Kings Team Report

I agree, Tyreke and K Martin in the back court..

Oliver...how can you say that Martin is selfish. First off, he is one of the best players in the NBA at moving without the ball and he was becoming a better passer before the injury. You, like a lot of other people, also forget that Martin led the Kings in scoring when Artest and Bibby were still here and those two both averaged more shots/game than Martin. Martin only had the ball so much last season because they had no one better. Tyreke was struggling early this year. Now that Tyreke has picked up his game, Martin will come back and help the team by doing what he does best.

For you fantasy goons... Kevin Martin is a decent guy to have on your team... however, if you're the Sacramento Kings... you'd just prefer him stay OUT. Kevin is a selfish player.. it's always ME FIRST with him...

and it's not a coincidence the KINGS started WINNING and playing with passion after Martin blew his wrist out....

Coach isnt going to allow him to come back and cancer the team up like he always has...

hey kevin, pass the ball.

or better yet... just watch a Kings game... and watch Tyreke Evans.

kmart on my fantasy team....1st week was top ten b4 injury.........please hurry up...............off topic felton from bobcats making noise

being from k-marts home town, id love to see him traded to the rockets,you guys can have the ken griffey of basketball. mcgrady and his outrageous contract.

k-mart seems very injury prone

FREE THROWS....Now it's 3 games that may have been won. I...F, they could make their FREE THROWS.............

When do you think K-Mart will come back? I say 3 weeks from fri...

First off gumballs,don't even think about trading martin!he scores 30+a night and draw fouls and makes all free throws.Kevin we need you back,bro.

Coach Westphal, I suggest you teach those youngsters how to shoot free throws. The last two games may have been won or at least a lot closer if the free throws would have gone in.

kmart needs to hurry up and come back already efffffff

push evans to point and have him and martin in the backcourt, that will be lethal

lol kmart 6th man?!! ur smoking crack! numbnut

kmart should be the new 6th man with tyreke & beno continuing to start. I think he would have better chemistry with the 2nd unit. go kings!

In my humble opinion, you "trade Martin" guys should give a little more thought to how nice it would be to have a bunch of threes in the net and force some of those individuals guarding Evans to back off. Right now Evans holds the ball much too long and is double or triple teamed. Evans sometimes tries to dribble through those double teams and loses the ball. The defense will not be able to drop their guys in order to double or triple Evans. That will create much more room for Evans to go to the basket. There is no doubt that K-Mart is the best shooter on the team and draws a lot of fouls. Between Evans and K-Mart they should be at the foul line all night long. Also the bench will be greatly better........So just hold those "trade Martin" thoughts and lets see what happens when Martin returns.

@RiseAbove: If you actually listened to his interviews it would review that he is one of the most humble players in the NBA. Compare that to LBJ and KOBE. LBJ says that no one should wear the number 23 just becuase he aint gonna wear it. How@#$%y is that?

kevin Martin is so weak, i cant believe so many people like this guy. I mean ya he can put up 30 a night, but the team isn't gona win many games cuz he couldn't gaurd my grandma. Do u see how that guy drives to the hoop, falling back one handers, are u F*%$ing kidding me. Go up strong n put the ball in the hole. I was so disgusted watching martin, trying to show everyone its his team, he had the ball in his hand way to much when he was playing, get this guy out of town, He thinks hes so cool, jus listen to him do interviews, no kmart ur not Jordan, and kobe and lebron n wade Play Defense, so if u wana be an all star its starts with defense bro, WE DONT NEED U IF UR NOT WILLING TO PLAY DEFENSE OR BE A TEAM PLAYER, N YES WE R BETTER WITHOUT KMART, ITS A FACT.

I won't say that Martin doesn't play defense. But Dude isn't a defensive stopper, and probably never will be. Part of the reason that Jason Thompson was fouling out of games is because K-Mart could not or would not stay in front of his man. Now that Tyreke is at the 2, Beno playing better "D" at the PG, there are a lot less guards just getting to the rim and getting the "AND ONE". With JT NOT in foul trouble, he has concentrated on guarding HIS man and getting offensive and defensive rebounds. He HAS done that like an allstar. He is turning into an automatic double double every night! When his outside jumper is going he is unguard-able! Too fast for nearly ALL power Forwards, and too BIG for most small forwards. He is having a breakout year! Maybe "Most Improved"? Not having to constantly come over and try to stop K-Mart's assignment from dunking the ball has helped JT look a lot better.

Are we a better team without K-MART? I say NO WAY !! The Kid is a great scorer and has the ability to score 30+ every game. He is an unstoppable force on the offensive end. He is clutch and he is efficient. No player takes less shots to make more points than K-Mart! And he's at the line so often that he scores half his total points at the line. All great scorers get to the charity stripe on a regular basis. Refs have given Martin the green light to drive and shoot for the "AND ONE", and he is the MASTER at the running one hander while being fouled. But his defense leaves a lot to be desired. K-Mart needs to go to a team that can afford to allow the other team's 2 guard to penetrate all the time. I think the Kings should move K-Mart to a contender in exchange for a good young C/PF that has all star potential at least, and a first round Draft Pick (which would be low from a contender). With Evans playing the way he plays, K-Mart's defensive liabilities are not necessary anymore. If we play good D, pass the ball around to make the other team's D work harder, and find the open jump shooter or post player that has the best shot! Westphal has installed an offense that is best suited for this team of young, fast players who can all shoot the ball out to the 3 pt line!

As for Garcia, I hope the Kings keep him, because he is a locker room guy that really is good to have on a team. His outside shooting is lethal when he is on. And he plays pretty decent defense. You can use Garcia at the 1 or the 2. He can be a primary ball handler and execute the offense. What a luxury when he gets back! Hawes is SLOWLY improving. He needs to let the 3 pt shot go for a while and move the ball looking for a better shot. If he was hitting them, that would be different, but he isn't so ... Udoka is a great utility guy that can play 1, 2, or 3! He has a very good jumper with range and can also mix it up under the basket for rebounds. The Kings have consistently out-rebounded their opponents in nearly every game. Consequently the Kings have been IN every game with a shot in the 4th to turn the tide and win. That is all you can as for as a coach, to be close going in to the 4th qtr, on the road, and have a chance to win the game. PW has coached very well getting the team into situations where they have a chance at the end. PW is much better than I thought he would be. With a lot of the same players from last year, PW is getting more effort, more hustle, more ball movement, and more scores. This has added up to MORE WINS! They went into UTAH and beat the Jazz in their HOUSE! Rare indeed. Then they imposed their will on Houston in the 4th to squeeze out a victory! Very encouraging signs! This team is young and will make young mistakes that will cost them games. But if the ROTY keeps playing lights out Point Guard, and the rest of the team is kept involved and motivated, the Kings are gonna win their fair share of games. What is the total? WHO KNOWS! I just want them to exceed 17 wins this year and then in the summer of 2010, they will have ~ 12 Million for 1 or 2 free agents. And they will have their own draft picks that we are stockpiling. The way Petrie is picking talent these days (Tyreke may turn out to be the best player in this draft!) we need all the draft picks we can get! So trade Martin to get a Very Good Center (like a David Lee as an example, or a Fesenko) , the Kings can make a push for an 8th seed and make some teams very nervous with the explosive style of play they have on display! 'Reke is unguard-able, and is getting double teamed as a rookie 8 games in. Jason Thompson is showing his skills in his SECOND year. Most players need 3, but NOT THOMPSON!!! Beno looks like the comeback player of the year if he can keep it up.The one spot we have some trouble at is Center, and trading Martin would solve that problem either in the draft or as an established player coming back in return.

I personally am excited about the youth and determination I see the Young Kings exhibiting on a nightly basis! There have been no games where there was any QUIT in them. Even when Atlanta came in and walloped the Kings, there wasn't a lack of effort, just a lack of execution and skills. Wait till this team has played together for 20-30 games and see how well they play together!! Even Better offensively and defensively?? That is EXCITING !! Other than the Atlanta game the Kings have played very, very well. I am so Jazzed about the potential of Tyreke Evans! He may be the Super Star we have all been waiting for!! Kid has all the Tools and no one (even Chris Paul) can stay in front of the KID! And he has a natural KNACK for making great decisions on the fly! He may be our "E" ticket out of the mediocre basketball they have played the last 3-4 years!!! Tyreke Evans is absolutely the "REAL DEAL !!" GO KINGS !!!! Go 'REKE, ROTY is in your future!

P.S. Those Myopic voters on the East Coast better have their TV's on late or recording and watching this kid, because he is PHENOMENAL !! He is playing like a 3rd year player just breaking out !! This KID is SPECIAL! He is the one who can take us to the Promise LAND! And he is SO young! Thank you Geoff Petrie for drafting the Kings PLAYER of the Decade!! GO KINGS !!!

And take a look at Kevin Martins steals so far this year, He has to have as many as he had in ALL of his years previous, so tell me dude dont play D. If you do yer full of s hit

Jeez People, The product on the floor now shows great promise, its a long season so lets not get all trigger happy on possible trades quite yet. K-Mart, albeit soft, is a more than capable shooting guard and was on pace to put up MAJOR numbers in the shooting department. But being soft has its disadvantages. Tyreke looks pretty damn good so far, and the rest of the guys are starting to come around, I have been a Kings fan since the 87-88 season. I have seen some of the worst basketball EVER being a Kings fan that long. But this season looks promising for the years to come. My biggest Bb itch is whether or not the Kings get moved. If the Maloofs are really money-grubbing b astards, and they decide they dont want to be in Sacramento anymore, then I will stop watching professional basketball forever. There is no amount of loyalty left in me for a sport that shows no loyalty to their fans. Much less a team.

This is coming from one of the best kings fans ever (i have been going to games and watching them on tv, from nor-cal "north of chico, not north of san francisco lol, you in california will no that one!" for 20 years. yes k-mart is a great scoreing gaurd, yes hawse is a young good big, but he is a 22 yr old in a 38 yr old boddy and martin has no killer instink, he just goes with the flow of the game and scores points along the way! thompson, gasspi, nocioni all have great intencity and a "must make this play attitude" (A.K.A. vlade) on the floor thats nice to see! i think we should trade martin and hawse for a good vet/young player with the killer instinct we need now and for the future! beno looks good now again cuz he has pressure again remember thats why they traded bibby away cuz beno looked so good then after his contract and bibby beeing gone he relaxed now evens is here to push him which is a good thing. if the maloofs are serious about staying put in sactown they need to trade some of our youngs for a great player not an old NAME TO SELL TICKETS, get a young super-star in a trade-n-sign deal now make it happen with the youth on this team martin and hawse, thomas,may, and through in a conditional draft pick! petrie is a great vp but only when the maloof's dont tie his hands!!! by the way great job on a coach this year by not getting a no body, never coached in the nba before guy paul will do use good!!

Kings are definitly young...after watching first game K martin needs to quit dribling the ball :) . He's a catch and shoot or catch and drive for weak layup to get to freethrow line kind of player, which is ok, he just needs to leave the ball in pojnt guards hand until he is ready to take shot.He is also alittle bit of a ball hog :) and he plays 0 defence.Jason Williams needs to quit being a cry baby, he doesnt get the calls right now, he needs to just accept thats the way it is, thats the NBA he'll get the calls in a few more years once he gets established.
I'd like to see the Kings put the best 5 defensive players on the court and see how they can do for a whole game playing strickly defence. Pistons won a few championships that way.

Well, I haven't been too a Kings game in a long time as I moved out of the area, but since I recently moved back to the Sacramento area I plan too go too as many games as I can afford too.
I actually am kind of excited about the new players, and as long as they give their full effort they will always have my support.
The Kings, even when they lost, were exciting to watch, I hope the REAL King fans return and support our young team.............GO KINGS!!