Paul "run n' gun" Westphal for coach says he'll play smallball, a large assortment of deadly shooters on the wings, and now Udrih is injured. Bayless must be jealous.
He was a Blazer traded in the off season. So no it's not off topic. A choice can be made to not read it though.
Or, Sergio continuing to suck will instill doubt in other fans about their opinions about him and of Nate. Personally, I think Sergio has some talent and he may well fit in better with a faster paced offense. Not sure how that will help his mediocre defense, however. I wish him well every night except when he plays the Blazers.
Unfortunately, Sergio sucking in Sacramento won't do anything to slap some sense into the Nate-haters.
Sergio. Who cares. Good Riddance. So we lose a few alley oops in garbage night. Thats the only time sergio is worth watching. Anyone gonna miss his defense or jump shot?
Keep watchin, haters. He will rejuvenate his career this season. I still can't believe KP had to pay the Kings to take him from us.
Ten years from now, that will stand out as the blunder that cost us a dynasty. KP will have been fired 6 years earlier.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009: SACRAMENTO, CA ---- The Sacramento Kings today signed rookie forward Jon Brockman to a contract, according to Kings President of Basketball Operations Geoff Petrie. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Brockman was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the second round (38th overall) of the 2009 NBA Draft and his draft rights were acquired by the Kings along with guard Sergio Rodriguez and cash considerations in exchange for the draft rights to Jeff Pendergraph, who the Kings selected with the 31st pick. In four seasons (2005-06 – 2008-09) with the University of Washington, Brockman averaged 13.8 points (.534 FG%, .612 FT%), 9.8 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game in 131 career games. The 6-7, 255-pound forward finished his collegiate career as the Huskies’ all-time rebounder with 1,283 boards and second-leading scorer with 1,805 points. Brockman became the first player in school history to record more than 1,800 points and 1,200 rebounds, a feat achieved by only four players in Pac-10 history. A two-time All-Pac-10 First Team selection, Brockman averaged a double-double in each of his last two seasons (14.9 ppg and 11.5 rpg in 2008-09 and a career-best 17.8 ppg and 11.6 rpg in 2007-08). Brockman was a teammate of current Kings center Spencer Hawes during the 2007-08 season at Washington. With Pendergraph out for the season, if not for good, KP got completely used and abused by Petrie in this one. Gave up Sergio, and Brockman, and money. For a guy who may someday play, or not.
Seems like fair market value to me. We paid Sacramento to take a player we didn't want to help free up the cap space to sign one we did. PG will be our most improved position this season. Miller > Blake Blake >> Sergio BNM
And we still came out ahead on that deal. This is what's meant by addition by subtraction. Sergio was the worst player on the team last season that played over 100 minutes. He shot an awful 0.392 from the field. He played almost 1000 fewer minutes than Steve Blake, but had more turn overs (119 for Sergio in 1225 minutes vs. 107 for Blake in 2188 minutes). And offense is supposed to be Sergio's strength. He was easily, by a huge margin, the worst "defender" on the team. So, we had to pay another team to take a guy who can't shoot, turns the ball over like crazy and can't play a lick of defense. Seems like a good deal to me. BNM
