I don't disagree with a thing you said. And though you and I have disagreed at times, I've always looked at you as a voice of reason. I think disagreements get blown out of proportion at times, because maybe the only time I might respond to you, is when I disagree with you. Perhaps I should let you know about all the times I agree with you but say nothing, because I feel you've said it all. As negative as the current culture is right now, it would all turn on a dime if the team starts winning next season. Of course that's a big if. All I can do on a personal level is try to stay positive, which I admit, is damm difficult right now. If we have another season next year like this one, you probably won't hear much from me. I have to draw the line somewhere.
We suck
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I'm sure the die hards here will come rushing back if we are winning even 43% of our games next year. But this team is getting into a dangerou spots with it's casual fans. Not that we have many casual fans, but the folks they need to lure back not to loose a fortune. Kings have been a losing team for 9 season. After the team got of to a sustained hot start, a lot of casual fans in Sacramento gave the team a second look and started watching more game and coming back out to games. And fans were promptly show dysfunction, losing, and ugly basketball. I'm certain that lead a lot of folks to conclude, oh yeah, that's why I don't watch these games. This team sucks and this is no fun.
For the casual fans, the team is both going to have be close to .500 and prove it for a little while after this circus season.
Hopefully that happens and fans are really pumped up for the first season in the new arena. And hopefully that's a huge season for us, otherwise I think it's Boogie's last in Sacramento.
For the casual fans, the team is both going to have be close to .500 and prove it for a little while after this circus season.
Hopefully that happens and fans are really pumped up for the first season in the new arena. And hopefully that's a huge season for us, otherwise I think it's Boogie's last in Sacramento.
Our only hope is that Divac and Karl take over all the personnel decisions of this team. (Divac can take his giant mitt, place it over PDA's dome, and place him in the corner). Then they need to take a bulldozer to this team. It's going to take, daring, guts, and intelligence to pull it off.
Based on several Karl interviews I've heard, I do think Karl wants to win now, this season. In today's interview I heard frustration from him about the defense, which is a marked shift from the placid equanimity he's shown. The shift is from patience with players making a transition to impatience with the lack of responsiveness in the players. .
Based on several Karl interviews I've heard, I do think Karl wants to win now, this season. In today's interview I heard frustration from him about the defense, which is a marked shift from the placid equanimity he's shown. The shift is from patience with players making a transition to impatience with the lack of responsiveness in the players. .
Except that is nowhere near the level of disaster that the Kings are in that (a) they have a great GM with a successful track record, (b) have a winning culture in place (more importantly, experience winning), (c) a talented roster with a good mix of veterans and youngsters, and (d) a front office that runs like a well-oiled machine and generally puts pieces together the right way
Meanwhile, the Kings have (a) a GM that has much of a successful track record as a GM as I do (that is to say none) has more experience being a lawyer than he does scouting NBA talent, (b) a ten year losing streak featuring broke owners actively trying to move the franchise and a new owner who appears to think himself to be the basketball equivalent of Steve Jobs while he's really more the basketball equivalent of a crazy homeless guy shouting about the endtimes on the street corner, (c) a roster featuring one superstar, one upper-tier small forward, a solid point guard, a back-up big man (maybe), and a huge scrapheap of assorted junk, and (d) a front office that fired a coach in the midst of the franchise's best start in a decade because his team was too focused on defense and not focused enough on highlights all after his best player acquired a rare brain infection, all on top of the fact they accidentally put together a semi-solid uglyball team while SIMULTANEOUS espousing the virtues of paciness and run and gunniness.
So yeah. Those situations are totally the same.
Meanwhile, the Kings have (a) a GM that has much of a successful track record as a GM as I do (that is to say none) has more experience being a lawyer than he does scouting NBA talent, (b) a ten year losing streak featuring broke owners actively trying to move the franchise and a new owner who appears to think himself to be the basketball equivalent of Steve Jobs while he's really more the basketball equivalent of a crazy homeless guy shouting about the endtimes on the street corner, (c) a roster featuring one superstar, one upper-tier small forward, a solid point guard, a back-up big man (maybe), and a huge scrapheap of assorted junk, and (d) a front office that fired a coach in the midst of the franchise's best start in a decade because his team was too focused on defense and not focused enough on highlights all after his best player acquired a rare brain infection, all on top of the fact they accidentally put together a semi-solid uglyball team while SIMULTANEOUS espousing the virtues of paciness and run and gunniness.
So yeah. Those situations are totally the same.
Mod voice, in the nicest way possible:
Let's try to keep this from going too far off topic. Comparisons of the Kings to the 49ers are fine, insofar as they are useful, but let's not turn this into a 49ers discussion. In the "General" forum there is already an NFL discussion thread with some Niners talk and if anybody wanted to start a 49ers-centered thread I'm sure it would be frequented by those interested.
Second mod note: I've moved the discussion of the 49ers to the annual NFL discussion thread.
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Let's try to keep this from going too far off topic. Comparisons of the Kings to the 49ers are fine, insofar as they are useful, but let's not turn this into a 49ers discussion. In the "General" forum there is already an NFL discussion thread with some Niners talk and if anybody wanted to start a 49ers-centered thread I'm sure it would be frequented by those interested.
Second mod note: I've moved the discussion of the 49ers to the annual NFL discussion thread.
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