"We're going to have 40 wins this year!!!"
Last summer league, after the Kings started their streak with wins over the Warriors and Heat, a Kings fan shouted excitedly as he left the court. This sounds very imposing, but this 40 victory shouts are somewhat sad, but considering that it is a king, it is reasonable.
The Kings had just 30 wins last season and finished 12th in the West, which is the third time they have been in this position for three consecutive seasons. It's not a rotten pose, but it just can't go up, and it's in a very embarrassing position.
40 wins is a small goal for many NBA teams, but for the Kings, the last time they had 40 wins was in the 05-06 season, and that was the last time they made the playoffs. In the 18-19 season, the Kings won 39 and were just one step away from the playoffs.
I believe that when the fan shouted the goal of 40 wins at that time, he couldn't help but feel a little vain. But the reality is that he is still too conservative. The Kings scored their 40th win of the season after a March 12 victory over the Suns, and the winning backs continue to soar.
In today's game, if the Kings win and the Suns and Clippers lose at the same time, the Kings can lock up the playoffs again after 17 years. Even if it doesn't lock in today, it's only a matter of time before the Kings make the playoffs.
What is it like not to make the playoffs in 17 years, and the Kings are the holder of the record for the longest playoff absence in the four major leagues in North America. The last time they made the playoffs, the president of the United States was George W. Bush, Venbanyama was only 2 years old, and now the vast majority of the league is not in the NBA.
That year was the last glory of the old King, relying on the power of Bunche Wells, the King managed to win two victories from the Spurs, the number one in the West. At that time, Ci Shiping, who was still called Artest, was still king, second only to Wells.
Then the Kings began the darkest moment of a long 16-season streak, and most fans remembered that the Kings had been a fishbelly all these years, shrouded in news of coach changes and bad deals.
In fact, the Kings have rarely been completely rotten, and for so many years, they only won the top pick in 2018, and then chose Bagley, missing out on Doncic, Trae Young and others.
Poor draft vision, and poor ability to develop rookies, are the root causes of King's sucking over the years. Changing so many coaches is just changing soup without changing medicine, and the rotten draft of the Kings is probably only a little better than the Timberwolves.
The Class of '09 is known as the platinum generation, and Evans, selected by the Kings, was the first among many talented teenagers to stand out and win the best rookie. This then became the pinnacle of Evans, after which the Kings mispositioned Evans, causing Evans to be hindered.
In the 10th edition, the Kings selected Cousins with the fifth pick, which was hailed as the King's most successful draft in years. Cousins' abilities were indeed strong, but temper was a problem, and the king eventually gave up on Cousins.
Since 2011, the Kings have embarked on a long "rotten" draft. The 10th pick in '11, Fredette, a shooting guard in college with superb shooting, was watery after arriving at the Kings.
The 5th pick in '12, Thomas Robinson, the inside rough brother, only to discover that his height shrinkage was so severe that the Kings' draft team hadn't even noticed it before. And after coming to the Kings, there was no basket at all, and after a few years, he couldn't play in the NBA.
The 7th pick in '13, Ben McLemore, is another shooting guard and a great scorer in college. But after arriving at the Kings, the ball merchant may have slipped, and the ball was never held.
The 8th pick in '14, Stauskas, and shooting guard, McLemo has a question mark on his face, so why did you choose me?
The 6th pick in '15, Kaulistan, again an inside rough brother, is no longer able to play. The Kings traded the 8th pick from the Suns for the 13th (Papayanis) and 28th (Rabisière), neither of which played the Rookie contract with the Kings.
From '06 to '15, the Kings' first-round picks, Quincy Dolby, Thompson, Vershen, Thomas Robinson, Ben McLemore have all been to the CBA.
At the beginning of 17, the Kings finally got better, and finally chose a different, point guard Fox from Kentucky; Bagley didn't mention it in '18, and the Kings' pick was traded in '19, otherwise I feel like Dumbuya fits the King's vision.
In 20 years the King chose Halliburton, which is known to have been traded, and this deal was spit on by countless people at the time. But now it seems that the combination of Xiaosa and Fox is obviously more compatible than the double gun, which is obviously a win-win deal.
It can be seen that the selection criteria of the king's management over the years are the shooting guard with outstanding scoring ability in college, and the physical inside rough brother, the management and coach have changed wave after wave, and the boss has not changed since 2013, so whose problem is it?
Fortunately, the current Kings are finally struggling out of the quagmire, Fox and Sam have both played All-Star level performances, and head coach Mike Brown is likely to win the best manager of the season.
The Kings are now the league's No. 1 offensive team, and the earth-shattering scoring battle with the Clippers has brought many people's attention to the Kings this season. The Kings are now averaging 121.1 points per game and leading the second-place Warriors by 2.6 points, and their offensive efficiency is naturally the first in the league.
They have the second highest shooting percentage in the league, eighth in the league in three-point shooting, three assists per game and first in the league in fast-break scoring. After a 0-4 start to the season, they won eight of their next 10 games and started their frenzy.
I don't know when it started, today's young people are talking more and more about "rotten". Now that the Kings are going to the playoffs, what reason do you have to choose to rot.