[Game] Kings v. Blazers 10/25/19 7PM PT/10PM ET
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Fox getting to the hoop at will. Getting to the line and making a good percentage of them.
Bogdan played well
It’s quite clear what the problem is. Kings aren’t scoring at the clip they were last season through the first two games but they are still giving up points at the same clip. They are also turning it over a lot which wasn’t a problem last season.
I’m also getting alarmed about Dedmon. He’s looked terrible. Even if Bagley and Giles were healthy, we have a lot riding on Dedmon being serviceable.
Fox getting to the hoop at will. Getting to the line and making a good percentage of them.
Bogdan played well
It’s quite clear what the problem is. Kings aren’t scoring at the clip they were last season through the first two games but they are still giving up points at the same clip. They are also turning it over a lot which wasn’t a problem last season.
I’m also getting alarmed about Dedmon. He’s looked terrible. Even if Bagley and Giles were healthy, we have a lot riding on Dedmon being serviceable.
I agree the body language is all bad. There was all kinds of structure and accountability the last few seasons from the coaching staff. It appears that the players have been given a long leash to go out and play ball on their own and they're not handling it well. Walton may need to reel them in a bit and give some direction. Use some timeouts to control the flow of the game, because the players aren't self correcting.
In all fairness, that coaching staff had years to build an identity. Walton is in a tough spot because the expectation is he has to build one immediately. The most encouraging thing I've seen is his willingness to adapt. That's a good sign that this can be figured out. It's the banging your head against the same wall expecting it to move we saw the last few years that unbearable.
I’m not worried about Walton yet. The 5 spot is a sucking chest wound right now. No way should 10 fouls get burned guarding Whiteside and Collins. That is awful. Holmes, at least, had some hustle fouls. Dedmon is just awful. I mean, I’d rather have WCS back than this. WCS at least scared guys with his athleticism—if he cared that game.
Walton’s calling card has been defense—that will get better. Buddy needs to be given the Peja role—just face guard the guy you don’t want shooting off the catch, and everyone else play defense around him. Everytime Buddy tries to play team principles he gets smoked back door. He’s strong to fight through screens and can run all day, just have the man face guard shooters and simplify things.
Walton’s calling card has been defense—that will get better. Buddy needs to be given the Peja role—just face guard the guy you don’t want shooting off the catch, and everyone else play defense around him. Everytime Buddy tries to play team principles he gets smoked back door. He’s strong to fight through screens and can run all day, just have the man face guard shooters and simplify things.
I'm sorry to say this folks, but based on what I'm seeing, this is a 30 win team...
Dedmon has played like a ded mon.
Ariza... wow, just retire already.
No true superstar. Fox would be if he had a dead on 3pt shot tho. Buddy would be if he had handles.
Team looks slower and less athletic overall.
As bad as Willie was, he was at least a lob target. We have none now.
Holmes, for all the good he can do, is a foul machine.
I'm still on the fence concerning coaching. I'll give it a few more games to see if that changes. As of now, the pace which was the calling card seems to have dissapeared.
Having no true starting caliber center is going to hurt badly. Unless there's a trade for one, I don't see us winning more than 30, sadly.
This team is predominantly made up of expensive role players playing some sort of discombobulated roles which seem so undefined right now. It seems as if all the positives of the core 4 are just being shat on by whatever we're trying to run.
Someone plz correct me if I'm wrong. I really hope I'm wrong...
Dedmon has played like a ded mon.
Ariza... wow, just retire already.
No true superstar. Fox would be if he had a dead on 3pt shot tho. Buddy would be if he had handles.
Team looks slower and less athletic overall.
As bad as Willie was, he was at least a lob target. We have none now.
Holmes, for all the good he can do, is a foul machine.
I'm still on the fence concerning coaching. I'll give it a few more games to see if that changes. As of now, the pace which was the calling card seems to have dissapeared.
Having no true starting caliber center is going to hurt badly. Unless there's a trade for one, I don't see us winning more than 30, sadly.
This team is predominantly made up of expensive role players playing some sort of discombobulated roles which seem so undefined right now. It seems as if all the positives of the core 4 are just being shat on by whatever we're trying to run.
Someone plz correct me if I'm wrong. I really hope I'm wrong...
It was Fox and a whole lot of nothing. With Bagley and Giles out it's not a good product and is destroying any hopes for playoffs. Lillard and McCollum decided to take a nap for the first half, set their alarm for the 3rd quarter, had their cuppa and away they went. You want to go inside to score, sure, we'll do that. You want to go outside, sure we'll do that too. Heads I win, tails you lose. Sure, the Kings played a lot better than against the Suns, but Walton has his work cut out for him with this bunch. Maybe after a dozen games or so they'll start to figure it out more on the defensive end, but by that time any playoff hopes will be over. The 2nd half of the season could be successful, but it is going to be working to the goal of playoffs for next season, imo.
On the positive side, I think Joseph and Holmes are going to help the Kings, especially when the Kings' team figures it out on the defensive side of the ball. Bogs played ok, which is good. They are going to need him for trade bait.
On the positive side, I think Joseph and Holmes are going to help the Kings, especially when the Kings' team figures it out on the defensive side of the ball. Bogs played ok, which is good. They are going to need him for trade bait.
. That's the beauty of Sports.
Not at all. At the start of this game they did but I think he's questioning his spot up shot due to that misuse. In preseason and the first game they had him playing in the post off the ball and mostly rolling instead of popping on pick and roll. Then there has been a few times where the opposing team leaves him up top to get the ball and laughed while he attempted to run the offense in the high post. Another issue is the Kings are looking for way too much body movement from their spot shooters. Dedmon and Ariza aren't the types you want pulling up into shots, you want them spotting up.
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