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Isaiah Thomas' new commercial
with Jason Terry and Nerlens Noel. Reebok Basketball
with Jason Terry and Nerlens Noel. Reebok Basketball
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Reebok should make a signature shoe for Isaiah.
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I'm writing my fantasy league note right now, I'll PM Meth and ask him if he could write our season preview.
If not, I'll cook something up tonight and PM it to Mister916 for review
If not, I'll cook something up tonight and PM it to Mister916 for review
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The Lightweight Champion Season Preview of the Sacramento Kings:
Tomorrow starts a new season, and a new era as well. We say bye (not goodbye) to our former hapless owners and tormenters, the Maloofs. For a good while they were everybody's favorite people because for a good while they actually catered to the fans. They were outspoken and energetic, they even offered to mow Chris Webber's lawn if he chose to re-sign during the Summer of 2001. Times were good and the outlook was very optimistic. However, when the (chips) hit the fan(s), so did they. And they hit us where it hurt, in our pocket, in an attempt so poorly devised to fatten theirs. They flaunted their popularity and wealth after rejecting a publicly approved Measure R that would've brought a new castle for our Kings many moons ago by shamelessly plugging themselves and their wine in that disgraceful Carl's Jr. $6,000.00 burger commercial.
They dragged us through the mud and put us through the ringer, none worse than approving a sale to Seattle born Bay Area based hedge fund manager, Chris Hansen. To top that off, the mouth of the Maloofs, George, urged the other owners of the NBA to push the sale through. It's a good thing all that bap, bap, bap they huffed and puffed amounted to nothing. It's even better that our leader in all of this, Mayor Kevin Johnson, fought so hard for the city these last couple of years. His instrumental leadership bought us time and brought in great, credible, and viable new ownership in Vivek Ranadive, Mark Mastrov, and Co. to solidify the Kings future in Sacramento.
The new ownership has made vast improvements not only to restore and rejuvenate faith in the fanbase, but to bring excitement and hope in what was an otherwise bleek scenario. The first two moves, albeit a road less traveled, was hiring Coach Mike Malone before hiring a General Manager to run the team, and also bidding farewell to longstanding GM Geoff Petrie. The new General Manager turned out to be Denver Nuggets Assistant General Manager, Pete D'Alessandro, who played a big part in getting the Nuggets to the playoffs on a yearly basis. D'Alessandro was also vital in constructing the Golden State Warriors "We Believe" team that upset then defending Western Conference Champion and 67 win Dallas Mavericks in the First Round of the 2006-07 Playoffs while providing some of the most entertaining basketball Warriors fans had seen in over a decade. While many outside of Sacramento, as well as within, see the 4-year $62 million dollar extension to often ridiculed (and suspended) DeMarcus Cousins as a the first major blunder of the new regime, many of the truly passionate Forever Purple fanbase see it as a sign of good things to come. Why? For one, it shows that the new ownership is not afraid to spend money, something that our previous owners not only shied away from, but downright frowned upon. I'm sure it does not need to be explained or even given an example, but the trading or rookie Thomas Robinson along with fan favorite Francisco Garcia in return for Patrick Patterson and cash considerations in the amount of $4 million certainly did not fool any Kings fan with a fully functioning brain.
The second reason Kings fans see the extension as a good sign is that the new leadership has not let us down yet, although they have not even been the new owners for six months yet, but why start to doubt them now? Are we blindfully following men who might stray us down the wrong path? Possibly. But when something (or our case, someone) isn't working, something else has to be done. The signing of former King and recent Golden State Warrior Carl Landry to a 4-year $26 million dollar deal might not be viewed as a big splash to national media outlets, but taking into consideration that Landry was a regular part of the Warriors rotation last year and plays as hard nosed as anyone at his position, I'd venture far enough to say that Vivek and Co. made a fairly decent signing at a very reasonable price.
Rookie draftees (highly touted) Ben McLemore, is seen as a very athletic wing player with a great shooting stroke for someone who only played one year at the collegiate level. Well accomplished Senior point guard, Ray McCallum, was highly recruited out of high school but flew well under the radar for four years after choosing to go to lesser prominent Detroit for his college ball. The last time the Kings drafted an overlooked point guard out of college the kid turned out to be pretty good given his draft spot, dead last, and has outplayed his draft counterparts Jimmer Fredette (struggling to find regular minutes) and Tyler Honeycutt (no longer with the team). McLemore and McCallum were a bit up and down in the Summer League, but are seen with great potential and given high praise by the coaching staff.
The downside to this team is that there seems to be a logjam at three of the five positions, most glaring being the power forward position. Long tenured King of Natomas and starting incumbent Jason Thompson, gritty Chuck Hayes, perimeter effective Patrick Patterson, and tough-minded Carl Landry will not all be guaranteed playing time on a nightly basis. The question is, who is going to get moved and what can they net in return? This team has been sorely lacking a small forward since the departure of enigmatic Ron "Metta World Peace" Artest who was traded for (ironically) Carl Landry and disappointing bust, Donte Greene-light in the middle of the 2008-09 season. The idea that a trade could bring in Toronto's Rudy Gay, while certainly enticing, comes with heavy financial burden.
The other logjam being the shooting guard position. The sign and trade of former Rookie of the Year Award Winner Tyreke Evans to New Orleans cleared up some spots at the two guard, but many questions still remain. Who will start most of the games? Rookie prospect Ben McLemore? Or the disgruntled when benched Marcus Thornton? McLemore likely isn't ready to start on Opening Night, but Thornton does not really bring anything other than being another scoring option. Veteran John Salmons will most likely be the starting small forward tomorrow night, and although he isn't a bad option at the 3 spot, he three years past the wrong side of 30 years and his backups do not exactly have the highest ceiling as his successors. Travis Outlaw has been waited on since he came into the league with LeBron James 10 years ago, and he Prince of Cameroon Luc Richard Mbah a Moute is by no means a world beater.
Remember when I said Tyreke Evans' departure cleared up space at the two guard? That is true, but what it also did was create another logjam at the point guard position. The sign and trade of Evans brought backthe underrated former Maryland Terrapin and Memphis Grizzly, Greivis Vasquez. Vasquez averaged slightly under a 3:1 assist to turnover ratio last year while playing for the rebuilding New Orleans Hornets turned Pelicans. Can Vasquez continue with those numbers? Not likely. He is due to split minutes with everyone's favorite Pizza Guy, Isaiah Thomas. Thomas has been the one true spark of the team in his first two years. Without a doubt he is the favorite of fan favorites. Not only does he play hard, he often times outplays the opposing team's point guard. From John Wall to Chris Paul, the Pizza Guy has outplayed them.
But a third point guard has entered, Ray McCallum. McCallum played up and down in the Summer League, but more up than down. Is he seen as part of the long term vision for this team? Or is he trade bait for a team in dire straights for another point guard come All-Star break? Speaking of trade bait, that brings us to Jimmer Fredette. Jimmer has a HUGE legion of fans, not just in Sacramento but league wide. His play has been erratic, but so has his playing time. He has done quite well in extended minutes but not so well in limited minutes. He is instant offense on any given night, but a defensive liability every single night. Will this be the year he finally breaks into the 8-man rotation? Or do we cut our ties at the end of the season? His impending free agency will likely draw a conditional 2nd round pick, or in other words he'll be traded for nothing.
The season schedule works to our favor for the first month as we play mostly at home before we get to Thanksgiving, and we do not leave the west coast until December 7th when we travel to Utah, where for some odd reason our games with the Jazz are always decided by three points or less. The rough stretch comes a week before Christmas when we make an east coast road trip for four games that includes playing the World Champion, Miami Heat. After that we return home and play the Heat again, yay. Then we get a double dose of Texas when we travel to the well-seasoned San Antonio Spurs and revamped Houston Rockets. The other rough stretch is in mid-January when we make a 6-game Midwest/Central trip that includes the Pacers, TWolves, Grizzlies, Thunder, and Rockets. Then again in March when it seems like we'll never play another home game. I would love for the team to get to 35 wins on the year, but I'm expecting around 30-31. However good or bad the Sacramento Kings do this season (or any season for that matter), we the fans will always be here rooting for them, cowbells and all, until the final buzzer sounds.
Here's to a new dawn and a new day, LONG LIVE THE SACRAMENTO KINGS!
Tomorrow starts a new season, and a new era as well. We say bye (not goodbye) to our former hapless owners and tormenters, the Maloofs. For a good while they were everybody's favorite people because for a good while they actually catered to the fans. They were outspoken and energetic, they even offered to mow Chris Webber's lawn if he chose to re-sign during the Summer of 2001. Times were good and the outlook was very optimistic. However, when the (chips) hit the fan(s), so did they. And they hit us where it hurt, in our pocket, in an attempt so poorly devised to fatten theirs. They flaunted their popularity and wealth after rejecting a publicly approved Measure R that would've brought a new castle for our Kings many moons ago by shamelessly plugging themselves and their wine in that disgraceful Carl's Jr. $6,000.00 burger commercial.
They dragged us through the mud and put us through the ringer, none worse than approving a sale to Seattle born Bay Area based hedge fund manager, Chris Hansen. To top that off, the mouth of the Maloofs, George, urged the other owners of the NBA to push the sale through. It's a good thing all that bap, bap, bap they huffed and puffed amounted to nothing. It's even better that our leader in all of this, Mayor Kevin Johnson, fought so hard for the city these last couple of years. His instrumental leadership bought us time and brought in great, credible, and viable new ownership in Vivek Ranadive, Mark Mastrov, and Co. to solidify the Kings future in Sacramento.
The new ownership has made vast improvements not only to restore and rejuvenate faith in the fanbase, but to bring excitement and hope in what was an otherwise bleek scenario. The first two moves, albeit a road less traveled, was hiring Coach Mike Malone before hiring a General Manager to run the team, and also bidding farewell to longstanding GM Geoff Petrie. The new General Manager turned out to be Denver Nuggets Assistant General Manager, Pete D'Alessandro, who played a big part in getting the Nuggets to the playoffs on a yearly basis. D'Alessandro was also vital in constructing the Golden State Warriors "We Believe" team that upset then defending Western Conference Champion and 67 win Dallas Mavericks in the First Round of the 2006-07 Playoffs while providing some of the most entertaining basketball Warriors fans had seen in over a decade. While many outside of Sacramento, as well as within, see the 4-year $62 million dollar extension to often ridiculed (and suspended) DeMarcus Cousins as a the first major blunder of the new regime, many of the truly passionate Forever Purple fanbase see it as a sign of good things to come. Why? For one, it shows that the new ownership is not afraid to spend money, something that our previous owners not only shied away from, but downright frowned upon. I'm sure it does not need to be explained or even given an example, but the trading or rookie Thomas Robinson along with fan favorite Francisco Garcia in return for Patrick Patterson and cash considerations in the amount of $4 million certainly did not fool any Kings fan with a fully functioning brain.
The second reason Kings fans see the extension as a good sign is that the new leadership has not let us down yet, although they have not even been the new owners for six months yet, but why start to doubt them now? Are we blindfully following men who might stray us down the wrong path? Possibly. But when something (or our case, someone) isn't working, something else has to be done. The signing of former King and recent Golden State Warrior Carl Landry to a 4-year $26 million dollar deal might not be viewed as a big splash to national media outlets, but taking into consideration that Landry was a regular part of the Warriors rotation last year and plays as hard nosed as anyone at his position, I'd venture far enough to say that Vivek and Co. made a fairly decent signing at a very reasonable price.
Rookie draftees (highly touted) Ben McLemore, is seen as a very athletic wing player with a great shooting stroke for someone who only played one year at the collegiate level. Well accomplished Senior point guard, Ray McCallum, was highly recruited out of high school but flew well under the radar for four years after choosing to go to lesser prominent Detroit for his college ball. The last time the Kings drafted an overlooked point guard out of college the kid turned out to be pretty good given his draft spot, dead last, and has outplayed his draft counterparts Jimmer Fredette (struggling to find regular minutes) and Tyler Honeycutt (no longer with the team). McLemore and McCallum were a bit up and down in the Summer League, but are seen with great potential and given high praise by the coaching staff.
The downside to this team is that there seems to be a logjam at three of the five positions, most glaring being the power forward position. Long tenured King of Natomas and starting incumbent Jason Thompson, gritty Chuck Hayes, perimeter effective Patrick Patterson, and tough-minded Carl Landry will not all be guaranteed playing time on a nightly basis. The question is, who is going to get moved and what can they net in return? This team has been sorely lacking a small forward since the departure of enigmatic Ron "Metta World Peace" Artest who was traded for (ironically) Carl Landry and disappointing bust, Donte Greene-light in the middle of the 2008-09 season. The idea that a trade could bring in Toronto's Rudy Gay, while certainly enticing, comes with heavy financial burden.
The other logjam being the shooting guard position. The sign and trade of former Rookie of the Year Award Winner Tyreke Evans to New Orleans cleared up some spots at the two guard, but many questions still remain. Who will start most of the games? Rookie prospect Ben McLemore? Or the disgruntled when benched Marcus Thornton? McLemore likely isn't ready to start on Opening Night, but Thornton does not really bring anything other than being another scoring option. Veteran John Salmons will most likely be the starting small forward tomorrow night, and although he isn't a bad option at the 3 spot, he three years past the wrong side of 30 years and his backups do not exactly have the highest ceiling as his successors. Travis Outlaw has been waited on since he came into the league with LeBron James 10 years ago, and he Prince of Cameroon Luc Richard Mbah a Moute is by no means a world beater.
Remember when I said Tyreke Evans' departure cleared up space at the two guard? That is true, but what it also did was create another logjam at the point guard position. The sign and trade of Evans brought backthe underrated former Maryland Terrapin and Memphis Grizzly, Greivis Vasquez. Vasquez averaged slightly under a 3:1 assist to turnover ratio last year while playing for the rebuilding New Orleans Hornets turned Pelicans. Can Vasquez continue with those numbers? Not likely. He is due to split minutes with everyone's favorite Pizza Guy, Isaiah Thomas. Thomas has been the one true spark of the team in his first two years. Without a doubt he is the favorite of fan favorites. Not only does he play hard, he often times outplays the opposing team's point guard. From John Wall to Chris Paul, the Pizza Guy has outplayed them.
But a third point guard has entered, Ray McCallum. McCallum played up and down in the Summer League, but more up than down. Is he seen as part of the long term vision for this team? Or is he trade bait for a team in dire straights for another point guard come All-Star break? Speaking of trade bait, that brings us to Jimmer Fredette. Jimmer has a HUGE legion of fans, not just in Sacramento but league wide. His play has been erratic, but so has his playing time. He has done quite well in extended minutes but not so well in limited minutes. He is instant offense on any given night, but a defensive liability every single night. Will this be the year he finally breaks into the 8-man rotation? Or do we cut our ties at the end of the season? His impending free agency will likely draw a conditional 2nd round pick, or in other words he'll be traded for nothing.
The season schedule works to our favor for the first month as we play mostly at home before we get to Thanksgiving, and we do not leave the west coast until December 7th when we travel to Utah, where for some odd reason our games with the Jazz are always decided by three points or less. The rough stretch comes a week before Christmas when we make an east coast road trip for four games that includes playing the World Champion, Miami Heat. After that we return home and play the Heat again, yay. Then we get a double dose of Texas when we travel to the well-seasoned San Antonio Spurs and revamped Houston Rockets. The other rough stretch is in mid-January when we make a 6-game Midwest/Central trip that includes the Pacers, TWolves, Grizzlies, Thunder, and Rockets. Then again in March when it seems like we'll never play another home game. I would love for the team to get to 35 wins on the year, but I'm expecting around 30-31. However good or bad the Sacramento Kings do this season (or any season for that matter), we the fans will always be here rooting for them, cowbells and all, until the final buzzer sounds.
Here's to a new dawn and a new day, LONG LIVE THE SACRAMENTO KINGS!
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Got Boogie, IT22, Grievis Vasquez, and McLemore on my Fantasy squad
Got Boogie, IT22, Grievis Vasquez, and McLemore on my Fantasy squad
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where have you been?!?!?
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Very nice read. Well done.
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lol, Boogie is awesome.
this was from his official Facebook page today:
"I'm walking my dog in Cesar Chavez park, first person to come give me a hug will be my guest at tomorrow's game!"
"Congrats to Cristino Farinias for being my guest at tomorrow's season opener! Stay tuned to my page for more giveaways!"
this was from his official Facebook page today:
"I'm walking my dog in Cesar Chavez park, first person to come give me a hug will be my guest at tomorrow's game!"
"Congrats to Cristino Farinias for being my guest at tomorrow's season opener! Stay tuned to my page for more giveaways!"
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I tried
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where have you been?!?!?
Thanks, I appreciate it.
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With the new ownership, are tickets more expensive? My girl lives in Sac and wanna hit up a few kings games
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Not necessarily. Tonight's is simply because it's the home opener and it's going to be extremely emotional because of what we've gone through for so many years, especially the last two.
Of course if the team sucks prices will drop dramatically throughout the season. But I will say that if you out in bids at scorebig.com you can come up on great deals. I sat lower level last year when the Sixers came. 2 tickets, $70 total
Of course if the team sucks prices will drop dramatically throughout the season. But I will say that if you out in bids at scorebig.com you can come up on great deals. I sat lower level last year when the Sixers came. 2 tickets, $70 total
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I'm trying go when GSW comes to Sac
I'll try score big
Thanks
I'll try score big
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No problem
But it's a lot cheaper right now when they play at Oracle this Saturday as opposed to sleep train in December. I mean A LOT cheaper.
But it's a lot cheaper right now when they play at Oracle this Saturday as opposed to sleep train in December. I mean A LOT cheaper.
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Oh I know it is
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Unfortunately gs at sac is quite pricey at the moment.
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Ya I Believe it was like over 80 for Anything in lower level.
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Man, I was shocked at how low the prices were for the Kings at Oracle last year. Got 2 lower bowl row like 18 tickets for $90.
Hoping to catch at least one game out in Oakland
Hoping to catch at least one game out in Oakland
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It's that cheap? Maybe I'll take a day trip out there for a a game.
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Ya I was pretty surprised too. It was for the game in March I believe.
Had a good time, had the usual hazing from Dubs fans about the Seattle thing but it was fun.
Now that I think of it, I made like 12 bets with random people that the Kings were going to stay... I have a lot of beers coming my way if I remember those people and see them
Had a good time, had the usual hazing from Dubs fans about the Seattle thing but it was fun.
Now that I think of it, I made like 12 bets with random people that the Kings were going to stay... I have a lot of beers coming my way if I remember those people and see them
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