Sam Young dribbles past teammate Kevin White with opponent Luke Schenscher lurking. Source: Sarah Reed / News Limited
IT'S taken a while but Sydney Kings coach Shane Heal finally has the team he always wanted.
After six weeks integrating American Sam Young into his playing roster, the Kings have found their groove, according to the former Boomer turned coach.
"I feel the second half of the season is where we will be playing our best basketball,'' Heal said.
"We look at the last six weeks as like a pre-season and now the real season has just begun.
"We feel like things are starting to click.
"We made a really significant change when Sam came in and it was always going to take a while to adjust. I don't think people understand that time is needed to embrace a new player."
Young, a 249-game NBA swingman, has made a significant impact for the Kings since signing with the Sydney side in November and is now averaging 21 points per game.
Last weekend he scored 24 points when the Kings ended Adelaide's 7-0 home streak.
Heal said the win over Adelaide proves the Kings have turned the corner and expects them to produce this weekend when they take on Cairns away on Friday and Melbourne at home of Sunday.
"Two games in three days, that is easier than training, so there are no excuses for us,'' Heal said.
High priority for the Kings is winning against Melbourne at the Sydney Entertainment Centre on Sunday.
"We had three losses in a row at home and we want to address that,'' Heal said.
"But the best thing about this team right now is they remain very positive.
"We are not going into this weekend chasing anything less than the two wins.''
Heal said neither team will be easy to topple in round 15.
The Kings are chasing the split against Cairns on Friday.
"They are very even across the board and very well drilled,'' he said.
"It's not like we can hold anything back against them for Sunday.''
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