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Making them count - The transition from practice all-star to game-time gunner continues for Francisco García.
García - known among Kings players and coaches for shooting the lights out in practice - hit 3 of 4 three-pointers Wednesday night as he scored 12 points in the Kings' 88-80 win over Houston.
"Maybe a game like this will get him a little relaxed, where he'll look for his shot and start knocking them down," Adelman said.
And maybe he'll listen to Adelman's instructions next time. Early in the fourth quarter, Adelman hollered at García for making an unnecessary cut to the hoop. Had he been patient and stayed in the corner, Adelman told him, he would have had an open look.
García tried to calm his coach, as he put up his hands up and said, "My bad." Minutes later, he made good on it. On an almost identical play, García stood his ground, took a pass in the opposite corner and buried a three that helped stave off the surging Rockets.
"We've been telling him and Kevin (Martin) for 33 games to stay in the corner and quit cutting to the basket," Adelman said. "Kevin did it three times (against Houston). If they just stay in their spots, they're going to have wide-open shots. ... But those guys are young, and I don't know if there's some part of 'Stay in the corner, or stay in your spot' that they don't understand. I don't get it."
Making them count - The transition from practice all-star to game-time gunner continues for Francisco García.
García - known among Kings players and coaches for shooting the lights out in practice - hit 3 of 4 three-pointers Wednesday night as he scored 12 points in the Kings' 88-80 win over Houston.
"Maybe a game like this will get him a little relaxed, where he'll look for his shot and start knocking them down," Adelman said.
And maybe he'll listen to Adelman's instructions next time. Early in the fourth quarter, Adelman hollered at García for making an unnecessary cut to the hoop. Had he been patient and stayed in the corner, Adelman told him, he would have had an open look.
García tried to calm his coach, as he put up his hands up and said, "My bad." Minutes later, he made good on it. On an almost identical play, García stood his ground, took a pass in the opposite corner and buried a three that helped stave off the surging Rockets.
"We've been telling him and Kevin (Martin) for 33 games to stay in the corner and quit cutting to the basket," Adelman said. "Kevin did it three times (against Houston). If they just stay in their spots, they're going to have wide-open shots. ... But those guys are young, and I don't know if there's some part of 'Stay in the corner, or stay in your spot' that they don't understand. I don't get it."
