KENNY THOMAS NEWS
The Four Best Words in Sacramento
June 29, 2009 by
SacTown Royalty
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Right now I think the 4 best words out there are "Kenny Thomas' Expiring Contract". Congrats Kenny! You've moved into the lexicon with legends such as P.J. Brown, Penny Hardaway and Raef LaFrenz!
Kenny Thomas is slated to make a little over...
4. Kenny Thomas, Kings The Knicks were checking up on him earlier this summer while...
July 31, 2009 by
SacTown Royalty
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4. Kenny Thomas, Kings
The Knicks were checking up on him earlier this summer while second-guessing themselves for not acquiring him last January when they could have had his 2010 expiring contract in exchange for Nate Robinson (not D-Antoni's favorite all-time player) and...
30Q: What Kind of Kenny Thomas Trade Offers Will Pop Up?
September 02, 2009 by
SacTown Royalty
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30Q asks the important questions about the Kings all through September.
Kenny Thomas is the biggest trade chip the Kings have had in a long while ... and that's saying a lot. This is the team which has, in the past five seasons, traded Chris Webber (2005), Peja Stojakovic...
'The Kings Would Starve'
August 01, 2009 by
SacTown Royalty
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Thomas Friedman wrote a column for the New York Times this week which, in the process of trumpeting Tom Watson's near-victory at the British Open, questioned whether NBA players would shoot free throws better if, like golf, salary were based completely on performance day-to...
The View from Section 115, Row B aka "Seats Kenny Thomas would like"
22 days ago by
SacTown Royalty
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So a couple of days ago, I had no idea that I would be going to this game. In a surprising turn of events, a friend offered me this absolutely amazing ticket for free because the former owner bailed at the last minute and he didn't want to waste it. Having never...
Blazers Beat Kings 89-86 As Sergio Fails to Plunge a Dagger Into His Old Mates
October 08, 2009 by
SacTown Royalty
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by Rich Pedroncelli - AP
Sacramento Kings forward Kenny Thomas, right, is decked hard in the face by Portland Trail Blazers forward Juwan Howard during the third round of a hybrid boxing match-basketball game dubbed...
No Pygmy Goats Harmed As Lakers Beat Kings 98-92 in Vegas
24 days ago by
SacTown Royalty
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by Eric Jamison - AP
The pygmy goat predicted No. 24 in yellow would attempt to squelch the truth by ramming into No. 23 in purple! (AP Photo/Eric Jamison)
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I won...
Pat Riley, Erik Spoelstra Take Pay Cuts to Save Heat Jobs
by Tom ZillerFiled under: HeatSeemingly every NBA franchise is cinching its garter these days. The Bobcats skipped Summer League. The Grizzlies have discarded their dedicated amateur scouting corps. The Kings left a benchwarmer (Kenny Thomas) at home on road trips last season to save...
Kings Preview: Staff predictions
SAM AMICK, Staff writer
Victories: 28.
Leading scorer: Kevin Martin.
Leading rebounder: Jason Thompson.
Assists leader: Beno Udrih.
Blocked shots leader: Spencer Hawes.
First player to be traded: Kenny Thomas.
Most likely sent to Reno: Donté Greene.
Biggest bright spot...
SLC Tribune: Boozer Trade Possibilities
July 05, 2009 by
SacTown Royalty
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SLC Tribune: Boozer Trade Possibilities
"The Jazz also would probably prefer to trade Boozer to an Eastern Conference team to avoid strenghtening any rival in the West and especially in the Northwest Division.
The most logical trade partners would appear to be: (Chicago...
Transportation Available - Inquire Within
15 days ago by
SacTown Royalty
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Cyd Charrise had long legs. Fred Astaire went on to sell vacuum cleaners after he passed away.
The nice thing about bandwagons is that they are open air. They are amazingly easy to jump on and off of, and a bandwagon pass is transferable – you can jump from bandwagon...
30Q: Who Will Be Sacramento's Whipping Boy?
September 13, 2009 by
SacTown Royalty
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30Q asks the important questions about the Kings all through September.
A 17-win season obviously brings plenty of blame for all parties involved. And no one expects this team to break the 30-win mark, so it follows that blame will follow. Even for us, the reasonable, reasonably...
Game Preview #3: Sacramento Kings @ San Antonio Spurs - Scare Tactics
9 days ago by
Pounding the Rock
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The team needs to be scared stiff to play their best basketball and quickly bury this win-hungry Kings team six feet under. I think I have just the right idea. Close your eyes when you make the jump.
It's Halloween. You know what I want Gregg Popovich to...
Kings 104, Thunder 89 - Preseason win total doubled!
17 days ago by
SacTown Royalty
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by Sue Ogrocki - AP
Spencer Hawes saves the day for the Kings and stems a furious 4th quarter rally by the Oklahoma City Thunder. Sacramento won the game 104-89. (AP Photo)
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Gameday: Kings vs. OK City (Don't miss Kings Live Chat tonight)
OKLAHOMA CITY - So one of the front page headlines of the local "Oklahoman" newspaper reads, "Beat the Bad Teams" as a message to Thunder in regards to the Kings.
That notion applies in the other direction, too.
Regular season opener on the road or not, this game...
Post-Draft Team Salaries
June 29, 2009 by
SacTown Royalty
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The following is an estimated listing of the projected salaries subsequent to last week's draft selections. Not included are potential free agent resignings/new acquisitions. Also included are some relevant salary-related links and a currently projected depth chart...
Week 3 Hardwood Injury Report
November 17, 2007 by
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Friday's weekly fantasy basketball column discusses the injuries around the NBA - FIO and TalkHoops.net writer Zach Harper lists those players who will be sidelined with injury for the coming days, and suggests some possible fantasy replacements in the interim. Check this article...
Rating the Rebounding of Sacramento's Big Men
July 22, 2009 by
SacTown Royalty
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I have something in depth on rebounding cooking for next week, but in the interim we should assess what we have at the player level right now, at least on the frontline.
There could be at least one more addition to the power forward/center rotation by the start of the season,...
Should the Kings Even Be Thinking About 2010?
July 07, 2009 by
SacTown Royalty
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(From the FanPosts. - TZ)
It's a relevant question isn't it? The summer of 2010 (otherwise known as the summer of James, Bosh, and Wade) has everyone in the sports world nervously tapping their knees in anticipation. But what about our team? Is part of...
Should the Kings Even Be Thinking About 2010?
July 07, 2009 by
SacTown Royalty
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(From the FanPosts. - TZ)
It's a relevant question isn't it? The summer of 2010 (otherwise known as the summer of James, Bosh, and Wade) has everyone in the sports world nervously tapping their knees in anticipation. But what about our team? Is part of...
What the Kings Need From a Small Forward
October 09, 2009 by
SacTown Royalty
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The Sacramento Bee has two pieces dealing with the small forward position today -- one from Jason Jones that looks at the contenders for the still undecided starting spot, and a column from Ailene Voisin on the early returns for Omri Casspi. Jones susses out what exactly each option...
Ricky Rubio's Sacramento Visit Reportedly Extended
June 17, 2009 by
SacTown Royalty
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Sam Amick tweeports that Ricky Rubio will be staying in Sacramento the entire day in order to get those drills in this afternoon and to further meet and greet the Kings personnel this evening. Rubio watched the (predominantly not star-studded) work-out this morning.
Since this...
Kings open practice made perfect
So the Kings say there were 4,500 fans at Saturday's open practice at Arco Arena, which means only one thing.
There were 12,817 locals who missed out.
Nights like these won't come along too often this season in this setting, with the energy all positive and the outcome irrelevant...
The View From Section 214, Plus Rantdumb Thoughts
August 04, 2009 by
SacTown Royalty
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Joe Kleine (right) is joined by three other guys.
In 1988, your Sacramento Kings embarked on what would be eight straight seasons of fewer than 30 wins per (or eight straight seasons of more than 50 losses per, if you’re a real masochist). They sucked, but they...
Preseason game No. 3 - Lakers-Kings - in the Vegas books
LAS VEGAS - This was going to be a handy audio file uploaded for your listening pleasure, but technology issues mean you'll now have the pleasure of reading the material.
After the Kings' loss to the Lakers on Thursday night, coach Paul Westphal had plenty to say about his...
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