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From Bad to Worse: Kings Fall to the Rockets, 116-110
Image courtesy of Michael Tipton/Flickr . For the past nine years, the Sacramento Kings have been the best developmental organization in the league. In the past seven years, the Kings have had the 4th, 5th,...
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Toronto Raptors: The Time is Now
Image courtesy of Luke/Flickr . Before the season began, the Baller Mind Frame writers each put up their predictions for the incoming season, basically in their entirety. Who would win MVP, Rookie of the Year,...
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Toronto Raptors: Failures at tanking
Image courtesy of Matthew Addie/Flickr . We’re living in an upside down universe of condoned tanking (or, in Commissioner Adam Silver’s very first bit of spin, “rebuilding”). No fewer than eight teams are actively angling...
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Can DeMarcus Cousins handle the addition of Rudy Gay?
Is there enough room in for two "stars"? Image courtesy of Matthew Addie/HeelSports . The Sacramento Kings have pumped new life into an otherwise declining season, accepting a trade with the Toronto Raptors that sends...
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Rudy Gay trade is low-risk and provides both teams guaranteed gains
The success of a trade is ultimately determined by time, but in the present it can be weighed on the scales of risk and reward. Sunday, the Sacramento Kings reportedly finalized a seven-player trade with...
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Rudy Gay shipped south to the Sacramento Kings
Many NBA analysts considered Rudy Gay an impossible player to be traded with his terrible contract - almost $18 million this season with a player option next season worth over $19 million. With Gay almost...
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Who will backup DeMarcus Cousins?
Paul Kitagaki Jr./Sacbee DeMarcus Cousins' attitude needs to be revamped, but until then, it's inevitable that his hot-headed, ignorant passion will lead to foul trouble and possibly suspensions. When these problems arise during the season,...
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Sacramento Kings: The consquences of gluttony
The Sacramento Kings came into the offseason hungry for fresh faces and, so far, have become gluttonous with them. They’ve augmented their roster using the classic formula of addition by addition, but are in need...
