I thought for a while what to name this entry, but that one works as well as any. Among the other finalists were “John Salmons is total shit,” “Finish a layup, Kevin Martin,” and “Quincy Douby?”

After two relatively non-embarrassing games by the Kings’ giant first-round disappointment, I was ready to say something along the lines of “even Spencer Hawes is playing ok lately.” But…no. If he takes one more 22-foot fadeaway I am going to cut the brake line in whatever old yellow pickup truck he drives.

The Kings beat both the Hawks and Bobcats earlier this week which is all well and good. It was quite unpleasant and confusing seeing Mike Bibby in those atrocious new Hawks uniforms. The end of the Bobcats game reminded me of high school. It was long, boring and at the end I was just happy it was over. Then came the Magic on Sunday. It wasn’t pretty to say the least.

Here is a list of the players who played well in the game for the Kings:

Good effort out of you three. I appreciate your time and continued excellence.

Among the 15 Kings who didn’t do anything was John Salmons. I don’t know what the hell is wrong with this fool. If he starts and plays 35 minutes his numbers look like this: 25 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, 2 3-ptrs. If he comes off the bench and plays 28 minutes his numbers look like this: 1 point, 1 rebound, 2 assists, 3 silent sobbing fits on the bench, 1 pissed-off Benn. He’s really starting to irritate me in the most awful of ways. I wish I was paid millions of dollars to wine about not being allowed to play a game. I say boo to you, John Salmons. Stop playing like a slovenly buffalo and get your act together.

Meanwhile, more thoughts on the trade that happened, and the one that didn’t. I’ve heard some people saying the Kings gave away Bibby for nothing. I quite disagree. We got money for the future (money we weren’t going to spend on Bibby anyway) and a pretty good player for the future in Shelden Williams.

Ron Artest is still here and I am glad. We may not have him after this season, but I like that he’s here now. Call me crazy, but I want to see the Kings competitive for the last 30 games this season even though the playoffs are long gone.

God I hate Spencer Hawes.