HKF

Sacramento now has made up for the loss of Bobby Jackson with a stop-gap till the playoffs, provided he can come back. I think Kevin Martin is going to see some PT as a backup PG a little bit or Mobley will play spot minutes for 5-8 minutes a night at the PG spot.

However, let's be honest folks, this move was done for the playoffs. In crunch time, the Kings are going to go with an 8 man rotation. The 5 starters, hopefully a healthy Jackson, Songaila and Evans, with Barnes and Martin getting sporadic minutes.

Petrie is a friggin genius I have to say. He figured, if this is the year to try and win a title, I need to pull out all the stops and get a better shooting, younger version of Doug. Mobley might not be the defender Doug was, but Doug isn't the defender Doug was, so I think defensively Mobley will be an upgrade and have a chip on his shoulder.

Here's the new lineup:

STARTERS
PG - Mike Bibby
SG - Cuttino Mobley
SF - Peja Stojakovic
PF - Chris Webber
C - Brad Miller

RESERVES
Maurice Evans, Kevin Martin, Matt Barnes, Darius Songaila, Greg Ostertag

11-12th and IR
Michael Bradley, Erik Daniels, Bobby Jackson.

Now if Mobley doesn't work out, well guess what? The Kings can cut their losses on his expiring contract and say sayonara to him and not pick up the option on Bobby Jackson (which seems apparent that they are going to do).

They will probably draft a PG in 2005-06 and go with Martin and Evans as their SG rotation, which seems like the right way to go.

If Mobley can help spread the floor and at least keep the shooting guards in the West honest on the offensive side of the ball (Ginobili, Kobe, T-Mac, Allen, Joe Johnson, Mike Miller, Michael Finley or Spreewell) then the Kings might have improved their chances of doing somethings in the West.

They still aren't out of the divisional race yet, but if they are, there is a good chance they would have to beat either a good Dallas team again in the first round and then Phoenix or San Antonio in the Conference Semis.

If I was a Kings fan (which I am partially, because I just love this team), I'd have to feel a little better about this move, when I step back and size it up in the big picture scheme of things.

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I agree that it is a good trade. Christie is 34 right now, and only declining. His FG% and 3PT% are way down from the last couple of years, as are his steals and PPG. We will definitely miss the defense he provided, but it is very clear he is on the decline. Cuttino is about 5 years younger and is an expiring contract. He shoots the ball much better than Christie, and is hitting the 3 at a torrid clip of 46% this year. We all know that he isn't the defender that Christie is, but hopefully he will make up for it with offense. This will help make up for the loss of Bobby Jackson. Pretty much, they got good value for Christie while they still could, without adding long term salary. I applaud Petrie for another solid move.

That being said, the success of this team is dependent on the chemistry. During the last few years, the team has had the best chemistry in the league, which has made them a championship contender. Hopefully Cuttino can pick up the offense/defense and fit in well.

This team hasn't looked like a championship contender as of late. Maybe a trade is what is needed to kickstart the team. I guess we'll find out.

Damian Necronamous

They weren't playing defense with Christie, so they might as well have traded him. Their offense seemed to have lost the respect that they had a few years ago, but this trade should once again make other teams very scared going up against them.

Also, I wouldn't be surprised if the Kings turn Michael Bradley into something decent.

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DaUnbreakableKinG

I agree with all of you guys.


After thinking that we were done for the year since bjax got injured and we lost to the hornets we get this.

Geoff does it again.

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Not a lot of happy kings fans at another kings forum...

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Why? This could end up being a great move for Sacto.

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DaUnbreakableKinG

I know. I am very happy.

It's crazy to see why they wouldn't be happy.

Maybe they haven't seen him play enough.

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Also on that forum there are reports that GP might deal for Nene.

(I hope it's true)

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Where's Peja Vu? Like to hear what he has to say on the trade.

I think it's a great trade for Sactown. Only thing with Mobley is that he does tend to make stupid decisions on offense, but maybe by playing with the likes of Bibby, CWebb, Miller, Peja and under the guidance of Adelman will teach him a thing or two. Not many ppl know about Michael Bradley but he's a promising PF that may eventually become a rotation player later on his career.

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Peja Vu

What is the proposed trade?

I love it, but like people are saying on the NBA board, if Bibby gets hurt we're done.

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