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November - 2009

Amick: Kevin Martin Forced Out of Action
Quick Math on the Kevin Martin Injury
Kevin Martin's No-Win Situation
A Young Team With an Aversion to Youth
Kings Crumble in Fourth, Fall to Atlanta 113-105
Post-Game Thread: Hawks at Kings
Open Game Thread: Hawks At Kings, 2nd Half
Preview: Hawks at Kings, Game 5
Jerry Reynolds Needs Our Help!
Indonesia Lobbies for Kevin Martin's First All-Star Berth
When There's Nothing Left to Burn, You Have to Set O.J. Mayo on Fire
Preview: Grizzlies at Kings, Game 4
Another Viewpoint: Defensive Disruption as Strategy
Four Factors Through Three Games
SBN NBA Blogger Previews: Northwest, Southeast and Pacific
Curse of the Suicidal Bat: Kings Chopped Down By Spurs 113-94

October - 2009

Open Game Thread - Kings At Spurs, 2nd Half
Game Preview: Kings At Spurs
Hornets 97, Kings 92 - Kings playoffs magic number reduced to 79
Open Game Thread - Kings At Hornets
Preview: Kings at Hornets
Official Sactown Royalty Kings 2009-10 Preview
Thunder 102, Kings 89 - On Your Mark, Get Set, D'oh!
Open Game Thread - Kings At Thunder, 2nd Half
Open Game Thread - Kings At Thunder, Regular Season Game #1(!!!)
Preview: Kings Season Opener at Oklahoma City
NBA Opening Tip (Televised): Celtics At Cavs, Clips At L*kers - Open Thread!
Transportation Available - Inquire Within
Rack 'em! Prognosticating Wins & Losses For Your 2009-10 Sacramento Kings - A Futility Exercise In Seven Parts
The View From Section 214, 10/23 - Fact Or Fiction?
Open Game Thread: Jazz At Kings, Preseason Game 7, 2nd Half
Open Game Thread: Jazz At Kings, Preseason Game 7 (1st Half)
Preview: Kings vs. Jazz, The Final Preseason Game
Kings 104, Thunder 89 - Preseason win total doubled!
Open Game Thread: Kings At Thunder, Preseason Game 6
'Miss You!,' Kevin Martin Calls Out to Dick Bavetta As Suns Smack Kings 143-127
Open Game Thread: Kings at Suns, Preseason Game 5, 2nd Half
Preview: Kings at Suns, Preseason Game 5
Kings Links, Oct. 20: Preparing for Phoenix
Manager Who Brought Omri Casspi to Maccabi Commits Suicide
Preview: Warriors at Kings, Preseason Game 4
The Maloofs Cannot Lose Money Forever? Shocking
No Pygmy Goats Harmed As Lakers Beat Kings 98-92 in Vegas
Open Game Thread: Kings vs. L*kers, Preseason Game 3
Preview: Kings vs Lakers, Preseason Game 3
What We See and What We're Shown
The Importance of Post Effectiveness From Spencer Hawes
SBNation Blogger Previews: Southwest
Kings Ban Exercise Balls at Practice Facility
Kings Tickets For Sale - Now You Can Be The View From Section 214
Meet Your Three-Guard Lineup
Maloof Reaffirms Commitment to Sacramento, Say Kings Could Break Even This Year
Francisco Garcia Out Four Months
Amick: Kings President Talked With San Jose Last Winter
Report: Kings Have Recently Talked to San Jose About Relocation
How Francisco Garcia Broke His Arm: The Exercise Ball Popped
Tyreke Evans: Already Drawing Awes, Dropping Jaws
What the Kings Need From a Small Forward
Blazers Beat Kings 89-86 As Sergio Fails to Plunge a Dagger Into His Old Mates
Preview: Blazers at Kings, Preseason Game 2
Greg Oden, Blazers Squash Kings 98-86
Preview: Kings at Blazers, Preseason Game 1
SBNation Blogger Previews: Atlantic
Dan Majerle Was a Starter, Y'all
The Difference a Year Makes
Kings Starting Line-up for Preseason Opener Announced
On Desmond Mason's Defense
The View From Section 214, Special Section 104 Practice Edition
Boos All Around for Kings TV Situation
Donte Greene's Prescribed Niche: Defensive Stopper
30Q: Will Tyreke Evans Be a Superstar?
Help Us Help Local Kids
Fatalism Denied: Tyreke Evans Scrimmaged Wednesday Night
We Have Time: Maloofs Pledge to Not File for Relocation in March

September - 2009

Waiting For Tyreke Evans's MRI Result, Contemplating Kings Fatalism
On Tyreke Evan's Chaste Chalice: A Follow-up
Kings Errata, September 30: Beno Udrih's Swag, Kevin Johnson's Arena Push
30Q: Can the Kings' Defense Possibly Be That Bad Again?
Sacramento Kings Media Day Errata
Geoff Petrie Isn't Concerned About His Future With the Kings
Tyreke Evans and the Chalice of Point Guard Purity
30Q: Is Spencer Hawes a Transformative Player?
On Avatars, Political and Otherwise
30Q: What Will Jerry Reynolds Come Up With For the New Kings?
In Which ABC's New Drama "Flash Forward" Endears Itself to a Nation of Kings Fans
Take Me To Your Leader
30Q: Will Sergio Rodriguez Blossom?
30Q: How Will Beno Udrih Respond?
30Q: Is Donte Greene Ready?
In Which the Hope Embedded in the Cal Expo Arena is Sapped, If Not Destroyed
Another Kings Camp Invite: PG Lanny Smith
Mayor Kevin Johnson on Cal Expo Kings Arena: 'Time ... Is Running Out'
Dreadlocked Man of Mystery: Jermareo Davidson
30Q: Will Sean May Drop Jaws?
30Q: Which Path Will Jason Thompson Take?
30Q: Will Kevin Martin Be an All-Star?
30Q: Will the Kings Be a Good Three-Point Shooting Team?
30Q: Desmond Mason? Really?
Desmond Mason, You Make No Sense
30Q: Will the Maloofs File for Relocation?
30Q: Will the Kings Land a Jersey Sponsor?
Jon Brockman is Officially a King
30Q: Should Andres Nocioni Be Traded?
Kings Clips, September 15: Tyreke Evans Arrives Next Week
30Q: Will Smallball Return to Sacramento?
30Q: Who Will Be Sacramento's Whipping Boy?
30Q: Can Jon Brockman Be a Rotation Player?
Kings Sign Jon Brockman
30Q: Will ARCO Arena Attendance Get Even Worse?
Our New Sports Reality
30Q: When Will Tyreke Evans Get His First Start?
Introducing the New SBNation.com
30Q: Which Rapper Will Give Spencer Hawes Televised Dap?
30Q: Will This Be Geoff Petrie's Final Season in Sacramento?
30Q: How Creative Will Paul Westphal Be?
30Q: Will the Kings' Relative Lack of Assists Matter?
30Q: How Much Will Injuries Affect the Kings?
30Q: What Will Sign Lady Come Up With?
Francisco Garcia Doubtful With Finger Injury
Friday: Dominican Republic vs Canada, Berth in FIBA 2010 Worlds on the Line
30Q: Can Omri Casspi Contribute From Day 1?
30Q: What Kind of Kenny Thomas Trade Offers Will Pop Up?
30Q: Can Tyreke Evans and Kevin Martin Co-Exist?

August - 2009

Minnesota: The Coaching Staff We'll Love to Hate
Why You Wait to Sign Jon Brockman
Introducing the 30Q Series
Voluntary Conditioning Program Begins Sept. 8
Dominicans Win Again
How to Upset Me If You're a National Sportswriter
Francisco Garcia Goes Nuts Against Panama
Donte Greene's Shot Selection
Outside-In: Where Jason Thompson and Spencer Hawes Shoot the Ball
Graffiti, Tug of War, and Grandma Pedicabs: More Kevin Martin Photos From Indonesia
Photos: Kevin Martin in Indonesia
Getting Spencer Hawes to the Line
Dinner & Enthusiasm With Paul Westphal
Remembering Ricky Berry
Full Kings Preseason Schedule Released
Kings Abroad
Reason for Summer Optimism, or the Lack Thereof
Revisiting the Rick Pitino/Kings Telenova
Deconstructing the Destruction of Beno Udrih
Be an NBA General Manager*
The Difference Between Kurt Rambis and No Kurt Rambis
On Schedule Difficulty
Paul Westphal Talks Tyreke Evans, Sean May and More
Berri: Spencer Hawes Might Be the Most Overpaid Player in the League in 2011
The View From Section 214, Plus Rantdumb Thoughts
Perception
Kings and Clippers Since 1986
'The Kings Would Starve'

July - 2009

A Tale of Two Teams: The Lakers and Kings Since 1986
Two Kings-Blazers Preseason Games Announced
Kevin Martin Heading to Indonesia to Run Youth Camp
Early Schedule Leaks
Can the Kings Use the D-League Effectively?
Looking for a Cheap Center
Spencer Hawes Visits Sacramento, Shows Off His Guns
Developers: Cal Expo Arena Plan Isn't Crazy
The True Potential of Tyreke Evans
Rating the Rebounding of Sacramento's Big Men
It's A Virtue
Kings Officially Sign Sean May
Only Sean May Can Lose
Supreme Court Ruling Could Consolidate NBA Power: Bad for the Kings, Bad for Fans
We Have Forever Left
We've Been Asking the Wrong Questions
Vegas Summer League, Game 5: Kings vs Knicks, Open Game Thread
Kings Clips, July 17
Sean May: The Out-of-Shape Ike Diogu/Currently Healthy Leon Powe
Kings Clips, July 16
Westphal Pulls Back on Tyreke Evans as Day 1 Starter
Vegas Summer League Game 4: Kings vs. D-League Select, Open Game Thread
Links n' Links: July 15
Stepping Back on Spencer Hawes
Links 'n Links, July 14
Maloof: Tyreke Evans Will Start From Day 1
Vegas Summer League, Game 3: Kings vs Bucks, Open Game Thread
Link 'n Links, July 13
How We Define a Point Guard, Part II
How We Define a Point Guard
It's Too Easy for Tyreke Evans
Vegas Summer League, Game 2: Kings vs Warriors, Open Game Thread
Inspiration
Tyreke Evans Shows His Tools in Kings Summer League Loss
Vegas Summer League, Game 1: Kings vs. Pistons, Open Game Thread
Links 'n Links, July 10 Edition
Spencer Hawes Skips Summer League
Chasing Knicks: David Lee and Nate Robinson in Sacramento
Leon Powe vs. Ike Diogu
Ron Artest, the Lakers and You
Kings Summer League Roster Announced
Will the Kings Add Another Assistant Coach, Scott Roth?
Happy Anniversary, Maloof Family
Carlos Boozer is Suddenly a Whole Lot Cheaper

June - 2009

The Four Best Words in Sacramento
The Kings Don't Need Another Center
Precedence for Tyreke Evans at the Point
Omri Casspi on Kings: 'Something Beautiful Can Be Built There'
How Sergio Rodriguez Can Make it Work in Sacramento
Jersey Numbers for New Kings
High Hopes for Omri Casspi in Sacramento
To My Unborn Child
In Defense of Jon Brockman
Kings Pick Jon Brockman in the Second Round
2009 NBA Draft Second Round Open Thread
Kings Select Omri Casspi of Israel With No. 23 Pick
2009 NBA Draft: First Round, Second Half
2009 NBA Draft: Lottery Open Thread
Kings Select Tyreke Evans
2009 NBA Draft: Lottery Open Thread
2009 NBA Draft: Final Pre-Draft Open Thread
RIP, MJ
Sactown Royalty Draft Contest - The Field Is Set
'Trust Geoff'
Draft Day A.M. Open Thread
In Which Jerry Reynolds, Kings Director of Player Personnel, Calls Chad Ford a 'Tool'
Finish This Sentence
A Word on Undocumented One-on-None Workouts
Intrigue and Scandal and Such
The Case Against Ricky Rubio, Brought to You by ... ?
Paul Westphal Reportedly Hires Staff
Sacramento Kings NBA Draft 2009: What I'm Hearing
2009 StR Community Draft Board: Pick #28
2009 Sactown Royalty Draft Contest
2009 StR Community Draft Board: Pick #27
Ricky Rubio's Sacramento Visit Reportedly Extended
Thru the Eyes of Rubio
Quiz Bowl Sacramento, No. 1
2009 StR Community Draft Board: Pick #26
Don't Call it a Mock Draft
2009 StR Community Draft Board: Pick #25
More Worries About Rajon Rondo
A New Crisis: Paul Westphal's Salary
Hey, I have an original idea...how 'bout a poll?!?
2009 StR Community Draft Board: Pick #24
Even If Thrown Into a Trade, Jason Thompson is Not a Throw-in
2009 StR Community Draft Board: Pick #23
Brandon Jennings Stirs the Pot
2009 StR Community Draft Board: Pick #22
Now What?
2009 StR Community Draft Board: Pick #21
Policing Ourselves
More Rumors for Paul Westphal's Staff
2009 StR Community Draft Board: Pick #20
Spinning Kurt Rambis
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the WESTPHAL
Video from Tyreke Evans' Sacramento Kings Work-out
Introducing the Box Model
Kings Reach the Coaching Search Stretch Run
2009 StR Community Draft Board: Pick #19
2009 StR Community Draft Board: Pick #18
Reading Into a Delay: Is Kurt Rambis the Next Kings Coach?
LET'S GO MAGIC!
2009 StR Community Draft Board: Pick #17
Uh, I'm Here About the Interview?
2009 StR Community Draft Board: Pick #16
2009 StR Community Draft Board: Pick #15
The Irony/Bright Side For Paul Westphal Doubters
Other Side of the Paul Westphal Frittata
2009 StR Community Draft Board: Pick #14

May - 2009

On Paul Westphal's Phoenix Success
Due Diligence: Will the Kings Research Paul Westphal's Recent Failures?
Size at the Point: The Length of Tyreke Evans
Losing Eddie Jordan Sucks, But It Probably Doesn't Matter
2009 StR Community Draft Board: Pick #13
2009 StR Community Draft Board: Pick #12
2009 StR Community Draft Board: Pick #11
Who Would President Obama Choose?
Eric Musselman's Daily Routine
Donté Greene Saves Lives. Literally.
2009 StR Community Draft Board: Pick #10
Sacramento's Needs at Small Forward
Assigning Ricky Rubio Trade Limits
Super Paranoid Fun Thread
How to Read Chad Ford (And Other Draft Experts)
Ricky Rubio Will Be There at Number Four. I Think.
Goodbye Mr. Griffin
Player List For Kings' Thursday Work-out Set
Add Three More Losses
Chad Ford's 1984 Mock Draft
Poll of the Indeterminate Time Period
Kings Get No. 4 Pick, and I'm Still Alive
:-(
2009 NBA Draft Lottery: THIS IS OUR CHAMPIONSHIP
2009 NBA Draft Lottery Pre-Thread THE SEQUEL
2009 NBA Draft Lottery Pre-Thread
Morning Good Vibes Thread
2009 StR Community Draft Board: Pick #9
The WTF Sacramento Kings Rumor of the Year
Draft Boarding: A Viable Tool For Gaining Intelligence, Or Inhumane Torture?
Open LET'S GO HOUSTON! Thread
Geoff Petrie Approaching Self-Imposed Lame Duck Status
Poll of the Indeterminate Time Period
Philadelphia Taking Its Time, Too
Pardon My Concern
Wayman Tisdale, 1964-2009
A New Deadline For Kings Arena Progress
Could Schwarzenegger Kill (Or Save) the Kings' Cal Expo Arena Plan?
2009 StR Community Draft Board: Pick #8
Why Not Us?
Kenny Thomas: The $8.7 Million Scout
Voisin: I Demand a Sexier Coaching Search
2009 StR Community Draft Board: Pick #7
Poll of the Indeterminate Time Period
2009 StR Community Draft Board: Pick #6
About Plan B ...
2009 StR Community Draft Board: Pick #5
Outside the Lines With Eddie Jordan
Rick Pitino is Using the Kings
2009 StR Community Draft Board: Pick #4
We've Done This Before, Rick Pitino
The Case for Stephen Curry
The Five Stages Of A Geoff Petrie Draft Pick
2009 StR Community Draft Board: Pick #3
Updated Coaching Candidate List
The Unconsensus No. 1 Pick
The Appropriateness of Discussing Byron Scott
2009 StR Community Draft Board: Pick #1
2008-09 Blogger MVP Rankings: Final Edition
Byron Scott through the eyes of At The Hive
Weekend Playoff Thread
Sacramento's Lucky Numbers
Ruined By the Ruin

April - 2009

Evaluating Eddie's Experience
Mo' Playoffs Thread
"With the fourth pick of the 2009 NBA Draft, the Sacramento Kings select..."
You Live for The Draft When That's All That You've Got
2008-09 Blogger Rookie of the Year
The Trend At The End Of The Tunnel
Poll of the Indeterminate Time Period, Petrie Edition
Vetting Ailene Voisin
Weekend Playoff Thread
"Daddy, where do all stars come from?"
Kings Coaching Search Power Rankings
Kenny Natt, Assistant Coaches Let Go
Playoff Thread, Part Deux (The French Always Make Good Stuff)
Needed: Expert on Tricky Foreign Contract Buy-outs
Why History Suggests Ricky Rubio Will Be a King
Super Happy Fun Poll
Situation Natt, Day 1
Kings Grab the 23rd Pick from Houston
Ike Diogu Super Happy Fun Thread
Enter John Wall
Anatomy of a Basketball Possession
Early Tests Positive For Spencer Hawes
Will the Coaching Decision Happen Quickly?
It's Magic
Proper Casting
More on John Whisenant and the Power Struggle
What an Embarrassment
The Case For Mike Budenholzer
The Steady Climb
Kings Coach Straw Poll: April 9
Tomorrow Will Be Better, I Swear
Another Example of the Potency of Kevin Martin's Ordnance: The 20/60 Club
Open Thread: Final Four
It's Easy to Understand
Kevin Martin: Out Against Phoenix
Would John Whisenant Really Be the Worst Thing in the World?
John Whisenant's Name Re-enters the Derby
On the Young Sacramento Frontcourt
Loss That Means Everything and Nothing

March - 2009

The View From Section 214, 3/31
Measuring Up
SPOILER ALERT: Kings Delete 2008-09 Suns
Open Thread: Elite Eight Sunday
Open Thread: Elite Eight Saturday
Game Charting: Do Kevin Martin and Jason Thompson Need a Point Guard?
Open Thread: Sweet Sixteen, Part II
Why Communication Remains More Important Than the Formula
At Last, Bobby Jackson Becomes a Real Superhero
Open Thread: Sweet Sixteen, Part I
Things You Can't Measure in Basketball, Part I
What Can a Coach Control?
How Good a Passer is Spencer Hawes?
Open Thread: March Madness, Day 4
Does Kenny Natt Have a Case?
Open Thread: March Madness, Day 3
Miracles Happen
Open Thread: March Madness, Day 2
Open Thread: March Madness, Day 1
Ugh, I Ate a Bad Serving of Kings Basketball (Part #54)
Shrink the NBA? Um, No.
Hawks 119, Kings 97: Anatomy of a Nervous Breakdown
Doctrine of Rapid Dominance
Sacramento Bee Layoffs Hit the Sports Page: McNeal, Howard-Cooper Gone
When Reality Attacks
The Changing Face of Kevin Martin
Donté Greene Digs His Own Grave
Where Spencer Hawes Shoots, and Where Spencer Hawes Scores
Kevin Martin for Zero (Minutes in the Fourth), Rashad McCants for Three
Memo to NBA.com Staff
The Art of Being a Spoiler
Innocent Question
Draft Viewing Guide, 3/7
Could Bobby Jackson Win a Race For Governor of California?
Things Grant Napear Actually Said
How to Get Destroyed By a Bad Team in Three Easy Steps
101 Degrees Of Draft Musings
Timberwolves Setting the Right Example
One Owner's Path: Ted Leonsis on Rebuilding
Saving More Mikki Moore Money

February - 2009

This Looks Like A Job For Captain Qualuude
The Kings Cannot Be Stopped (By the Clippers)
NBA Unveils a Massive Kings Arena Plan for Cal Expo
Preliminary Questions About the Cal Expo Plan
Coaches Matter, But So Does Perspective
Why We Watch America's Worst Team
What Drew Gooden Brings and Takes Away
Roll Out the Welcome Mat
Shoot-out at Arco
Ruh-Roh!
Same Story, Different Verse
What's Left to See in Sacramento: Andres Nocioni
Kings 'Shock the World' By ... Winning
What's Left to See in Sacramento: Donté Greene
What's Left to See in Sacramento: Spencer Hawes
What's Left to See in Sacramento: Jason Thompson
What's Left to See in Sacramento: Kevin Martin
Petrie Poll, Part II
Summary of Sacramento's Deadline Moves
Mistakes on the Floor
Sacramento's Small Forwards of the Future
Brad Miller, John Salmons to Chicago For ... Andres Nocioni, Drew Gooden, Ike Diogu and Cedric Simmons
Buying Washington's #1
Why Trading John Salmons is OK
With Tyson Chandler Gone and Amare on Hold, Is There a Door No. 3?
New Importance of Cap Space
The Death of the Box Score, and Jason Thompson
Top Pick Odds: What Are the Chances Sacramento Lands Blake Griffin or Ricky Rubio?
Ranking the Assets
Another Cuppa Rat Poison: The Sequel
Petrie Poll, Part I
The Other Ways
Working Out the Stoudemire Possibilities
And Now For Something Completely Different: Tyson Chandler?
Playing Ketchup
Marty McNeal Calls Kevin Martin, Sam Amick Liars
A New Offense, Brought to You By ... Pete Carril
Only Fitting
The View From Section 214, 2/6
Remembering #4
Standing Tall and Tradable
The Great Debate II: Jason Thompson or Spencer Hawes?
Kings Rumors Galore: Salmons, Miller, Moore
Kevin Martin Sucks
Could Anyone Duplicate Kevin Martin's Jumper?
This Has to Stop
Revisiting an Old (Failed) Idea
Lies, Damned Lies and Reported Attendance
THE KINGS WILL RISE AGAIN
Rock Bottom ... SRSLY

January - 2009

Beno, Brad Out Sunday vs Thunder
Rock Bottom ... Almost
The View From Section 214, 1/30
The (unobstructed) View From Section 214
Poll of the Indeterminate Time Period
WHAT?! DONTE GREENE SNUBBED!
I Am So Sick of Kevin Martin
Petrie's Options With Portland
Griffin/Rubio Poll
Spencer Hawes & The Rookie/Soph Game
Jason Thompson & The Rookie/Soph Game
Facts Are Bourgeois
Defeat That Feels Right
Saturday Draft Watch
Dreams of David Lee
SRSLY PPL
A Word of Thanks to the Sacramento Bee
Scapegoats A Thru D
Where We Stand, or Sit, or Lay Down, or Curl Up in the Fetal Position
Dreams and Struggles and Dreams
No Risk, All the Rewards
Identifying the Problem
'Forget It'
The View From Section 214, 1/13
Shout At the World
The Simmering Starbury Idea
One Fan Wants Geoff Petrie to Choose a Coach Free of Empty Threats From Other Fans And/Or Billionaire Playboys
Donté Takes Réno, Part I
Swinging
Breaking Beno to Salvage Him
Donté Greene Headed to Reno
Thompson Replaces Moore in Starting Lineup
Pete Carril Back on Sacramento's Bench
Freelance
Out of the Doghouse
A Problem No Loser Should Have
Beno vs The Coach, Round 2
Pixie Dust Wears Off
Draft Watch Programming Alert: Pitt at Georgetown
Progress In, or Through, Poor Form

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