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A few things in Martin's favor that haven't been mentioned (or just briefly touched on): Martin is one of the best in the league at getting to the line (in fact, only Dwight Howard and Corey Maggette get to the line more frequently per FG). Martin also has one of the lowest turnover rates for...

I think we have to look at the Hawes pick in context. Yes, it looks horrible in a vacuum that the Kings drafted an interior player whose weaknesses are rebounding & defense; at best, Hawes will probably be Brad Miller with a post game. However, when you're picking #10 you often don't even get...

I don't have any idea where the comparisons to DC are coming from. Christie was a superior athlete (did a between-the-legs dunk in a college slam-dunk contest) with PG skills, but serious offensive issues (especially shooting the ball). Garcia is a polished shooter and scorer who is a very...

I really wanted Andersen too; it made me a little sick when I saw how cheaply NO scooped him up while the Kings wasted money on Ostertag. I think it will be pretty tough to get him from NO at this point because of his extremely cheap contract - they like him and were playing him big minutes the...

Not exactly. 82games.com has assisted basket percentages for all players. 61% of Mobley's baskets were assisted, while Peja was just a little 'better' at 65%. Anyway, I think Kings fans were a little too used to Doug Christie (basically a PG, and a fairly passive one at that) playing SG -...

The problem with Miller is that the Kings can't pair him with a guy like Kenny Thomas (all KT's offense is at the high post as well, and his size prevents him from being much of a post defender/shotblocker), Songaila (another high post jumpshooter/non-shotblocker), or post-knee injury Webber...

Mobley FGA/AST Ratio w/Kings: 6.38/1 (6.3 shots for every assist) Peja FGA/AST Ratio: 7.38/1 (7.3 shots for every assist) It's a moot point anyway since someone will give Mobley a nice contract that the Kings won't match (plus Mobley probably wants out of here anyway), but some of the criticism...

Napier has been HORRIBLE the last couple of seasons, and I think last night may have been his absolute nadir as an announcer. He just seemed to be half-coherently screaming into the mic after routine plays, and his constant attacks on Iverson were unfounded (Memo to Grant: 13-30 is a GOOD...

The three contracts as a combination are the problem. Can we trade Skinner? Sure - but we're still over the cap (same thing if Thomas/Williamson are traded), and I don't see what we can get back that puts this team back in championship contention. I almost think that three small bad contracts...

Pretty good article overall, though Kriedler conviently forgets to mention that the Kings are actually WORSE off salary wise after this deal (they were over the cap anyway for the next 3 seasons with or without Webber's contract, assuming Peja is resigned) - now they're over the cap for 5 more...

Great post, Brick. O'Brien is one of the worst coaches ever (he makes Adelman look like Phil Jackson when PJ was trying). His system in Boston consisted of letting Paul Pierce and Antoine Walker do whatever they wanted (any coach who thinks it's OK to give Walker the green light from 3 is...

Mobley coming off the books won't help the Kings one bit. We're over the cap forever whether or not he stays or goes. KT's contract is the new albatross. Not quite as weighty as the Webber contract, but longer lasting (unfortunately). 8-8.5 million/year for a 10-8 player when he's 32-33 -...

Before the Webber trade, they were over the cap until 2009 (they were already handcuffed by Iverson's max deal, KT's hideous contract, Kevin Ollie's deal, and Aaron McKie's contract, among others). Now, they can get under the cap in 2008. Even if Webber doesn't work out at all, the Sixers...

I'm pretty sure Metal Sludge had that image first - I remember initially seeing it on their site when they opened in 1998, almost 7 years ago.

I agree, the Kings are better off with Thomas and Williamson at SF than the former starter (the Kings do have a better record over the last 4 seasons without him in the lineup than when he plays); too bad he's likely due back on Tuesday.