[Game] Clippers @ Kings - 10/28 - 7 p.m. PT/10 p.m. ET
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kingsboi
Hall of Famer
I don't think Cousins shot a three in the second half also
gunks
Hall of Famer
Rondo needs all the shooters.
Bad game from him tonight.
Glad it's a one year deal. Then again, he looked good enough this preseason to have me nibbling crow, so he should come around.
You can see how this team can come together. It's funny, but it's almost like Vlade has gone full bizarro Petrie in the players he's acquired. Instead of getting jack of all trade types, he's gotten us a bunch of specialists. Once Karl gets his rotation figured out, we should start beating some teams.
Bad game from him tonight.
Glad it's a one year deal. Then again, he looked good enough this preseason to have me nibbling crow, so he should come around.
You can see how this team can come together. It's funny, but it's almost like Vlade has gone full bizarro Petrie in the players he's acquired. Instead of getting jack of all trade types, he's gotten us a bunch of specialists. Once Karl gets his rotation figured out, we should start beating some teams.
Entity
Hall of Famer
Yeah I got in at +6
lol Cousins' foul pissed a lot of people off tonight.. made miracles for others though.
I like miracles.
Peter_Gibbons
Starter
Why was koufos guarding Blake griffin for so long? He was backing off for obvious reasons and he gave Blake 2-3 feet of space for every shot. By the time Karl changed it up, we were fighting out of a hole all night.
SacTownKid
Hall of Famer
The difference between Ben and Marco offensively was telling, and it was the passing ability that separates the two. Marco is a really good passer and he was a huge reason the Kings put in a + assist to turnover night when they started off horrifically. Bens defense in the 3rd was really good though. He was fighting through screens like a madman so he deserves some major credit.
SacTownKid
Hall of Famer
The team needs the Rondo we saw tonight with a little more makes in his 8 shots. The non ball dominant, unselfish Rondo can work. Not the rock masher he was in Boston the last few years. When he had the ball he got it where it needed to go quickly and that was a plus.
SacTownKid
Hall of Famer
He didn't have to, they weren't letting him have much space. He shot 3's because they didn't respect him. To his credit he showed them that maybe they should. In the 2nd half they did respect him more. They really should have started the ball in the post more once they had that smaller lineup with spacing IMO. Cousins stopped the turnovers and added assists once that spacing came into play. Shocker.
kingsboi
Hall of Famer
He had numerous looks in the second half to hoist a three but he chose not to....I'm not really sure what changed, maybe it was a mental thing but he didn't just settle. The looks were still there.
kingsboi
Hall of Famer
Maybe Karl will unleash him on Randle and Hibbert?
All I know is it's the most winnable game we have in a brutal start to the year. We need to win the ones we should.
Clippers are a legit championship contender. Just because it's the first game of the year doesn't mean it's the most winnable.
Have no fear. We will see them again in 3 days.
kingsboi
Hall of Famer
That time around, Kings will more than likely lose by double digits. They just are not ready to play teams of this magnitude quite yet.
I was referring to the Laker game with Randle/Hibbert
My bad.
Anyways I notcied Luc is on the Clippers now. Man, how much i would love to have him over Acy.
randymoss1881
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That's he who is people wanted to think someone else was coming but this will be the Rondo
jcwkings
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Clippers, Warriors and Thunder are the three west teams that are kind of just continuing what they had going last year. Houston added Lawson and they will need time for he and Harden to gel. Spurs are adjusting to Aldridge.
Houston, Spurs, Grizzlies are the winnable hard games. Lakers and Suns are must wins if we want to be in playoff contention. Mavs already won at PHX. Games vs Pelicans, Mavs, Jazz, PHX and perhaps Portland and Denver are the games that will decide the bottom seeds. I just dont see any of the teams in our grouping having much success against those top teams. Warriors, Clips, Spurs, Thunder in particular are in a class way above the rest of the league.
Houston, Spurs, Grizzlies are the winnable hard games. Lakers and Suns are must wins if we want to be in playoff contention. Mavs already won at PHX. Games vs Pelicans, Mavs, Jazz, PHX and perhaps Portland and Denver are the games that will decide the bottom seeds. I just dont see any of the teams in our grouping having much success against those top teams. Warriors, Clips, Spurs, Thunder in particular are in a class way above the rest of the league.
To be fair to Rondo, wasn't all on him tonight. He's at his best when he has control of the offense to make plays and finding guys to finish. The ball just stopped most of the time once it got into Rudy and Cuz's hands.
KingsFanGER
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You won't win against the Clips, when you allow their bread and butter plays. Of course you have to give them something, but Paul could get to anywhere on the floor at will and those simple pick&rolls led to countless wide open jumpshots for Paul, Griffin and Reddick. Those shots are pretty much layups for these guys.
Cuz has to work extremely hard for every single point. He had only 1 or 2 easy baskets in the paint. Our passing and screen setting still is suboptimal.
Rondo needs to up his intensity level. When you can't shoot, you have to attack the basket and play stellar defense. DC outplayed him the whole night.
But after alle it's positive, that we managed to get back into the game and in the end lost due to some poor decision making against a seasoned, smart team, which looks to make a run at the campionship trophy.
Cuz has to work extremely hard for every single point. He had only 1 or 2 easy baskets in the paint. Our passing and screen setting still is suboptimal.
Rondo needs to up his intensity level. When you can't shoot, you have to attack the basket and play stellar defense. DC outplayed him the whole night.
But after alle it's positive, that we managed to get back into the game and in the end lost due to some poor decision making against a seasoned, smart team, which looks to make a run at the campionship trophy.
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jdbraver
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Rudy should not be playing pf that many mins.
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jdbraver
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And cuz needs to reign in the TOs
Hadlowe
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I would really like to see Rondo and Cousins running those low-block downscreen pick and rolls like Blake and Paul were doing throughout the game. That puts both Cousins and Rondo in excellent position to score and forces help to come to open up wing and corner threes on the weakside.
CuzistanKing
G-League
Indeed. Considering it worked EVERY time they tried it in the pre-season, and considering Rondo is so good in delivering the ball right where you need it, it's more than a little strange we're not using it as our bread-and-butter play when it stares us right in the face. I guess it's not dribble-drive enough. It's like we're actively trying to plan our game away from the strengths of our starting unit.
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ShastaKingsFan
All-Star
Why's that? He was more effective defensively against Griffin, than anybody else
Jkbiker
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That is true, but If WCS had been part of a 3 man Big rotation he may have done better?
Gay should be at the 3 for 80% of his minutes, Casspi for the rest
If coach wants to give Rondo and Ben minutes to DC and Marco That is fine by me
Stick with this 9 man rotation, have Cuz go down low more,
please stop all of these strange small ball line ups, get some stable line-ups and
we should be awesome
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