The Kings’ core is stale and not good enough

Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images Just over a week ago, the Sacramento Kings were 5-4 and riding high fresh off of a 30-point win over the Charlotte Hornets. The Kings had gotten through their early gauntlet of a schedule with a record above .500 and were in prime position to start stacking wins once their schedule began to ease up.

Since then, however, the Kings have completely and utterly fallen on their face as they have done repeatedly for 15-plus seasons. The team has lost four in a row, with the most recent loss being a game in which they completely crumbled and blew an 18-point lead to the Oklahoma City Thunder.

It’s been an incredibly disappointing week for those who support the team…