Kings win 3 in a row

[Targus™]

hey guys glad to be back at ISH, just to let you know i aint been gone completely ive kept up reading here. (to be honest i didnt think it would take this long for them to win 3 straight games )been a rocky ride this kings season but we are definitely on the right track. ive been posting analysis of the games at another forum so ill start pasting it here. rock on kings

finally, a 3 game winning streak! at times it gets sloppy because of certain players but as of late the kings offense has been looking superv. the assists are through the roof and everybody is sharing the basketball. theyve got a young spark off the bench in Quincy Douby and Frisco.

Great Games by:

Mike Bibby: a very efficient night for Mike Bibby, who was 7 of 12 shooting although he could have been more selective in the sound half. he was out 3 whole hours before the game just shooting and practicing on his jumpshot saying, "When you're shooting 38% you have to get better." 6 assists to go along with it, and the stat sheet says he had 5 turnovers but a lot of those turnovers were on Kevin Martin's part. Bibby would throw him a pass but k-mart would slow down rather than going for it. sometimes he would stop or go the other way. good game.

Ron Artest: Boy Ron Artest is playing the best ball I've seen him play as a Sacramento King. He also shot 7 of 12 from the field including 3 tri-fectas! but the part that i really like is his 9 assists, looking for his teammates for better shots. and his defense was awesome as always, 5 steals.

Kevin Martin: I hesitated to put him on the "great game" because he just needs to look for his shot more. he was 7 of 4 from the field and 2 of 3 from three-pont land.

Brad Miller: Only had 10 points but he only took 4 shots and he came up big at the final few minutes. didn't miss his freethrows and had 2 huge blocks that sealed the game for us. did i just say blocks? brad miller?

Scott Brooks: He did a terrific coaching job for the 2 games Muss was gone and of course now there's going to be people wondering if he could be head coach. But he wasn't too lose, had a solid rotation in the game and stuck to the gameplan by fouling Tyson Chandler when he got the ball down-low.

[Targus™]

40 points in the first quarter on 70% shooting sheesh. they outscored us in the 2nd 3rd and 4th but still couldnt overcome it. and the hornets have not allowed over 91 points in their last 6 games. we scored over 100

[BradMiller52]

Glad to see you back Targus. I agree with most of your analysis. Curious whether you want Petrie to blow the team up and rebuild or if you would rather make the 8th seed.

[Targus™]

Originally Posted by BradMiller52

Glad to see you back Targus. I agree with most of your analysis. Curious whether you want Petrie to blow the team up and rebuild or if you would rather make the 8th seed.

thanks BM. and at the moment, i am stuck between the 2 because i see opportunities in both scenarios, even though one might be smighter than the other. At times I do feel like blowing up the roster but then I hesitate think to myself well maybe this team doesn't need to be "blown up" just adjusted further and more than a couple trades. If we do blow it up, we'll be looking for young talent obviously so good things will come in the future. but if you're like me, a fan who wants to see them succeed right now, then you're leaning more towards wanting them to make the playoffs. over the past few games we have seen this team play the way they are capable of, and I'm not speculating anything but once you are in the playoffs, who knows what can happen even though the odds are severely not in your favor. look at the team now, they've got talent but in order to succeed in the playoffs we're going to need a superstar who can just take over the game. making the playoffs will also give experience to the young guys like frisco and douby. so as you can tell i'm sort of stuck between the two, it really changes week-by-week but i'm leaning more towards keeping the playoff streak alive. :)

[BradMiller52]

Honestly I'm not interested in making the playoffs this year. This year's draft is flat out amazing, our veterans are losing value and there are some pretty good free agents out there this off season. I'm not interested in being Dallas/Phoenix's lunch/roadkill. I'm not interested in 3 straight years of first round and outs with no young front court guys. We have a chance to grab a superstar or 2 with this draft and sign some good free agents this offseason, IMO that's too good to pass up so we can be lunch.

[Targus™]

very good points you have changed my mind just a bit ;)

[BradMiller52]

Thanks. Actually going to start a mini scouting report type thing in a minute. Talking about the guys who we could get, could help us, or who I just like.

[mariodeathgrip]

Welcome back!!!!!!!!

The Kings forum was not the same with out you!!!

[Miles and Miles]

Originally Posted by Targus™

thanks BM. and at the moment, i am stuck between the 2 because i see opportunities in both scenarios, even though one might be smighter than the other. At times I do feel like blowing up the roster but then I hesitate think to myself well maybe this team doesn't need to be "blown up" just adjusted further and more than a couple trades. If we do blow it up, we'll be looking for young talent obviously so good things will come in the future. but if you're like me, a fan who wants to see them succeed right now, then you're leaning more towards wanting them to make the playoffs. over the past few games we have seen this team play the way they are capable of, and I'm not speculating anything but once you are in the playoffs, who knows what can happen even though the odds are severely not in your favor. look at the team now, they've got talent but in order to succeed in the playoffs we're going to need a superstar who can just take over the game. making the playoffs will also give experience to the young guys like frisco and douby. so as you can tell i'm sort of stuck between the two, it really changes week-by-week but i'm leaning more towards keeping the playoff streak alive. :)

This sounds like me. I seem to change my mind from week to week. I lean more towards the make the playoffs side though. As you said anything can happen in the playoffs. Go Kings.

[Fresnoking]

I can never root for the kings to lose. I just hope we can keep up this mini- win streak.

[LAZYBOY]

Wow, two of my favorites are back. It's about time Targus!!!!
And Mario Death Grip? !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <---:

[bigboi_baller]

Originally Posted by LAZYBOY

Wow, two of my favorites are back. It's about time Targus!!!!
And Mario Death Grip? !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <---:

Welcome back! Good analysis. Mostly agreed.

Mariodeathgrip, where you been? Add some flavor to this dying forum!!!!

[Targus™]

yeah even though it might be best for the kings to get a good draft pick and rebuild, it's never easy to see them lose.