This & That: Five ways George Karl’s first 10 games could’ve been worse

Ways things could have gone worse in George Karl’s first 10 games as the Kings coach:

▪ The Kings lost to the Knicks by 38 points.

▪ DeMarcus Cousins developed a music crush on Neil Diamond; blasted “Sweet Caroline” in the locker room before games.

▪ The team playedthe Spurs four times instead of two.

▪ The Kings weren’t the Sacramento-based team to miss out on hosting the Big Sky Conference tournament by losing two heartbreakers.

▪ The Kings lost to depleted Orlando. Oops.

Jeff Caraska