Clippers vs Kings 10/18 final preseason game

[SacTownKid]

The Clipps are just packing the paint and Cuz is having to be the spread big. Why not bring in Tolliver??? Coach???

 

[PurpleHaze]

Ben has got to hit open 3s

Especially since that is only part of his offensive game. When was the last time he attacked the basket - and more rarely actually finished. Please somebody, anybody make decent offer so Kings can unload Mr Regressing Inconsistent.

 

[Sac.Kings]

I'm hoping Joerger rips into Cousins when watching film. You just can't act like that when you call yourself the leader. If you talk the talk, you better walk the walk too.

 

[PurpleHaze]

Luc Richard is better shooter than useless McLemore! Gezzz! And to rub it in Luc way better defender.

 

[funkykingston]

Same old story for the Kings - Boogie doing things he should be called out for while also being the only guy keeping them from being blown out by 30+

 

[sdballer]

Luc Richard is better shooter than useless McLemore! Gezzz! in

Nope

 

[SLAB]

He didn't hit the last two, but it's nice to actually have an open stretch-4 camping on the 3-pt line for open shots.

 

[PurpleHaze]

Nope

Look at the box score.

 

[Sac.Kings]

What's clear is that Rudy is not a 2nd option. He just isn't good enough. He can't create well and if he handles the ball it ends badly most of the time. We need a real Robin to our Batman. We have the same problem as last year. Cousins sits and who is going to score? Who do we go to? We don't have that option.

 

[sdballer]

Look at the box score.

So he's a better shooter based on 2.5 quarters of basketball?

 

[funkykingston]

He didn't hit the last two, but it's nice to actually have an open stretch-4 camping on the 3-pt line for open shots.

Can't go 7-7 every night but Tolliver is solid enough from outside that he'll space the floor well.

He doesn't have Ryan Anderson's inside game, isn't quite the rebounder and isn't a guy who will regularly put up 20+ but he shoots about the same percentage from outside, is a better defender and is less than half the price while not having an injury history.

Solid signing.

 

[Nick]

Why don't they run more post up plays for cousins? I only saw cousins post up one time in this game and it led to a layup for cousins. I thought with Joeger we were going to see more post ups from cousins rather than him hanging out 20 feet from the basket

 

[Suicide King]

Rudy makes me sad

 

[PurpleHaze]

So he's a better shooter based on 2.5 quarters of basketball?

Ok, maybe not but it's close. Luc Richard is better, more valuable NBA basketball player than inconsistent, regressing McLemore.

 

[sdballer]

Ok, maybe not but it's close. Luc Richard is better, more valuable NBA basketball player than inconsistent, regressing McLemore.

Which has nothing to do with your original point (that luc was a better shooter). Ben has always been a better outside shooter

 

[funkykingston]

Kings outrebounding the Clippers and will usually shoot better than 2-15 from three but they HAVE to get their assist-to-turnover ratio to somewhere near 2:1 rather than 1:1.

Not taking care of the ball is the biggest thing hitting them this preseason.

 

[Sac.Kings]

Why can every team hit those easy shots against us but we can't ever hit them? We hit those last 2 shots and it's an 8 point game... but we miss both.

 

[Suicide King]

Good defensive sequences squandered at the other end

 

[sdballer]

Casspi hasn't looked great this preseason

 

[kingsboi]

no one can make an outside shot on this team...it's laughable

 

[k_dubb90]

Shoot the damn ball willie

 

[sdballer]

no one can make an outside shot on this team...it's laughable

For most of the preseason, we've been great from 3

 

[Arkitect]

For most of the preseason, we've been great from 3

This game is a regression to the mean

 

[kingsboi]

For most of the preseason, we've been great from 3

I suppose the team really is missing Matt Barnes and Afflalo then huh?

 

[PurpleHaze]

Which has nothing to do with your original point (that luc was a better shooter). Ben has always been a better outside shooter

Luc better shooter inside the lane, around the basket, where jittery Ben rarely goes. Too one dimensional and that one trick pony proving useless on Kings team that needs 2nd option or even 3rd option. Let's face it BMac a miserable failure and shows no sign of living up to expectations. Needs to go and go quickly.

 

[SLAB]

Welp.... This game has been depressing.

 

[Entity]

Ok I'm chalking this up as just a bad team shooting night. Nobody is on. It's not the clippers defense either we have missed 10+ wide open shots

 

[k_dubb90]

Whaddya know our garbage time all star is staying true to his game

 

[SLAB]

Lol this ending.

 

[LA King Fan II]

Rudy makes me sad

Rudy has been bad for awhile. I doubt we were ever offered anything for him but now it's just gonna be bad.

A lot of average to below average players and Rudy is one of 'em. Number 2 option....um no. Big number two...YEAH.