What´s your expectation for the upcoming season?

[Ed2009]

As we are waiting anxiously for the new season to start, i would like ask what are the BM´s expectation towards the upcoming season?
Better record, playoff spot, ROY award, etc?

I personally dont really know what to expect.
On one side I know that we have great players full with potential and a lot can be reached but on the other side I am trying to keep my expectation low so that I wont be too dissapointed if the season will turn out to be similar to the last one.

Whats your thoughts about it?

 

[xrzn]

Championship or bust.

 

[mac]

Championship or bust.

Lol.

I expect us to win around 35-40 games or slightly more if no injuries happen, I expect Tyreke to establish himself as the far better player than say Steph Curry or Jennings (i.e. dominate more with a better shot). I expect our defense to be much better, for Westphal to give more time to Casspi and Greene. Most of all, I expect to see a team that doesn't quit and plays a consistent hard played game. I've had enough with the 'we'll win for 2 quarters and then get blown out in the 3rd quarter' nonsense we saw so much of last season.

 

[Megalodon]

championship or bust.

qft.

 

[kennadog]

It's kind of weird. I'm so excited for this season to start, but aren't all fans when you're 0-0? I'm just trying to keep the reins on my enthusiasm, because I hate to be crushed. [That's the ever-threatening pessimist in me.]

I do feel good about this young group of guys, though. Seems like there's pretty good chemistry there, too. They seem eager, hungry and determined to improve. I'm certainly going to cheer them on!

I think Evans will have a better shot, making him even harder to guard. I think cousins will prove the naysayers wrong about his character, tho he may have a moment or two. I think we'll see improvement from JT, Casspi and Donte and hope Garcia stays healthy (please no freak accidents on the Kings this year).

Now I must go and propitiate the basketball gods with an appropriate sacrifice.

 

[sc3252]

Championship or bust.

+1, no more tanking ****.

Mod edit: Let the filters work. Thanks.

 

[Boogie-havoc]

atleast 35 wins, improovment by the young guns, Cousins to proove us all right, and the team finding it's identity and having a clear heirarchy of whos the starters and main contributers and whos the bench.

Also more orgenized set plays rather then "give reke the ball and let him do his thing"​

 

[whozit]

having the team within a shot at .500 nearing the end of the season ...............

 

[Warhawk]

atleast 35 wins, improovment by the young guns, Cousins to proove us all right, and the team finding it's identity and having a clear heirarchy of whos the starters and main contributers and whos the bench.

Also more orgenized set plays rather then "give reke the ball and let him do his thing"​

I can get behind this. Add a mix of kennadog above and that is about where I am. Building for the future, with this year being a big second step.

 

[kingsnation]

I want the team to win the close ones in the 4th quarter. I know we won last year against WAS, CHI and MIL. But I'm mainly talking about the games like the ones against LAL. I want us to learn how to beat a team like that down the stretch.

If we can do that, then our record will naturally improve. Also, as Boogie said, I'd like a clear establishment of roles on the team - that is needed is developing the future.

 

[TTown Kings]

Playing consistently good bball. Pushing for .500 toward the end of the season. DMC pushing for ROY consideration. And a win against the Fakers would be nice...

 

[Kingsguy881]

.500 against the Lakers and 200 more gray hairs on Phils head.

 

[CruzDude]

Lol.

I expect us to win around 35-40 games or slightly more if no injuries happen, I expect Tyreke to establish himself as the far better player than say Steph Curry or Jennings (i.e. dominate more with a better shot). I expect our defense to be much better, for Westphal to give more time to Casspi and Greene. Most of all, I expect to see a team that doesn't quit and plays a consistent hard played game. I've had enough with the 'we'll win for 2 quarters and then get blown out in the 3rd quarter' nonsense we saw so much of last season.

From that basis let's add:
- vastly improved center play off & def once Dalembert gets comfortable with new guys
- 2nd yr of Landy/Omri/Tyreke/Beno starting and playing much better together
- big improvement from a power bench of DMC, Greene, Jeter, JT, Cisco, Whiteside, etc
- inconsistency until about 20th game or so
- if team FT and TO's improve noticeably then 40+ wins
- Going 3-1 with Lakers

 

[King Baller]

I would like to see the Kings with a winning record at Arco, lets say close to 30 wins at home. That and if the Kings could win 15 of the road games I would call it very good progress. That would put the Kings in .500 territory and have a slight chance at the playoffs depending on how the West plays out this season.

KB

 

[est.1999]

Lottery or bust!

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Lottery or bust!

At this point, I think I'd be OK with "bust", then.

 

[Gary]

Expectation is 82-0 with a championship...

However what I would be happy with is a 10 game improvement with Cousins, and Thompson playing well enough to solidify starting jobs by years end. Landry coming off the bench giving Sac a great spark, and Whiteside being able to show us what he is capable of (by getting a lot of minutes near the end of the season when typically "potential" players get the majority of their minutes).

Evans doesn't have to be a 20-5-5 player again (although I think he will) but I would like to see improvements on his jumpshot and maybe 35% frm 3pt with 3-4 shots a game from beyond the arc. His assist numbers can hover around 5 per game if he plays a great 2 man game with Cousins.

I expect Garcia to "fit in". Whether it be from the bench or starting with Evans.

On paper we have a great team.. Our bigs are above average with Landry, Thompson, Cousins, Dalembert, Whiteside. We have two great SF prospects with Casspi, and Greene who could both drop 30 on any given night. Beno has improved playing with Evans, and I don't see any reason why he would decline after showing all of us he plays well with Evans, and Westphal.

Pretty much our questionmarks are SG and backup PG.. If Garcia doesn't do well can we put Beno at PG and slide Evans to SG? Is that combo only "acceptable" for the time being and not something to move forward with? Could we put Casspi in at SG and play Greene at SF?

I know for $hits-n-giggles I would like to see a Evans-Casspi-Greene-Cousins-Dalembert team out there for the hell of it and see how well we could do defensively.. I think that team would be fun to watch if only for a few minutes a night. On the other hand we could put Beno-Evans-Garcia-Landry-Thompson out there as well for a small-ball lineup as well. This team is VERY flexible and I am sure we will see a lot of its flexibility this year.

We as a team have so much to look foward to this year. It's definitely going to be fun to watch!

 

[bajaden]

The Kings lost 27 games last year by 8 points or less. I thought at seasons end, that with just a little improvement on the team and a little more aging in the western conference, the Kings could win at least half those games, which would mean 13 or 14 more wins. In my humble opinion, the Kings have improved more than just a little. They have one of the biggest and deepest frontcourts in the western conference. It may not yet be the best frontcourt, but its loaded with talent.

Last season the Kings were around the 21st or 22nd best team at getting to the line. Remove Spencer Hawes and insert DeMarcus Cousins, and that alone should get us to the line at least 2 to 3 more times a game. Tyreke, in his second year, having paid his dues as a rookie, should get more calls this year. The Kings want both Casspi and Greene to attack the basket more, which should lead to more freethrow attempts. All these things combined could add up to 1 or 2 more points per game.

Dalembert, Cousins, and Thompson are very good defensive rebounders. Defensive rebounds mean less possessions for the other team and more for the Kings. I expect the Kings to be much better on the offensive boards as well, leading to more possessions for the Kings. Extra possessions usually lead to extra points. If the team can increase the team scoring average by 2 to 3 points, and at the same time drop the opposition scoring average by a couple of points, it could be huge in the win/loss collumn.

The other area that really needs to improve is the assist dept. More assists and fewer turnovers will lead to more victories. I expect Cousins to help in that dept with outlet passes for easy baskets off of a defensive rebound. I expect more chances at defensive rebounds because of better all around team defense, led by Dalembert as the goalie. Even if you say that Hawes is as good a passer as Cousins, having the skill and using the skill are two entirely different things. Hawes was a passive player, while Cousins so far, has proved to be quite aggressive. Hawes played as though he was afraid to make a mistake. I don't see having that same problem with Cousins.

I'm predicting between 40 and 45 wins, with the possiblilty, that if things fall into place, a shot at the playoffs. I may have to come back and eat this post, but I shouldn't have to.

 

[Fear the Putin]

4-0 vs. the Lakers

 

[Entity]

I would like to see some wining streaks of 5 or 6 games. I think we had a 4 game streak last year then a 3. thats about it. I want like two 5 game win streaks and some 3's and 4's spread out here and there.

 

[Kingster]

30 - 35 wins.

Tyreke will be key. I'm expecting a better jump shot, but still in need of improvement. I'll be watching him carefully after the 20 game mark and then after the All-Star break to see if fatigue affects his shot. Last year, when he got tired, the mechanics went down the tubes. If he has improved his stamina, his shot should be more consistent.

This team should be better in rebounding and defensively, which should also help the win column.

Cousins. I think he's really going to be up and down, both within games, and during stretches of games. Sometimes he'll look like an All-Star. Other times he might nearly foul out in a half. He'll have issues defensively. The fact that he has a fairly strong supporting front court cast should help him. I'm going to be watching how Westphal utilizes him. Everybody seems to say that he won't be used outside (like Hawes) like he was in summer league, which I hope to be the case. We'll see. I can see Westphal taking the short-term bait and using him outside at the expense of his inside game just because it takes time for a young guy to learn an inside post game in the NBA, even somebody with good footwork like Cousins. If Cousins struggles somtimes inside offensively, which I expect in his rookie year, I want Westphal to stay with him inside rather than lose patience and have him shoot 18 foot jump shots. I expect Cousins to be in great shape for camp.

Dally - what you see is what you get. One dimensional defensive player.

The 3s: I don't know if I expect it, but I sure hope Greene is played only at the 3 position. He and Casspi can have fun competing. I don't expect Casspi to fall apart in the 2nd half like last year because I think he's intelligent enough to stop his Israeli ambassadorial duties. I expect both 3s to be better than last year.

The 4s: Thompson has more upside. Will he finally show it? Landry is Mr. Steady, so unless Thompson can show more of a consistent all around game, Landry takes most of the minutes. If Whiteside gets any pt this year, he could win a game just with his shot blocking (like Greene did against NY last year). But it will be difficult for him to get minutes.

Beno/Jeter/Garcia - Beno probably still is the best complement for Tyreke because of his ball-handling and intermediate size. I can see the Garcia-Tyreke backcourt having turnover issues. Jeter? Hey, it's nice to have a quick guy who can break the pressure and back up Beno/Tyreke.

Biggest weakness on this team - ASSIST/TURNOVERS. That's the key. They get that ratio up and this team could be better than 30-35 wins. But the addition of Cousins and Daly (and maybe Whiteside if he's used) and more pt for Garcia implies more turnovers, despite the Cousins passing seen in the summer league. I'm not expecting Cousins to be double-teamed in the post in the big leagues like he was during summer league; the passing opportunites will therefore most likely be less.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Beno Udrih is listed at six feet, three inches; that is not an "intermediate" size.

 

[eflat]

The other area that really needs to improve is the assist dept. More assists and fewer turnovers will lead to more victories.

I expect more assists for Tyreke because of better finishing by his 'mates.

 

[Lockehead]

I think Tyreke is going to be a serious wrecking force. Now that he has the league's attention on him, hes going to be getting a lot more calls going in his favor compared to his rookie season. He was already one of the pound for pound, strongest and tough players in the league. With his new gains in weight, and weight lifting work outs, hes going to be even more brutal and hard to stop.

 

[Telemachus]

I'm looking for the Kings to win 40-45 games this season.

They went from having one of the league's weakest front courts to one the the league's deepest & biggest front courts. They have improved both their interior defense and rebounding in a big way. And have Whiteside sitting there as a wild card for this season. Anything he brings to the Kings this season is a bonus IMO.

I expect Tyreke to be better this season. He should improve his assists simply by having better finishers playing around him. I will be surprised if his outside shot is not better. I am not concerned too much with his 3pt shot, but want to see him hit that 15-20 ft shot with much more consistency. That will open up the court not only for himself, but for his teammates as well. I don't know if he will repeat his 20/5/5 feat of last season simply because I think there will be fewer rebounds for him to get with our improved front court.

I am hoping that either Greene or Casspi will take that next step in their game and become a star (both stepping up would be great). However, I will be happy if they both just give consistent play every night. I also think it is the time for JT to become a consistent contributor as well. We don't need him to be an all-star, just for him to be a double - double threat every night.

I think that Cousins is ready to step on the court offensively right now and compete with any body. It is his defense that will take time to catch up. That being said, I think he is already ahead of Hawes on the defensive end simply cause he is willing to body up and get physical with opposing centers. Let's hope that playing against Dalembert in practice every day will help him on both ends of the floor during the season.

With the improvements that the Kings have made, I will be dissappointed if they don't win at least 40 games. Some would say that I am setting my sights too high, but I don't care. It will be interesting to see how quickly this team comes together, cause that will make a big difference on their success IMO. Ultimately, I think their lack of overall experience is the only thing other than injuries that will keep them from making the playoffs (not to say that they don't have a chance).

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Beno Udrih is listed at six feet, three inches; that is not an "intermediate" size.

He's on the big side for a point guard and small for a shooting guard. Seems intermediate to me. What exactly is the quibble?

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Since when is 6'3" big for a point guard?

 

[Warhawk]

I expect more assists for Tyreke because of better finishing by his 'mates.

Agreed, but I also expect more just because his assist totals got higher towards the end of the year last year; I think he was getting better at it (finding his teammates). In the last 20 games he averaged 6.6 apg.

 

[Bricklayer]

? 6'3" has always been good sized for a PG. Especially with a decent build like Beno has. Not huge or overwhelming, but its good size.

Not big enough to be anything else though. 6'3" isn't small for a SG, its TOO small for a SG. Outside of the Iverson aberration, can't off the top of my head think of any major SG in the last 30 years at that size except for Ellis, who splits time and was running the PG until Curry showed up. Cutoff is an inch or two taller when you begin to run into John Starks, Cat Mobley and Dwayne Wade.

In any case its a moot point anyway, because Beno's size is precisely why he's NOT an ideal pairing with Reke. You get a revolutionary PG, a nightmare matchup who can destroy any normal sized PG in the league. And then you pair him with Beno and give that all away as other teams just treat him like a SG on defense and put their bigger players/defensive specialists on him. Bad strategy. The times that will make sense are when there is no passing potenital in the frontcourt -- Dalembert and Landry in particular are two of the league's great black holes at their positions. If they are paired up front, then the extra passing in the backcourt to compensate is probably a good idea.

 

[Entity]

hey brick who one this team is the ideal paring with Reke???? is his last name Garcia?? You and I agree on alot lately that being one of them.