Yardbarker: Beno Udrih

A Formal Apology to Beno Udrih

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:05:43 -0500

(From the FanPosts, with minor editing for language. -- TZ) Dear Beno: I would like to take this opportunity to apologize publicly, solemnly, and unequivocally for all of the bad things I said and wrote about you. I wasn’t alone in my disparaging and discourteous remarks, but that can’t be taken as an excuse. There is no excuse. To quote Jack Nicholson’s character in A Few Good Men: “Don't I feel like the farkin’ acehole?” All kinds of unf...

Sacramento's Point Guards, 2008-09 vs 2009-10

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:00:38 -0500

by Mark Weber - AP View full size photo » A quick survey of Sacramento's point guard play last season, in comparison (err, in contrast) with this year's play at the position. Remember that PER has 15 set as the league average. 2008-09Beno Udrih, 12.3 PERBobby Jackson, 12.4 PERBobby Brown, 7.7 PER 2009-10Tyreke Evans, 17.4 PERBeno Udrih, 16.2 PERSergio Rodriguez, 18.3 PER The head of the dragon does a lot to dictate wher...

Kings Hold Off Nets 109-96

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:38:10 -0500

More photos » by Steve Yeater - AP Browse more photos » When Lawrence Frank went to the Hack-a-Jew strategy, intentionally putting Omri Casspi on the free throw line late in the fourth quarter with the winless Nets down by three possessions, I knew this game had ended. It was spooky until then, with New Jersey quickly erasing Sacramento's 17-point halftime lead to get the game within two possessions in the third qu...

The Rookie-Sophomore All Star Game And Your Sacramento Kings

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:45:09 -0500

(via media.sacbee.com) Omri Casspi (right) muscles a rebound away from Jason Thompson (left) during section214's imagined rookie-sophomore basketball game. Not pictured - Tyreke Evans, who is off somewhere not being a true point guard. I know that there are a lot of folks out there that could give a flying fig about all star weekend. And while a part of me agrees, there is another part that remembers the civic pride that Sacramento felt when Mitch Richmond made his first...

Kings Things I'm Thankful For

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:34:25 -0500

More photos » by Rich Pedroncelli - AP Nate Robinson is thankful he got out of the way and won't be prominently featured on Donté Greene's next poster. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) Browse more photos » As I sit here watching the Thanksgiving Day Parade, I can't help but wish that it was dangerously windy in New York. It always make the parade more interesting. But I also can't h...

Day 30 of 170: Talking Turkey

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:54:03 -0500

Line of the Night/Waiver Wire Line of the Night: With Beno Udrih out of this game because of a virus, the Kings shifted Tyreke Evans to the point, Andres Nocioni to SG, and started Donte Greene (1.95) at SF. The changed worked for at least one night against the Knicks, as the Kings won 111-97 [...]

Highlights of the five great bad contracts in the NBA.

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:55:05 -0500

Hi kids, me again. We’re about to live in a world where you can get seven million dollars and an attractive wife per year just for being tall. It’s time to hit up the youtubes for great starting five of junk contracts. PG: Beno Udrih (4 years/27.6 million left in his contract) The mid-level exception was on [...]

Why Tyreke Evans and the Kings Have Been More Successful

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:55:58 -0500

by Rich Pedroncelli - AP View full size photo » Already the hyenas invade. I have noticed a sincere uptick in "Tyreke Evans is not a point guard!" talk since Kevin Martin got injured, Beno Udrih got inserted into the starting line-up, and the Kings have gone on a 3-0 string. I actually received a thoughtful email from a reader a few days ago stating that the Kings should trade Martin because "Evans clearly is not a ...

The front office would have rated at or near the top several years ago, but the Kings seem to have...

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:52:27 -0500

The front office would have rated at or near the top several years ago, but the Kings seem to have lost their touch since then. Horrific contracts for the likes of Beno Udrih and Francisco Garcia unnecessarily prolonged a salary-cap hangover from the glory days, one that would have been far worse if Bonzi Wells hadn't foolishly turned down a ridiculous five-year, $36 million offer three years ago. Chad Ford and John Hollinger rate the Kings 28th in their Future Power Rankings, wh...

Beno Udrih to Start Saturday

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:08:19 -0500

Beno Udrih to Start Saturday

Kings Errata, September 30: Beno Udrih's Swag, Kevin Johnson's Arena Push

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:30:16 -0500

Sacramento Bee: Beno Udrih will have to fight to keep point guard jobSam Amick gets at the less vitriolic side of Beno Udrih, incumbent starting point guard. StR FanPost: A Loyal Small Market Fan: The Reasoning behind the InsanityA must-read FanPost from here at Sactown Royalty on why we root. Sacramento Press: Mayor Kevin Johnson: New arena is a "front-burner" issue Mayor KJ keeps hitting on the arena issue. It'd be interesting to find out how much of this ...

FanHouse: Beno Blames Coaches For 17-Win Season

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:49:35 -0500

FanHouse: Beno Blames Coaches For 17-Win Season I wrote up Beno Udrih's commentary for FanHouse. He was in rare form, with quotes like, "Sometimes last season, I didn't know if I was small forward or a point guard." Just really beautiful work from the Tasmanian Slovenian. Also, he's in the TYREKE IS NOT A POINT GUARD Club. He might be the president.

30Q: How Will Beno Udrih Respond?

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:23:21 -0500

More photos » by Steve Yeater - AP Browse more photos » 30Q asks the important questions about the Kings all through September. Earlier this offseason, I broke down why and how Beno Udrih broke down last year. Beno took about 20 games to go from a player a reasonable share (if not a majority) of fans accepted at the full mid-level exception, to a player everyone in town hated. Beno looked weak, lethargic, slow, completely defendable and comp...

Beno Udrih Injured, Out for Eurobasket

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:49:00 -0500

Beno Udrih Injured, Out for Eurobasket "Beno Udrih is facing up to three weeks on the sidelines after damaging his left knee ligament. The Sacramento Kings guard limped out of Slovenian 70-53 win against Germany at Bonn on Tuesday. He has since been sent to a specialist to determine the extent of the injury."

Deconstructing the Destruction of Beno Udrih

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:38:22 -0500

More photos » by Rich Pedroncelli - AP Browse more photos » How did Beno Udrih get here? I'm not privy to Beno's workout habits or his video room work. I have not heard good things about either, both in published reports (by both Sam Amick and Ailene Voisin) and behind the scenes. It's an accepted notion: Beno is lazy, or became lazy some time around July 2008, when he just so happened to sign a $30 million...