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Tuesday, September 01, 2009

(a sorta) League Preview: Sacramento Kings

New Jersey and Milwaukee down. Staying stinky, but switching Conferences, I bring you the least of the Pacific.


Sacramento Kings


Depth chart:

PG Beno Udrih Tyreke Evans Sergio Rodriguez

SG Kevin Martin Francisco Garcia

SF Andres Nocioni Donte Green Omri Casspi

PF Jason Thompson Kenny Thomas

C Spencer Hawes Sean May


Perhaps slightly more talented and well rounded than its fellow Eastern cellar dwellers, Sacto is more a victim of the talent at the top two thirds of the West. To their credit, the Kings have several exciting perimeter players. Martin is a super efficient scoring machine. Nocioni and Garcia have proven they can answer the bell. The ability to get to the rim of young rookie Evans was the talk of the summer league. Even Udrih brings some veteran savy.


Up front is where picture gets a lot more hazy. Both Jason Thompson and Spencer Hawes have displayed big time pro potential. They are long, young and athletic. But defend well they do not. Subs Kenny Thomas and Sean May offer little help on that score. If you cannot defend the paint, you lose a lot of games. Sacto has the grit that the might offer a fight to about anyone on the right night. Problem is that there will mostly be wrong nights.

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posted by The Green at 2:47 AM

4 Comments:

  • Lovin these previews, it feels like the Outside Shot. Keep em comin Weedie.

    By Blogger Ironwood Flash, at 8:39 PM  

  • These Kings may suck, but they might actually be interesting to watch and have some decent talent... not sure you can say that about the other roadkill teams you've profiled already.

    Don't know where these depth charts are coming from, but if I were King of the Kings, I would start Evans, Martin and Garcia at the 1-3 slots. Got to see if Evans lives up to the hype. Then bring Noc off the bench behing Thompson and Hawes and run a 3 man rotation there. Will learn quick if the guys are for real and if Thompson can defend for 15 min a game at C. This team has sh*t for depth though.

    Can't wait to see what you've got about my hapless Knicks... another year of futility in exchange for the long shot chance at top guy next summer. One can dream.

    By Blogger Knick33, at 9:48 AM  

  • Good point Knick33. These guys do have a tinge of potential that differentiates them.

    I did the depth chart with a best guess this early mind set.

    I want to go along with your line up idea. Whatever problems they would have stoppin other teams would hopefully be off set with the excitement factor.

    Unfortunately, I think they have to start Udrih. Evans could be in Garcia's slot. But Martin and Garcia need to be set up to be effective in the half court, as do the young bigs. Nothing I have seen or read about Evans suggests he can set a team.

    By Blogger The Green, at 9:22 PM  

  • I'd run Noc at the 4 to keep him on the floor with Martin and Garcia.

    By Blogger SoulRebel, at 5:38 PM  

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