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Sam Amick & two other writers on last night's lovely fiasco

andy sims — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:47:37 -0000

Sam Amick & two other writers on last night's lovely fiasco

Nick Friedell of ESPNChicago.com: "How do you blow a 35-point lead? In the third quarter? Against a team that you have been completely dominating all night?"

You can't even spell Sacramento without t-e-a-m. I checked.

How do you solve a problem like Garcia?

andy sims — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 09:07:08 -0000

I honestly have no idea how I know this reference. Moving on...

What are we going to do with Garcia when he's healthy?

I love Cisco, he plays all-out, but when I see Noc & Omri at the 3 (or Evans when he's in with Beno and Sergio), I see guys playing the position with more upside for the team as a whole. Noc is generally pretty consistent (save some shooting issues for a stretch lately) and Omri is a bigger offensive threat and better rebounder than Garcia. And once Martin gets back, we may see some sets with him at the wing with Sergio & Beno at guard. Oh, and let's not forget Mister Greene, who along with Omri is the future of the franchise at SF.

Nocioni is trade bait, as everyone knows, but given his shorter contract, which isn't prohibitively more than Cisco's, year-to-year, I just can't help but wonder what we'll do with the kid. He's going to have to play in order to generate any interest from other teams, but assuming he comes back in February or March (and that may be optimistic), we're looking at a couple of reasonable possibilities.

The Kings are out of playoff contention, and PW decides to showcase Garcia and Noc (if he's still here) as much as possible for the off-season. OR...

Sacramento is still playing well, displaying phenomenal on-court chemistry, rattling some cages playoff-wise, or at least spoiler-wise, PW doesn't feel like screwing with things, and Garcia ends up in a Mateen Cleaves-like hole.

Best case for Cisco sees Nocioni traded at the deadline, but even if that's the case, I think he's third string at the 3, and given how Beno is playing as a backup, he might be 4th string at shooting guard, depending on how Westphal is matching up. You think having a 6'5" point guard is a matchup problem, Greene spending some time at off-guard is a 6'10" migraine for other teams. And Donte' is probably going to to continue to get better, too.

Can we say the same thing about Cisco? Or has he reached his ceiling? He's an energy guy, but we have a squad full of them now. The last thing I want to do is crap on Garcia, but I really don't know how he fits in to this team's future, whether Nocioni stays or goes.

You talk now.

Another reason to go to ARCO for the ESPN game on the 16th

andy sims — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:26:57 -0000

Another reason to go to ARCO for the ESPN game on the 16th

"ESPN have themselves an RV!"

Getting all Die Hard on it is optional.

Well, that's a new one

andy sims — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:05:21 -0000

Well, that's a new one

Sometimes your shoe comes untied during the course of a game. Sometimes while your team is on offense, you lurk in the backcourt and quickly tie your shoe, and get back into the flow.

Other times, you just pick up your dribble, lean over and tie your shoe for 10 seconds while the defense does nothing.

Jarrett Jack > Eric Maynor.

Time now for "Good news? Or bad news?"

andy sims — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:16:51 -0000

Time now for "Good news? Or bad news?"

The good news? The Maloofs should be able to keep the heat in on their homes through winter.

The bad news? No more discounted prices on beer at Kings games.

Indianapolis Star writer pens story sympathetic to Sean May and his weight issues

andy sims — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 07:37:38 -0000

Indianapolis Star writer pens story sympathetic to Sean May and his weight issues

Decides to title it "May still waiting for taste of fame."

Thanks for nothing, a$$hole.

Alternate titles gleefully accepted in the comments section.

Most logical sportswriter in the world declares Brandon Jennings ineligible to win ROY

andy sims — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:51:56 -0000

Most logical sportswriter in the world declares Brandon Jennings ineligible to win ROY

Well, maybe I'm being a bit Evans-biased here, but it's nice to find out that I'm not the only person who believes Brandon Jennings is the worst thing to come out of Italy since Mussolini.

Do as I say, not as I DUI.

andy sims — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 04:16:48 -0000

Do as I say, not as I DUI.

He unsuccessfully prosecuted Chris Webber and Jason Williams for reckless driving. Now the flask is on the other foot.

Mmm, with mugshot goodness, right here.

FREE ANDRES NOCIONI! Unless he's guilty, and then he should be prosecuted.

NYT article on the recent rise of the pick & roll in the NBA

andy sims — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:17:05 -0000

NYT article on the recent rise of the pick & roll in the NBA

Tons of joy here for you stats geeks, including graphs and diagrams.

Everyone relax about the arena situation:

andy sims — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:19:24 -0000

Everyone relax about the arena situation:

The mayor has appointed a task force. Eliot Ness is already advising KJ to try doing things "the Chicago way."