Sticks and Stones Can Break My Bones, But Words Can Hurt My Draft Stock

Of Why Chad Ford Is An Idiot.

I asked about his sources, but my comment wasn’t posted. From what I’ve seen the chemistry of this team was one of last season’s few bright spots.

but I think it pertains to this thread more.

if ESPN wants to cover the NBA, I think they need to do it like they do with the NFL. They have a "blogger" for each division. That way, they only focus on those 4-5 teams. It’s easier to get good information that way, IMO.

When you have a guy like Chad Ford, who I really can say with some confidence hasn’t watch Tyreke as much as others, saying stuff like that …. to some it might sound right cause they don’t watch the Kings on a nightly basis like we, or Sam Amick, or Jason Jones does. Therefore, just throws assumptions or stuff he’s heard from "sources" …. to me, he might know some things about the NBA, but nothing about the Kings.

Success, it seems, has made Rondo suddenly very coachable.

If I’m not mistaken, I was under the impression that he has in fact had some difficulties with people within the Celtics organization. I seem to recall hearing a story where Doc Rivers had to basically tell Rondo “everyone thinks you’re a dick.” Seems like they have tried to move him a few times too.

Cousins considered staying at Kentucky to continue learning from Calipari. Doesn’t sound uncoachable to me.

The thing that bothers me with cousins though is (a) I never see him admit any type of fault for anything and (b) the discription of “attitude” you pulled in the article sounds like things I could see Cousins showing signs of.

But what Evans doesn’t have is an attitude. He didn’t pout or whine through his struggles, didn’t blame his coach (though his coach would later take the fall for playing Evans out of position). He just tucked himself in a film room to review the painful edit of his Puerto Rico performance, took whatever withering criticism harsh-tongued Calipari could offer and got better.

And all we have to do is comment on the commentators.

was worthless. Not that I expected two douchewads to provide something substantive.

I think Rondo is still considered “hard to coach,” even for Doc Rivers (a coach of the year) with a team of very demanding vets. Will the Kings locker room be ready for Cousins? Right now, it’s just choirboys led by an introvert.

If the Kings get Cousins, they need to bring in an assistant who can handle a big, angry dude, and who can turn that size and attitude into a positive force for the Kings. My first choice would be Coach Cal himself, second would be someone like Coach John Thompson. Let’s get Worldwide Wes on the phone here and work something out.

If the team is winning 50+ games. You think the other players on LeBron’s team are loving that they never see the ball? Hey, they are in the deep playoffs right? I doubt that Artest is ready to throw his ring away because he didn’t get to chuck up a ton of shots thanks to Kobe and Gasol hogging the rock.

I interpreted that quote differently. I didn’t look at it and thought negative things about Tyreke the person, but about Tyreke the player. I think Ford is trying to say that Evans is a bit of a ball-hog and that makes other players mad because they don’t get their shots.

That would be Cousins if he’s still around.
Coaches get paid well, they should be able to handle it.
Surprised nobody pointed out the Espn dudes’ ringing endorsement of Monroe as another softie that disappears in games like so many Kings of recent years. But at least he has a good attitude. That really puts butts in seats.

Reke’s tendency to dominate the ball is the reason why he’ll probably wind up starting at 2. Just because he can pass/dribble/score and actually play PG doesn’t make him our best PG. Unless he surprises me and changes his look-to-score first mentality, and what would make him do that? Why would we want him to do that? He’s a natural slashing 2, na pg. We played the best as a team when he was running alongside Beno last year.

Hoping to see this starting 5: Beno, Reke, Green, Landry, Dalembert.
with bench: [whatever PG we get]/Reke, Udoka, Casspi, Thompson and Cousins off bench.

I’ve met tyreke before and all I can really say is that dude is humble. So I like the fact someone acknowledges that he doesn’t have an attitude because he never had that air about him.

I am starting to hate Chad Ford more then any other columnist on the net, all sports included. I cant believe people have to actually pay a monthly fee for his BS, I get it for free because of the magazine. He seems to be a huge Kings hater, and I think he still hates on Tyreke, because all the BS he said about him during last years draft and he can’t just admit he’s wrong. Even Kevin Martin called him the leader of the team at the beginning of last year when he was injured, someone is not your leader at 20 if no one likes playing with him.