Sac Bee The funny thing about debates: One can't argue with oneself. It's a two-to-tango sort of situation, which officially means there is no debate about who the Kings' starting power forward should be among the power forwards themselves. A week after Kenny Thomas made clear his preference to start and a day before the Kings' preseason opener against Dallas would force coach Rick Adelman to choose between Thomas and Shareef Abdur-Rahim, the newer King said he won't be petitioning. It's not Abdur-Rahim's style. And, truthfully, he didn't think it was the Kings' style, either. "I had never known this team to worry about stuff like that, and I'm not going to be a part of it," said Abdur-Rahim, a nine-year veteran who joined the Kings in August. "There ain't no point trying to make something out of nothing. I don't really think this team's focus, or this team's priority, is having spats about who's going to start and who ain't going to start. "The focus should be winning. Coach will figure it out. He's been around this game longer than us." On the surface, the idea of Abdur-Rahim not starting seems unlikely. Besides the disparity between career statistics (19.8 points per game, 8.1 rebounds for Abdur-Rahim to 10.9 and 7.4 for Thomas), Thomas also might provide more off the bench than Abdur-Rahim. The six-year veteran easily could transition between small forward and power forward, which would come in handy because Adelman needs help behind Peja Stojakovic. "I don't look at (the role) as a backup," Adelman said. "If you're talking about Kenny and Shareef, you're talking about two of our top six players. You've got to find a way to get them (both) on the floor. Whoever doesn't start should certainly be on the floor for more than 15 minutes per game. You can only start five guys, so we've got to." Source
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting GiantMidget:</div><div class="quote_post">This is a good probelm to have.</div> Is it? Is any problem a good one? I don't care as long as the Kings win.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting GiantMidget:</div><div class="quote_post">This is a good probelm to have.</div> I hope so. As long as it doesn't create ego-related spats between teammates that'll affect team chemistry
They shoukd start SAR no question,but i think Kenny Thomas will a better player off the bench and will provide a better spark off the bench
