Mike Malone will have this team focused, and ready to finally compete...not looking for the next high draft pick. The mindset of building for the future, is now being replaced with one that will have the Kings looking to build and grow day by day..towards a playoff birth this year. It all starts with a change in mindset. Getting players to begin to stop worrying less about how many touches they are getting, how many minutes, how many shots..etc etc .. Transforming that cancerous mindset with one more team oriented and centered not on stats, but wins. Beginning with team defense .. It all starts with how players buy into the system, and are willing to sacrifice their ego's, for what is best for the team at large.. I've known Mike Malone since he was in diapers. Know his dad, know how he thinks, know how hard he works, and cares. This team is in very very good hands. When you see the little things happening in practice, that then begin to happen in games ..the sacrifices from "me", to "team" in player press conferences.. that's when you know the climate has changed to a winning one.
Trust in Mike Malone ...kid is a pit bull. That tough, hard working vibe he gives off is contagious.. Winning will be becoming a fabric of this franchise very soon, folks.