c_dog

Uh, Hedo isn't even starter and he's capable to scoring 20ppg night after night. He's also a pretty decent passer and rebounder. You bet he can put up near T-Mac stats in Orlando.

R-Star

Does anyone second that opinon? Is anyone on the Kings realy in the riding for the MVP? No, not realy. Is TMac one of the leading canidates? Yes, he sure is. Saying a guy who doesnt even start is silly. Its not like Doug Kristy is an allstar, and Hedo doesnt even start over him. Hedo is a "good player" who will only get better. I dont think he'll ever be an allstar though. Bender is putting up stats as good as Hedo right now. Kwame is putting up even better stats up than Hedo. Is anyone crazy enough to say that Kwame or Bender could put up near TMac numbers? No. Hedo's a good player, but get real.

RangerC

Hedo wouldn't put up McGrady numbers as the first option of a team, but he'd put up very nice, borderline-All-Star numbers. It's interesting that the Hedo-McGrady comparison was made because I've always thought of Hedo as a poor man's McGrady; Hedo isn't nearly as athletic as McGrady but otherwise their skill sets are very similar. Last year Hedo put up 16.6 ppg, 6.6 rpg, and 3.3 apg as a starter (10 games). It's no great stretch to think that with his own team and another year of seasoning Hedo could go for 20 ppg, 8 rpg, and 5 apg.

Oh, and I firmly expect Hedo to be starting for someone by the beginning of next season. He's just too good to only get 22 minutes of the bench. I really think that Sacramento should make a commitment to Hedo by next season; guys like Christie, Divac and even Webber are getting older but the quartet of Bibby, Hedo, Peja, and Gerald Wallace could give the Kings' the best PG/SG/SF combo in the league for many years to come (Peja is the oldest at 25 (and newly 25 at that)).

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The thing you guys arent getting, is that if Hedo was on the Magic instead of TMac he still wouldnt be the best player on the team. Hes a bench player right now behind the mediocer player of Doug Christie.

the mail man

doug is my, fav on the kings besides booby jackson, he truly does deserve to start for the kings.

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RangerC

Um... depending on Hill's health, Hedo would be the best player on the team (~17 ppg, ~7 rpg, and 3 apg as a starter - more productive than M. Miller and right around Hill's post-injury numbers). Hedo's on the bench right now because the team is loaded (Christie is an underrated player - 2nd team all-D, efficient on O (46% FG, 1.17 PSA) and fills up the stat sheet (4.6 rpg, 4.2 apg)). Did Kevin McHale suck because he came off the bench for the Celtics early in his career? I think not.

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You know, this little pack of biased Kings fans have got to stop. Get real guys. Hedo could not move to ANY team right now and be the best player.

Nets - Kidd
Magic - TMac
6'ers - AI
Wiz - Stack
Heat - Jones
C's - Pierce
Knicks - Houston
Hawks - Robinson
Bulls - Rose
Pistons - Hamilton
Hornets - Davis
Pacers - O'Neal
Raptors - Vince
Cavs - Big Z
Bucks - Allen

Mav's - Dirk
Rockets - Francis
Wolves - KG
Spurs - Duncan
Nuggets - Posey
Jazz - Malone
Griz - Gasol
Sonics - Payton
LA - Kobe
Warriors - Jamison
Clippers - Brand
Suns - Marbury
Blazers - Sheed

Now, out of that list, who is Hedo better than? Who could he take the team from? No one. Maybe Posey, but hes playing great this year so I say Posey is better. But hey, lets even say I give you guys the Nuggets, thats one team where Hedo could be the man for 2 years or so before Nene and Skita took over. I know one thing, he sure wouldnt get 20, 8 and 5. Thats for sure. Get real Kings fans, being biased towards your team is one thing, but this is rediculous. Hedo being compared to TMac? Maybe Todd MacCullouch.

the mail man

The only team he might go on and be the best is the nuggets i mean james possey isnt really all that good. And sence denver lost bolth van exl and mcdyess hedo could possibly be the best on that team.

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Yep. I agree. My only point is, there are so many players better than Turk out there and Kings fans are comparing him to McGrady. Thats just not right.

c_dog

Okay, apparently you don't know about the old T-Mac. Just look at his stats when he was a STARTER in Toronto. His numbers were way lower than Hedo's, who is coming of the bench for Sac. Now once T-Mac got to a team of slugs like Orlando, all of a sudden he was putting up these big numbers. Are you saying that if Hedo goes to a team of slugs, there's not the slightest possibility that he can put up similar numbers?

I think if Hedo gets traded to a team like the Grizzlies, he'd get the recognition he deserves.

R-Star

ok. Im going to start another thread where since this is a little off topic. Come in and see the opinion of other fans.