635 results for tag: Jimmer Fredette
Sacramento's story is far from finished.
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On the road, the Sacramento Kings lose their sixth-consecutive game.
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Cowbell Kingdom catches up with the Sacramento Kings' color analyst and director of player personnel.
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Suffering from back spasms,
Tyreke Evans sat out the Sacramento Kings' final visit to Utah Friday. Reserve Travis Outlaw started in his place at small forward.
It was Outlaw's first start this year.
Fast forward just three days later and the veteran forward recorded his 24th "Did Not Play - Coach's Decision" of the season.
Regardless of what you might think about Keith Smart's distribution of playing time, the head coach of the Sacramento Kings says he "keeps all guys...ready to play."
"When you are a guy that’s not in the top eight," said Smart during media availability before Saturday's game against the New Jersey Nets. "You have to always be ready to play.
"So based on your rotation, he’s (Outlaw) on the fringe," he added when I asked him about the peculiarity of starting a player who appears to be on the periphery of his rotation. "Based on my rotation, he is as close to the fire as any of our players."
Smart's lineups have become the ire of some
Jimmer Fredette fans, who complain about the rookie guard's inconsistent playing time. But just like Outlaw, Fredette's minutes have fluctuated depending on a number of factors, including team injuries and match-ups presented by the opposition.
"I look at the game, the situation," said Smart, who also noted that the condensed schedule hasn't played a role in deciding playing time. "After the eighth man, I look at how the game is going to be played."
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Has the Sacramento Kings big man finally turned the corner?
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I guess we missed the memo. It should be standardized by now. Every third week of the month is
Jimmer Fredette week. Everyone who covers the Kings or the NBA for that matter MUST write something on the former BYU star, just to appease the masses.
That’s what it is, just in case you didn’t know - appeasing the masses. And trust me, there are masses of Jimmer fans and a lot of detractors as well.
I once wrote a post, in which I compared
Jimmer Fredette to Fernando Valenzuela. That post still stands tall as the most viewed post in Cowbell Kingdom history. Stop laughing, I'm serious.
For reasons we cannot explain, anything Jimmer flies off the shelf. The theories, the updates, the reasons or excuses – depending on who the reader is.
The fact that Jimmer got another DNP-CD Saturday night against the Golden State Warriors only feeds the storyline. And there are a plenty of storylines over the last few days.
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The Sacramento Kings fight back from a double-digit deficit, but lose in the end to the streaking Utah Jazz.
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Previewing tonight's match-up between the Sacramento Kings and Utah Jazz.
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Unselfish play leads the Sacramento Kings to a third consecutive win.
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Previewing tonight's match-up between the Sacramento Kings and Memphis Grizzlies.
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Before injury, Jason Thompson breaks out
Has the Sacramento Kings big man finally turned the corner? More