So, tonight because Brad didn't throw down a last second shot, Amare made a questionable block and prevented the Kings from taking the game to overtime.
So, let's look at this for a moment.
What have the Kings - and especially Brad Miller - learned? Maybe, just maybe, Brad will start to act like the 7 footer he is and NOT put up some of those wimpy lay-ups that can be blocked. Maybe, just maybe, the Kings will realize they can't get away with the soft passes, the weak lay-ups, etc.
What cost us this game can be boiled down to a lack of authoritarian play. The Kings made lazy passes against a team that doesn't ever lay back on anything. They made marshmallow lay-ups that guys like Amare had great fun swatting into the cheap seats. They let themselves slip into passive mode.
I love this team. You all know I love this team. This team knows I love this team (I hope).
So far, the Kings have learned and improved. They've taken their game up a notch and they're still capable of more improvement.
I hope Brad watches that game tape over and over again. I hope he thinks about it over and over again. I hope he decides in his own mind not to EVER put the team in a position where they can have a game taken away because of a questionable call or non-call. If he can do that, then tonight's loss will not have been in vain.
Hope springs eternal...and it's the only thing keeping me from doing great and massive injury to a bunch of trees!
So, let's look at this for a moment.
What have the Kings - and especially Brad Miller - learned? Maybe, just maybe, Brad will start to act like the 7 footer he is and NOT put up some of those wimpy lay-ups that can be blocked. Maybe, just maybe, the Kings will realize they can't get away with the soft passes, the weak lay-ups, etc.
What cost us this game can be boiled down to a lack of authoritarian play. The Kings made lazy passes against a team that doesn't ever lay back on anything. They made marshmallow lay-ups that guys like Amare had great fun swatting into the cheap seats. They let themselves slip into passive mode.
I love this team. You all know I love this team. This team knows I love this team (I hope).
So far, the Kings have learned and improved. They've taken their game up a notch and they're still capable of more improvement.
I hope Brad watches that game tape over and over again. I hope he thinks about it over and over again. I hope he decides in his own mind not to EVER put the team in a position where they can have a game taken away because of a questionable call or non-call. If he can do that, then tonight's loss will not have been in vain.
Hope springs eternal...and it's the only thing keeping me from doing great and massive injury to a bunch of trees!