[Game] Game 43: OH DEAR GOD MAKE IT STOP!!!!! 7:30 PST, 10:30 EST

[The Hammer]

Because there is no fight left in this team

Exactly.

It's incredibly demoralizing as a team when you know the front office is undermining you. When Malone was canned, that sent shock waves bigger than anything the FO can realize. BECAUSE THEY DO NOT UNDERSTAND SPORTS.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Sorry, but I'm really not in the mood for nit-picking right now. Feel free to edit my comment to suit your standards. I'm outta here.

Since when does disagreement = nitpicking? You've seen me nitpicking, and that's not what it looks like.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Really that's "much more impressive" then scoring 37 points on just 13 shots and making 100% of them?

Is it possible to be much more impressive than a shooting performance that was literally perfect and the best in history?

Yes.

 

[Swaze]

You gotta respect the history being made. It was like watching Reggie Miller vs. the Knicks. The Knicks were my second team back in those days, and I didn't like Miller. But omg was that an amazing performance..

The turnaround 3 he made in the corner was eerily similar to one of the ones that Reggie Miller made. The latter part of tonight's performance reminded me a lot of that Reggie Miller performance which was amazing to see as well.

 

[HereWeBoogie]

Respectfully disagree. I saw Kobe's 81 against the Raptors live. I also saw him go for sixty-two in three quarters against Dallas live. Both performances were much more impressive, in my mind. And I don't even like the BLS.

This was more impressive than Kobe's chuck/freethrow fest. Even Laker fans are saying it

 

[Swaze]

Yes.

Based on what? By the way I don't think anybody is comparing Kobe's entire game performance against Klay's 3rd quarter performance.

Kobe has never had a single quarter like this before.

And don't even think about arguing that last sentence unless you can find me a quarter in which Kobe scored 37 points or more on 100% shooting

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

This was more impressive than Kobe's chuck/freethrow fest. Even Laker fans are saying it

I'm not compelled to prostrate myself before someone else's standard of impressive.

 

[lawlman91]

Listen to the end very carefully. Relevant to this game.

 

[Swaze]

I'm not compelled to prostrate myself before someone else's standard of impressive.

Narcissistic much? Must be nice to have standards beyond almost all of humanity and even statistical history.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Narcissistic much? Must be nice to have standards beyond almost all of humanity and even statistical history.

Haven't you heard? Narcissism is a prerequisite for being a mod around here.

 

[PurpleHaze]

I'm not going to drink gallons of the Klay cool aid as gaga best ever. Yes, he got sizzling hot against mediocre at best to shockingly horrible D. There's been several greater performances in NBA history to take nothing away from his unconscious Q3. Before the three point shot Pete Maravich had better game with 68 against one of leagues top defenses at the time. Here's every shot Pistol Pete made in that memorable game as leading scorer in NBA that season for Jazz against Knicks.

 

[peacelate]

Bobby Jackson seems to have no problem acknowledging what just happened. But let me guess Bobby is a sellout and doesn't know what he is talking about.......

They just showed the highlights and some of those were tough shots with hands right in his face. Some of those he was off balance and not even in full shooting form. The one finger roll layup he made was in heavy traffic with three defenders almost blocking it.

I don't know how anybody can watch those highlights and then say the Kings played no defense. Sure on some of them they didn't including a few of those early shots but a good 6 or 7 of those shots were well defended and/or tough shots and he made them all. Why is it bad to acknowledge that?

It doesn't make you any less of a Kings fan to acknowledge that another player just had the greatest shooting performance in history.

You hear that? Bobby just said he would have fouled Klay hard.

 

[Swaze]

Haven't you heard? Narcissism is a prerequisite for being a mod around here.

Oh I've heard.........

Klay may hold the all-time record for scoring in a quarter but he'll never be a basketball forum mod, so I guess in that sense his basketball career will always have a bit of a void.

 

[HereWeBoogie]

This moron coach thought it was a good idea to throw Nik freakin Stauskas on Thompson after he was on fire....

not double teaming, not fouling, not our best defender. Nik Stauskas, one on one. Watch the Klay video. a lot of his shots are just one on one over Stauskas


I'm done caring about this team for a while.

 

[fansinceday1]

the hyperbole is running thick right now.

 

[Tetsujin]

A preview of Ty Corbin's postgame comments: "something something pace something something push the tempo something Klay Thompson something something couldn't use timeout something something better pace next game something"

 

[Swaze]

You hear that? Bobby just said he would have fouled Klay hard.

Yeah and that still doesn't mean that Klay would have missed a shot. Guess we'll never know.

Bobby also acknowledged and showed respect/admiration for what he saw. He played the game and acknowledged how difficult it is yet so many here act like anybody could have done it.

 

[Swaze]

A preview of Ty Corbin's postgame comments: "something something pace something something push the tempo something Klay Thompson something something couldn't use timeout something something better pace next game something"

Somwhere PDA is thinking to himself that if only we ran more and ran faster Klay would have got tired and lost his legs. Honestly it would not surprise me at all if that is exactly what PDA/Vivek are thinking.

 

[sdballer]

Yeah and that still doesn't mean that Klay would have missed a shot. Guess we'll never know.

Bobby also acknowledged and showed respect/admiration for what he saw. He played the game and acknowledged how difficult it is yet so many here act like anybody could have done it.

You've made an unpleasant game (even the Klay performance I can respect and appreciate) far more unpleasant tonight.

 

[peacelate]

Yeah and that still doesn't mean that Klay would have missed a shot. Guess we'll never know.

Bobby also acknowledged and showed respect/admiration for what he saw. He played the game and acknowledged how difficult it is yet so many here act like anybody could have done it.

Yea and he also acknowledged the Kings didn't make any adjustments when Klay made them his personal chewing toy.

 

[Swaze]

You've made an unpleasant game (even the Klay performance I can respect and appreciate) far more unpleasant tonight.

Yeah I know you hate me and I make your forum experience miserable. Cry me a river....... Maybe you should go tweet about it on the ol' twitter because that's like super important and the world needs to know.
Don't let me ruin your night bro.

 

[randymoss1881]

This moron coach thought it was a good idea to throw Nik freakin Stauskas on Thompson after he was on fire....

not double teaming, not fouling, not our best defender. Nik Stauskas, one on one. Watch the Klay video. a lot of his shots are just one on one over Stauskas


I'm done caring about this team for a while.

Come in man give Corbin credit he put Ray on him after Nik failed.

 

[annihilator_33]

What Klay did was impressive, but I'm embarrassed beyond belief.....having someone set a record against your team is a gut punch

 

[kennadog]

Yeah and that still doesn't mean that Klay would have missed a shot. Guess we'll never know.

Bobby also acknowledged and showed respect/admiration for what he saw. He played the game and acknowledged how difficult it is yet so many here act like anybody could have done it.

That's ridiculous. It's not one or the other. Saying the Kings didn't do much to stop Klay, is NOT saying anybody could have done what Klay did. The fact is, he did it while playing a crappy team, with a curiously apathetic coach.

That kind of shooting is amazing, even if no ones' guarding you. We barely did.

 

[PurpleHaze]

You hear that? Bobby just said he would have fouled Klay hard.

Doug Christie aint drinking Klay cool-aid either. Just said, "You have to slap at him, foul him hard, something, anything, not let him dictate. Tonight was his night but have to get up on him, right into him, show double, might not work but it never happened."

 

[annihilator_33]

Never even tried throwing Casspi on Thompson

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Oh I've heard.........

Klay may hold the all-time record for scoring in a quarter but he'll never be a basketball forum mod, so I guess in that sense his basketball career will always have a bit of a void.

Damned right.

I've been watching basketball for a long time. I'm quite certain that this isn't the first time I've ever seen somebody break a record, so I'll be the judge of what I should be impressed by, if you don't mind.

 

[fansinceday1]

That's ridiculous. It's not one or the other. Saying the Kings didn't do much to stop Klay, is NOT saying anybody could have done what Klay did. The fact is, he did it while playing a crappy team, with a curiously apathetic coach.

That kind of shooting is amazing, even if no ones' guarding you. We barely did.

EXACTLY!!
That the kings put up no fight against a guy that was ESPN'ing them overrode my enjoyment of watching Klay. I only see Klay when they play the kings. I have to watch this mess of a kings team 39 more times.

 

[sdballer]

Yeah I know you hate me and I make your forum experience miserable. Cry me a river....... Maybe you should go tweet about it on the ol' twitter because that's like super important and the world needs to know.
Don't let me ruin your night bro.

Well now you've just hurt my feelings. I am going to go tweet about it. Meanie.

 

[Livinthedream]

You gotta respect the history being made. It was like watching Reggie Miller vs. the Knicks. The Knicks were my second team back in those days, and I didn't like Miller. But omg was that an amazing performance.

And as for us, if anything it probably gets us off the hook. Nobody was going to beat Klay Thompson tonight. We were right there, and then Klay happened.

This was history, but there is a reason no one has ever scored 37 in a quarter before. Because the defending team usually decides that they're just not going to let the hot guy shoot anymore. Pick him up at half court with a double. Get the ball out of his hands. Knock him on his butt. Whatever you gotta do.

It was the same argument when Kobe went for 81. People questioned how Toronto let that happen. At some point make someone else beat you. Even if you're giving up layups. As long as it's not to the guy scoring 80 points on you.

 

[steelevt]

This moron coach thought it was a good idea to throw Nik freakin Stauskas on Thompson after he was on fire....

not double teaming, not fouling, not our best defender. Nik Stauskas, one on one. Watch the Klay video. a lot of his shots are just one on one over Stauskas


I'm done caring about this team for a while.

He scored on everyone. It didn't matter who you put on him. I watched the replay he shot over nik, Ray and Ben.