Crazy cowpoke passion. 2009-11-24T09:24:07Z http://www.sactownroyalty.com/rss/fanshots 2009-11-24T09:24:07Z 2009-11-24T09:24:07Z <blockquote> <p>"I think every single person on this team would be a different player if they had four extra inches. But I'm not going to grow any. This is my height, I'm sticking with it. This is me."</p> </blockquote> <div class="source"><p>Jon Brockman, <a href="http://www.sacbee.com/sports/story/2343696.html">as quoted by <em>The Bee</em>'s Jason Jones</a></p></div> http://www.sactownroyalty.com/2009/11/24/1171779/i-think-every-single-person-on Ziller 2009-11-24T06:29:02Z 2009-11-24T06:29:02Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://twitpic.com/qpjb8">Sometimes, basketball comes&nbsp;second</a></h3> <div class="description"><p>I'm not very good with pictures so if someone wants to create a new fanshot with the actual picture in the body, go right ahead.</p> <p>Great pic of Omri and Haddadi before the game. Wish everything was this simple.</p></div> http://www.sactownroyalty.com/2009/11/23/1171682/sometimes-basketball-comes-second edm7 2009-11-24T04:23:20Z 2009-11-24T04:23:20Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/blog/from_the_marbles/post/Forget-Kobe-Tiger-Brady-Jimmie-Johnson-is-tod?urn=nascar,204180">Jimmie Johnson: The BEST athlete in&nbsp;sports</a></h3> <div class="description"><p>Yeah, okay. What a joke.</p> <p>I know this isn't Kings related, but it amazes me how stupid some writers can really be.</p></div> http://www.sactownroyalty.com/2009/11/23/1171532/jimmie-johnson-the-best-athlete-in mvhsbball 2009-11-24T00:01:38Z 2009-11-24T00:01:38Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://www.theonion.com/content/news_briefs/lebron_james_encourages_nba">LeBron James Encourages NBA to Stop Jumping in Honor of&nbsp;Jordan</a></h3> <div class="description"><p>Funny stuff from the Onion.</p></div> http://www.sactownroyalty.com/2009/11/23/1171168/lebron-james-encourages-nba-to Aykis16 2009-11-23T22:10:02Z 2009-11-23T22:10:02Z <object allowfullscreen="true" height="324" width="576"><param name="movie" value="http://d.yimg.com/m/up/ypp/sports/player.swf" /><param name="flashVars" value="vid=16791725" /><embed allowfullscreen="true" src="http://d.yimg.com/m/up/ypp/sports/player.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="vid=16791725" height="324" width="576"></embed></object> <div class="source source-img"><p>Tyreke Evans: #1 Ranked NBA.com Fantasy&nbsp;Jordanaire</p></div> http://www.sactownroyalty.com/2009/11/23/1170991/tyreke-evans-1-ranked-yahoo CloudyEyes 2009-11-23T20:19:00Z 2009-11-23T20:19:00Z <object height="227" width="400"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7775959&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7775959&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="227" width="400"></embed></object>Ep. 472: Big Weekend from The Basketball Jones on Vimeo. <div class="source source-img"><p>Very little detail here, but when they mention the Net's upcoming schedule, they mention "Sactown" as one of the reasons that they expect the Nets to go 0-17.</p> <p>Pretty awesome to hear the Kings mentioned in a context that doesn't make it sound like they are a doormat!</p></div> http://www.sactownroyalty.com/2009/11/23/1170789/very-little-detail-here-but-when tomroadrunner 2009-11-23T19:44:17Z 2009-11-23T19:44:17Z <blockquote> <p>Tyreke says he feels better (still some soreness) but plans to play&nbsp;tonight</p> </blockquote> <div class="source"><p><a href="http://twitter.com/jejones_sacbee/status/5983816066">Jason Jones' Twitter</a></p></div> http://www.sactownroyalty.com/2009/11/23/1170716/tyreke-says-he-feels-better-still Aykis16 2009-11-23T10:40:05Z 2009-11-23T10:40:05Z <object height="340" width="560"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/DXkyzIiStMM&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/DXkyzIiStMM&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="340" width="560"></embed></object> <div class="source source-img"><p>Many say the Argentinian contingent to the NBA (Manu, Noce, Scola, Oberto etc...) are masters at the flop. Watching this clip, I suddenly realized Nocioni easily avoiding the Scola attempt to draw a charge. Could the Argentinians also have an anti-flop move?</p></div> http://www.sactownroyalty.com/2009/11/23/1170055/many-say-the-argentinian NoceOne 2009-11-23T09:30:06Z 2009-11-23T09:30:06Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=4679746">Bird, Magic enter college hall&nbsp;together</a></h3> <div class="description"><p>The careers of Larry Bird and Magic Johnson will forever be entwined.</p></div> http://www.sactownroyalty.com/2009/11/23/1170043/bird-magic-enter-college-hall NoceOne 2009-11-22T06:03:39Z 2009-11-22T06:03:39Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://www.news10.net/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=70711">Rivercats' Art Savage Dead At&nbsp;58</a></h3> <div class="description"><p>Not Kings related, but if you are a fan of sports in Sacramento, you know how much of a loss this is. Condolences to the Savage family - Art Savage will be missed.</p></div> http://www.sactownroyalty.com/2009/11/21/1168640/rivercats-art-savage-dead-at-58 section214 2009-11-21T20:16:22Z 2009-11-21T20:16:22Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://www.slamonline.com/online/nba/2009/11/california-king/">California King: Reminiscing with Sacramento&nbsp;royalty.</a></h3> <div class="description"><p>Slam interviews Kings' Ambassador Bobby Jackson</p></div> http://www.sactownroyalty.com/2009/11/21/1168149/california-king-reminiscing-with wabut 2009-11-21T08:15:49Z 2009-11-21T08:15:49Z <object height="394" width="388"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="movie" value="http://i.cdn.turner.com/nba/nba/.element/swf/1.1/cvp/nba_embed_container.swf?context=nba&amp;videoId=channels/nba_tv/2009/11/19/20091119_real_nba_evans.nba" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#000000" /><embed bgcolor="#000000" src="http://i.cdn.turner.com/nba/nba/.element/swf/1.1/cvp/nba_embed_container.swf?context=nba&videoId=channels/nba_tv/2009/11/19/20091119_real_nba_evans.nba" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="394" wmode="transparent" width="388"></embed></object> <div class="source source-img"><p>Real NBA: Rookie Points - Part&nbsp;1</p> <p>See what rookie Tyreke Evans means to the Sacramento Kings.</p></div> http://www.sactownroyalty.com/2009/11/21/1167677/real-nba-rookie-points-part-1-see wabut 2009-11-21T01:02:31Z 2009-11-21T01:02:31Z <blockquote> <p>JJ Redick and the Magic visit ex Duke teammate Sheldon Williams and the Celtics in a 2009 Eastern Conferencesemi-finals rematch, which was won by Orlando 4-3.</p> </blockquote> <div class="source"><p>No joke, this is the Time Warner cable description for the Celtics / Magic game tonight!</p></div> http://www.sactownroyalty.com/2009/11/20/1167326/jj-redick-and-the-magic-visit-ex dannyboy55 2009-11-21T00:17:05Z 2009-11-21T00:17:05Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/20/sports/basketball/20pick.html?th&amp;emc=th">NYT article on the recent rise of the pick & roll in the&nbsp;NBA</a></h3> <div class="description"><p>Tons of joy here for you stats geeks, including graphs and diagrams.</p></div> http://www.sactownroyalty.com/2009/11/20/1167293/nyt-article-on-the-recent-rise-of andy sims 2009-11-20T21:42:12Z 2009-11-20T21:42:12Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/insider/columns/story?columnist=thorpe_david&amp;page=Sophs-091120">JT ranked 4th among&nbsp;sophomores</a></h3> <div class="description"><p>higher than brook lopez. surprisingly.</p></div> http://www.sactownroyalty.com/2009/11/20/1167093/jt-ranked-4th-among-sophomores Kenneth256 2009-11-20T21:05:47Z 2009-11-20T21:05:47Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/insider/columns/story?columnist=thorpe_david&amp;page=Sophs-091120">ESPN/Scouts Inc. Top 20&nbsp;Sophs</a></h3> <div class="description"><p>Both JT and Donte get a little love...</p></div> http://www.sactownroyalty.com/2009/11/20/1167042/espn-scouts-inc-top-20-sophs TrojanCBB 2009-11-20T19:44:45Z 2009-11-20T19:44:45Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://www.sacbee.com/latest/story/2338081.html">Bee: Maloofs fold the&nbsp;Monarchs</a></h3> <div class="description"><p></p></div> http://www.sactownroyalty.com/2009/11/20/1166926/bee-maloofs-fold-the-monarchs Ziller 2009-11-20T19:04:06Z 2009-11-20T19:04:06Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nba/news/story?id=4674587">Marion out&nbsp;tonight</a></h3> <div class="description"><p>He didn't play against the Spurs but no one was sure about tonight. Now we know </p></div> http://www.sactownroyalty.com/2009/11/20/1166858/marion-out-tonight edm7 2009-11-20T15:57:45Z 2009-11-20T15:57:45Z <h3 class="link-title"><a href="http://www.sacbee.com/kings/story/2336921.html">Sacramento Bee: Mayor Johnson recruits 'dream team' on arena&nbsp;project</a></h3> <div class="description"><p>It actually is a sort-of dream team. Well done, Mayor.</p></div> http://www.sactownroyalty.com/2009/11/20/1166537/sacramento-bee-mayor-johnson Ziller 2009-11-20T09:13:35Z 2009-11-20T09:13:35Z <blockquote> <p>I do believe that it is important and fair to paint an accurate picture of a player’s abilities, in that there is often a tendency to hype players up only to personalize their inability to meet those expectations. We attribute the incongruity between expectation and reality not to our own shortcomings as analysts, but to some failing of the athlete. This is most common at the team level, where fans will make a youngster out to be their savior–despite evidence to the contrary–only to turn on them.</p> </blockquote> <div class="source"><p><a href="http://www.basketballprospectus.com/unfiltered/?p=366">Kevin Pelton, Basketball Prospectus</a></p></div> http://www.sactownroyalty.com/2009/11/20/1166266/i-do-believe-that-it-is-important Ziller