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Omri Casspi on Kings: 'Something Beautiful Can Be Built There'
by Ziller on Jun 26, 2009 1:29 PM PDT
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Eran Soroka of Ma'ariv attended Omri Casspi's press conference this morning in Tel Aviv. He passed along a great dispatch, which you can read after the jump ... along with a couple other treats.
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High Hopes for Omri Casspi in Sacramento
by Ziller on Jun 25, 2009 9:51 PM PDT
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Israelis love basketball. Gross generalizations are often, well, gross. But I feel comfortable in this blanket statement: Israelis love basketball. Israel is a basketball country.
The Kings made Omri Casspi the No. 23 pick in the NBA Draft at about 6 AM local time in Israel. By 7 AM Israel time, I had received an email from Eran Soroka of the Ma'ariv Sports Newspaper. We discussed Omri's NBA chances, and Eran -- who said he has covered Casspi for several years -- offered this assessment.
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To My Unborn Child
by Exhibit G on Jun 25, 2009 9:06 PM PDT
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To be a fan of the Sacramento Kings is to endure anguish, confusion, and disappointment.
On April 13th, 2009, my girlfriend had purchased lower-level tickets for me to see the Sacramento Kings visiting the Denver Nuggets. It was an amazing early birthday present. A couple hours before we left for the game, we found out she was pregnant.
Finding out you're going to be a father is a lot like being a fan of the Kings during the NBA Draft. At first there is a sense of not understanding what has just happened. Then comes fear. At a certain point you accept what has happened. And then you get excited at the idea of it all.
I'm ecstatic to become a father. But I've struggled with one very important question: Do I want my child to be a Kings fan?
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In Defense of Jon Brockman
by Ziller on Jun 25, 2009 9:00 PM PDT
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Like many Kings fans, the selection of Jon "Kent" Brockman at No. 38 was a surprise, and initially a disappointment. I mean, DeJuan Freaking Blair went off the board one pick earlier! I feel safe in saying that had the Kings passed on Brockman for someone like Patrick Mills, Derrick Brown, Danny Green or Nick Calathes, the husky Husky may have gone undrafted.
But just looking at Brockman's body and his draft stock ignores what he could really offer the team.
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Kings Pick Jon Brockman in the Second Round
by Ziller on Jun 25, 2009 8:01 PM PDT
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2009 NBA Draft Second Round Open Thread
by Ziller on Jun 25, 2009 7:27 PM PDT
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How far will DeJuan Blair fall?
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Kings Select Omri Casspi of Israel With No. 23 Pick
by Ziller on Jun 25, 2009 7:03 PM PDT
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Omri Casspi became the first Israeli to be chosen in the first round of the NBA Draft at Pick No. 23. Casspi reportedly had a great workout in Sacramento a few weeks back. Donté Greene watched the audition, and noted that Casspi was "tough." And that's reputation he's built: he reportedly drew blood on Austin Daye at a workout in New Jersey.
The Kings left rebounding beast DeJuan Blair on the board. In fairness, everyone has left Blair on the board. I guess the MRIs which have been circulating were seriously bad.
New thread coming up for the second round.
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2009 NBA Draft: First Round, Second Half
by Ziller on Jun 25, 2009 6:01 PM PDT
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Well, not really the second half. Slightly more than the second half.
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