Piksi didn't disappear, he just asked me to step in this time too.
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As far as the ROY race between Jennings and Evans goes, that game should pretty much sum it up. I did some rooting around for a Bucks board to catch their perspective. I ended up reading through a thread on the Milwaukee Journal Sentinal (or sentinal journal, I forget) site. Bucks fans nit-picked Evans, they pointed to his turnovers to prove that Jennings actually had a better game. Jennings even refused to give Evans cred in a post game interview saying, "look at the stats."
The Bucks fan base is in sad shape. Instead of taking great pleasure in watching the incredibly gifted point guard they just drafted, they are all in dread of him becoming a one horse show, ushering in the second age of Michael Redd. They place the loss squarely upon the shoulders of Andrew Bogut's sloppy final couple minutes and poor FT shooting. I Don't know about you, but he infuriated me with his solid play, and I would gladly watch him play for the Kings if Milwaukee wants to toss him aside.
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Okay, I know we all love Evans, and appropriate credit should be given to him for hitting that game winner and playing like a beast, but where the he** did this super efficient shooting, defense playing cyborg that replaced Beno Udrih come from? Last year I was not impressed by his play. This year he seems to be flourishing in his super sub role. If he continues to play this way he could be a perennial sixth man candidate while we're in contention. JT was clutch. Hawes made me a little frustrated, but he didn't suck. And Omri has yet to miss the double figure scoring mark as a starter. Love that guy.
Isn't it awesome to believe that we could contend within two to three years? That may be a little soon, it really depends upon the moves our FO makes this year. One piece away. One super solid big man away. JT may even develop into our Aldridge. JT is making me start to think we don't need the superstar center, just a solid, borderline all-star center. It'll happen, I know it will.
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Awards:
TDM: Carlos Delfino. Super annoying. High scorer for the Bucks (17 pts)
LW-VC: Charlie Bell. Sometimes he used to make an impact.
JHA: Andres Nocioni. What happened out there? Kind of a moody disappearing act. Up until he turned superfan in the final two minutes.
RA&1: Kurt Thomas. He gets this only because...
SAR Methuselah: Michael Redd wins this. I didn't even expect him to play. That was so sad. I mean, I'm glad he didn't show up helping us win, but to watch the shell of a great player perform is always depressing. His amazing shot was gone, his quickness was gone. Sad. Sad. Sad.
WTF moment(s) of the game: Why can't we hit a layup?
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Alright, bring on the Bulls. The Bulls have been struggling with injuries. Bad news is that they have just cleared everyone for full contact. T. Thomas, Hinrich, and Noah are all good to go. Whoopie. Maybe Brockman will be in good enough shape to push Noah around and make him think twice about trying to rule the paint. Wishful thinking I know, but Noah has been treating other front lines like a chew toy (he recently put up an 11pt, 20 rbd, 6 block line against the Lakers). Evans vs. Rose will be an interesting matchup, let's hope Rose doesn't return to rookie form on us. Hmmm... Winnable game, tough matchups.
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Probable Starters:
Kings / Bulls
Evans / Rose - As long as Rose doesn't have flashbacks, Evans easily wins.
Greene / Salmons - I think Greene starts because Noc was sucking wind, and a performing Donte is a mismatch that keeps Salmons the heck away from Evans.
Casspi / Deng - Casspi may get outplayed here. This is a big test for him.
Thompson / Miller - I think Thompson can handle it.
Hawes / Noah - HA! *worry, worry, worry*
Predictions:
Kings 101 Bulls 99
Pts: Evans 25, Deng 21
Asts: Evans 6, Rose 7
Rbds: Thompson 10, Noah 14
Blocks: Hawes 2, Noah 3
Come on guys, with a little effort you can pull this off. Take it one game at a time. Let's notch a road win and come back home feeling good. (Makes for better games against the Lakers and Cavs)
GO KINGS!!!
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As far as the ROY race between Jennings and Evans goes, that game should pretty much sum it up. I did some rooting around for a Bucks board to catch their perspective. I ended up reading through a thread on the Milwaukee Journal Sentinal (or sentinal journal, I forget) site. Bucks fans nit-picked Evans, they pointed to his turnovers to prove that Jennings actually had a better game. Jennings even refused to give Evans cred in a post game interview saying, "look at the stats."
The Bucks fan base is in sad shape. Instead of taking great pleasure in watching the incredibly gifted point guard they just drafted, they are all in dread of him becoming a one horse show, ushering in the second age of Michael Redd. They place the loss squarely upon the shoulders of Andrew Bogut's sloppy final couple minutes and poor FT shooting. I Don't know about you, but he infuriated me with his solid play, and I would gladly watch him play for the Kings if Milwaukee wants to toss him aside.
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Okay, I know we all love Evans, and appropriate credit should be given to him for hitting that game winner and playing like a beast, but where the he** did this super efficient shooting, defense playing cyborg that replaced Beno Udrih come from? Last year I was not impressed by his play. This year he seems to be flourishing in his super sub role. If he continues to play this way he could be a perennial sixth man candidate while we're in contention. JT was clutch. Hawes made me a little frustrated, but he didn't suck. And Omri has yet to miss the double figure scoring mark as a starter. Love that guy.
Isn't it awesome to believe that we could contend within two to three years? That may be a little soon, it really depends upon the moves our FO makes this year. One piece away. One super solid big man away. JT may even develop into our Aldridge. JT is making me start to think we don't need the superstar center, just a solid, borderline all-star center. It'll happen, I know it will.
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Awards:
TDM: Carlos Delfino. Super annoying. High scorer for the Bucks (17 pts)
LW-VC: Charlie Bell. Sometimes he used to make an impact.
JHA: Andres Nocioni. What happened out there? Kind of a moody disappearing act. Up until he turned superfan in the final two minutes.
RA&1: Kurt Thomas. He gets this only because...
SAR Methuselah: Michael Redd wins this. I didn't even expect him to play. That was so sad. I mean, I'm glad he didn't show up helping us win, but to watch the shell of a great player perform is always depressing. His amazing shot was gone, his quickness was gone. Sad. Sad. Sad.
WTF moment(s) of the game: Why can't we hit a layup?
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Alright, bring on the Bulls. The Bulls have been struggling with injuries. Bad news is that they have just cleared everyone for full contact. T. Thomas, Hinrich, and Noah are all good to go. Whoopie. Maybe Brockman will be in good enough shape to push Noah around and make him think twice about trying to rule the paint. Wishful thinking I know, but Noah has been treating other front lines like a chew toy (he recently put up an 11pt, 20 rbd, 6 block line against the Lakers). Evans vs. Rose will be an interesting matchup, let's hope Rose doesn't return to rookie form on us. Hmmm... Winnable game, tough matchups.
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Probable Starters:
Kings / Bulls
Evans / Rose - As long as Rose doesn't have flashbacks, Evans easily wins.
Greene / Salmons - I think Greene starts because Noc was sucking wind, and a performing Donte is a mismatch that keeps Salmons the heck away from Evans.
Casspi / Deng - Casspi may get outplayed here. This is a big test for him.
Thompson / Miller - I think Thompson can handle it.
Hawes / Noah - HA! *worry, worry, worry*
Predictions:
Kings 101 Bulls 99
Pts: Evans 25, Deng 21
Asts: Evans 6, Rose 7
Rbds: Thompson 10, Noah 14
Blocks: Hawes 2, Noah 3
Come on guys, with a little effort you can pull this off. Take it one game at a time. Let's notch a road win and come back home feeling good. (Makes for better games against the Lakers and Cavs)
GO KINGS!!!
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