[Game] Kings v. Hornets, 1/25/16. 7PM PST, 10PM EST.
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I think the lineup was Rondo, Collison, Anderson, Casspi, Cauley-Stein. I just don't understand George Karl's logic here with some of these situational lineups. Put your best defensive squad on the floor, secure the rebound, then call timeout. Rondo, Anderson or McLemore, Casspi, Acy, Cauley-Stein should be automatic. You know they're going to set a pick to free up a shooter. Putting two 6 footers out there means you have to move that much further to get back in the play. It was a crazy shot in any case, but playing the percentages we'd be better off with a full-size lineup in that situation more often than not.
Completely agree. He's "leveled up" yet again. And a bit part of it is Rondo. Both on the actual court, but also guiding the style of play that gets the most of out him. Cousins, in my mind, is the MVP favorite for next year. Truth be told, even with the season Curry is having, I feel like Cousins has a shot this year. These 40, 50 point games are not flukes, and they don't rely on hot shooting. That's the whole special sauce with this guy... you knew when he figured it out he'd be able to destroy anybody, at any time, and not just because he was hot.
I predict at least a handful more 40 or 50 point games from him this year. He's now just so methodical about it. Lookout the next 10-15 games... we could be in for a historic stretch of basketball as Cuz revs his new toy: a team ACTUALLY built around him and ACTUALLY playing to his strengths with a great point guard who can and will ACTUALLY get him the ball.
I predict at least a handful more 40 or 50 point games from him this year. He's now just so methodical about it. Lookout the next 10-15 games... we could be in for a historic stretch of basketball as Cuz revs his new toy: a team ACTUALLY built around him and ACTUALLY playing to his strengths with a great point guard who can and will ACTUALLY get him the ball.
Maybe Vlade should call the TWolves for a trade
Marco/DC for Martin/Bazz/Dre
I like Marco but Karl is using him in a wrong way.
The way Karl runs him is how Martin actually plays, which running around multiple screen and do those turnaround shots. This is KMart's bread and butter not Marco.
Marco is a spot-up pure shooter.
As for DC, he is just Karl's temptation candy.
We get Bazz to rotate as SG/SF (if opponents go small) and we get Dre to mentor Curry.
Rondo + Dre should sky rocket Curry's play making instincts.
Marco/DC for Martin/Bazz/Dre
I like Marco but Karl is using him in a wrong way.
The way Karl runs him is how Martin actually plays, which running around multiple screen and do those turnaround shots. This is KMart's bread and butter not Marco.
Marco is a spot-up pure shooter.
As for DC, he is just Karl's temptation candy.
We get Bazz to rotate as SG/SF (if opponents go small) and we get Dre to mentor Curry.
Rondo + Dre should sky rocket Curry's play making instincts.
Watching the replay on ESPN, foul #6 on Cousins was a miscall I think and that turned the game. Cousins was absolutely unstoppable, playing his heart out, grabbed a tough rebound in traffic and finished through contact and we got hosed because Kaminsky decided to lean his face into an immovable object. One player is out there dominating the game at the highest level the other is standing in the wrong place at the wrong time and you're going to tell me that Cousins deserved to have his effort negated and his ability to play the deciding minutes of the game taken out of his hands over that? Situationally that's just a terrible lack of awareness by the referee crew.
KMart does not look like the KMart of old this year and Shabazz is on Marco's level as a defender. This trade does nothing for us. I don't think we even need a trade, personally. Maybe at the trade deadline if a team is making a fire sale we can swoop in and find a useful piece for the stretch run but right now we'd be giving up too much. We don't have the bodies to do 2 or 3 for 1 and nobody is going to give us a better player straight up for any of our bench crew.
Bazz is good on both sides actually if he's head is right on the game.
Martin does not defend much but I think he'll fit better into Karl's system than Marco is now.
Dre is a very smart player and knows Karl's system very well.
The thing here is that since we are kind of winning, it will be tough to disprove that Karl's systems does not work.
It would be easier to get him the right personnel than let another coach go.
Martin does not defend much but I think he'll fit better into Karl's system than Marco is now.
Dre is a very smart player and knows Karl's system very well.
The thing here is that since we are kind of winning, it will be tough to disprove that Karl's systems does not work.
It would be easier to get him the right personnel than let another coach go.
