The Kings closed out the 2007-08 regular season the same way they began it -- playing hard and together. Sacramento's first season under Coach Reggie Theus' direction was an example of how those two principles can lead to success even when the odds aren't in a team's favor. As every season in professional sports has, the Kings campaign had ebbs and flows, but through it all the team remained united and upset more than a handful of the League's elite. Before Theus and the players took off for the summer, Kings.com caught up with the team to get its reflections on the season that was defined by TRUST -- TEAM, RESPECT, URGENCY, SACRIFICE and TOUGHNESS.
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“Everybody improved so much this year that it was hard for us to gel at times because nobody knew how good we were going to be as a team and as players. I think next year everybody knows what guys can do.” “I can see people’s averages coming down a little bit next season, [because we'll] spread the wealth a little bit next year. I can see everything having more balance to it next year.” “We won 38 games and we were injured. So if we had everybody healthy, we could’ve had 14 more wins.” What game was most memorable for you? Will you be watching the NBA Playoffs? |
The Kings were unable to cool off the hot shooting Blazers in a 117-96 defeat on Friday. In his second career start, Donte' Greene notched eight points and two rebounds.
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