The answer is absolutely yes we tank from this point on. No point in even risking getting the 10th pick or lower. To me the 11th-14th pick is worst case scenario for us. My real fear as a die hard Kings fan is; I'll set this question up by saying that every year around this time I, like probably everyone else, watch a lot of the NCAA tournament. I also read a ton about prospects from all over, including scouts, forums, etc. Every year there are guys that get drafted at every spot up and down the draft that produce in the NBA. Some teams really know how to draft talent. Other teams know how to evaluate and draft players for their system. Some teams know how to do both (lucky mfers!). I personally don't think our organization has figured out what type of players we need to draft for our system because we have or have had too many chefs in the kitchen making decisions and no direction. I like Vlade too BTW but think he needs help. Here is my question.. Does everyone think our front office can draft and acquire free agents effectively this year and going forward? Along with being down about the team in general lately, I find myself really bleak on our future too. I like WCS though, and think he's going to be a really good player in this league at some point. I dont know how much credit I would give Vlade for him though as i think he fell into our lap pretty much. I guess I'm just upset and jealous of other teams, even teams like the Pistons (who we're playing tonight) for instance.. At least they have a plan! They know where their legacy is and what type of players/coaches their city supports and they go after them.
When a fan of a team doesn't get a good product on the court, can't really get behind all the players on the team, AND doesn't have faith (for good reason) that the front office or ownership can fix the problems, then tell me what that fan is supposed to do? Continue to invest time and money for something that causes more headaches than entertainment? I say, not for much longer. This draft and offseason is uuuuge!