability to see what exactly he has, reports Jones.

Marty Mac's World - Kings' Cousins and Evans can learn from Suns' Hill and Nash
Marty McNeal takes a look at the long-term future of Tyreke Evans and Cousins.

SLAM ONLINE - Say Goodnight To The Bad Guy
Interesting SLAM interview with DMC.

NBA.com | Hang Time Blog - Cousins leads other rooks
DMC's debut gets some love from Art Garcia on NBA.com.

ESPN - DeMarcus Cousins of Sacramento Kings has the talent to be top rookie in fantasy basketball, but opportunity could keep him from doing so
Tom Carpenter discusses Cousins and explains what to expect from him this season.

Free Golden State Warriors vs. Sacramento Kings tickets
Using the promo code "facebook" will apparently get you 75-cent tickets for this game at Oracle on Sunday.

KINGS.com - First-Ever "Courtside Corner Three-Point Party"
So the Kings have this section for a 14-member group. If the Kings hit 14 threes in the game, the ticket prices for the group are refunded. The group would be very excited by this, so they will be keeping track on some big board during the game. As noted in the FanShots Wednesday, the Kings hitting 14 threes is rare. It happened once last year, against Memphis. Kevin Martin hit seven of those 14.

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I'm assuming your note on Donté is the Kings not liking his extra weight

I’m thinking Donté had expected to play a bit bigger this season before the Kings acquired DMC and Sam and Hassan. Now the Kings need him to be lean and quick on the perimeter.

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by Aykis16 on Oct 7, 2010 9:43 AM PDT reply actions

244 doesn't seem particularly big for a guy 6'11.

Knowing absolutely nothing about the situation nor what is required of Dontè, I was glad to hear how hard he worked this summer to add muscle. Very curious to get Ziller’s take!

by lead_pipe on Oct 7, 2010 9:50 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions

If he came into camp at 260, I can see where the coaches wouldn't be happy.

Yea, there are SF’s shorter than Donte who weight around that. Artest is listed at 260 and LeBron is around 250, but Donte’s defense isn’t at their level, so he needs more quickness. If he’s dropped 16 lbs already we can be sure that the extra weight wasn’t muscle.

So, I’m guessing that 240 is probably a good weight for a 6-10 guy. A lot of the 6-7 6-8 top defenders are listed around 225-230, but some of those weights look to be from their rookie season.

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by HighTops on Oct 7, 2010 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions

Actually that could still be muscle

Depends on this work out. Few reps and high weight would cause him to bulk up and get more mass. It is muscle just not very defined and toned muscle. Weight lifters vary their workout a lot and bulk up to then turn around and do high reps with low weight to cut that mass down into toned and dense muscle. It is pretty effective and the end result is impressive.

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by MustangMBS on Oct 7, 2010 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions

But, is he going to be able to drop 16 lbs of that muscle in a week?

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by HighTops on Oct 7, 2010 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions

Ticketmaster

Anybody know where to enter the promo code in ticketmaster? I can’t find where to enter the code.

by EvoStrife on Oct 7, 2010 10:42 AM PDT reply actions

When I did it, it was immediately to the right of where it asked how many tickets you wanted.

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by caseycheesecake on Oct 7, 2010 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions

Thats really wierd

It doesn’t show up for me. It just asks how many tickets you want, and the price you want to pay. To the right of that is the arena seating chart.

by EvoStrife on Oct 7, 2010 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions

Some pop-up being blocked maybe

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by lietothegirls on Oct 7, 2010 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions

Maybe it's over now.

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by caseycheesecake on Oct 7, 2010 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions

I just heard Chris Broussard on Sportscenter talking about how the Kings were going to be a force to be reckoned with in the not too distant future. I know its a little off topic but its good to know how some national media know whats going on around here.

by monsterlxe on Oct 7, 2010 10:46 AM PDT reply actions

Preseason

Are the preseason games televised on NBA League Pass Broadband/TV?

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by kwill on Oct 7, 2010 11:29 AM PDT reply actions

No

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by pookeyguru on Oct 7, 2010 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions