Amick blog stuff

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Ron Artest can be a funny dude sometimes, and Wednesday night definitely qualified. So he walks into the locker room after the loss to the Celtics that was about as physical as games come in this modern day of touchy-feely...

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Amick: Beach party?!

Greetings from pre-pre game at Arco Arena, where the Kings and Sixers haven't arrived yet but the Kings dancers certainly have. They're prepping for tonight's festivities on the floor, and what a theme night this is going to be. It...

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Amick: Artest out

Ron Artest - for those not already watching - is out tonight with a bone chip in his right elbow. I'm guessing maybe a piece of some Celtics player's tooth got lodged in there from the last game, but the...

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Amick: Artest says he won't play

Ron Artest said at shoot-a-round this morning that he doesn't expect to play tonight against Phoenix because of the bone chip in his right elbow. That's not a good thing for the Kings in general, judging by what happened last...

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Amick: Artest out "a couple weeks," Theus says

Ron Artest won't play tonight or any other night in the near future, as Kings coach Reggie Theus said before Sunday's game that his small forward will have surgery to remove a fragment in his right elbow. As Kings basketball...

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SacBee: Theus: Artest out 'a couple of weeks'

Ron Artest won't play tonight or any other night in the near future, as Kings coach Reggie Theus said before Sunday's game that his small forward will likely have surgery to remove a fragment in his right elbow.

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SacBee: Theus: Artest out 'a couple of weeks'

Ron Artest won't play tonight or any other night in the near future, as Kings coach Reggie Theus said before Sunday's game that his small forward will likely have surgery to remove a fragment in his right elbow.

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Amick: Going forward

If "going forward" was the unofficial mantra of the Kings organization before, then it may as well be plastered on the team's jerseys now. There's certainly no reason for them to look back at the trail of tears behind them,...

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Amick: The Maloofs back in championship arena

Joe and Gavin Maloof are as passionate as they come in the realm of NBA team owners. The Kings' two-headed piggy bank doesn't just cut checks and watch their investment from a distance like so many other franchise-funders, continuing to...

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Amick: Ron-Ron (who's out 3-4 weeks) in NYC

First things first, Ron Artest wound up having five bone chips surgically removed from his right elbow today and will be out three to four weeks. That certainly can't help his trade value for the immediate future. Now on another...

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Amick: The As to your Qs

It's been awhile since I did the Q&A thing, so let's get to it... Question: Do you think that there is a good chance that (Mike) Bibby will be traded due to the strong performance of Beno Udrih? If so,...

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[CruzDude]

Sam Amicks Q & A..... excellent views

Sam Amick's Q & A datelined 2 January in the Bee really yielded some interesting answers that, for one of the few times since October, make sense.

Bibby, his trade situation (Cavs or Heat?), his value, do we keep him or not

KT vs. Justin playing time. Hits home but needs Theus input.

Kevin's return. Is is Jan 8 at home or later (Jan 16 at Toronto?)

Check it out:

http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/sports/kings/archives/009813.html

In a separate blog RonRon and his surgery yesterday. Coach wished he (RonRon) had waited few weeks so they could get one of the other two back first. Hmmm, but that is RonRon!!

 

[kennadog]

Interesting read. Thanks.

 

[piksi]

Bibby will start.

Since we got Beno - I don't remember us getting killed by opponents PGs. Mike is a superior offensive player.

 

[Jechtsphere]

Sweet he answered my JW's question lol

 

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Amick: Kings home again (and hurt again)

Tidbits from practice today... * John Salmons will be a gametime decision against Orlando on Tuesday, as he turned his left ankle and didn't practice on Monday. It's injuries like these (and the countless others) that explain why Kings assistant...

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Amick: Van Gundy unplugged

Time heals all wounds. For me, anyway. I saw Stan Van Gundy today for the first time since that day in early June, when a six-hour stakeout with News10's sports crew of Brian May and Ryan Yamamoto ended with the...

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Amick: Shoot-a-round update

Kings coach Reggie Theus said this morning that swingman John Salmons (twisted left ankle) and center Brad Miller (cold) will play tonight against Orlando. Shooting guard Kevin Martin (strained groin) and point guard Mike Bibby (left thumb surgery), of course,...

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Amick: Dunkin' Dahntay Jones

Go ahead. Call him a one-trick pony. You just might be the next thing Dahntay Jones is slamming through a rim. The Kings guard with the thoroughbred physique featured in today's paper can do more than dunk. He defends like...

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Amick: John "Call me MJ" Salmons

It never fails. A basketball player - heck, any pro athlete - plays through sickness and everyone's talking about the time Michael Jordan braved through a stomach virus to score 38 points and lift the Bulls over Utah in Game...

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Amick: Martin to play tomorrow

Kevin Martin has been cleared to play in Saturday's game against Indiana. The Kings shooting guard said at Friday's practice that he expects to return from the Dec. 4 groin strain that has kept him out of the last 17...

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Amick: More As to your Qs

Question: I attended the open practice on Jan. 13. At one point (Kings coach) Reggie Theus quipped that he is paged whenever you are in the building. Do you take that as a compliment, a cause for concern, or none...

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Amick: More As to your Qs

Question: I attended the open practice on Jan. 13. At one point (Kings coach) Reggie Theus quipped that he is paged whenever you are in the building. Do you take that as a compliment, a cause for concern, or none...

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Amick: Artest pushing for Wednesday return

The moment makes sense now. Reggie Theus, as is noted in today's notes, inferred at Sunday's open practice that Mike Bibby and Ron Artest's return would be on the same day - Wednesday at Toronto. Of course, that was a...

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Amick: Webber nearly back, too

The difference between Bryan May and I in our recent outings at Chris Webber's restaurant? He had a microphone in his hand I had, well, a Hefeweizen. The outstanding News10 anchor has a quality interview with Webber himself from Sunday...

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