No One Is Terribly Satisfied With the J.J. Hickson-Omri Casspi Deal

Having said that, I think he would be a great pick and roll player with a guard that actually knew how to run one. I like the way he attacks the boards, but he, like JT and Hayes, are 3rd bigs on good teams.

Casspi has been just abysmal this year.
Looking at the numbers so far, I am more than satisfied with this trade.

PLEASE PUT THOMPSON OVER HIM IN THE ROTATION. every time Thompson comes in he plays decent and has earned the spot. Let Hickson fight for the spot back because he def hasnt earned a starting role here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! wake up Smart

Although overrall I agree it’s not the great trade, it does have some risk, and even though I am actually a huge fan of keeping draft picks and stockpiling them as assets, I just want to say this: the potential of mid first round picks often in reality will no way, shape, or form be worth what we as obsessed fans think it one day could have been.

Bring back Brockman and put JJ as our 5th big. I think he is the type that needs someone to set him up for all his points and allows him to be a weak side defender. The Suns and Nash would have been good for him, but with the way the Kings are built, I think that JT is a much better fit.

Might be another 2-3 years before the Kings are in the playoffs.

and I personally like the trade (though not thrilled with losing a pick, whenever that may actually happen.) I think he definitely helps our rebounding #‘s, which would be abysmal WITH Chuck in the lineup, never mind without. I think JJ’s a solid rotation guy who just needs some time to figure out the system (you know, kinda like everyone else on the roster at this point.)
Honestly, to pinpoint JJ as a disappointment is kinda putting the cart before the horse as far as the Kings are concerned and I seriously don’t miss Omri one bit…

…I am totally fine with firing Petrie.

He just doesn’t seem to have it anymore. There’s a whole slough of things over the past few years that Im ight point to, but the backbreaker is the Salmons trade, which to me is indefensible. Move DOWN in the draft AND take on huge salary for a mediocre (at best) player? Didn’t make sense then and it doesn’t now.

But honestly, more than anyone on our team, he needs a pass-first player to be on the floor. When he is in the game, there are times where he beats the big down the floor and gets rewarded with (Insert player’s name) holding on to the ball and pounding it into oblivion. There are also times where he gets out and runs the break with a wing to be rewarded with (Insert player’s name) going coast to coast without the thought of a pass.

JJ does settle for a lot of perimeter shots, but man it would be tough to continue to want to run the floor and score when no one really sees you. Hopefully Smart can do something to get this team to share the ball a bit more

I thought it was just PW running another strong willed young player out of town. And, while JJ has a lot to learn on both ends of the court, so did JT a couple of years ago.

Last season, JJ was another young player that had to step up and play out of position for his team. He did it well. For right now, all he needs to do is work on his defense, and rely on his teammates to get him the ball where he can score. Of course, that works the same for every player on this team.

—When everyone on our team is highly underperforming.

Is anyone on the Kings playing ‘well’ right now? Anyone?

Although I’m as tired as everyone else with the whole “let’s give it some time” optimism

- I really think we need to give it another 7 games or so.

He’s been, ummm . . . . athletic! :-)