HereWeBoogie
Hall of Famer
no but Smart did take out his hottest player before taking out any other starter, also he put a lineup on the floor of 5 bench players, including the worthless Garcia and Hayes, and left the lineup in far too long
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no but Smart did take out his hottest player before taking out any other starter, also he put a lineup on the floor of 5 bench players, including the worthless Garcia and Hayes, and left the lineup in far too long
My thoughts as well. The new fad around this forum is to blame everything on Smart. Smart didn't turn the ball over 12 times
Reke
G-League
rainmaker
Hall of Famer
Yes. Why not call a play for a player who finished the half 5-5? No logical reason why Smart couldn't get Reke a shot in the 2nd until 4 secs left.
HereWeBoogie
Hall of Famer
well we did make it through a 2nd quarter than Kieth Smart tried to sabotage with only a 4 point deficit so lets see what happens in the second half
MassachusettsKingsFan
All-Star
You have to play Thornton. He's the best perimeter scorer on the team. Evans is playing the 2.
You can blame Smart for the fact that we aren't blowing out a well coached Chicago Bulls team at their home opener. I'll blame all the turnovers and our point guards getting swamped on defense/ being totally ineffective. We are down by 4. I like our chances in the second half if we can protect the ball and get one other guy going. The rotations have been solid for the most part. I have a few minor issues with it of course, but damn.
I'm not an optimist either.
Kingster
Hall of Famer
Kings are playing excellent defense. I might have seen three flub-ups in the half, and that's not bad at all. They are playing with a lot of focus and intensity. The offense needs work, but overall I really like what I'm seeing. Yes, Cousins got into foul trouble again, but you can just see that he's really trying to clean up that part of his game. Nice to see they are trying to play intelligently rather than just throwin it up out there.
Exactly. Smart is always talking about taking advantage of matchups, playing the hot guy etc, yet he only ever applies that concept to Cousins and Thornton. Evans gets hot - benches him for a long period of time. Evans is taking advantage of Rip guarding him - Smart refuses to take Thornton out thus putting Evans at SF. It's so obvious that even you agree Evans should have played more and that Hamilton cannot guard him.
Brooklyn King
Prospect
also why the **** is James Johnson attempting so much shots??? mother****er you aren't here for that! What a frustrating half..I feel like punching a hole through something...
rainmaker
Hall of Famer
when he pulled Reke i thought there was no way Cuz/JJ/JT get subbed back first, yet they did. Smart cannot coach 2nd quarters.
Can you explain to me how a lineup of Brooks/IT, Thornton and Evans has Evans playing at the 2? How come Rip Hamilton is guarding Marcus Thornton is Evans was playing the 2?
Best perimeter scorer on the team who didn't hit a single perimeter shot. Coach keeps him in for essentially 14 minutes straight. You want to keep Thornton in then take IT/Brooks out for Evans.
rainmaker
Hall of Famer
If our pg's can't create and the pressure is effecting them, then have Reke handle. He did fine. That's coaching. If you don't want to blame Smart for the pg's turning it over, well, it's his fault for not then putting the ball in Reke's hands. What stopped SMart from running a Reke/MT backcourt?
MassachusettsKingsFan
All-Star
We don't know what Smart called. We know the point guards have 0 assists and have failed to set anything up all night. If you want to blame Smart for that then fine, but we don't know what Smarts calling. He can't force those guys to feed Evans the ball. Evans is tied for the team lead in shots. Yes, I agree, he should have taken more, but I'm not going to run and blame that on Smart when I have other more obvious reasons why he didn't shoot more. Evans has been super efficient, and I'm glad he's not forcing.
MassachusettsKingsFan
All-Star
He took four shots. Four.
Can you stop talking **** about Garcia every chance you get? It has gotten old. We all get you hate him, as you tell us every chance you get. The guy played a good 7 minutes yet you still call him worthless. Next time you want to comment about him reconsider a few times if it adds any value to the conversation. Besides your rants about him your posts are normally worth reading.
deekay2o9
Bench
I think you have him mixed up with Thornton.
MassachusettsKingsFan
All-Star
rainmaker
Hall of Famer
Then put the ball in Reke's hands.....as I said, why not run a Reke/MT backcourt?
HereWeBoogie
Hall of Famer
just watch his effort on defense and tell me how much he is really helping the team. the point is, he doesnt deserve playing time with the Roster this team now has
No, that lineup was on the court the entire time Evans played the 2nd. Evans was subbed in for Garcia at the 5 min mark with a backcourt of Thornton and Brooks. Brooks was then replaced by IT.
That's 10 minutes in the 1st at the 2, and 5 minutes in the 2nd purely at SF.
Because neither Reke or MT or PG's... simple as that.
I'm not even talking about the players adjusting to their roles. i'm talking about Smart putting them in their bloody roles
rainmaker
Hall of Famer
Reke can play some point, simple as that.
MassachusettsKingsFan
All-Star
I would love to see that tonight with the way things are going. Absolutely.
