^man i agree with that entire post. except the "replace the owners" thing since thats not really an option. but everything else was spot on
^man i agree with that entire post. except the "replace the owners" thing since thats not really an option. but everything else was spot on
When Salmons gets back into game shape and if he starts hitting some shots, he's going to play a lot more. He's a two-way player, and that's what this team needs at both the two and the three.
Per Smart, Jimmer is going to be playing a lot more. Smart likes his performance, his work ethic, and his mental toughness.
Smart said Tyreke has an absolute green light to be as aggressive as he wants. Smart isn't stopping him. If this subpar offensive performance of Tyreke continues, I think Smart tries Tyreke off the bench. After all, Tyreke had his best performance of the year last year coming off the bench in Utah. It might take the pressure off.
Thompson better get it together. He's a veteran now. No excuses for losing his poise. It's like he thinks because Cousins does it, he can do it too.
great now Smart is going to be juggling another guard into his minutes equation. even more ridiculous lineups in our near future.Originally Posted by Kingster
Should have never let Adelman go...should have never traded Artest...sigh...
"The current Sacramento Kings owners have proven time and time again that they do not care about the squad’s fans, the community that surrounds the team, and the product on the court. The Sacramento Kings owners are sniveling, conniving front-runners that do not understand the game of basketball, much less the ideals that help buttress attempts at tact, poise and reason." - Kelly Dwyer
Maybe less Garcia/Outlaw though...I'll take that.
"The current Sacramento Kings owners have proven time and time again that they do not care about the squad’s fans, the community that surrounds the team, and the product on the court. The Sacramento Kings owners are sniveling, conniving front-runners that do not understand the game of basketball, much less the ideals that help buttress attempts at tact, poise and reason." - Kelly Dwyer
one would think. but with Smart, im not gonna assume that. he will probably try to fit them all in. pretty soon all the players in uniform every night are gonna be averaging 15min per game lol
Was at the game tonight, a few observations:
- Hayes and JT played amazing defense, really impressive. I forgot who I was arguing with a couple games ago about Hayes defense, but wow was I wrong.
- JT's offense looked really good around the basket
- Reke and Jimmer defense on the pick and roll between Kobe and Blake was hideous until they managed to get a steal
- Jimmer played well
- Garcia is BEYOND useless. This guy needs to be shipped off to Alaska and never been heard of again.
- The above also applies to Outlaw and Salmons
- Kings take a lot of bad shots, a lot. Reke, Johnson, MT, Outlaw, Salmons, JT, everyone. When they go in it's all good, but when you don't run plays to get to the basket or get an open look, most of the time it's going to be a struggle to make it.
- Dwight Howard is not that good, regardless of what the box score says
Smart is not a long term solution. As long as he plays every man on the bench, this team will never get anywhere. It's as simple as that.
And the NBA sucks. It's evident the NFL is going soft, but I didn't think the NBA would follow suit by suspending a player 2 games for words he said towards a commentator. Can't believe that's the equivalent to elbowing a player in the face.
Last edited by xrzn; 11-12-2012 at 12:00 AM.
also the equivalent of K-Love stomping on Scola's head last season, and Rondo throwing a shoulder check into a referee.
I'd like to suggest grading the most impactful person in recent games - Keith Smart. Letting Paul the Octopus manage the Kings rotations would be far more effective.
Agree with all of this. And I will go to see some games in person, as I can afford it. I go because i love my team, I want people to see that Sacramento still wants this team, and so I can be loudly supportive of those guys on the court wearing the name Sacramento on their unis. My town, my team, for better and for worse. (I am getting tired of worse, though.)
PROUD OF SACRAMENTO. PROUD TO BE A KINGS FAN.
Smart says a lot of things. Also, it's not just about being aggressive. If Tyreke starts trying to be aggressive with this kind of spacing on the floor he's just going to end up dribbling into traffic all the time and you and section101 are just going to call him a ballhog selfish player blablabla dumb no bball IQ etc.
D12 isn't that good? lol, it must be personal!
This assumes that being aggressive is dribbling in traffic. I think Smart wants to start taking open 15 -18 footers and making them. Shoot more open outside shots and make some of them. If he can't do that, then there's just no point.
Tyreke was flat-out embarrassing. One of the game's up-and-coming stars just two years ago, he's now no better than a role player. How many easy shots can you miss? Even Jimmer made a couple in the lane - without turning the ball over. The Kings would be wasting huge money giving this guy a lucrative contract. Johnson is making Donte look like an all-star. He's a complete failure at SF. Sometimes it feels as if the Kings have accumlated every guy in the NBA who CAN'T shoot! There's not enough beer and wine to get through these games...hic.
Anyone who would willingly watch a kings game against the lakers without Cuz over an awesome NFL game between two 7-1 teams should get their heads checked ;P
God isn't real
It looks like Tyreke Evans has hit his ceiling, for the most part. It would be fair to assume he'll make some minor advances throughout the next 5 or so years, but he'll never be the best player on a contending team. He'll never be the 'every year all-star' we all sort of expected after his rookie season.
This has something to do with coaching, it has something to do with position changes, it has something to do with injuries, but that isn't the whole story here. He's just not that guy.
With that being said, I still think he is incredibly valuable to this team. He is our second best player, and he's still the key to this entire season. Cousins is Cousins, we know what we'll get from him. I can't tell you what were going to get with Evans from game to game.
I would love for him to embrace the Iguodala role. I just don't think his brothers will let him accept that, and I think it's hurting him. They seem to think it's superstar or bust, which is great if the player has that in him, but I don't think Evans does. I have no proof of this, but it feels like those guys are in his ear telling him he needs the points. Which causes those 3 or 4 possessions in a row where he takes off balanced jumpers for no apparent reason.
If Evans can give us 12-15 PPG, 6 Reb, 4-5 AST, and play spectacular defense I want him on this team forever. And the truth is, he is doing that most of the time. His defense this year has been the best it's ever been. The issues now are a bit different then they have been in the past. The most important is 'Is he happy?' , which I can't answer. The next issue is his horrendous shooting percentage. This is where I come to the conclusion that he may not like this role, and that his people are telling him he needs to score more. He's shooting .369 from the field, which is BY FAR the worst of his career. His 3P%, which has never been good, is also FAR worse than it's ever been. For someone who should be taking most of his shots at the rim, his percentages just aren't good enough.
I want him here, though. I really do. If he can embrace the 'jack of all trades' role, and be happy with it, without forcing shots that makes his FG% plummet, he's going to make a ton of money in this league. I just hope that's good enough for him and his brothers.
Indeed...perhaps instead of being wowed by T-Rob dropping to us in the draft, we should have been smarter and chosen Barnes or Lillard...hindsight is 20/20 I guess, right? Something needs to happen soon, I know THAT much.
"The current Sacramento Kings owners have proven time and time again that they do not care about the squad’s fans, the community that surrounds the team, and the product on the court. The Sacramento Kings owners are sniveling, conniving front-runners that do not understand the game of basketball, much less the ideals that help buttress attempts at tact, poise and reason." - Kelly Dwyer
Excellent post. I love the AI comparison, as i've said before. Time will tell if Reke can accept this but as of right now, I still think he believes he's more than what he is offensively. He's a 3rd tier scorer, IMO. I do not believe he can be the second best player on a title team. He has the talent to be an all-nba defender and major contributor, but he needs to focus on dishing the rock and playing defense. I cringe when he shoots.
Harrison Barnes has NOT impressed me. I take Tyreke over him all day.
I'm thinking it makes sense to try starting the following lineup:
IT, MT, JJ, JT, DC
You than have Tyreke, TRob, Jimmer, Hayes come in as part of the second unit.
With MT starting you'd get a great shooter which should help create more spacing - although sacrificing on the defensive end. But we desperately need offense at this point, so I would like to see how this works.
Than when you bring the second unit in jimmer will help create spacing for Tryeke and TRob. Use jimmer as the combo guard with Tyreke handling the ball most of the time with jimmer running off screens.
I would like to see how Tyreke and jimmer play together.
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