CBS Article: Ten things to know about the insanely thrilling and frustrating Kings
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Not saying we should trade DMC but the Grizzlies made the playoffs for ages after shipping a HOF big in Pau Gasol for Kwame and a 2nd rounder which turned into a All Star in Marc while Pau went onto win titles. They got to a point where they always made the first round (when the West was loaded we can't even win 30 games) but realised Pau had to be a #2 to eventually win and they had to build in a different way.
That trade only worked out because they only somehow made out with Marc Gasol, who nobody thought would be good. Seriously, listen to the GM of the Grizz after that trade. The player they were most excited about in that trade was Javaris Crittenton. Yes, the guy that was out of the league shortly after and then killed a man. He was also quite excited about Kwame "Hands like frying Pans" Brown. Marc Gasol was filler. I doubt we'd be so lucky.
Have you watched the games? Have you seen the abysmal game plans? More often than not, the coach has had a major impact on the outcome of the game.
Is it always his fault? Nope, especially when our shooters can't hit water from a boat and the guys at the free throw line look like 4-year-olds.
This ain't our first rodeo around here. You're gonna have to bring more than weak sauce throwaway comments.
Is it always his fault? Nope, especially when our shooters can't hit water from a boat and the guys at the free throw line look like 4-year-olds.
This ain't our first rodeo around here. You're gonna have to bring more than weak sauce throwaway comments.
If I saw signs that the pieces are there, the strategy is there, but they just need more time to gel it would be different. But I'm not really seeing that. The defensive strategy is horrible, and our defense overall isn't trending up. If this was just a gelling issue, we would see gradual improvement. Instead, we're starting to see stagnant or declining performance on the defensive end. I'd take Blatt in a HEARTBEAT. I'd also take Thibs, even if he might not vibe with Cousins well at first.
In today's high paced fast offense you need a coach that can prove he can scheme defensively fori t. Karl's teams have always ranked near the bottom defensively. You might think that defense isn't as important in today's high scoring world, but it's quite the opposite imo. All the NBA champions over the last 5 years have ranked top 5 defensively.
In today's high paced fast offense you need a coach that can prove he can scheme defensively fori t. Karl's teams have always ranked near the bottom defensively. You might think that defense isn't as important in today's high scoring world, but it's quite the opposite imo. All the NBA champions over the last 5 years have ranked top 5 defensively.
I call bullcrap! Talent wise this roster is significantly better than any other roster we had in the last 10 years and they are on pace to win 30 games. This roster has a number of players who are average or above average defensively yet the scheme that the coach is pushing is making EVERYONE look like a terrible defender. Collison has been known throughout his career as a solid defender. Koufos has been known as a very good defender. Yet all those guys look below average. You look at the players' career before they got here and they have all been better than they are this season. That is on the coach and his scheme.
When you have above average defenders in your big guys, you should absolutely be at least middle of the pack defensively yet our senile coach is daring teams to shoot wide open corner 3s. Pace that he is pushing doesn't allow this roster to be a very good defensive team because they cannot defend in transition. Slower pace allows you to get back and set your defence, improving your chances defensively.
Just think about this for a second. Michael Malone had the starting line up of Cousins, JT, Gay, McLemore and Collison statistically as the best defensive staring five in the entire league last year. WCS is a much better defender than JT yet we cannot defend a chair.
As for your Cousins tripe, it doesn't event warrant a reesponse!
When you have above average defenders in your big guys, you should absolutely be at least middle of the pack defensively yet our senile coach is daring teams to shoot wide open corner 3s. Pace that he is pushing doesn't allow this roster to be a very good defensive team because they cannot defend in transition. Slower pace allows you to get back and set your defence, improving your chances defensively.
Just think about this for a second. Michael Malone had the starting line up of Cousins, JT, Gay, McLemore and Collison statistically as the best defensive staring five in the entire league last year. WCS is a much better defender than JT yet we cannot defend a chair.
As for your Cousins tripe, it doesn't event warrant a reesponse!