CruzDude
Senior Member sharing a brew with bajaden
The following is a chat dialog about the current (dysfunctional) situation with the Kings between CRUZDUDE and BAJADEN over a period of about an hour and a half This past Wednesday morning the 24th. What now follows is a condensed version since the same issues persist after theClippersgame.
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CruzDude
Beno is right on with his comments to the Bee, both the blog and the Kings article by Jason. A leader needs, a PG like Beno needs to take charge out there. His offense benefits now outweigh his poor D.
Well Head isn't really a pt guard. He's more of a combo guard.
Add in the lack of chemistry on this team on the floor offense and the lack of time playing together, you really need a pass first PG with that kind of vision.
cunities appear, but you have first, be looking for them, and secondly, be capable of making the pass.
CruzDude
Jeter was/could be that kind PG but has to get out of the mini-doghouse, the 5ft 10in mini-doghouse
Bajaden
Jeter, in his few moments on the court was the best pt guard we had in the game.
I'm going to be honest. This all falls on the head of the coach. If this continues, he's going to lose the team. Thompson comes into the game and makes one mistake and he's jerked. I watched his body language and he was not a happy camper. He sat on the bench and for the first time I can remember he looked visibly angry. Thompson is one of the most team first players on the team. You lose him and your going to lose the team.
CruzDude
unfortunately agreee. But the coach can only coach. Some of the players have to know what is right and wrong movement. We just don't see ANY of them doing the right thing except on occasion, a la Greene. On the one hand the Coach needs to "get to them" to have them do some ritvght thingfs. But on the other hand, if they are insecure about their own movement duties then they all seem to fall back to making their own shot to make up for their deficiencies. hmmm. you follow that? ie, if you can't make an offensive set, then shoot and to hell with it.
Bajaden
I agree to a certain extent. You could blame every teams deficiences on the team. But when you have a team that on paper looks to have more talent than the year before, and yet it performs worse, the blame has to fall on the head coach. There's a reason why the Jazz perform at a high level every year. And that reason is Jerry Sloan. I had problems with Westphal last year with his constant tinkering with lineups and rotations. I've never seen, in my 50 plus years of watching NBA basketball, a sucessful team that did that. I wrote it off last year to it being his first year and his trying to get a read on his talent. I never expected to continue this year. Particularly to the extent, where players that had proven themselves to some extent last year, were now not playing at all. I really don't think he as a clue what he's doing.
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CruzDude
Beno is right on with his comments to the Bee, both the blog and the Kings article by Jason. A leader needs, a PG like Beno needs to take charge out there. His offense benefits now outweigh his poor D.
Well Head isn't really a pt guard. He's more of a combo guard.
Add in the lack of chemistry on this team on the floor offense and the lack of time playing together, you really need a pass first PG with that kind of vision.
cunities appear, but you have first, be looking for them, and secondly, be capable of making the pass.
CruzDude
Jeter was/could be that kind PG but has to get out of the mini-doghouse, the 5ft 10in mini-doghouse
Bajaden
Jeter, in his few moments on the court was the best pt guard we had in the game.
I'm going to be honest. This all falls on the head of the coach. If this continues, he's going to lose the team. Thompson comes into the game and makes one mistake and he's jerked. I watched his body language and he was not a happy camper. He sat on the bench and for the first time I can remember he looked visibly angry. Thompson is one of the most team first players on the team. You lose him and your going to lose the team.
CruzDude
unfortunately agreee. But the coach can only coach. Some of the players have to know what is right and wrong movement. We just don't see ANY of them doing the right thing except on occasion, a la Greene. On the one hand the Coach needs to "get to them" to have them do some ritvght thingfs. But on the other hand, if they are insecure about their own movement duties then they all seem to fall back to making their own shot to make up for their deficiencies. hmmm. you follow that? ie, if you can't make an offensive set, then shoot and to hell with it.
Bajaden
I agree to a certain extent. You could blame every teams deficiences on the team. But when you have a team that on paper looks to have more talent than the year before, and yet it performs worse, the blame has to fall on the head coach. There's a reason why the Jazz perform at a high level every year. And that reason is Jerry Sloan. I had problems with Westphal last year with his constant tinkering with lineups and rotations. I've never seen, in my 50 plus years of watching NBA basketball, a sucessful team that did that. I wrote it off last year to it being his first year and his trying to get a read on his talent. I never expected to continue this year. Particularly to the extent, where players that had proven themselves to some extent last year, were now not playing at all. I really don't think he as a clue what he's doing.
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