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Also,
in catching up from last evening, I notice people
were worried about "the Kings looking past the
Suns" because some fans were talking about a
Laker series.
Let
me say this again, don't confuse fans with players.
Fans comments mean diddly squat. We can waste hours
commenting about anything we want and it won't mean
a single thing to the team.
All
the comments we've heard from the players, the people
who actually make a difference on game day, are that
they're "eating, sleeping, drinking basketball"
and will be completely focused on winning each game.
Some
thoughts on Doug, Bobby and Brother Hedo
Bawsor
I
am so happy to see Doug finally getting the recognition
for his outstanding plays after almost a decade in
the league. His emergence, however, speaks more about
the Kings than Doug himself. Before joining the Kings,
he spent the past 7 years with the Knicks (2) and
the Raptors (5). I therefore had the chance to watch
and enjoy his plays. Unfortunately, the Knicks and
Raptors were "top heavy" teams, with Ewing
and Carter getting most of the important plays and
recognition. Consequently, Doug played a supporing
role. But once he came over, he blossomed. Unlike
the Knicks or Raptors, the Kings are an "equal
opportunity" and team-oriented organization.
It is therefore no surprise for me to see this 6'6"
swingman emerged into such a vital part of our team.
Geoff is such a shrewd GM to see through the smoke
and mirror and picked him up. In Wall Street parlance,
Doug Christie is an "undiscovered value"
stock.
Bobby,
I must admit, is a pleasant surprise. Before joining
the Kings, he had a mediocre (at best) career with
Denver (1) and Minnesota (2) after graduating as a
Golden Golpher. His tenacity in defense, clutch three-point
shootings, and reboundings are really surprising.
Geoff made another shrewd move in picking him up.
In Wall Street, Bobby would be an "emerging growth"
stock.
Brother
Hedo, what more can you say about him. A 6'9"
swingman, excellent ball-handling, deadly jumpshooter,
and hard-nosed (no pun intended) defender. The first
time I saw him was in the first Blazers game on NBC.
He stole the ball and drove (left-handed) from end
to end for a dunk. Whoa - was that a sight to behold!
Geoff should get the GM of the Year award just for
picking him up. And if Brother Hedo were a stock,
what would he be? At the start of the season, I would
have called him a "speculative Turkish ADR".
And now? Hedo is a "can't miss blue chipper"!!
Thoughts
on Wang and Hedo
Istanbul
2008
Whether
Wang will be on the playoff roster or not won't make
a difference for the Mavs but for himself IMO.
This
will be a huge experience for him.
BTW
someone was concerned about Hedo's age. I might say
that you do not have to worry about his age and that
he is inexperienced; he has been in the final four
of Europe last year, and was elected to the best five.
I think we should worry about Webber's inexperience
of being in a favorite team as he is a more important
piece of this team than Hedo.
Slow
Hoops Day, so here is a little Real
Life
to Ponder
Catman
Ya
gotta hear what's going on in lovely downtown Fresno,
actually down the road apiece in Visalia.
Foster
mom apparently hires two males strippers to perform
at teen-age foster daughter's birthday party. Strippers
go a little above and beyond the call of duty, if
you catch our drift, and land in the pokey with the
mom.
This
is in the same area where two different faith healers
are up the proverbial creek for similar wrong-doings;
another foster mom disciplines a foster daughter by
having another foster kid sit on the younger one until
she dies; and a wacked out woman kills another to
steal the second woman's baby, but both die so the
killer woman hangs herself in jail.
Ain't
life grand?
Playoff
Schedule
Bonsy
Here's
the total playoff schedule sorted by date/time if
anyone is interested. Just cut/paste it into notepad
and print it out if you want a reference.
Game
1: Indiana at Philadelphia, Sat. 4/21, 9:30 a.m.
Game
1: Dallas at Utah, Sat. 4/21, 12 p.m.
Game
1: Minnesota at San Antonio, Sat. 4/21, 2:30 p.m.
Game
1: Charlotte at Miami, Sat. 4/21, 5:30 p.m.
Game
1: Toronto at N.Y., Sun. 4/22, 9:30 a.m.
Game
1: Phoenix at Sacramento, Sun. 4/22, 12 p.m.
Game
1: Portland at L.A. Lakers, Sun. 4/22, 2:30 p.m.
Game
1: Orlando at Mil., Sun. 4/22, 5:30 p.m.
Game
2: Charlotte at Miami, Mon. 4/23, 4 p.m.
Game
2: Minnesota at San Antonio, Mon. 4/23, 6:30 p.m.
Game
2: Indiana at Phil., Tue. 4/24, 5 p.m.
Game
2: Dallas at Utah, Tue. 4/24, 7:30 p.m.
Game
2: Orlando at Mil., Wed. 4/25, 5 p.m.
Game
2: Phoenix at Sac., Wed. 4/25, 7:30 p.m.
Game
2: Toronto at New York, Thu. 4/26, 5 p.m.
Game
2: Portland at L.A.L., Thu. 4/26, 7:30 p.m.
Game
3: Miami at Charlotte, Fri. 4/27, 5 p.m.
Game
3: Philadelphia at Indiana, Sat. 4/28, 9:40 a.m.
Game
3: Utah at Dallas, Sat. 4/28, 12 p.m.
Game
3: San Antonio at Minnesota, Sat. 4/28, 2:30 p.m.
Game
3: Milwaukee at Orlando, Sat. 4/28, 5:30 p.m.
Game
3: New York at Tor., Sun. 4/29, 9:30 a.m.
Game
3: Sacramento at Phoenix, Sun. 4/29, 12 p.m.
Game
3: L.A. Lakers at Portland, Sun. 4/29, 2:30 p.m.
Game
4*: Miami at Charlotte, Mon. 4/30, TBD
Game
4*: San Antonio at Minnesota, Mon. 4/30, TBD
Game
4*: Milwaukee at Orlando, Tue. 5/1, TBD
Game
4*: L.A. Lakers at Portland, Tue. 5/1, TBD
Game
4*: Utah at Dallas, Tue. 5/1, TBD
Game
4*: Philadelphia at Indiana, Wed. 5/2, TBD
Game
4*: New York at Toronto, Wed. 5/2, TBD
Game
4*: Sacramento at Phoenix, Wed. 5/2, TBD
Game
5*: Orlando at Milwaukee, Thu. 5/3, TBD
Game
5*: Charlotte at Miami, Thu. 5/3, TBD
Game
5*: Minnesota at San Antonio, Thu. 5/3, TBD
Game
5*: Dallas at Utah, Thu. 5/3, TBD
Game
5*: Toronto at New York, Fri, 5/4, TBD
Game
5*: Indiana at Philadelphia, Fri. 5/4, TBD
Game
5*: Phoenix at Sacramento, Fri. 5/4, TBD
Game
5*: Portland at L.A. Lakers, Fri. 5/4, TBD
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