[Game] Kings v. Grizzlies, 11/17/13
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And they haven't even started a road trip yet... They want to sell tickets, but unless they start making some moves the Kings will have a hard time selling tickets... Being a fan is hard sometimes when they are not even competitive. This new ownership group needs to spend some $$ and get some talent.
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As far as teaching the team a lesson, they aren't kindergartners. They are grown men and don't care about a lesson; most of this team cares about getting their shots up and cashing those checks. They won't change. Blow the whole thing up, there are no untouchables on this team; including Cousins. If the right deal came along such as, say, the #1 pick in the draft for Cousins...you do it and don't look back.
The "win now" crowd obviously doesn't have a clue.
I don't mean to be unusually harsh, but geez. We want a coach who will mold our team into a TEAM THAT HATES TO LOSE. Malone is showing that he's not afraid to take the bumps to be that coach. There's no guarantee at all the starters would have eked out a win had they been put back in, and doing so would have sent the wrong message to the guys who worked their arses off. The bench DESERVED to stay out there. THEY EARNED IT. The starters didn't.
I don't mean to be unusually harsh, but geez. We want a coach who will mold our team into a TEAM THAT HATES TO LOSE. Malone is showing that he's not afraid to take the bumps to be that coach. There's no guarantee at all the starters would have eked out a win had they been put back in, and doing so would have sent the wrong message to the guys who worked their arses off. The bench DESERVED to stay out there. THEY EARNED IT. The starters didn't.
And your point is? The message is "If you're going to play like crap, don't expect to get back into the game when the bench has saved your arse. Either give 100% all the time or ride the pine. You will not be rewarded for poor play by being allowed to come back in when you haven't earned it. The guys who earned it will finish out, win or lose. If that bothers you, THEN FREAKING TRY HARDER!"
My point is that:
1. If you are trying to establish a "hate to lose" mentality then you can't so obviously throw away a game by not making substiutions to match up against a guy (Randolph) who was abusing you down low. You can't refuse to make subs after you've already sent the message.
2. Sending a message is fine, but then you have to give your guys a chance at redemption. Let them come back and show that they want to win.
1. If you are trying to establish a "hate to lose" mentality then you can't so obviously throw away a game by not making substiutions to match up against a guy (Randolph) who was abusing you down low. You can't refuse to make subs after you've already sent the message.
2. Sending a message is fine, but then you have to give your guys a chance at redemption. Let them come back and show that they want to win.
Yeah...that's how the 80's & 90's(pre-98', of course)Kings got to be such stellar winners by doing that every year?? Blow it up...then when it doesn't work again...blow it up again...and again...and...well, you get the picture. I think you have to make trades to better the team...and I think the group of guys you DON'T trade on this team are your rock in Cousins, IT, Saclemore, Vasquez, and my view on Patterson is still up in the air, he's got a chance to fit into Malone's system once he gets healthy and we get a couple more pieces to enhance ball movement and not ball hogging. That is your core for the future. I think the guys you CAN trade that can bring you something of value are Thornton, Jimmer, Salmons(expiring), JT.