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Sports Grumblings -
http://www.sportsgrumblings.com/basketball/articles
NBA Basketball Grumblings -- 2008 Team Previews -- Sacramento Kings
http://www.sportsgrumblings.com/basketball/articles/articles/487/1/NBA-Basketball-Grumblings----2008-Team-Previews----Sacramento-Kings/Page1.html
Mike Zink
 Mike Zink has been a part time sports reporter for nearly 15 years, covering all of the major circuits plus most college and high school sports. Fantasy Sports is relatively new to him but plans to treat it like everything else he has covered. Being the new kid on the block, with just a little under five years as a Fantasy Sports contributor Mike plans to go all out as basketball is his number one passion and his goal is to keep you up to speed in your respective leagues. In his spare time Mike works for several local papers, and has interviewed many of the top players in the game, so he feels qualified in bringing the very best that he can give. By Mike Zink
Published on 11/17/2008 |
 Kevin Martin is pretty much the beginning, middle, and end of the Kings' talent. |
Kevin "K-Mart” Martin appears to be the best that the Sacramento Kings have to offer when it comes to talent. K-Mart showed the league that he can score with anybody, leading the Kings in points (23.7 PPG), from downtown (40.2%), and at the line, slicing his way through opposing defenses on his way to the hoop finding the stripe for a ( .869 FT%). John Salmons has the potential to be a better player than most people realize. Salmons was lighting it up (15.2 PPG), plus his length and defensive mindset makes him a nice two-way player.
Brad Miller can still average near to a double double on a nightly basis (13.4 PPG and 9.5 RPG). He is also a decent passer - he was second on the team with 3.5 APG - and reasonably tough in the low post. Beno Udrih provides steady play at the point. Francisco Garcia is capable of hitting a much-needed bucket down the stretch. Mikki Moore does the dirty work, and Spencer Hawes, Jason Thompson and Donte Greene give the team big bodies with loads of potential. Now that Ron Artest and Mike Bibby are gone, all these young guys will have a chance to develop, both individually and collectively.
The Kings can score (102.5 PPG) but can't defend (104.8 PPG). Sacramento ranked 29th in assists (19.1) and 30th in turnovers (16.1). Martin is good, but he will never be anything more than a Mitch Richmond clone. Miller had a nice comeback season last year, and Moore has been and always will be a severely limited player. The departures of Bibby and Artest opens the door for a youth movement, but it's impossible to tell who's going to hit and who's going to miss. At the end of the day, the Kings are comprised of one borderline All-Star, a few above-average veterans and a bunch of unproven young guys.
Prediction: 35-47
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