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Westphal Calls Out Tyreke Evans For Being "Sluggish"
"I thought Tyreke looked sluggish and not ready to show how he can play," Westphal said. "I think he needs to pick up his pace play and he did a little bit in the second half. He needs to keep getting in better shape and play at a little faster speed and make better decisions with the ball. He killed the clock a few times and that's not the way we're going to play this year."
Related: The Paul Westphal School of "How to Lose Your Players By Needlessly Calling Them Out in the Media" is accepting applicants.
Two-Part BS Report w/Bill Simmons & Chad Ford
Just wanted to endorse a listen of this two-part podcast, which had some really entertaining and insightful analysis by both Ford and Simmons. Lots of complimentary things to say about the Kings' draft (Ford at one point says that Whiteside is the only guy after 19 with superstar potential), lots of analysis of free agency and GM situations.... very very entertaining listen.
And I have to say - we all kind of love to hate Chad Ford, but his draft analysis has gotten better and better over the years and he comes across really well in this podcast.
NBA Players Mock Draft (Insider)
Pretty cool feature where ESPN got a player from each team to participate in a 1st Round Mock.
Top 4 went:
1. Wall (chosen by Andray Blatche)
2. Favors (chosen by Thad Young)
3. Turner (chosen by Devin Harris)
4. Johnson (chosen by Kevin Love)
And #5, chosen by Tyreke Evans: DeMarcus Cousins
"There's a lot of good guys out there at this spot in the draft. DeMarcus is big [6'11"] and built [292] and can run and rebound [9.9 a game last season]. Add him to our frontcourt, and we'll be ruling."
Where is Dalt?
by nbrans on Jun 20, 2010 11:21 PM EDT
on Sactown Royalty
SACRAMENTO - Sacramento police have confirmed that a missing persons report has been filed for Dalt's Pre-Draft Analysis, which has gone missing in 2010.
"We don't normally send out APBs for web postings," Sacramento police chief Rick Braziel said in a statement. "But damn it, the draft is only four days away. I need to know if he likes DeMarcus Cousins or Greg Monroe."
Dalt99's pre-draft analysis has been one of the most highly-anticipated annual posts on Sactown Royalty, commanding very high Rec's and occasional front page placement. He uses regression analysis and a bunch of other complicated stuff that only he is smart enough to understand in order to create an unprecedentedly insightful ranking system that John Hollinger only wishes he had thought of first.
"Last year he liked Ty Lawson," Sactown Royalty's grand poobah Tom Ziller confirmed. "And according to advanced situational statistics and the fact that Voisin hates Lawson, I'd say that has really panned out."
His analysis has even won him fans among the supposed journalists at the Sacramento Bee.
"Yeah, I could do that," sportswriter Jason Jones acknowledged, sporting a "Kobe 4 Eva" tank top. "But who has that kind of time? MR. JONES, BABY!! Oh. I thought you asked what you should call me."
Dalt has promised in past threads that his post would be up soon, but Sactown Royatly loyalists are losing hope that the posts will come in time for Thursday's NBA Draft, one of the most exciting and hilarious days of the year for the site.
"If he doesn't have it up soon I seriously may lose it," Sactown Royalty's Pookeyguru said. "Wait, what were we talking about again?"
"I've got a Simpsons GIF ready to go," Section214 confirmed. "And it is going to blow your freaking mind."
And when asked if he was looking forward to Dalt's post and was dearly worried about its whereabouts, Sactown Royatly veteran Andy Sims simply nodded and said, "This."
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Monroe and Whiteside to work out for Kings again
"The Kings will take a second look at Georgetown sophomore Greg Monroe and Marshall freshman Hassan Whiteside in a pre-draft workout on Saturday...
I've heard the Kings like Monroe, but bringing Whiteside back is interesting. Whiteside isn't considered a top-5 prospect by most pundits, but who knows?
Maybe the Kings see something in him or they plan to trade down and select Whiteside."
Cousins and Favors won't be working out head to head
Favors-Cousins workout in Sactown not as good as it looks. They won't be competing head-to-head. Agents! -- Chad Ford via Twitter
2010 Positional Rankings, or How I'm Actually Kind of Excited About This Year's Draft (Plus STR Draft Board)
by nbrans on Jun 5, 2010 8:10 AM EDT
on Sactown Royalty
(From the FanPosts. An annual favorite ... -- TZ)
Ah yes. It's time for the 2nd Annual Positional Rankings Post, wherein I predict the fortunes of the draft picks, and which provides great fodder for future arguments as you can always pull the name Jeff Teague out of the hat and make me crazy.
Watch, I can prove it: "Jeff Teague"
DAMN you. GIVE IT SOME TIME!!!!!
See how that works? But before you write my inner-Nostradamus off completely, here are last year's predictions so you can judge for yourself how I did. And in case you're wondering: After TEARING IT UP IN TURKEY, Josh Heytvelt is now playing for Brandon Jennings' old Italian team. Next stop: world domination.
But enough about last year! 2010 Positional Rankings after the jump.
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Chad Ford Drinks the Combine Kool-Aid (insider)
Had to share this for this quote alone:
"Babbitt measured around 6-9 in shoes with an 8-9 standing reach. That doesn't blow you away. However, he had an impressive 6-11 wingspan and essentially measures up with Griffin (6-10 in shoes, an 8-9 standing reach and a 6-11 wingspan).
But Griffin is way more athletic, you say? Not according to the combine numbers."
Oh, Chad. Chad Chad Chad.....
Full Draft Measurements Posted (Insider)
Verticals: John Wall 39", Turner: 34.5", Favors: 35.5", Cousins: 27.5", Johnson: 37", Aminu: 33.5"
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Craig Brackins Has a 40" Vertical
(link to ESPN Insider)
So let's see. 6'10", 40" vertical, NBA range on his three, handles the ball like a guard..... projected to go second round? How is that possible?
Early '10 Draft Preview: John Wall and... uh... yeah.
by nbrans on Jan 26, 2010 12:08 PM EST
on Sactown Royalty
(From the FanPosts. -- TZ)
With the Kings currently enduring a seventeen thousand game losing streak and looking like the team we thought they were before they went and got our damn hopes up, I'm sure many an eye has been wandering over to DraftExpress and Chad "Maciej Lampe" Ford's sad and yet often hilarious corner of the Internet to see what's doing with the '10 draft.
Well, I'll tell you what's doing: John Wall is awesome.
Other than Wall? Yeah. About that.
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NBA League Pass Customer Service Update
by nbrans on Dec 17, 2009 3:16 PM EST
on Sactown Royalty
When we last left off, I had been accused of online harassment and possible vandalism by an NBA League pass customer service representative for pressing them for a partial refund for the several incorrect feeds over the course of the season. Needless to say, I was not thrilled and took the fight to the streets, er, Sactown Royalty
Today I got an e-mail from the VP of Business Operations at NBA League Pass and we spent about 15 minutes talking about the exciting adventure that was my customer service experience (coming soon to theaters near you!)
Actually it was all very polite.
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Adventures in NBA Customer Service (or rather the complete lack thereof)
by nbrans on Dec 11, 2009 7:17 PM EST
on Sactown Royalty
As you may have seen complained about in the Kings/Spurs game thread, the NBA League Pass Broadband feed was incorrectly showing the Cavs/Rockets the other night. This wasn't fixed the entire game. Since this isn't the first time this has happened and because the service costs a hefty $100 for the entire season (and this is just for the privilege of watching seven teams), I thought a partial refund was in order.
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Right now it appears that Oklahoma City is leaning towards picking Rubio and keeping him as a trading chip to potentially use this summer. A few sources we spoke with mentioned that they still expect Rubio to end up in New York when it’s all said and done.
Oklahoma City is also active in trade talk with Phoenix, with their main target appearing to be Robin Lopez. They are reportedly offering Phoenix their 2010 unprotected pick back in return for Lopez, but that seems like a very high price for the Suns to pay.
Sacramento seems to be leaning towards Tyreke Evans from what we’re hearing, and may have even told him as much.
Sacramento has reportedly offered Detroit the #23 and #31 picks in exchange for the #15. The Kings may target DeJuan Blair at 15 if he’s available, while the Pistons like Toney Douglas and possibly DaJuan Summers.
Hollinger on Rubio
"OK, it's time to shine a harsher light here. There's one thing working hugely against Rubio's status as an A-list prospect that nobody seems to want to mention, so let me put it out there: There's very little evidence he can score at anything approaching an acceptable rate for an NBA point guard.
We have very little recent Euroleague data to work with from Rubio -- just a 66-minute sample from this year and a larger sample from two years earlier -- but both sets translate to scoring about five points per 40 minutes and shooting in the low 30s. Ugh. Rubio shot better in the Spanish ACB league this season, including 25-of-62 on 3-pointers, but he also shot only 39 percent on 2s against a lower level of competition.
Same goes for his alleged breakout in the Olympics -- as heralded as he was for his play, he made nine baskets in eight games and shot 28.1 percent for the tournament. And while one of those games was against a team full of U.S. All-Stars, he wasn't bedazzling the Germans or Angolans either. Obviously he's a Jason Kidd-like rarity in that he can have a heavy impact on the game without scoring, but if his shooting numbers don't improve, he'll make Kidd look like Rick Barry."
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Chad Ford: Not a sure thing the Kings would take Rubio #4
"Rubio has been pretty adamant that he doesn't want to play in Memphis. Although he doesn't have the same objection to Oklahoma City, it sounds as though the Thunder are leaning toward drafting either James Harden or Stephen Curry. So, if neither team makes a trade, Rubio would be there at No. 4.
But sources in Sacramento say that the Kings have reservations about Rubio and that it's far from a done deal that they will take him if he is on the board."
Gani WithdraLawals From the Draft
"I'm going back to school," Lawal said. "I sat down with my family and after going through this positive experience, where I learned a lot and got a lot of exposure, I realized the best thing for me to do was to go back."
Positional Rankings, or How I Still Fear This Year's Draft
by nbrans on Jun 11, 2009 11:01 PM EDT
on Sactown Royalty
It’s been some time since my last foray into the world of Sactown Royalty Fanposts. My last entry was about How to Avoid a Draft Bust, and I tagged it with the ominous subtitle "how I learned to fear this year’s draft."
Well, that was January. A lot has changed since then and… actually not much has changed. I still fear this draft. I still think James Harden is a future NBA roleplayer and Rubio’s lack of athleticism scares me to death. But hey – the guy can just flat out play, right? Um….. Right?
In order for that joke to make sense and to explain where I’m coming from with the rankings, here is a brief rundown of my drafting philosophy as expressed more extensively in that old post:
1. Avoid guys who are underathletic and/or undersized but who pundits say “can just flat out play."
2. Raw upside guys: a) must be athletic; b) SGs and SFs need to be able to shoot and have a handle; c) bigs must have good hands; d) point guards have to be very quick and either really good at scoring or really good at passing.
3. Watch out for the unmotivated
In the hopes that posterity will either remember me as an anonymous basketball savant or, much more likely, as an unadulterated idiot, I thought I would provide some draft capsules on this year’s crop of players for everyone to argue over.
Positional rankings, point guard to center. Here they come...
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This has been a Jeff Teague public service announcement. This is only a test.
Newsday: Kings interested in Marbury, Maloofs lost hundreds of millions to Madoff?
"One team that is believed to have asked about Marbury is the Sacramento Kings, a franchise believed to be in serious financial distress because its owners, the Maloof family, lost hundreds of millions in the alleged Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme."
How to Avoid a Draft Bust (Or How I Learned to Fear this Year's Draft)
by nbrans on Jan 22, 2009 3:44 PM EST
on Sactown Royalty
(Enjoy this great draft analysis from nbrans. -- TZ)
NBA drafts are a heady mixture of science, art, luck, dice rolling, gut feelings, expertise, and luck. It is the place where otherwise rational people talk themselves into things like, "Yeah, Adam Morrison is slow, diabetic, and cried at a crucial moment in the NCAA tournament, but the guy can just flat out play!" and "I'm not sure if Rafael Araujo can beat a tortoise down the floor, but the guy can just flat out play!" And most importantly, it's a place where Chad Ford can ponder in his draft grades why Miami would have drafted Dwyane Wade over Maciej Lampe.
Fortunately, we have history as a guide, and history doesn't lie. As we avert our gaze from this trainwreck of a season to the happier thought of a lottery pick in June, I'm here to tell you that except for careers derailed by injuries, lottery busts fall into three categories:
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