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  1. CruzDude

    My fav practice court

    One December holiday stumbled on this great little court on the beach in downtown Zihuatanejo:
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    The Kings Future Might Be Brighter than One Thinks

    The Kings Future Might Be Brighter than One Thinks The volcanic expressions of the Cousins trade have begun to die down having been tampered by the Nuggets game and the play of Willie, Skal and Buddy. The bench of kids that one night scored 72 points. Think about that, 72 points! And they...
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    Party of the grading consortium......

    Grading is a tough job. So here is cruzdude at bajaden's agonizing over grades. ;)
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    OK, OK experiment time is over!

    After a scull session with eminent Kings Guru bajaden, its now time to cut to the chase and field a starting lineup that should stsrt winning against all comers: 5 Cousins. where he should be 4. Willy. ditto 3. Gay. ditto 2. Temple. best defender and decent shooter 1. Collison 6/7/8...
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    What rules would you change if you could?

    NBA blog today on this subject and offered up some good ideas from NBA media types. http://www.nba.com/article/2016/11/09/blogtable-nba-rules-you-would-abolish-if-you-were-nba-commissioner?collection=news?cid=EMA_NBA_daily So lets do a poll and see who likes which of these 5:
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    Scot Pollard on new Survivor, oh boy!

    For those who missed the announcement in Hoopshype:
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    Cousins not pleased

    Good for him. He should not be. Moments ago on Facebook read Jason Jones gets vibe that Cuz thinks players only meeting is needed as he thinks all are not on the same page. hmmmm, would tend to agree. Wonder if Rudy and dribbling too much are part of that? or something else......
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    Training Camp Roster??

    9/21 update The 13 contracts: Cousins Willy Koufos collison rondo curry Gay Acy Casspi Anderson McLemore Butler Belinelli Plus the "bubble" guys: Eric Moreland Duje Dukan David Stockton Vince Hunter 6-7 SF...
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    SoCal & Arizona KINGSFANS....

    Having given up on working with Clips group sales for Kings @ Clip game, have found fun and great economy going to Kings @ Suns games in Phoenix. Every November for past 3 years Mrs.CruzDude and I have been making annual pilgrimage to Phoenix to catch the Kings @ Suns. Seems that matchup is a...
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    Vlade 2nd meeting with ex-Nets Assnt GM

    Seems Vlade will have second meeting shortly with ex-Nets Assnt GM Bobby Marks, a salary cap guru and 20- yr vet with nets in many FO capacities. This according to Sportnado this morning. Seems a good guy to fill big hole in Kings FO.
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    Seth Curry signed by Kings

    Minutes ago reported by two sources that Kings sign Summer League star Seth Curry to 2-yr deal. No further info yet. Two year guaranteed second year player option. Some background: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seth_Curry
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    39 year old FA....White Chocolate?

    A clip from the original JWill playing in a Pro-Am game in Florida. Maybe he gets signed by Kings? Now wouldn't that be awesome? http://www.nba.com/kings/blog/j-will-shows-out-orlando-pro-am ed; A fan fav awesome not win bunch of games awesome.
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    Rondo a darkhorse for Kings???

    Posted in the Boston Globe this morning at the bottom of a bunch of random comments was this ditty: A darkhorse location for Rajon Rondo in free agency is Sacramento, where the Kings are entering a pivotal year in their franchise and could use a bona fide point guard. Darren Collison, coming...
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    OK SO WHAT DID WE LEARN ABOUT THE KINGS THIS PAST SEASON?

    Note: this is a summary of the past season from one KF looking at the organization and team. OK SO WHAT DID WE LEARN ABOUT THE KINGS THIS PAST SEASON? You can’t win many games in one year if you have 3 different head coaches. You can’t win many games in one year if you have 3 different playing...
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    Willy Cauley-Stein Interview

    Really good first look at Willy in an interview with 2 NBA media guys. http://watch.nba.com/nba/video/channels/draft/2015/05/12/20150512-draft-combine-willie-cauley-stein.nba?cat=catId:48
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    NBA SUMMER LEAGUE, 10-20 JULY, LAS VEGAS

    edit 6/5/15 The NBA Summer League will run from Friday, 10 July through Monday, 20 July 2015. As of 5 June the schedule has not been released but quite possible Kings begin play the first day, Friday 7/10. http://www.lasvegasevents.com/events/2015/nba-summer-league There is also a Sports...
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    Kings draft picks, 1st ! and 2nd ? rounds

    Seems Kings are a lock to keep 1st round pick. But reading Real GM it seems we have 3 2nd round picks that are all protected 31-49. Am I reading that correct? How many 2nd round picks will Kings have this year?
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    Reno Bighorns not helping Kings.

    But why are not the Kings D-League team the Reno Bighorns helping the mother team? Is not the main purpose of a D-League affiliate to run the parent system and prepare their players to more easily get up to the NBA? Apparently they are entertaining but they are not helping the Kings develop...
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    Dear Mr. Ranadive cc: Mr. D’Alessandro

    Dear Mr. Ranadive I have some questions: When your lone All-Star and best player becomes unhappy and mad at the team, and more, don't you want to communicate with him, define the problem and solutions, and clear the air? When your best player calls out the entire team should you look into the...
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    One solution may be in Kings backyard - Quincy Miller

    Quincy Miller, Reno Bighorns:"He's still young and might be the best prospect with his length, ability to play small forward and power forward, make 3-pointers and handle the ball, too." Sources: http://sports.yahoo.com/news/top-10-d-league-prospects-040307317.html Has been top rated in...