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The Kings didn't draft Damian Lillard, get over it
Watching Damian Lillard be amazing in the playoffs can make a Kings fan wonder "what if", but it's a fool's errand.Friday night featured one of the craziest series-winning shots I've ever seen. Damian...
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Did the Kings improve last year and if so, how much?
Another season, another record with less than 30 wins. That's six seasons in a row now. But as we all know, wins and losses don't tell the whole story. I took a look at some advanced statistics to...
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Pete D'Alessandro's reddit AMA highlights
Pete D'Alessandro hosted a reddit AMA (ask me anything) yesterday. Basketball fans from around the internet were able to log in, and well... ask him ANYTHING. Pete answered a ton of great questions and...
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Gerald Wallace Assumes Role As Emotional Leader On Rebuilding Celtics
Was Gerald Wallace perfect on the floor this season? Was he worth $10 million? No and no. But he was still a valuable member of the Celtics in a few ways, both tangible and not.When I start to think...
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Revisiting the 2002 Western Conference Finals
Jonathan Abrams just published a fantastic oral history for Grantland on the 2002 Western Conference Finals between the Kings and Lakers. For non-Kings and non-Lakers fans, that was simply an...
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Early thoughts on the NBA draft, free agency and the Raptors' offseason
The Toronto Raptors were only eliminated from the NBA playoffs a few days ago, but Adam Francis has a few early thoughts on the club's impending off-season.Paul Pierce's fingertips started the...
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Finding our own "Pretty Good" Guys
Zach Lowe had an article the other day called "The Power of the 'Pretty Good" Guys": The mid-level or higher guys on your team that aren't stars but are still essential cogs in the machine. The two...
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Final Sacramento City Council arena vote set for May 20
There is one vote left before the demolition process of Downtown Plaza can begin and the Kings are guaranteed to be in Sacramento for at least 35 years. In less than two weeks, the city council will...
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2013-14 Season in Review: Quincy Acy
in the first part of our season in review, we look back at what some might say was an underrated part of the Rudy Gay trade: getting Quincy Acy.2013-14 Stats:56 GP, 14.0 MPG, 2.7 PPG, .472 FG%, 3.6...
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2013-14 Season in Review: DeMarcus Cousins
The Kings big man had an amazing season, aside from the whole winning just 28 games thing.2013-14 Stats:71 GP, 32.4 MPG, 22.7 PPG, .496 FG%, 11.7 RPG, 2.9 AST, 1.5 STL, 1.3 BLK, 3.5 TOV, 3.8 PFNeeds to...
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Robert Sacre is becoming a rotation big man
The Lakers' Mr. Irrelevant could become a relevant rotational big man in the NBA if he continues on the path he's on.Sometimes it stings -- ok, it always does -- when I see a nice stat line from...
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Ben McLemore sets sights on becoming a complete player and earning college...
This summer is going to be an important time for Ben McLemore as he looks to take his game to the next level after a bumpy rookie season. He also plans to begin classes again at the University of...
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2013-14 Season in Review: Reggie Evans
The Kings traded Marcus Thornton to get rid of his contract, but in Reggie Evans they found a veteran forward that was able to contribute on both ends of the floor.2013-14 Stats:24 GP, 20.8 MPG, 5.5...
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2013-14 Season in Review: Rudy Gay
Yes, he can play Small Forward.2013-14 Stats:55 GP, 34.4 MPG, 20.1 PPG, .482 FG%, .312 3P%, 5.5 RPG, 3.1 AST, 1.2 STL, 0.6 BLK, 3.0 TOV, 2.3 PFNeeds to work on:Re-signing with the KingsDefense3 Point...
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Regarding Kevin Johnson's past
As Kevin Johnson's profile continues to rise, so do questions about his past.Around Sactown Royalty, Kevin Johnson is generally considered a hero. He's on the Mount Rushmore of who saved the Kings....
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2013-14 Season in Review: Carl Landry
The Kings forward had the most disappointing season of his career thanks to multiple injuries that sidelined him for most of the year.2013-14 Stats:18 GP, 12.9 MPG, 4.2 PPG, .517 FG%, 3.2 RPG, 0.3 AST,...
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How not to draft the next Hoffa? The Sacramento Kings may have the answer.
The Sacramento Kings are using a crowdsourcing methodology to help with their upcoming NBA Draft preparations. Couldn't the Raptors have used some of this in the past?The Sacramento Kings haven't been...
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Court Jester #5: Who Is Pizza Guy?
We have heard the rumors. We have seen the signal. We have heard the rumors. But what kind of guy is this Pizza Guy? We separate the truth from the rumor in the sage of our favorite superhero, and even...
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The Kings should absolutely go after Kevin Love
A Yahoo! Sports report indicates the Kings are willing to trade for Kevin Love even without an assurance that he will re-sign or stay long term. Despite the risk involved, it's a gamble that the Kings...
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2013-14 Season in Review: Derrick Williams
The other wing the Kings traded for this season didn't have nearly as much success as Rudy Gay.2013-14 Stats:67 GP, 24.7 MPG, 8.5 PPG, .437 FG%, 4.4 RPG, 0.8 AST, 0.7 STL, 0.2 BLK, 1.0 TOV, 1.6 PFNeeds...
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