In the years that we've followed the Sacramento Kings (probably since they lost to the Utah Jazz in the first round, circa 1998), this game against the Chicago Bulls was the first time I recall actively rooting against the Kings in a long time, and sincerely hoping Chris Webber would take another shot (started 1-12, ended 7-21, before fouling out).
The Bulls have sucked recently, until this years surprisingly watchable team, so my divided loyalties never really mattered. This year, on the other hand, the Bulls have a decent chance of sneaking into the playoffs- whoo hoo! - and the Kings look tired, sad and lackluster. Chris Webber shows flashes of his old knees, Bobby Jackson is done for the year, Peja is starting to be frequently injured, and only Bibby, Miller and Mobley play consistently well. In other words, the Bulls have a lot of upside (phrase copyright: Hubie Brown), and the Kings don't.
One other NBA observation: surprisingly, Kevin McHale looks like he was enjoying his new role as head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves. I've always despised the Celtics, but I'll give McHale props as being a great player, and perhaps as a competent coach. Even the Kandy-ass man was hustling for rebounds, falling out of bounds, in todays game against the New Jersey Nets. Amazing. McHale was jawing at Jason Collins of the Nets after a foul call, saying “you know you fouled, stop complaining”, or words to that effect. I suppose McHale hasn't figured out the proper protocol for such things...
yadda yadda yadda, a sports-writer I'm not....
Tags: Basketball, /Chicago
