Will George Karl and DeMarcus Cousins find a middle ground to
make it work in Sacramento?
The 2015-2016 Projected Roster
Point Guards: Rajon Rondo, Darren
Collison, Seth Curry
Shooting Guards: Ben McLemore, Marco
Belinelli, James Anderson
Small Forwards: Rudy Gay, Caron
Butler, Omri Casspi
Power Forwards: Quincy Acy, Duje
Dukan, Luka Mitrovic
Centers: DeMarcus Cousins, Willie
Cauley-Stein, Kosta Koufos
The Optimistic View
The Kings have arguably the most talented Center in the NBA in
DeMarcus Cousins. They have one of the greatest coaches to ever coach in the
NBA in George Karl. They have one of the most gifted wingmen in the league in
Rudy Gay. And they have arguably one of the best pure point guards with
championship experience in Rajon Rondo. Plus, they have Shaq and Vivek Ranadive
as progressive thinking owners. The major question for this team is on how all
these parts can work together in harmony so that the fans in Sacramento will
once again be entertained by Sacramento Kings basketball of old?
The Realistic Expectations
The egos of DeMarcus Cousins, George Karl and Rajon Rondo will
eventually catch up on this team. With the West being loaded as always,
Sacramento has no time for too much drama especially they are really serious
about getting this thing turned around. If they just get to put these egos
aside and play ball, then there is probably some hope for this team. Yet, if
the egos blow up on them, then DeMarcus Cousins might actually end up in LA or
if not, George Karl will be back on the studios of ESPN.
Bottomline
It is hard to bet on a team that has traded away their lottery
picks for the past seasons like Jimmer Fredette, Derrick Williams and Nik
Stauskas without getting any equal compensation. Sad to say, it was also
because they did not draft well or probably, did not draft the guy that would
really fit. Hopefully, Willie Cauley-Stein will be a start of something new for
them. Furthermore, it is also hard to put your money on a team where the
bonafide star player and the head coach visibly do not get along and bring
their so-called misunderstandings to the world of social media.
Bold Predictions
The Kings will have a long season ahead of them depending on how
the many egos on the team will be pacified. Cousins might get traded or Karl
might get fired or even both, unless the two of them find a way to work
together accordingly. If for some reason they do, which all of Sacramento hope
they would, then maybe just maybe the Kings will be relevant once again. If
not, expect the Kings to be lottery-bound once again.
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ReplyDeleteHi. Thanks for the comment and for appreciating the blog.:) Anyway, as much as I would love to be in Batangas, I am really, most of the time, here in Manila.
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