2010 Mid-Summer Sacramento Kings Personality Inventory

1) B 2) C 3) A 4) B 5) D

Yeah, I’m an optimist.

1) A 2) C 3) D 4) D 5) D

Personality isn’t something you can guage via statistics anyway (although if you could I think the Statistical meter would be Red Flags per Minute).

I vote:

1) B – This team has players who are talented enough to be good defenders, but too young to have learned how to actually play defense. This will come in time, hopefully.

2)C – The Kings do have a diverse offensive arsenal. With the acquisitions of Landry, and now Cousins, the Kings have some great offensive threats. Beno is a guy who can devastate the mid-range, Reke’s driving ability is unparalleled, and Omri and Donté are both good shooters who are diversifying their games. Cisco is another player who has been overlooked as of late because of his injury. Thompson definitely needs some consistency in his game.

3)B – This team has some great chemistry, but even with Reke’s emergence I don’t see a clear cut leader. Growth will help here as well.

4)B – This is a young team that needs to focus on some of the fundamentals. Good work was put in here last year, now its time to add to the development.

5)C – I still think we’ll have to add another major piece via FA or Trade before we can say we’re set.

It’s late August, not midsummer. We’re in the pre-season in six weeks.

1- B: I think this is a bunch of guys who want to be good defenders, but so much depends on the defensive schemes put in place by the coaches, it’s hard to say how good they are. The fact that they’re young probably has a lot to do with their desire on that end of the court, though.

2- C: Our roster is fairly talented. Again, so much depends on the line-ups on the court and the way players are used in the offense. But I’d say that our young core could develop into something special.

3- D: I love that our guys are close. I think that closeness off the court will develop into trust on the court, and that’s a really good thing. It was one of the hallmarks of the glory-years Kings.

4- A: I like Westphal. I really do. And I know last year was really rough, with an extremely young team, a new coach and staff for guys that had played for three coaches in two years, and injuries to key players. But I’m not convinced that Westphal & Co. are the staff that can lead a team to the promised land. I’m willing to be convinced, but at present, I don’t see it.

5- C: We have our core. Now it’s just a matter of tweaking and refining, adding a complementary piece as needed.

(lotsof changes to the roster)

1) B. [defense] Too may changes and too many young players to know for sure until we see a month or two of play to guess how well they’ll do on defense. Sammy D will help a lot I think and continued growth from Omri/Donte and a healthy Cisco give me some real hope.

2) C [offense] Lots of weapons, and thank the maker that most of the new ones are of the low post variety. I actually think we’ll be fine from outside and fine inside.
In the mid-range game the only proven commodity is Beno – and that could be a problem. Some of the big men, JT and Landry show some nice signs there, but I am not counting on any consistancy from Cousins yet and will not factor him in. Can any of the other wings (Tyreke, Omri, Donte) contribute consistantly from mid range? Time will tell.

3) C [personality] I’m not sure I could have phrased it better than bte did on the C answer. Cisco maybe a Sergeant Major or a lieutenant.

4) C [coaching] I’m giving them the C right now. It’s a very young team that dealt with a lot of injuries and trades last year. I want to see a more diversified offense more often and a real plan with options on how to direct this team when times get tough down the stretch of games. Keep them moving the ball coach!

5) C [front office] I think the confidence is reemerging and some success this season will solidify my C choice. I don’t believe and pray to god the answer isn’t A. B was considered but they may have moved past that and D is foolhardy at this stage, no 27 win team has all the pieces in place.

I kept taking it, but the toothpaste still looks jacked up…

We have the best building basis a team could ever have. Now it’s to see if we can build.