[Game] Kings @ Clippers - 10/31 - 7:30 PT, 10:30 ET

[sdballer]

I am concerned it may have been a locker room issue. Stay tuned

Me too a little. Jamal Crawford also couldn't stop smiling when the interviewer mentioned that Cuz didn't play in the 2nd half

 

[kingsboi]

Wait, who did?

Blue red and white

 

[Peter_Gibbons]

McLemore to the bench after tonight. Forget the fact that he a lottery pick. He's awful and is holding this team back. We had a 12 point lead and a whopping 3 points and 1 rebound from our starting shooting guard.

Its obvious beli is the better player right now. But how would Mac perform off the bench though? Its a give and take.

 

[Livinthedream]

Mclemore barely played and when he did we had the lead and it's still all his fault. LOL.

 

[kingsboi]

Nope...trying to help you out.

obviously...great job

 

[ElRey]

I'm proud of our guys. We went neck to neck with one of the best teams in the league on their home court w/o our best player. Was in this game until the refs took over. Felt WCS should have been in the game at the end, but I think Karl will learn to trust him more and more . Definitely played better this time against the Clippers than last time. Clippers really benefited from all those foul calls, we were in the penalty early in 2nd and 4th quarter so they were shooting free throws all those quarters.

 

[PurpleHaze]

He played 10 minutes

and he played nada in Q4 and I'm not sure at all second half. Obviously Coach Karl has no faith whatsoever in him. Me neither.

 

[Krunker]

I am happy to see the team competitive so far. Without the questionable calls from the refs and Collison's boneheaded foul on Jordan, it could have gone the other way.

 

[Merdiesel]

He played 10 minutes

So he doesn't carry any of the blame?

Starting SG gets run off the court after 10 minutes leaving us scrambling to the bench the rest of the game. It's 4 on 5 on offense when he's out there.

 

[kingsboi]

So he doesn't carry any of the blame?

Starting SG gets run off the court after 10 minutes leaving us scrambling to the bench the rest of the game. It's 4 on 5 on offense when he's out there.

More like 3 on 5 when Trill starts

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

So he doesn't carry any of the blame?

Exactly how much blame do you think ought to belong to a guy who only played ten minutes?

 

[Merdiesel]

More like 3 on 5 when Trill starts

Willie has more put back dunks in 3 than Jason Thompson had the last 3 years. He's fine out there.

 

[sdballer]

So he doesn't carry any of the blame?

Starting SG gets run off the court after 10 minutes leaving us scrambling to the bench the rest of the game. It's 4 on 5 on offense when he's out there.

My point is he had 3 points, 1 reb in 10 minutes. Projects out to 30 minutes of 9 and 3. That's apparently a disaster that's costing us the game. Bellinelli (who I really like for his passing) had 11,2,1 in about 30 minutes but he's a favorite on here.

 

[dude12]

Ben could help himself by playing well........any game now.

 

[Livinthedream]

So he doesn't carry any of the blame?

Starting SG gets run off the court after 10 minutes leaving us scrambling to the bench the rest of the game. It's 4 on 5 on offense when he's out there.

How did Ben get run off the court when we had a 12 pt lead when he was in?

The backup SG is shooting 25% on the year. Worse than Ben.

 

[New Era]

Yeah, right.

What's the problem? Right now, Ben is the STARTER and Beli is the backup. Why is it some huge catastrophe to swap them? My thought it that first unit can use more outside shooting and also Ben might be able to flourish a little better against the opponent's 2nd string.

 

[HighFlyingMonkey]

I see Ben McLemore is the new KingsFans.com scapegoat. A proud tradition.

 

[Merdiesel]

Exactly how much blame do you think ought to belong to a guy who only played ten minutes?

I don't care if he played 1 minute.

He didn't show up to work today. Simple as that. This is a team sport and he didn't contribute in any way. That doesn't get a pass in my book. We get just 10 points out of our starting shooting guard and we win tonight. That's not much to ask from a top pick who was drafted as a shooter.

 

[dude12]

How did Ben get run off the court when we had a 12 pt lead when he was i

The backup SG is shooting 25% on the year. Worse than Ben.

Yeah.....one of those guys is a proven commodity who we all know can play.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

What's the problem? Right now, Ben is the STARTER and Beli is the backup. Why is it some huge catastrophe to swap them? My thought it that first unit can use more outside shooting and also Ben might be able to flourish a little better against the opponent's 2nd string.

McLemore's skill set isn't particularly suited to the rest of the bench unit.

 

[Livinthedream]

My point is he had 3 points, 1 reb in 10 minutes. Projects out to 30 minutes of 9 and 3. That's apparently a disaster that's costing us the game. Bellinelli (who I really like for his passing) had 11,2,1 in about 30 minutes but he's a favorite on here.

This whole Ben thing is weird. Dissapointing to say the least. Logic and and common sense out the door.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

I see Ben McLemore is the new KingsFans.com scapegoat. A proud tradition.

I believe I had that.

 

[sdballer]

What's the problem? Right now, Ben is the STARTER and Beli is the backup. Why is it some huge catastrophe to swap them? My thought it that first unit can use more outside shooting and also Ben might be able to flourish a little better against the opponent's 2nd string.

Ben's actually shooting better from 3 this year but...

 

[New Era]

McLemore's skill set isn't particularly suited to the rest of the bench unit.

So exactly what IS his skill set suited for because it sure hasn't helped much of anything over the years.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

I don't care if he played 1 minute.

Yeah, but you also said that Willie Cauley-Stein has had more putback dunks in three games than Jason Thompson had in three years. I can't take people who indulge in that kind of hyperbole seriously. Your ability to evaluate without bias is not to be trusted.

 

[New Era]

I really would just like to know the story on DMC. If it's an legit injury then that's worrisome. If it's a locker room issue then that's a problem too. Either way, it's not good....at all.

 

[Livinthedream]

Yeah.....one of those guys is a proven commodity who we all know can play.

You're right. Maybe if Ben only played 5 minutes tonight we would have won. That would given Belli a chance to make another 1 out of 4 shots for us.

 

[lawlman91]

Ben's been driving more. His decision-making is getting better, and I'd like to see him improve on his finishing by the end of the year. He's worked enough on his shot to not be Ray Allen but to be at least respectable. The experiment continues on the 22 year old...

 

[sdballer]

So exactly what IS his skill set suited for because it sure hasn't helped much of anything over the years.

He has the potential to be the best 3 and d player at SG on our team, which is exactly what we need. Whether he gets there is another issue but we're 3 games into the season and it's not like Marco is that guy. What Marco is is a terrific fit on the bench and a guy that can close games.

Bottom line, we aren't losing games because of our SG d or because Ben isn't scoring 5-6 more points/game.

 

[dude12]

So exactly what IS his skill set suited for because it sure hasn't helped much of anything over the years.

His skill set is getting lost on defense and chasing shooters only to get there late as they nail another 3. At least that's what it looks like.