[Game] Kings v. Timberwolves - Thursday, Dec. 26 - 7PT/10ET
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But Barnes has sucked too. And he hasn't played Yogi for some help offensively despite Fox going out. So most of the offensive weapons are struggling and/or not being used correctly. At some point the coach has to find a way to make things work with the team he has instead of not making any adjustments.
That is why I couldn’t understand why Walton didn’t put Bjeli back in when the Kings couldn’t buy a bucket.
It’s very frustrating watching Bogdan keep launching misses and Bjeli sitting on the bench without even a glance from coach.
It’s very frustrating watching Bogdan keep launching misses and Bjeli sitting on the bench without even a glance from coach.
Dedmon already disinterested. Haven't seen Giles in who-knows-how-long. Super short leash with Yogi. Unwilling to play JJ when bogi and buddy are playing like crap. JJ played .5 s. Not letting Guy play. Ever. Overworking the same guys in overtime. The list goes on. If the offense had some cohesion I wouldn't complain.
Ariza played great defense and Barnes was hustling. Holmes was great as usual, but we need a ball handler to close out close games. Cojo plays solid D but, when he gets places on the floor he doesn't know what to do when he's there. He really isn't a threat around the rim and is not a great passer.
As just said Fox is the only one that can dribble penetrate (and is a threat).
Just another sad excuse of a game with us pushing blame and excuses around in disgust.
Concur. Walton’s not the problem. This is basketball. It’s not football where coaching defines schemes, strategy, gap assignments to the nth degree. In basketball, you run whatever offense, but ultimately one of your better players has to make a play. The end. You can’t scheme your way around horrendous shooting. Unless you dump it into the post, but my cursory review of the league indicates post play is now illegal. Correct me if I’m wrong.
That is the most frustrating part is that these guys just dribbled the shot clocks down to like 3 seconds and then throw up a 3 pointer. Nothing was going in, but they kept jacking up the long jumpers.
How about running a play and getting an easy bucket at the basket? This team has extremely low basketball IQ.
How about running a play and getting an easy bucket at the basket? This team has extremely low basketball IQ.
The product is spoiled.....who wants to watch awful half-court
Exactly, and you could see this a little bit earlier before the losing streak....Walton has his rotations and will go down with the ship with them.....need more daring and imagination. Bring in James and Giles - let em get their feet wet and develop some. Your 1st stringers are SUCKING IT.
Exactly, and you could see this a little bit earlier before the losing streak....Walton has his rotations and will go down with the ship with them.....need more daring and imagination. Bring in James and Giles - let em get their feet wet and develop some. Your 1st stringers are SUCKING IT.
probably not lol.
he insinuated there are trust issues on the team, but seemed like he was.mainly upset he was benched in the fourth and most of 1ot and that he wasn't trusted to be out there
was asked if he thought he could do anything differently to stay on the court, like defense, and he said everyone gets scored on so that shouldn't be a reason why he's not out there to help win the game at the end of regulation.
he did say he's a team first guy though ....
he insinuated there are trust issues on the team, but seemed like he was.mainly upset he was benched in the fourth and most of 1ot and that he wasn't trusted to be out there
was asked if he thought he could do anything differently to stay on the court, like defense, and he said everyone gets scored on so that shouldn't be a reason why he's not out there to help win the game at the end of regulation.
he did say he's a team first guy though ....
He pushed Ariza out defensively a few games ago, then a guy cut backdoor. Ariza looked annoyed as hell.
Tonight Ariza in overtime was surrounded by the other guys on the floor, looked like he was trying to motivate and tell people what they needed to do.
I wouldn't be surprised if the veteran is trying to get the guys to hang in there before it is too late.
Tonight Ariza in overtime was surrounded by the other guys on the floor, looked like he was trying to motivate and tell people what they needed to do.
I wouldn't be surprised if the veteran is trying to get the guys to hang in there before it is too late.
Oh good grief. This is similar to him taking his contract woes public in hopes of garnering sympathy IMHO. He was benched because he was playing like a third string freshman on a jv team. How many times is Walton supposed to leave him in with the hopes that he'll find a way to contribute? Hield signed an outrageous contract and has done nothing to show he's worth it. Saying "everyone gets scored on" isn't a very smart thing to say. Richaud Holmes is out there playing his heart out for a helluva lot less money than Hield.
Help win the game? Not with what I've seen lately.
Help win the game? Not with what I've seen lately.
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