If the kings were playing with some energy and looked like they loved basketball, I'd be fine with the score.
Rebounding is more effort than anything else. We are standing around under the basket with our hands down. If a ball falls in our lap we get a board. No one is going after the ball - Thats effort.
Defense is also more effort than skill, and we are playing terribly dumb and effortless defense. Everyone has there hands down unless there man has the ball. We are doubling Russel Westbrook on the perimeter and not helping. Whenever we double anyone we dont rotate .. when there is someone open for a shot, we act like it is a forgone conclusion that that shot is going in, so no one even attempts to put a hand in there face. It makes me wonder what we actually work on in practice.
When your offense is give the ball to Kevin and get out of the way, and your defense is dont play any .. and you cant rebound to save your life ... what do these guys do in practice? 3 hours of free throws? ... how to foul? I dont get how a team can come out so flat and lifeless on the first game of the season.
Before I get jumped on for over reacting, Im not. Im not saying the whole season is going to be like this .. Im not saying we cant come out with a better second half, Im just saying what I saw during this particular half of basketball. It was aweful.
