1. The Kings will never get to the playoffs with Tyreke Evans as their point guard. Sorry, folks, just don't see it happening. He's a fullback masquerading as a basketball player imitating a point guard. And he has spurts of being spectacular, especially when his feet aren't aching. But I just don't see him as the guy who's taking the team to the next level - not if he's the man running the offense. I still think he's a great trade chip in a mega-trade for a great point guard, but I doubt the franchise has the guts to pull the trigger on a deal.
2. Funding the new arena by privatizing city parking lots is a stupendously bad idea. Paul Clegg's blog http://gameto100.com/?p=977#storylink=scwidget tells the ugly truth. Not sure why a simple $5 dollar surcharge on every ticket was ignored as a solution, but this parking fiasco will come back to bite KJ in the butt.
3. Geoff Petrie is an awful general manager and has been living off a few good deals and signings made a decade ago. Sad but true. Some awful decisions of late (trading for Salmons and signing Outlaw to name a couple) put him in the bottom rung of NBA brains. He's become a non-entity around the league.
4. DeMarcus Cousins is going to be a star and I've been impressed with his tenacity and hustle, but he's going to have spend a solid summer working on footwork and jump hooks in order to overcome his lack of jumping ability. Cousins is consistently stuffed when trying to work inside because he has no clue about how to maneuver against more athletic big men.
5. It's more fun to root for likable players. Rookie Isaiah Thomas may never be an elite player or even a starter, but his smile, verve, aggressiveness and poise make him a fan favorite. And he passes the ball, too. Selfish players are not easy to like, unless they are stone-cold superstars. The Kings have too many stone-cold selfish stiffs.
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