Demarcus F Cousins

[Chubbs]

I m sorry, but critizising the team after the last two games, isnt spoiling anything.
It's not about losing. It's about how we lost.
We lost cause of lacking effort, mental breakdowns and lack of defensive rotations and close outs.
We couldn't handle Jackson, Telfair or Smith - this is indeed a thing to worry about, because we couldn't contain Bledsoe or Dragic either. We have major trouble guarding PF's with an outside shot.
Where is the point in hyping the Kings, if they don't deserve it?

And what's the point in tearing them down after one off game out of 7?

Your concerns are valid. But I don't think things are quite that bad.

 

[KingsFanGER]

And what's the point in tearing them down after one off game out of 7?

Your concerns are valid. But I don't think things are quite that bad.

I dont think i'm tearing them down. Maybe my posts sound harsher, than i mean it, cause i'm having some language issues.
To make it clear. The Kings had a great start, followed by two lackluster games. This is not the end of the world and they have any chance to pick it up again. But to win again, they need to play with ferocity. And in order to really stabilize the team and become a contender for the eight seed in the west, some trade will be needed to improve our starting PF position.
This ofc is only my own humble opinion and is up for debate.

 

[HighFlyingMonkey]

I m sorry, but critizising the team after the last two games, isnt spoiling anything.
It's not about losing. It's about how we lost.
We lost cause of lacking effort, mental breakdowns and lack of defensive rotations and close outs.
We couldn't handle Jackson, Telfair or Smith - this is indeed a thing to worry about, because we couldn't contain Bledsoe or Dragic either. We have major trouble guarding PF's with an outside shot.
Where is the point in hyping the Kings, if they don't deserve it?

Perhaps I was being too harsh on your post specifically, but I was mostly criticizing the general malaise for the team after the OKC game.

That being said, I don't think this one loss is a symptom of systemic issues. "We need to bring it every night" is a nice and tidy coaching platitude but frankly won't ever happen. A team's effort ebbs and flows over the course of a season. And there are going to be times where, even with great effort and mental acuity, the team will still lose. And that's fine. The trek up the NBA mountain is a long one, especially in the Western Conference, so Kings fans need to be prepared.

 

[VF21]

Well the Team with Webber and Divac was way superior talentwise. The 2014 Kings won the first couple of games by battling the opponent and playing with more hustle and physicality than the opponent. They can't afford to take a night off.
Kings have one of the weakest starting PF, one of the weakest SG-Duo and still lack some bench-production. They are fighting an uphill battle and they will only win, if they lock in and play every game, like it's the last game of the season.
Last 2 games were a huge step backwards, cause they showed the old bad habits of last season.

My point was that if even a great team like the Webber/Divac team can have a bad night, so can our 2014 Kings. You say "They can't afford to take a night off" like you think they phoned it in. I don't happen to agree. I think poopoo happens, which is why no team has ever won all 82 games in a season.

 

[Chubbs]

Interesting numbers in regards to Boogie drawing fouls.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2277829-strangest-stats-from-the-young-2014-15-nba-season/page/4

 

[Tetsujin]

Demarcus F Cousins.

The F apparently stands for "Family Man"

 

[andjel]

Just in case if it was not posted earlier.
http://hardwoodparoxysm.com/2014/11/19/anthony-davis-demarcus-cousins/

 

[Bricklayer]

After having taken a look at it in all its patheticness (whoever built it appears to have been some anti-Boogie schmuck who basically just turned it into a list of his technical fouls and suspensions, I have been dithering around between phone calls this morning trying to fix Boogie's Wikipedia page.

These things BTW, are why you lazy asses should be volunteering to help out the KF Kings Wiki -- only reference site where you can be sure our guys will get a fair shake.