few weeks ago I received an e-mail from a person representing Men’s Health Magazine about their July/August issue in which the magazine ranked America’s top sports towns.
My hometown of San Francisco was No. 39 on the 100-city list, with a grade of C+. But the whopper I noticed on the list was Sacramento, which [...]
25Jun09
Kings draft Tyreke Evans
How strange is it that after flying back from Los Angeles last weekend, Tyreke Evans was on the plane to Sacramento.
My first thought when I saw him, which is to say, I didn’t know it was him: Dude looks like a baller. Money-wise, hoop-wise. Second thought: Why the hell is this guy on Southwest? Third [...]
When your team wins 17 games, the NBA draft becomes that much more important. The Kings have three picks in the top 31 – 4th overall, 23rd, 31st. That means three players who haven’t proved anything will be counted on to turn this team around. Probably not right away though. I trust in GM Geoff [...]
Listen, I’m not a huge Kings fan. It should go without saying, the Warriors are my team. But I follow the Kings pretty closely for my newspaper and because I live in Kings country, the Northstate of California.
So this year, a year we all knew was going to suck for Sacramento (now 16-61), the only [...]
14Mar09
Spencer keeps getting better
It’s crazy how much I like Kings center Spencer Hawes. I remember very specifically the day he was drafted. I was driving home from work and turned on sports radio to have the draft read back to me. With the 10th pick in the draft, Sacramento selects Spencer “Noooooo!!!!!!!!!!! Not the white guy!!!!!!!!!” I screamed [...]
Worst record in the league? The Kings? That can’t be right, just look at this video!Ahhhh, those were the days. Videos like this help ease the pain from this god-awful season. I could watch that a million times. Right now I’m at about 50, but it’s a long day ahead. Note two things in the [...]
27Jan09
Somebody wants Kenny Thomas
I never thought I’d see the day, but somebody might be willing to trade for Kenny Thomas, the Kings forward who warms the bench for $9 million a year. The newest rumor is that if the Heat can’t trade Shawn Marion for Jermaine O’Neal, they’d trade him to Sac for Thomas and Brad Miller. Suckers! [...]
23Jan09
The Kings are a joke
Not just any joke, but a running joke in my newsroom. It’s odd because people still challenge their ineptness.
The other day, the Warriors beat the Wizards 119-98 on Monday. In response, my boss says he think the Kings, who played the Wizards Wednesday, will beat Washington as well.
Maybe you’re not catching the drift, so I’ll [...]
24Dec08
Dear Santa: Get me a winner!!
All I want for Christmas is a winner.
Kings, Warriors, 49ers, Raiders, Giants and A’s, take notes.
You too, Sharks. You’re not out of the woods yet.
When you step out, do so with the intention of winning. Nothing else. And when you plan for the future of your franchise, plan with the intent of winning. Nothing else.
If [...]
10Nov08
Kings make the playoffs!
If it was up to me, the NBA playoffs would be starting today. The regular season is just too dang long. 82 games? Let’s cut that down to something more reasonable, say, 6 or 7 games. Seems fair. Teams have proven themselves by now. Coincidentally, if the NBA adopted my schedule, the Sacramento Kings would [...]
