synergy Stories - Sactown Royalty
Antoine Wright's Defensive Performance
As noted Thursday, Dallas Morning News columnist Tim Cowlishaw tweeted that the Kings will soon sign 26-year-old wing Antoine Wright to a 1-year contract. Wright is known as a defender primarily, and would be expected to back up the shooting guard and small forward positions. As such, we ought to...
Grading Spencer Hawes's Defense
We looked at Jason Thompson earlier this week, and promised a detailed look at the defense of Spencer Hawes. If I may, for a moment: it's pretty unfair that these two are constantly compared and graded against each other, and I'm perhaps the world's most guilty part on the subject. Consider it a...
Is Jason Thompson a Good Defender?
A few days ago, we laid out the numbers on the Kings' isolation defense, which is surprisingly good, considering the team's defense as a whole is not. Second-year big man Jason Thompson was among the three surprisingly amazing iso defenders on the team last season. J.T. ranked No. 19 among all...
In Isolation: The Kings' Defensive Bright Spot
Sacramento's defense improved in 2010, but not to the point where anyone would actually feel good about it. The Kings finished No. 20 in the league in defense, with the biggest improvements coming in shot defense (No. 19) and defensive rebounding (No. 18). I know, I'm as surprised as you. Shot...
