To me the team chemistry is terrible. You need a veteran leader, for one, it reminds me of how much having Jerry Stackhouse helped the Bucks to get to the playoffs two years ago. His stats weren't that impressive, but he was a professional who understood the game, he could direct the offense in the right ways and rally the players into concentration because of his drive to win. And he played great defense, something I don't think you can say about any player on the Kings.
They drafted an actual jump shooter for the first time in memory in Jimmer and I'm not surprised he's done pretty well. With all the slashers on the Kings all he has to do is sit in the corner waiting for the defense to collapse and shoot 3's.
But it's a very selfish team, all the players are in love with their own skill and their jump shot, and I dare say they don't really understand how you play as a team to become more than a collection of individuals. They look like an All-Star team, from college perhaps, like they all just met.
They need someone like Avery Johnson or some other militant sort to lay down the law and demand the players start to play for each other and execute a team strategy. But I'd suggest some trades for some players who hate to lose and bring 100% to the game everyday. A player like Tyler Hansbrough would be great for them, someone to do the dirty work, the cleaning up and the defensive scrapping, which they only really have Chuck Hayes for, and he just arrived.
A defensive center to cover their big man is great, but they also need someone on the perimeter who can guard their best scorer, be him a point guard, shooting guard or small forward, like DeShawn Stevenson did last year for Dallas.
They need players who contribute when they don't have the ball. Coaching will only get them so far.
