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So if the structure of the team isn't contributing to the bad shooting, what is the reason? And given the reason that you come up with, what is the answer going forward? If it's really just a bad shooting slump, players come out of slumps eventually. So under that reasoning, what do you do...

If DeRozan is going to minimize Fox and Sabonis, how could he not minimize Murray and Heurter? Do you think if the two best players on the team are non-complementary with DDR that it would help Murray and Huerter in the process? I don't think so. DeRozan minimizes Murray and Heurter in the...

He's part of the puzzle. But we all know it's just not "bad shooting." It's the lack of athleticism and length at the wings that is contributing toward the bad defense. DDR wasn't a bad acquisition in and of itself. He was bad because the primary need of this team was length, athleticism...

That's the superficial story. The deeper story involves the reasons behind the bad shooting. It's critical that McNair figures it out; otherwise he's learned nothing and he could easily repeat the mistakes of the past. If, for example, the bad shooting is purely by chance, then there is no...

It's not the coach, a lack of effort, or the rotations. Frankly, I feel sorry for this team right now. They have been playing hard. They had high hopes for the season and are coming to grips with the shortcomings of this team. They look to be a downcast bunch that doesn't really believe in...

In answer to the topical question: It was ready 10 games ago. Are we there yet? Do we now have consensus that some fairly radical measures must be taken? Unless you believe in the tooth fairy and McNair is somehow going to get a lot of something for a lot of nothing in a trade, then you eat...

Liked the post, but punctuation would be nice. Every time I read your posts I'm thinking I'm reading No Country for Old Men, by McCarthy

What do you mean by "balance out?" Do you mean they should be a .500 team or do you mean that they should be somewhere in the top nine (7 + 2 teams not in top 7)?

After getting hit in the face so much it would seem that he's tempting fate, no? What concerns me the most is his eyes. One can recover from a knocked out tooth, but an eye injury can be irreversible. I'd like to see him wear goggles. The other risk is a broken jaw, but a face mask might be...

The Kings did several things well against Houston. However, the fatal flaw of the Kings is their inability to sustain such effort for any stretch of time. Time will tell...

Yeah, I guess we can't be complaining on the refs this game, can we? :D The Kings deserved to get the calls and they were rewarded for their toughness in getting around those screens. Justice is done!

The game turned in the Kings' favor because Fox and Malik especially decided to tough it out and go over every single screen. This resulted in a ton of fouls against Houston because of their illegal screens and at that point the Kings had them exactly where they wanted them.

It's good to see the Kings have some fight in them.

By that logic, any HC who has a defensive coordinator isn't involved in the defense of the team. Maybe Brown is intimately involved in the filmwork and strategy with Loucks and it still isn't working. .

Is there some proof that Brown is a detached observer of the defense? I find it beyond belief that he sits in apathy on the bench and doesn't get involved with the team in film and practice sessions. Seems very much an un-Brown thing to do.

I agree about the first part. And I can't say you're wrong on the second part because how exactly does one know if he is being impatient or prudent? Sometimes it's nearly impossible to tell. All I can tell you is that if I were acting GM I'd be listening to offers about all Kings' players to...

Christie as head coach? Come on. How about Bibby as GM? Oh wait, kinda tried it with the failed Vlade experiment. Maybe not. Yeah, let's have a coaching carousel. That will make it all better. We know because we tried it before and it worked out wonderfully.

Agreed. Two All Defense players would be nice!

Just shows you how important chemistry is to a team. Heck, if the salaries could work and the Bucks would be amenable we could send Murray to the Bucks for Lillard and then we'd have four all star level players. That wouldn't work either.

Well, it worked against the Warriors. Didn't work against Houston, OKC and NO. The Kings needed more size, athleticism and speed. They got less size, athleticism and speed with the addition of DDR. Post DDR all the Kings coaches haven't been able to put Humpty Dumpty back together again...