[Grades] Grades v. Wolves 12/23/2016
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Well, considering they did not fall behind early last night, and that seems like a bit of an exaggeration. I do agree the starting lineup has been a bit frustrating but with koufos playing better of late I think we are starting to see his strategy pay off. I for one am glad coach is not as reactionary as some on this board (myself included).
After protecting our cap space this summer the last thing I see us doing is squandering our cap space on Goran Dragic, who has played pretty good this year, though led his team to a pathetic 10-21 record in a pathetic conference, and due 17M 18M and 19M after this year when he will be 32, 33 and 34 years old. We need to use our cap space prudently, since we will likely be giving Boogie a 200M extension this summer....which he will likely sign.
Elfrid Payton and Cameron Payne are better options to preserve cap space while seeking long term solutions at PG. And while I am it, I am opposed to trading for Brandon Knight as much as Dragic, due 13.6M, 14.6M, and 15.6M after this year for a guy who shoots 40% FGs. Yeah, no thanks.
Cap space was always important. It becomes more important with the new CBA and the money we can reserve for Boogie. This means incurring these bloated contracts for guys like Gragic and Knight, who have led their teams nowhere, becomes dubious proposition. It would wreak of desperation if we go out and acquire these guys, chasing the 8th seed while resigning yourself to pretender status and 1st round fodder.
Elfrid Payton and Cameron Payne are better options to preserve cap space while seeking long term solutions at PG. And while I am it, I am opposed to trading for Brandon Knight as much as Dragic, due 13.6M, 14.6M, and 15.6M after this year for a guy who shoots 40% FGs. Yeah, no thanks.
Cap space was always important. It becomes more important with the new CBA and the money we can reserve for Boogie. This means incurring these bloated contracts for guys like Gragic and Knight, who have led their teams nowhere, becomes dubious proposition. It would wreak of desperation if we go out and acquire these guys, chasing the 8th seed while resigning yourself to pretender status and 1st round fodder.
I'd like to point out, and maybe Joerger has said as much, but starting Koufos has helped keep Cousins out of early foul trouble and kept him on the floor.
Temple needs to be on the floor in the 4th. He's such a physical defender that we don't need him picking up those early fouls. We need him on the floor late, not sitting because of foul trouble.
Temple needs to be on the floor in the 4th. He's such a physical defender that we don't need him picking up those early fouls. We need him on the floor late, not sitting because of foul trouble.
I think you are absolutely right. I wouldn't say this to their face as I think both are decent players but Koufus and McLemore III may very well be foul savers. I am a Kosta fan, BTW. Any guy with that build and ugly shot who produces anything is a miracle and then there are games when he really contributes.
This might be of interest to you:
https://www.reddit.com/r/kings/comments/5juu2c/ben_mclemore_reads_basketball_at_a_1st_grade_level/
https://www.reddit.com/r/kings/comments/5juu2c/ben_mclemore_reads_basketball_at_a_1st_grade_level/
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Hey I pointed out that he ran a great set play at at the end...that was a great call!!!
And to his credit the players that aren't pissed over there playing time and getting jerked around like cousins they seem to like him.... and he's not running that horrible defensive scheme Karl was.... but for all the good he's doing he's simply costing us the best chance to win. We are still winning... but it's unfortunate that he's cost us about 4/5 wins due to lineups and personnel.
And to his credit the players that aren't pissed over there playing time and getting jerked around like cousins they seem to like him.... and he's not running that horrible defensive scheme Karl was.... but for all the good he's doing he's simply costing us the best chance to win. We are still winning... but it's unfortunate that he's cost us about 4/5 wins due to lineups and personnel.
Looks about right......it goes back to Temple can't play all 48......it is a problem with what Ben is giving us. We might be better off with Casspi starting at the 2 before Temple gets his run. Casspi can't be worse although he might hav trouble with some quicker 2s.
And I do think I've seen enough from Malachi to,say that he is better than Ben....not that it's a stretch.
And I do think I've seen enough from Malachi to,say that he is better than Ben....not that it's a stretch.
A note of caution on this Kings run:
While it's great and all that they've pulled them out after being way behind, it's not like it's because they imposed their will on the opposition.
If we're honest about it, both the Blazers and T-Pups missed a LOT of wide open 3's and the Kings made a lot of 3's.
I don't see how we can reasonably assume that the Kings have figured anything out, or that these wins translate to any lasting success.
The Kings still left 3-pt shooters wide-open ; they just missed them.
While it's great and all that they've pulled them out after being way behind, it's not like it's because they imposed their will on the opposition.
If we're honest about it, both the Blazers and T-Pups missed a LOT of wide open 3's and the Kings made a lot of 3's.
I don't see how we can reasonably assume that the Kings have figured anything out, or that these wins translate to any lasting success.
The Kings still left 3-pt shooters wide-open ; they just missed them.
I don't hate the idea of starting Richardson in order to maintain the rotation, entirely... but I'm philosophically opposed to doing it before we actually get rid of McLemore. I would dispute the idea that he's shown us enough to say definitively that he's better than McLemore, however, he's played a grand total of twenty-two minutes. He's probably better than McLemore, just based on the principle of "What are the chances that he could be any worse?", but he's hardly proven he's better; catch McLemore in the right light, on the right night, and he occasionally looks like an NBA player, too.
But who is missing the open threes, though? Towns or Rubio or Wiggins missing wide-open threes doesn't involve the same amount of "luck" as, say, Levine missing wide-open threes, and Levine's threes weren't as wide-open in the fourth as they were through the first three quarters.
Despite the detestable proliferation of the damnable three-point shot in the 'modern' NBA, playing the percentages is (usually) still good coaching.
Despite the detestable proliferation of the damnable three-point shot in the 'modern' NBA, playing the percentages is (usually) still good coaching.
Tried to hold it back....but simply cannot.
Reading posts that are praising improvements of the Kings team and lack of Rudy as a reason for recent wins, specially from posters that were critical a few weeks ago makes me laugh.
This is the same team as month ago.
The same.
It was better before than it was creddited for and it is not significantly better now than month ago.
We are borderline playoff team.
We lost some close ones on the road month ago and whistle robbed us from at least one win. Swing of couple wins makes W/L record look lousy.
Now we won some close on the road and whistle went in our favor. We look great.
The nature of the beast is that for the close games, and Kings are playing a ton of them this year, the luck plays a big deal.
W/L record does not show the real picture until the end of the season.
Reading posts that are praising improvements of the Kings team and lack of Rudy as a reason for recent wins, specially from posters that were critical a few weeks ago makes me laugh.
This is the same team as month ago.
The same.
It was better before than it was creddited for and it is not significantly better now than month ago.
We are borderline playoff team.
We lost some close ones on the road month ago and whistle robbed us from at least one win. Swing of couple wins makes W/L record look lousy.
Now we won some close on the road and whistle went in our favor. We look great.
The nature of the beast is that for the close games, and Kings are playing a ton of them this year, the luck plays a big deal.
W/L record does not show the real picture until the end of the season.
