Pejavlade

Since summer has ended just wondering if you guys are happy with the moves we have made.

Could we have done more to make the team successful? Or are you content?

maKINGSofgreatness

I am going to reserve judgement here. Do I think the team is better? No, but I don't know what else was supposed to be done, since we had a lower pick, no players that address all our needs were moved this summer, and Bonzi made it pretty much impossible for us to bring him back.

I'm happy with Muss and I even like Salmons; the size of his deal is the only thing I am displeased with.

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Jacoby_Ellsbury

with what we had to work with, yes.

Pejavlade

Yeah I agree. Not much of a budget to work so it was difficult. I think we did a good job of mixing youth with veteran presense.

c_dog

gave up on bonzi too early and panicked by overpaying a medicore player in john salmons. no i'm not happy at all. this is the worst offseason the kings have had in years.

picking douby over marcus williams wasn't exactly stellar either. i don't care if you liked douby or even promised to draft that player, if a superior player slips you grab him.

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billfindlay10

The summer moves are not going to affect how your season turns out. If your teams steps up and plays together, you could have a good run.

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CentralCaliGuy

This was a hard poll to choose. Because I'm very content with the New Head Coach we got. He's all but fully "PROVEN" his greatness as a coach. But even the Zen Master at one point in history was at that starting ground.

The best thing about Eric Mussleman -(I Think I Spelled The Last Name Right, Not Sure Though) is he's a defensive minded coach. By that I mean he is gifted with coaching defense, but has the balanced ability to not neglect any offensive needs his team has. And that's exactly what the Kings need, a young demanding, yet player coach like Guy that specialises in defense. They have needed it since 1985.

With that said, none the less I still had to vote "NO" I'm very uncontent with the moves we've made and for the most part there, lack of moves we've made. Loosing Bonzi hurt, but I understand mathmatically he couldn't stay. One month ago I wouldn't have voted on here, but it's late in the off season game now for signing free agents, still plenty of time; but already it will stand as not nearly even one of our better years for signing good free agents.

I guess my whole point is, even though I think Eric was a great coach signing, I still think we needed to get alittle deeper. Not like we use to be, but still alittle, especially in the wake of Bonzi taking off.

And a Coach "ULTIMATELY" can only be as good as the length his players will take him. So untell we get atleast one more, preferably two more atleast half way appealing signings, no matter what we had to work with, or didn't have, both my answer and votes were no, I as a Kings fan was not content with these offseason changes in it's entirity.

STILL GO KINGS !!

cpawfan

Do you want me to vote from a King's perspective or from the rest of the NBA perspective

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CentralCaliGuy

We are still a playoff team, and I respect the Kings. Geoff Petrie is doing something right at 8 consecutive playoff births now -(Third Longest Streak In The NBA) I'm just saying it seems still more could have been done.

But we will continue to deny doubters. We are just quite a ways from being a contender. A place we were at for 5 straight years. Just alittle over 2 1/2 years ago.

But I do have to agree cpawfan, Kings fans would be more prone to want to be partial enough to likeing these very little positive changes -(Out side the Coach) than the rest of the league viewing it neutrally would.

GO KINGS !!!

Pejavlade

Welcome to the boards, and nice post.

I agree with the fact that we never fully replaced Bonzi, so in that sense im not content with the moves.

Do I think we won't make the playoffs? No. I think a new coach and are core sticking together and continuing to get familiar with each other will only make us a stronger team. I think Salmons can provide a spark, I hope Shareef can step up his game, and all in all, we aren't slouches thats for sure.

Pejavlade

Do both involve us making the playoffs?

cpawfan

I believe the Kings making the playoffs is completely dependent on the health of TMac and AK-47

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Pejavlade

hehe okay we'll see.

CentralCaliGuy