Video - Sacramento Kings Improving Defensively

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Kings New Aggressive Defensive Look
Published 1/15/2008 by bruchu at X’s & O’s of Basketball
I was on a defensive mission today, determined to find good defense and I decided to do up an analysis of the Sacramento Kings and what coach Reggie Theus has been able to accomplish in a rocky first half to the season. ...

YouTube of the day: Kings improving on defense
Published 1/15/2008 at Ball Don't Lie
Last night's Sacramento Kings/Dallas Mavericks matchup was an unmitigated classic, one of several close games on the docket, and we'll get into all of them as the morning drags on. Until then, let's take a look at some improved Kings defense, courtesy of The X's and O's of Basketball. From the (great) site: "Though you wouldn't think it from their record (15-21) and their 101.8 ppg they allow, but the Kings are developing into a very aggressive defensive team under Theus. They play hard M2M defense both in transition and in the ...

Defensive Agression
Published 1/16/2008 by TZ <info@sactownroyalty.com> at Sactown Royalty: Front Page Posts
KD hyped me to this Kings-centric entry over at The Xs and Os of Basketball site, a place I always glance at but never read. I am wrong for neglecting it so. This is video package from the Dallas game Xs and Os put together to show off Reggie Theus' pressure man-to-man, which I'd always considered to be a product more of having a bunch of gamblers in the backcourt positions rather than a sentient strategy. It makes sense, considering the lack of shotblocking on the interior. And it makes me feel kind-of good to think there is a defensive strategy going on here.