Based on nothing statistical or scientific - just who is your favorite King of the moment? Expound in the thread. Poll My favorite King du jour is: Jon Brockman Omri Casspi Tyreke Evans Francisco Garcia Donté Greene Spencer Hawes Kevin Martin Sean May Andres Nocioni Sergio Rodriguez Kenny Thomas Jason Thompson Ime Udoka Beno Udrih Paul Westphal 26 votes | Results
DALLAS This easily could be seen as a rude welcome back. Miss a game because of an injury, and the first night back on the job, you're asked to defend Dirk Nowitzki. That was the task of Kings forward Andres Nocioni on Friday night. After missing Tuesday's loss to Chicago because of a right hip pointer, Nocioni returned to the lineup and spent most of his defensive attention trying to slow...
More photos » by Rich Pedroncelli - AP Chicago Bulls forward Joakim Noah rips out his still beating heart just to find out what it looks like after scoring late in the fourth quarter in the Bulls 101-87 win over the Sacramento Kings in their NBA basketball game in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) Browse more photos » Honestly, given the injury to Kevin...
SACRAMENTO (2010 FIBA World Championship) - The forgotten man of Spanish basketball, Sergio Rodriguez, finally got a chance to play for Sacramento on Tuesday night and had nine points and five assists in their 101-87 home defeat to the Chicago Bulls. Rodriguez, an important player in Spain's gold-medal triumph at the 2006 FIBA World Championship in ...
San Antonio Spurs coverage at Project Spurs . Blazers Analysis Spurs PG The ultimate test for our point guards is Tony Parker. The guy kills us. Last year, in 4 games against Portland he had almost 24 points and 8 assists per game. Portland had absolutely no answer for him with Steve Blake and Sergio Rodriguez. Andre Miller has faired well against the Spurs offensively, let's hope he can get hot....
The signing of Ime Udoka , like the signing of Desmond Mason before it, portends little for the Sacramento Kings . Udoka, like Mason, is an aging defensive roleplayer whose a bit of a drain on offense at a position where the Kings have plenty of talent. Udoka turned 32 years old last August, having only three seasons of real NBA experience. He served as Portland's starting small forward in the halycon...
Arco Arena has received plenty of attention for being old. Sure, the building needs to be replaced, but don't think that means things are falling apart inside and out. Those who show up for the Kings' 2009-10 home opener against the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday night will find new options to eat, drink and wear. If you can't make it to the sold-out Grizzlies game, don't fret. The Kings are offering...
Last Halloween, Reggie Theus dressed up as an NBA head coach. Happy Halloween! The Kings wrap up their season opening three game road trip at San Antonio this evening, with a 5:30 (PDT) tipoff against the San Antonio Spurs . Likely Kings starters: Sean May , Jason Thompson , Desmond Mason , Kevin Martin , Tyreke Evans Likely Spurs starters: Tim Duncan (but don’t call me a center!), Antonio McDyess,...
More photos » by Rich Pedroncelli - AP Browse more photos » Team Name: Sacramento Kings Last Year’s Record: No comment. Key Losses: Rashad McCant's bubbly personality, Ike Diogu 's bubbly personality, Calvin Booth 's rubber band ball, Francisco Garcia 's right forearm. Key Additions: Tyreke Evans , Omri Casspi , Jon Brockman , Kevin Martin 's health, Paul Westphal , Sergio!. Big Additions:...
Last Season: 54-28, First in Northwest, Fourth in the Western Conference. Key Additions: Andre Miller, Juwan Howard Key Subtractions: Sergio Rodriguez, Channing Frye During our most recent 710 ESPN PodKast, BK and I analyzed the Western Conference with ESPN The Magazine's Chris Palmer, and arrived at the same conclusion. Of all the teams gunning to take out the Lakers, the best equipped, at least on...
Kings center Spencer Hawes, right, blocks the shot of Oklahoma City's James Harden in the fourth quarter. Hawes came off the bench Thursday, a strategy that coach Paul Westphal said worked well. OKLAHOMA CITY The Spanish point guard the Kings acquired the day of the NBA draft wasn't ballyhooed teenager Ricky Rubio. It was guard Sergio Rodríguez, dealt to the Kings after three seasons...
More photos » by Don Ryan - AP Will Oden finally live up to the hype? Browse more photos » Consider this an understatement: Portland fans are over the top passionate about their team. The bloggers are no different. When the C's play the Blazers, our comments blow up because the Portland fans stop by to chat. They typically don't cause trouble, but they just descend upon the blog like a...
More photos » by Rick Bowmer - AP Hey there, I'm balling again. That's why Ben uses me for literally every post that needs a picture. Call me Giggles Oden. Browse more photos » Every year, Blazersedge participates in a national network of blog season previews. This year is no exception. For regular readers, there's not going to be a ton of new stuff in this preview, although I do make a...
Team Name: Portland Trail Blazers Last Year's Record: 54-28 Key Losses: Sergio Rodriguez, Channing Frye, Shavlik Randolph, Michael Ruffin Key Additions: Andre Miller, Juwan Howard, Jeff Pendergraph, Dante Cunningham, Mills/Udoka/Collins "Super" Individual Player previews Part 1 and Part 2 . 1. What Significant Moves were made during the off-season? The "disappointing" off-season...