[Grades?]Kings v. Hornets - 2/25/17
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Despite the score the game didn't suck to watch... Straight lin as far as I'm concerned.
Skal is a revelation. He looks amazing out there.
Buddy even in a bad game managed to contribute. He'll tighten up his handle over the summer I believe.
Wcs was a non factor offensively after looking unreal last time out but he still managed to make some nice defensive plays.
The young guys got plenty of run and we moved a little closer to keeping our pick with Dallas winning tonight.
Skal is a revelation. He looks amazing out there.
Buddy even in a bad game managed to contribute. He'll tighten up his handle over the summer I believe.
Wcs was a non factor offensively after looking unreal last time out but he still managed to make some nice defensive plays.
The young guys got plenty of run and we moved a little closer to keeping our pick with Dallas winning tonight.
He's a rookie...stepping into the shoes (metaphorically speaking) of a future Hall of Fame player. It's normal for people to want to judge him by comparing him to said player. I don't expect a lot of him right now. In fact, I'm more interested in seeing Skal and WCS play. 
Perfect game script for us. Get the young guys run, find some nice moments from them and move closer to getting a better pick.
I didn't catch much of the second half, but it should be noted WCS played amazing defense in the first half, despite the bad line. Also great seeing 13 boards from Skal in limited time.
I didn't catch much of the second half, but it should be noted WCS played amazing defense in the first half, despite the bad line. Also great seeing 13 boards from Skal in limited time.
Skal was nice. We may struggle to score for a while yet. I have to ask why was Ben on Batum while Tyreke was out there? It was 2 days ago that was Ben beat up by a bigger stronger SF? I know he's probably gone after the season but I like Tyreke'so game. I think Hield, Temple, and Malachi are the only 3 current guys we keep.
The Pelicans were posting Boogie in the 4th and it wasn't working. I have been saying for years he's not reliable down there with TOs and forced shots. He's gotten better but he doesn't have a go-to move. Boogie only got 9 FGAs to Davis 34 FGAs. They are going to get better but their supporting cast is awful. Losing Omri is real blow because he could have been their 4th best player. Tomorrow the Pelicans have the rested Thunder on the road. That's likely going to put them at 0-3 post-trade. And the more the frustration grows the more likely Boogie gets another technical and misses game. Good news for us! The Pelicans schedule the rest of the way is pretty rough. I don't think their playoffs odds are very good unless they make dramatic improvement.
Charlotte is just a really bad matchup. They start three 6'8 long guys in Batum, Kidd Glichrest and Wiliams who were doing a great job of swarming the rollers on our picks and on offense they were exploiting their size on the wings. This team is gonna have success through pick and roll. At least Skal showed us something, great touch and is showing flashes of high level understanding of game and skill. That pump fake, put it on the floor and left hand hook was nice.
Oh, come on, what did you expect. I was there, enjoyed the game and the players. Simple deal, our team, a bunch of newbies, in their second game together ran into a buzz saw of tough defense, hurried their shots and took bad ones and couldn't hit anything. Lots of good Kings stuff in this game, just not scoring. Keep coming back and watching this good stuff. Like a breath of fresh air.
They did good job of taking away lob (and interior pass) to Willie (or Skal) after we destroyed the Nuggets with that play. But that happens when you go up against the 7th ranked defense vs. 30th ranked defense. Skal has touch and patience and nice arc on his shot. Its not uncommon for rookie to rush his moves but Skal has poise and knows he belongs.
Yeah, it's such a crazy theory that the Warriors are allowed to play a more aggressive, reaching style of defense that bats/steals more balls away than most teams....
Next thing you know, the loony bin'll be after me for believing that they are also allowed to get away with an inordinate number of illegal screens.
Good thing the reasonable KF's such as yourself are here to remind people that the refs call things consistently from game to game, with no ulterior motives involved....
Next thing you know, the loony bin'll be after me for believing that they are also allowed to get away with an inordinate number of illegal screens.
Good thing the reasonable KF's such as yourself are here to remind people that the refs call things consistently from game to game, with no ulterior motives involved....
This was a good learning experience game. Lets see what these guys can do when all the easy jumpers and lobs are crashed and youve got to make things happen.
Not sure if Willie can be a franchise center because well hes not a conventional center. Very well could be but I hope we made some sort of effort to aquire Okafor he was throwing the ball in like a pinball tonight, very talented.
Not sure if Willie can be a franchise center because well hes not a conventional center. Very well could be but I hope we made some sort of effort to aquire Okafor he was throwing the ball in like a pinball tonight, very talented.
Well thankfully we aren't talking "winning brand of basketball" and are talking about eclipsing a mere 30 wins. Rudy (as the main/2nd option) did this multiple times in Memphis including a playoff birth. Getting to 30 wins means you've passed being abysmal and are simply a bad team. Are you going to sit there and tell me Rudy Gay and IT (whatever version) were not good enough to help Cousins get past that mark all but once?
The cold, hard reality is that 30 wins should be able to be accomplished by any true superstar by themselves, yet it could barely be accomplished once with solid second options. Again, 30 wins. That's not a lot to ask for if you are supposed to be a franchise player.
The cold, hard reality is that 30 wins should be able to be accomplished by any true superstar by themselves, yet it could barely be accomplished once with solid second options. Again, 30 wins. That's not a lot to ask for if you are supposed to be a franchise player.
As bad as our half court offense was, it was our defense that gave this away IMO. Rotations were not crisp, and I don't really fault the guys because that's perhaps even harder to implement for players who haven't been playing together. I was mad that coach stuck with KK for so long, leaving Kaminsky for open shot after open shot.
Wasn't happy with Tyreke's play in the first quarter, he needs to look to kick it out a lot more. In general he's a player that is going to the pound the ball a fair bit, and that does frustrate me at times especially given that he's somehow lost his ability to finish contested shots around the rim in the last 3 seasons. My guess is he just got so used to getting it on the board for AD to finish.
Sad loss, but on to the next one!
Wasn't happy with Tyreke's play in the first quarter, he needs to look to kick it out a lot more. In general he's a player that is going to the pound the ball a fair bit, and that does frustrate me at times especially given that he's somehow lost his ability to finish contested shots around the rim in the last 3 seasons. My guess is he just got so used to getting it on the board for AD to finish.
Sad loss, but on to the next one!