A good reason to look at Tyreke?

Players like Tyreke Evans are not good assets for any franchise trying to build. I don't understand the franchises that make rash decisions to bring in players like Evans, Mayo, or (looking into the future) John Wall.

Why not try to establish a loose system and bring in the most talented players that fit the mold for that system?

Do you think the San Antonio Spurs would want Tyreke Evans, even if he was handed to them on a silver platter for nothing in return?

Some players are conducive to winning and some are not. Tyreke Evans is not.

 

Yes, they would. While they would not give him a huge contract, they would have a defined role for him. They have taken in other knuckleheads and made them useful.

 

Maybe Tyreke would be a good fit in Portland as he now has a "troublesome" knee ailment:

http://www.sacbee.com/2012/12/17/5058777/kings-notes-evans-gives-it-a-go.html

 

Why do we want Jennings? We already have a younger, more talented PG.

 

I think we have our core. Now we need the role players to support that core. We need a defensive pg that can still pick and roll and hit that 20 footer. We need another defensive sf that can rebound. We need that garbage player that will do our dirty work. You know getting under the skin of the other teams bigs. Someone like a najera type.

None of these players demand a large contract. Each player would take in 5-6 mil per. I think we have our #1 option in lillard and robin in Aldridge. Hickson, Batum and Matthews are a perfect fit.

 

A ball hog knucklehead with knee issues who cares more about his stats than the team winning. Ya, lets get him now!

 

Not sure I follow. Maybe you're referring to just acquiring talent, but I'd rather use trades to build the roster and use FA/draft to get talent.

 

I'd love to trade LMA for Cousins & Evans. Although I've NEVER liked Evans. But as a 6th man I think he'd give us some much needed depth. He will never win as a starter - just like Kevin Martin and Monta Ellis. These are guys who MUST come off the bench if they ever want to taste success.

Starters: Lillard, Wes, Nic, Hickson, Cousins

Bench: Price, Evans, Babbitt, Feeland, Leonard

Still needs some upgrading, but we'd have a much more balanced team.

 

How did Cousins and Hickson work together last year? Do you really think they compliment each other?

 

When was the last time anyone on the Kings complemented any other player on the Kings? Bibby, Peja, Webber?

 

So you are saying that the players Petrie has started to accumulate over the last few years are not smart team players like he once had. And why would we want them?

I think you can handle one low IQ BB player on your team, but I would not start filling your roster with them. In the long term championship teams are built around smart, talented, and highly competitive players. I think the verdict is still out on Cousins and Evans being smart.

 

Reggie evans would have been great to snag at his cheap 3 yr $5 million deal

 

I agree with that. But LMA certainly isn't smart. He might not be a numbskull, but he's not smart.
Regarding Cousins - I don't worry about his BBIQ, but he is a numbskull. Though I think we have room on the team for ONE of those. Now Evans...he certainly isn't a smart player. But as a 6th man scorer off the bench he doesn't need to be all that bright - come in and attack the basket, that's all he needs to know.
Basically I want Cousins. Evans, I could see him helping our bench, but as I said in my first post - I've never liked his game.

But also, I think it's a little far-reaching to just say that Petrie drafted dumb players and leave it at that. I think the lion's share of their struggles are organizational, and not roster-related. I don't think they have a particularly great roster, but it's pretty clear that the team isn't doing their players any favors.

 

Their coach is an idiot, ironically given his name, and his rotations aren't really conducive to player development. He's destroying Jimmer.

 

FTFY