Last nights game never should have come down to the last few seconds of the game. We played great for on half, and then part of another quarter before falling back into that casual go through the motions defense that just kills us. Our problem is that right now, we either don't have the talent, or perhaps the experience to turn it off, and then turn it back on quickly enough, when things start to go south. Instead, we panic and start playing like a team that's behind instead of ahead.
All the good teams, like the Warriors, Cav's etc. have lapses during the game, but when they sense the game starting to slide away from them, they hit the switch and put you away. Right now, the Kings think that their in that group, but their not. They need to sustain the intensity for the entire game. When we reach that awareness, we'll start to become consistent. However, it's a win, and we'll forget how we got it, or almost lost it in a month or so. I just hope we don't forget before the next game.
All the good teams, like the Warriors, Cav's etc. have lapses during the game, but when they sense the game starting to slide away from them, they hit the switch and put you away. Right now, the Kings think that their in that group, but their not. They need to sustain the intensity for the entire game. When we reach that awareness, we'll start to become consistent. However, it's a win, and we'll forget how we got it, or almost lost it in a month or so. I just hope we don't forget before the next game.
) in which I award Boogie one point for every smart read he makes in the half-court. A smart read is a pass that progresses the attack of the offense. A smart read might lead to an assist, or it may be the pass that leads to the pass that leads to the basket (or miss), or it may just be finding the open guy instead of forcing a play that is not there.
