5 Reasons Why Sacramento Kings Won’t Make 2016 NBA Playoffs

By Frank Ewere

The Sacramento Kings used to be a team that would be a perennial threat in the Western Conference, but that seems like an eternity ago. Now DeMarcus Cousins is stuck carrying teams and wasting the best years of his career.

5 Reasons Why Sacramento Kings Won’t Make 2016 NBA Playoffs
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5. Rajon Rondo

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Rajon Rondo is a talented player and an even better point guard. But his attitude hasn’t changed and that is a problem. Last season, his attitude cost his team. This season, his attitude could cost his team from even making the playoffs.

5. Rajon Rondo

Rajon Rondo is a talented player and an even better point guard. But his attitude hasn’t changed and that is a problem. Last season, his attitude cost his team. This season, his attitude could cost his team from even making the playoffs.

4. George Karl

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George Karl has good knowledge about the game of basketball. He has even made an NBA Finals appearance. But his personality can sometimes rub players the wrong way and that is a problem for a team that needs to have chemistry down the stretch.

4. George Karl

George Karl has good knowledge about the game of basketball. He has even made an NBA Finals appearance. But his personality can sometimes rub players the wrong way and that is a problem for a team that needs to have chemistry down the stretch.

3. No Reliable Talent Off the Bench

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Most playoff teams have enough where the team can play at least seven guys and expect good contributions from all of them. The Kings don’t have that. The only guy who has proven himself and can still prove himself is Darren Collison.

3. No Reliable Talent Off the Bench

Most playoff teams have enough where the team can play at least seven guys and expect good contributions from all of them. The Kings don’t have that. The only guy who has proven himself and can still prove himself is Darren Collison.

2. No Secondary Star-Level Player

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The Portland Trail Blazers have C.J. McCollum as Damien Lillard’s sidekick. The Houston Rockets have Dwight Howard as James Harden’s sidekick. The Kings have Rudy Gay, but he isn’t good enough anymore to be considered a star.

2. No Secondary Star-Level Player

The Portland Trail Blazers have C.J. McCollum as Damien Lillard’s sidekick. The Houston Rockets have Dwight Howard as James Harden’s sidekick. The Kings have Rudy Gay, but he isn’t good enough anymore to be considered a star.

1. Defense

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The Kings are giving up 109.2 points per game, which is good for dead last in the NBA. In a perimeter-oriented league, they are also giving up 10.6 made 3-point shots per game. Teams don’t make the playoffs with those kinds of numbers.

1. Defense

The Kings are giving up 109.2 points per game, which is good for dead last in the NBA. In a perimeter-oriented league, they are also giving up 10.6 made 3-point shots per game. Teams don’t make the playoffs with those kinds of numbers.

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