Waiting for Tyreke

  The Sacramento Kings believe they have a super star on their hands.  They believe it so much that they did not even contemplate chasing the handful of all-star level players that have come available over the last two summers.  They believe they have a building block that will only rise and in doing so, take the Kings with him to stardom.  They are still waiting and as game after game passes in this shortened season, the questions about Tyreke Evans get louder and louder. It really wasn't fair.  The Kings thought they had caught lightning in a bottle when they drafted Evans out of Memphis with the fourth pick, in the 2009 draft.  It took only a handful of games to see that Evans had the potential for greatness and the Kings built one marketing campaign around him after another.  Maybe the pressure was too great.  Maybe the league has just figured him out.  Either way, Evans' road to stardom has slowed, maybe even taken the scenic route. We aren't looking to pin a tag on Evans.  Last season was a struggle.  Injuries robbed Evans of his explosive speed and his ability to get to the rim like he had done as a rookie.  You can excuse a lackluster, injury-plagued season for a lackluster team.   But what is going on this season? ... More