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Ambassador Report - Sacramento Kings

The Kings have been playing so-so lately, losing to Memphis but coming up with a victory at New Orleans (we know how that turned out for us). Spenser Hawes has been getting some run and Quincy Douby has not, while John Salmons is playing out of his mind. Theus and the Maloofs have traded barbs in public...

Here some articles you may want to check out to educate yourself on what's going on with the Kings...

What has made the Kings successful so far

Maloofs Rip Theus

Theus responds

Quincy Douby: no Brandon Roy-like Heroics

Hollinger: Hawes higher than Rudy as early season surprise

Kevin Martin's agent now King's Assistant GM

Sac Bee: Kings are hurting, Blazers are good

RealGM Kings vs Blazers thread (Kings PoV)

I'll post more updates as the day progresses.

Tom Ziller is one the top bloggers in the Milky Way. Enjoy!

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Salmons did look fairly potent for you guys in pre-season

Nice to see he’s continuing to produce for you on a nightly basis.

Also nice to Spence contributing….he did not look good in pre-season to my mind

Rooo-D!

by truls on Nov 21, 2008 10:16 AM PST reply actions  

re: that Hollinger article

Spencer’s play is more surprising then Rudy’s play, but he was expected to be pretty good by most experts so it’s nice for us to see that he made the list at all and is therefore exceeding expectations

Rooo-D!

by truls on Nov 21, 2008 10:18 AM PST up reply actions  

Actually I saw alot of negative stuff about Shawes

And most of us at StR were not thrilled with the pick. One guy even threated to jump off the Dubai Tower. (No I’m not kidding.) I was just really really really eff-ing a mad. Not so much anymore.

No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. It's simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get tangled, you tango on

by pookeyguru on Nov 21, 2008 12:58 PM PST up reply actions  

hey man, now this is great work….

thanks!

by Ben Golliver on Nov 21, 2008 11:10 AM PST reply actions  

Thanks!

Koponen - PG of the future. For Italy, that is. Book it.

by Blazerholic on Nov 21, 2008 11:54 AM PST up reply actions  

Great job.

I’ll rec. it in hopes it doesn’t get lost by game time.

My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.

by OCBlazerFan1 on Nov 21, 2008 11:28 AM PST reply actions  

Thanks! It probably will get bumped by another couple Gerald Wallace

and Oden Is A Bust threads, but you take the good with the bad…

Koponen - PG of the future. For Italy, that is. Book it.

by Blazerholic on Nov 21, 2008 11:55 AM PST up reply actions   1 recs

Ha!

My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.

by OCBlazerFan1 on Nov 21, 2008 1:31 PM PST up reply actions  

Salmons is probably MIP

just cause he is getting major minutes. I would be more inclined to vote for Biedrins or Devin Harris right now

Woof

by Charles Barkley McLovin on Nov 21, 2008 12:31 PM PST reply actions  

word

"It's not who jumps the highest -- it's who wants it the most" Buck Williams

by Fund A Mental on Nov 21, 2008 12:40 PM PST up reply actions  

I agree with that

Except on the nights like he had against Memphis @ home in the home opener where he shut down Rudy Gay. That was really impressive.

No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. It's simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get tangled, you tango on

by pookeyguru on Nov 21, 2008 1:07 PM PST up reply actions  

It's interesting that you guys do ambassador reports

I was aware of them, but it’s very interesting to see what you chose to link as what goes on StR. Alot of stuff happens over there frequently, and some of the main stuff (Hiring Levien—which isn’t official yet I must stress—unfortunately), and the Joe rips Theus are kinda off putting.

If you don’t realize why these 2 are so ultimately connected, you should read today’s posts on the Levien subjects. They will help you understand that so much more.

Excellent stuff Blazerholic.

No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. It's simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get tangled, you tango on

by pookeyguru on Nov 21, 2008 1:00 PM PST reply actions  

One thing I would like to stress

When you say the Maloof’s you’re saying the whole family, who actually owns the team, and only Joe and Gavin make public statements. In my 17 years of following the team, this is a very unusual dynamic. But everyone who doesn’t understand this I will try to bridge the gap some, is that unlike Paul Allen, who is one sole voice (and while a Seattleite—he’s really aiming to screw up South Lake Union I might add—more frigging buildings on Aurora??Arghhhh….anyway soapbox moment there) is that the whole family—which is George, Adrienne, Mama Maloof as I call her, Coleen Maloof is her Christian name, and Joe and Gavin. Most people state that Joe & Gavin are the owners because they’re in public, and a lot of fans know who they are. But, and I must stress this, they don’t make decisions based on Joe & Gavin’s input. George, who runs the Palms primarily, and Adrienne who is part of the family but lives in LA with her husband, some kind of doctor whom I don’t really care to know enough about to know his specialty, have just as much input as Mama Maloof (who watches all the games from what I’ve read), and Joe and Gavin whom are usually around the team daily (obviously—although Joe hasn’t been courtside cuz of his knee surgery). The point is that when it was decided to not re-hire Adelman, all 5 of those voices have input, and what not.

Oh, and Blazerholic, great FanPost!

No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. It's simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get tangled, you tango on

by pookeyguru on Nov 21, 2008 1:06 PM PST up reply actions  

Ah, now I understand.

As the mouthpieces, they get most of the attention.

Interesting insight, thanks!

Koponen - PG of the future. For Italy, that is. Book it.

by Blazerholic on Nov 21, 2008 3:23 PM PST up reply actions  

I will confess to being a bit

Of a closet Kings fan,I get the radio as well or better than out of Portland and if the Blazers arent playing I catch some Sactown,Nice win in NO, you did us both a big favor

by southern oregon on Nov 21, 2008 1:44 PM PST reply actions  

Washingtons last chance at an NCAA ship in bball

If only they could have kept them together for a final four run.

Nate Robinson
Brandon Roy
Spencer Hawes

Not to mention they could of had Martell Webster on top of those 3 if there recruiter could have convinced him not to go to the NBA.

Acquire Serge Ibaka.

by TheGreatDane17 on Nov 21, 2008 1:50 PM PST reply actions  

Roy Graduated before Hawes came to UW

Roy’s senior year: 2005-06. Hawes frosh season: 06-07.

No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. It's simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get tangled, you tango on

by pookeyguru on Nov 22, 2008 11:57 AM PST up reply actions  

I've watched a couple Sactoe games this season... You're right about Salmons, he's been going nutso...

……………………… They just beat New Orleans at the Hornets’ court, as I recall, so anybody thinking this is a cakewalk is mistaken…

"Sergio is clearly the MJ of 3rd string point guards!" —Mortimer Pritchard

by timbo on Nov 21, 2008 3:27 PM PST reply actions  

Lot's of respect for this post

And it’s great to see the Ambassadors being ambassadors (ambassading?).

But to keep things fresh, should we unrec these once the next gameday thread is up? If we have new ambassador reports happening often, it might be good to keep them flowing.

by rmcdougall on Nov 22, 2008 9:21 AM PST reply actions  

agreed

and Sac isn’t an easy team to ambassadize. They’ve got people like pookeyguru over there that like to stir the pot.

by Bust a Bucket on Nov 23, 2008 4:21 AM PST up reply actions  

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