Tag: Paul Westphal
Kings Training Camp Recap: Day 2
Last night, camp began with a Q&A with Geoff Petrie, followed by two hours of viewing time during the team’s scrimmage. We have seen more basketball action in the first two days of camp this season than all 20-plus days of last season combined
Read more »Quick takeaways from Kings training camp day 2
Day two of training camp for the Sacramento Kings wrapped up at about 8 pm here at the Kings practice facility…
Read more »Kings Training Camp Recap: Day 1
Recap of the first day of training camp for the 2011-12 Sacramento.
Read more »Quick takeaways from Kings training camp day 1
A brief look at day one of the 2011-12 Sacramento Kings training camp.
Read more »Updated: Kings sign Chuck Hayes to 4-year, roughly $20-mil deal
Chuck Hayes, who graduated from Modesto Christian, will be a Sacramento King.
Read more »Updated: Kings re-sign Marcus Thornton for four years, $31-mil
Kings come to terms with their restricted free agent guard.
Read more »More action at Kings practice facility as seven work out today
With players trickling back to Sacramento, the Kings practice facility in Natomas was a bit livelier today. Francisco Garcia, DeMarcus…
Read more »Guest Post: Ranking the Sacramento Kings’ top three position battles
Editor’s Note: We were originally planning a 3-on-3 roundtable on this topic. But since our friend section214 of Sactown Royalty fame (who we…
Read more »Five takeaways from Geoff Petrie’s Wednesday presser
The NBA shut down all basketball-related communication from league front offices during the lockout. Yesterday afternoon, Geoff Petrie broke his silence, addressing…
Read more »Marcus Thornton eager to play, patiently awaits new labor deal
Marcus Thornton figures to be one of the top free agent options when the NBA resumes business. But the lockout,…
Read more »3-on-3 Roundtable: Weighing-in on Kings coaching hires and departures
You may be familiar with ESPN.com’s 5-on-5 roundtables, which feature opinion and analysis from ESPN writers and TrueHoop Network contributors on…
Read more »*** Updated** Kings continue coaching staff changes, add Smart
Big news coming out of Sacramento in regards to coach Paul Westphal’s coaching staff. Per an official Kings press release:…
Read more »Boo lockout
Today was supposed to be media day at Power Balance Pavilion. It’s kind of like the first day of school. …
Read more »Basketball 101 anyone?
We have done our fair share of covering youth basketball camps for Kings players so far this summer. You’ve seen…
Read more »Does Tyreke Evans need to read Cowbell Kingdom?
There seems to be some confusion in Tyreke Evans’ camp about the drafting of Jimmer Fredette. In an interview with…
Read more »Your morning cup o’ Kings: Hassan Whiteside
The Sacramento Kings have something hiding deep on the bench that most NBA teams would love to have. Elite shot…
Read more »Your morning cup o’ Kings: John Salmons
The Sacramento Kings made a substantial trade on draft day 2011. Early reports had the Kings moving down in the…
Read more »Coach Westphal Summer Interview Part II: John Salmons and Samuel Dalembert
Editors Note: This interview took place on Wednesday, June 29, 2011 before the NBA locked out their players. Welcome…
Read more »Coach Westphal Summer Interview Part 1: Jimmer Fredette
Editors Note: This interview took place on Wednesday, June 29, 2011 before the NBA locked out their players. Over the…
Read more »Petrie and Westphal on the J.J. Hickson/Omri Casspi trade
The Sacramento Kings called a press conference early today to announce the acquisition of J.J Hickson from the Cleveland Cavaliers…
Read more »The storm before the calm?
Thursday morning, rumors began flying that the Kings were involved in a three team, five player, three draft pick…
Read more »Three Kings: Jimmer and friends arrive in Sacramento
Quite a 24-hour period for the newest members of the Sacramento Kings. Upon their arrival in California, rookies Tyler Honeycutt,…
Read more »Petrie and Westphal on 2011 NBA Draft, Jimmer Fredette, John Salmons and beyond
After the final pick of the NBA Draft was made tonight, Kings Vice President of Basketball Operations Geoff Petrie and…
Read more »Westphal talks summer, improvement and what’s next for the Sacramento Kings.
Things in Sacramento have been a wacky lately. While we here at Cowbell Kingdom like to talk basketball, there has…
Read more »Paul Westphal talks the miracle in Orlando, Carl Landry, trade deadline and relocation.
Following the Kings unbelievable victory over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night, I was able to steal a few more…
Read more »Kings lose game, learn another lesson.
When you cover a team that is 12-34, you often times have to look at the world a little differently. …
Read more »Thompson out, Dalembert in.
Late news from yesterday- Kings.com’s Nate Rose is reporting that starting power forward Jason Thompson is a no-go tonight against…
Read more »Kings and Cousins take big steps.
After not just a rough start to the season, but the happenings of this week, the Kings needed something to…
Read more »Rotation, Rotation, Rotation.
Paul Westphal is a completely likable guy. On January 6, 2011, he won the 300th game of his career, a…
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