James Ham (@james_hamnba) joins me today! After I gave a detailed intro relating a story of my use of James' platform The Kings Beat, I learned some of his story including how he started as a fan and made the transition to credentialed media member. We also talk about the potential head coaches and whether NBA owners can truly meddle in their team's affairs.  I hope you enjoy, and I hope you support consistent, generous, great Kings content at James' platform The Kings Beat. Thank you James for coming on!

Jrue (@thatl0calguy on Twitter) comes on for the second time to break down some of the X's and O's that Steve Clifford and Mike D'Antoni have run. Per this James Ham tweet, Clifford and D'Antoni are interviewing for Sacramento Kings head coach this week. This is a really good opportunity to learn about the actions these guys actually run on the court, and I don't think any other Kings fan or media is doing this in such detail. 

Check out Jrue's Twitter thread on Steve Clifford's X's and O's which prompted this recording. 

Check out the SportsEthos Sacramento Kings podcast where Jill Adge breaks down many potential Kings coaches' stories including Clifford and, I expect soon, D'Antoni. 

Here are some links to visual breakdowns at The Basketball Dictionary and The Basketball Action Dictionary of actions Jrue talks about on the podcast:

• Pindown at TBD
• Stagger at TBD
• Drag at TBD
• Double Drag at TBD
• Re-Screen at TBD
• Angle AKA Spread Pick and Roll at TBD
• Drop Part 2 at TBD. This post goes into drop against empty corner pick and roll which we discussed.
• Ice at TBD
• Chicago at TBAD
• Pistol at TBAD
• Ram at TBAD
• Ricky at TBAD
• Spain Pick and Roll at TBAD

Enjoy!

Touchdown Al (@Touchdown_al on Twitter) joins me to go over some playtype stats I pulled from NBA Stats (stats.nba.com) and see how relevant they might be to the team. He also covers Mike Brown as a potential head coach hire towards the end. 

Rory (@BigRorDawg on Twitter) joins me to explain how the rules in the NBA's Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) will affect the Kings in the offseason. A great resource for the CBA is CBAFAQ.com. Some topics Rory covered:

• how Rory became a Kings fan and the ruckus during the glory years down in San Luis Obispo
• the general structure of the salary cap including exceptions and holds which means the Kings will not be using cap space to improve in the offseason. 
• Donte DiVicenzo's restricted free agency, his bird rights, and what team might sign him to an offer sheet and whether we should choose to overpay or not
• Damian Jones' unrestricted free agency and what he might get on the open market
• the breakdown of Metu's non-guaranteed year for next year and the team option on Lyles
• what Neemias Queta might receive next season
• and some free agents we might go after with our non-tax mid-level exception

Rory really knows his stuff and it was great to have him on. Hopefully, this can make you a more informed fan. Enjoy!

Megalu (@megalutou on Twitter) joins me on the show for the second time to review some major storylines from the season. In my opinion, Megalu is probably THE most well-informed fan of the Kings. If it's been published on the Kings in whatever format, she's probably watched it, read it, or listened to it.

We discussed the ill-fated early season tenure of Luke Walton including his stalled-up offense, the strange season for Richaun Holmes, Tristan Thompson's impassioned rant, Fox's slow start along with his hot finish and what might have caused that, the puke game, the trade for Domas and how the team performed with him including how Lyles and Metu might play with him next year, how fans choose to fan, Fox's mid-season ankle soreness injury, and Jon's hatred of the NBA draft lottery and whether it and recent rule changes have had some effect on teams. 

Thanks to Megalu for joining me and I hope you enjoy!

Andy (@ANDY_F44 on Twitter) joins me to go over his top head coaching candidates for the Sacramento Kings. I start out saying we'll cover five but we eventually cover six. They are:

• Jeff Van Gundy
• Kenny Atkinson
• Sam Cassell - for Sam I mentioned a TNT NBA Fundmentals video he did on the mid-range shot. That is here. 
• Quin Snyder
• Mark Jackson
• Mike Brown

Andy is an extremely devoted NBA and basketball fan. He knows about teams throughout the league. Check out the episode and give Andy a follow!

Doug White (@douglaslwhite on Twitter) joins the show to talk about his top trade targets for the Sacramento Kings in the 2022 offseason. We go into detail on the following players:

• John Collins
• Kyle Kuzma
• Rui Hachimura
• PJ Washington
• Christian Wood
• Jerami Grant
• Josh Hart
• Evan Fournier

We also touch on Pascal Siakam, Luke Kennard, and Duncan Robinson. In my opinion, Doug brings up a lot of realistic trade proposals on Twitter that can make sense for both sides. Hope you like the talk!

David Bruce (@davbruce89 on Twitter) joins me today to briefly discuss Twitter Spaces, then why he always roots for the Kings to win every game, his holistic approach to team building from a fan perspective, and what needs the team has going into the offseason. David is a very intelligent, reasonable, and positive presence on the #CowbellTalk Twitter Spaces. I hope you enjoy!

Also, his sister and her fiancée have a podcast called Dead Ends that is going to cover the TV show Pretty Little Liars from beginning to end. If you're a fan of that show or know someone who is, direct them to the Dead Ends podcast. 

Here are the main actions discussed and good written summaries of them at The Basketball Dictionary and The Basketball Action Dictionary: 

• Split Cut
• Spain Pick and Roll
• Rip DHO
• Laker Cut

Shot video clips of the actions courtesy of NBA.com/stats

• Split Cut - 2/14 BKN 3Q 2:24
• Split Cut - 2/12 WAS 4Q 8:50
• Spain PnR - 2/16 CHI 4Q 6:30
• RIP DHO - 2/28 OKC 4Q 4:32
• Laker Cut - 2/26 DEN 3Q 6:52
• Similar to Laker Cut - 2/26 DEN 3Q 7:25

Other actions Jrue has seen the Kings run:

• Empty corner pick and roll
• Flex sets
• Double Drag screens

Other actions Jrue would like to see the Kings run:

• Floppy
• Turn or Flip

Hope you enjoy and thank you Jrue for joining the show!