A little weak? Oh my...
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Kings notes: Kings' inside game a little weak Sunday
By Joe Davidson -- Bee Staff Writer
Published 2:15 am PST Monday, November 14, 2005
The interior took another beating, with the bruises sure to show in today's film session. The Kings talked of lowering the hammer on foes that dare go in the paint, but the New York Knicks muscled and slithered near the rim for 52 points.
"They hurt us inside all night," Kings coach Rick Adelman said. "They pounded us. It's a problem we have and we have to keep working on it."
Hart tangled up - It happens more than one might think, but it's not always called.
When Kings reserve guard Jason Hart tumbled into the Knicks' bench in saving a ball that started a break in the second period, he wasn't allowed a chance to sprint downcourt. That's because Malik Rose, on the bench, held onto him. Rose was called for a technical foul, and Knicks coach Larry Brown spent the next moment glaring at Rose, who initially threw his hands up as if to say to the referees, "What'd I do?"
"Players do that all the time, and I thought he should have been called for more than that, like a flagrant foul or something," Hart said. "I thought it might inspire us, but it didn't."
Scoring decline - Quentin Richardson is trying to find his groove. He averaged 16 points with the Phoenix Suns last season. Now with the Knicks, the swingman is scoring six a game for a team that came into Sunday's action averaging 84.6 points, 29th in the league.
"It's been an adjustment," said Richardson, who finished with 11.
James gang - Jerome James is richer but not happier. James is the jovial big man who had the best games of his life as a member of the Seattle SuperSonics in the playoffs against the Kings last season. James signed as a free agent with the Knicks this summer, a $29 million deal, but that was before Brown became coach.
Now James is stashed at the end of the bench and on the inactive list, having produced these numbers in 18 minutes this season: five rebounds, four points, one block and 10 fouls. Said James: "It's no fun right now."
About the writer: The Bee's Joe Davidson can be reached at (916) 321-1280.
Oh, poor Jerome. Stashed at the end of the bench with only 29 million reasons to not slit his wrists... I'll try to work up a bit of sympathy when I get a free moment.
http://www.sacbee.com/content/sports/story/13858273p-14698033c.html
Kings notes: Kings' inside game a little weak Sunday
By Joe Davidson -- Bee Staff Writer
Published 2:15 am PST Monday, November 14, 2005
The interior took another beating, with the bruises sure to show in today's film session. The Kings talked of lowering the hammer on foes that dare go in the paint, but the New York Knicks muscled and slithered near the rim for 52 points.
"They hurt us inside all night," Kings coach Rick Adelman said. "They pounded us. It's a problem we have and we have to keep working on it."
Hart tangled up - It happens more than one might think, but it's not always called.
When Kings reserve guard Jason Hart tumbled into the Knicks' bench in saving a ball that started a break in the second period, he wasn't allowed a chance to sprint downcourt. That's because Malik Rose, on the bench, held onto him. Rose was called for a technical foul, and Knicks coach Larry Brown spent the next moment glaring at Rose, who initially threw his hands up as if to say to the referees, "What'd I do?"
"Players do that all the time, and I thought he should have been called for more than that, like a flagrant foul or something," Hart said. "I thought it might inspire us, but it didn't."
Scoring decline - Quentin Richardson is trying to find his groove. He averaged 16 points with the Phoenix Suns last season. Now with the Knicks, the swingman is scoring six a game for a team that came into Sunday's action averaging 84.6 points, 29th in the league.
"It's been an adjustment," said Richardson, who finished with 11.
James gang - Jerome James is richer but not happier. James is the jovial big man who had the best games of his life as a member of the Seattle SuperSonics in the playoffs against the Kings last season. James signed as a free agent with the Knicks this summer, a $29 million deal, but that was before Brown became coach.
Now James is stashed at the end of the bench and on the inactive list, having produced these numbers in 18 minutes this season: five rebounds, four points, one block and 10 fouls. Said James: "It's no fun right now."
About the writer: The Bee's Joe Davidson can be reached at (916) 321-1280.
Oh, poor Jerome. Stashed at the end of the bench with only 29 million reasons to not slit his wrists... I'll try to work up a bit of sympathy when I get a free moment.
