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[Gary]

Actually I think a team with

Cuz/Hawes
JT/Hayes Or Sammy/Brockman
Leonard/Omri/Garcia
Reke/MT or KM(depends if we do that trade)
Rubio(if we buy that 6th pick)/Beno

A coach that can get Cuz/Omri under control and define roles, we are a playoff team last year.

ehhh.. Since we are doing hypothetical lineups.... First of all your lineup does not have outside shooting at all. It would make it tough for Rubio, Evans and Cousins to score.

I would have done something more on the lines of

C - Hawes
PF - Cousins
SF - Barnes
SG - MT
PG - Rubio


Barnes and MT spread the floor for Hawes and Cousins who both can step out and hit open shots and pass the ball as well. We wouldn't be the best defensive team in the NBA but we probably wouldn't be the worst either.

[pshn80]

I want to keep the defense and build on it. The offense will come.

I would trade your Hawes and Rubio for Jason Thompson.

[ppine]

Smart had the Kings push the ball against the Lakers to help neutralize their size and age. It worked. I was impressed by the games Hayes and Thompson had against Gasol and Howard. They won the mental warfare part of the game. The expressions on Kobe's face in the 4th quarter were priceless.

Lets hope the Kings keep the same intensity and pace against Utah.

[mac]

Smart had the Kings push the ball against the Lakers to help neutralize their size and age. It worked. I was impressed by the games Hayes and Thompson had against Gasol and Howard. They won the mental warfare part of the game. The expressions on Kobe's face in the 4th quarter were priceless.

Lets hope the Kings keep the same intensity and pace against Utah.

Not exactly. What we did was reach in a whole lot, forcing a bunch of turnovers but also resulting in a billion fouls. The Lakers shot themselves in the foot from the FT line. It's great when we can create turnovers and go racing the other way, but that isn't going to work on a reliable basis unless your team consists of two NBA all-defense perimeter defenders. Chuck Hayes himself said that part of the "credit" goes to the Lakers for not getting Dwight the ball more inside. Believe it or not, the win was as much about the Lakers playing badly as it was about us playing well, and their bad play was not entirely caused by our defense.

[ppine]

Mac,
I agree that the Lakers played poorly. Part of the reason is that the Kings pushed the ball, and played aggressive defense. They managed to frustrate the Lakers which is part of the key to beating them. Basketball is a very emotional game, one of confidence. The Kings managed to be more confident than the Lakers, no easy feat. The Kings have nothing to lose against quality teams and play loose. Playing middle of the road teams they get tense at the end like last night.

In the midst of sarcasm and naysayers, I would submit that the Kings scored over 100 points in the last 3 games. They won two, and lost one because they got tentative and lost their offense in the 4 in Utah. They should have won all three. There may some validity to this thread. We shall see.