Sactown Royalty: FanShots

Kings come to terms with Bobby Brown

otis29 — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:46:00 -0000

Kings come to terms with Bobby Brown

Interesting, I guess Petrie, et al weren't overwhelmed with Singletary's work in Vegas.

I had heard Brown was one of the more surprising players in Vegas. So this could be very good news for our very shaky PG situation.

Childress heads to Greece

otis29 — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:22:38 -0000

Childress heads to Greece

This is a pretty amazing story, IMO. Will this open the floodgates for other NBA players to see Europe as a realistic option for employment?

Geoff Petrie goes on vacation while Rome/Artest burns

Carl — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:23:00 -0000

Geoff Petrie goes on vacation while Rome/Artest burns

"Kings source tells me (Detroit) have not called Sacramento, and I wouldn't be shocked if no one else had recently either. I'm told it's quiet enough that Kings basketball president Geoff Petrie is heading out for a vacation..."

Scouts rave about his speed. I love his hands. He mixes it up well around the rim and looks like ...

Ziller — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:11:38 -0000

Scouts rave about his speed. I love his hands. He mixes it up well around the rim and looks like he'll be an effective player out on the floor. The best rookie power forward of the summer.

ESPN's David Thorpe on Jason Thompson

A Blowtorch original

Ziller — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:02:33 -0000

A Blowtorch original

Life lessons with Brad Miller

JakeTheSnake — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:35:35 -0000

Life lessons with Brad Miller

The pillowgators will get you every time.

Sham Sports has it's new salary information up for the Kings

pookeyguru — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:23:37 -0000

Sham Sports has it's new salary information up for the Kings

Keep in mind that some salaries (like Derrick Rose) aren't up yet because his salary hasn't been released to the public. (That's assuming the Bulls have signed him. They may not have yet.) And having looked on ESPN's trade checker they do not list Rose's salary. Remember that this is the summer when almost all salary is being negotiated. The only 2 things the Kings have to do this summer is trade Artest and extend Francisco Garcia's contract if they choose. (Both parties might choose to wait until next off-season to negotiate.)

Who pissed in Scoop's Cheerios?

otis29 — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:18:28 -0000

Who pissed in Scoop's Cheerios?

Two straight blog posts that are fairly critical - first of Beno and then of JT. Scott Howard-Cooper is slowly moving into "nattering nabob of negativity" territory.

I think we all know Beno has a lot to prove (particulary on his resiliency over the course of a season), and JT is going to take his lumps against NBA talent. But come on - these guys are both young and talented. And to say that JT's defense and rebounding has to improve dramatically to take minutes from Mikki Moore implies that Mikki is a decent rebounder/defender. Which he really isn't for a seven-footer.

True Hoop loves Jason Thompson

jacquetbg — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:12:59 -0000

True Hoop loves Jason Thompson

They call him their "Favorite Clutch Player" from the summer leagues. Nice.

And we're back.

Ziller — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:06:44 -0000

And we're back.

Ziller, just now

Spencer Hawes goes Vlade Divac on Dallas (via kingsflix)

kingsTV — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 05:58:50 -0000

Spencer Hawes goes Vlade Divac on Dallas (via kingsflix)

KingsTV: Summer League SAC/HOU Highlights 2008 (via kingsflix)

kingsTV — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 04:24:49 -0000

KingsTV: Summer League SAC/HOU Highlights 2008 (via kingsflix)

KingsTV: A Day in the Life: Jason Thompson Part 2 (via kingsflix)

kingsTV — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:55:40 -0000

KingsTV: A Day in the Life: Jason Thompson Part 2 (via kingsflix)

Peruse some Summer League stats at your pleasure

pookeyguru — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:18:33 -0000

Peruse some Summer League stats at your pleasure

So what does this mean? Well, if you look closely, and one area to peruse is rebounding, where the Kings have 3 of the top 11 rebounders (Hawes at 9, Williams at 8.7 and Thompson at 8.5) in the Vegas Summer League. A Kings player prominently figures in every category, except, ironically, in assists. So, if nothing else, stats say that the team performed in some way well while at Summer League during the first 4 games. (The most amazing thing to me is that Thompson is among the top 30 scorers despite having one less FG attempt than every single player amongst the top 30. His eFG% is .544 or 54.4%. This ain't bad for Summer League. His TS%, or True Shooting %, was 45.1 % which ain't bad either considering he shot 71% from the line and 54% from the field.) What's the meaning of all this? Just something to consider.

KIngsTV: Summer League SAC/GSW Highlights 2008 (via kingsflix)

kingsTV — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:12:49 -0000

KIngsTV: Summer League SAC/GSW Highlights 2008 (via kingsflix)

Marc Stein needs to stop taking my idea's

pookeyguru — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 04:14:02 -0000

Marc Stein needs to stop taking my idea's

Marc Stein of course is now the first writer I've seen anywhere (as of July 17th) to mention that Cleveland might make a play, as I've suggested for about a week, with Wally Szczerbiak for the aforementioned K9/Artest rumored pairing. It's not great intelligence on Stein, or my part, for that matter to rumor Wally Z with Artest/Thomas. After all, all it takes salary wise is to match 13-17 million dollars of salary, preferably expiring contracts of course, to make the deal work. That's why I think Cleveland will take the lead. They have 2 desirable expiring contracts, and plenty of reason to move them.

Modified Laker Trade? Coop with the Scoop

otis29 — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:45:41 -0000

Modified Laker Trade? Coop with the Scoop

What say you, salary cap mavens? Has this possibility been discussed? Where would that put the franchise in relation to the luxury tax? How can something be both "new" and "improved"?? Why is the word "abbreviation" so darn long?

Donnie Nelson Please Read!!!

rbiegler — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:38:59 -0000

Donnie Nelson Please Read!!!

After the Kings and Mavs combined for 78 free throws on Wednesday, Spencer Hawes was in no mood t...

Ziller — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:45:43 -0000

After the Kings and Mavs combined for 78 free throws on Wednesday, Spencer Hawes was in no mood to talk about the officials, simply saying, "I don't know. I don't really want to comment on that. I don't know if I can get fined in Summer League, but I'd rather not risk it."

Matt Watson of FanHouse

"Absolutely not [true]," Maloof said. "We're rivals with the Lakers, but we respect them as an or...

Exhibit G — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:38:47 -0000

"Absolutely not [true]," Maloof said. "We're rivals with the Lakers, but we respect them as an organization. If we can make a move that improves our situation, it doesn't matter who the other team is."

Sorry lietothegirls, the Maloofs apparently agree with most of us and don't care about a trade to a rival, from Marc Stein.