[Game] Game 24: Sacramento Kings versus Detroit Pistons, 12/13/14. 7PM PST, 10PM EST

[KingsFanSince85]

This team only has one player that can consistently put the ball in the basket even when the defense focuses on him and that player is still sitting on the sidelines. Rudy Gay is a valuable piece of the puzzle - but only as the 2nd piece. When defenses focus on him, he's a sub-40% shooter. He's doing a good job of setting other guys up (8 assists again) but this team doesn't have many guys that can hit an open shot consistently. Collison is typically a good mid-range guy and McClemore is starting to show signs of being a consistent shooter (not tonight though) but that's really it.

Truth is, this team just struggles to score. Too many turnovers, poor decisions, and lack of perimeter shooting to keep the defense honest.

 

[kingsnation]

Those missed shots are not on the coach any more than the turnovers, but I know that's contrary to how you want to look at things.

Missed shots aren't, but the lack of high percentage shots could be. Not saying they are. However, calling the right plays and knowing when to change the gameplan are crucial to a team's success. For instance, if our team takes way too many three point shots in succession, coach needs to do two things: 1) Communicate his displeasure and his expectation for better execution of the original gameplan or change the original plan to better exploit the defense. 2) If the shot pattern continues, bench the player that is responsible for the low percentage shots.

If those two things aren't happening, then I put at least half the blame on coach.

 

[HereWeBoogie]

This season went from exciting to suck amazingly fast.

 

[Tetsujin]

Probably a good time to call Brooklyn now.

Williams/Plumlee for JT/DWill/McCallum/McLemore

Then give T-Will a call.

I'd pull a Rudy card for acquiring Deron.
His best years was in Utah playing with a good post player more agile than Brook Lopez or KG(at this point).
And we have that in DMC plus we have Rudy.

Collison is turning himself into a back-up player again, which really hurts us now that DMC is down.
McLemore might be better playing behind JJ in Brooklyn.

Sweet mother of god. This might literally be the worst trade I have ever seen.

Williams is on an albatross contract and also incredibly bad at basketball and in decline (both physically and mentally)

 

[Tetsujin]

We just lost to the ****ing Pistons.

As did the Suns and they had all their players

 

[Tetsujin]

Sean Cunningham ‏@News10Sean 11m11 minutes ago
Ryan Hollins played tonight after losing his father Denier Hollins, who passed away this morning. Kings team inspired by Ryan still playing

That big man depth may go from bad to awful if Hollins misses time to (rightfully) mourn

 

[KingMilz]

Massive props to Ryan Hollins wow that's super tough of him, that's the kind of toughness/spirit the team needs.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

My condolences to the Hollins family. Shame his teammates couldn't play harder for him.

 

[Kingston Jamaica]

Condolences to Ryan. He's really a nice guy. He made a serious effort despite it all. Something for the teammates to think about.

 

[Kingston Jamaica]

Cousins and Casspi.

I tend to agree with this. Omri never stops fighting. He may play a bad game at times, but he never gives up. That's the attitude that the team was void of tonight. You need a guy like Omri on the floor to remind them of it.

 

[Glenn]

I'm pretty sure he was 2-10, while the score still mattered.

I have no idea what his shooting percentage was in the time frame but he is beginning to look like he will be a major player. I enjoyed watching him and that's all I want.

 

[Glenn]

Is it becoming forum policy to make sure we are always disappointed? If so, I'll quit reading. It's sad when a place for fans begins to look like it is more a place for masochists.

I will continue to enjoy the Kings but stop writing as it seems enjoyment is rather consistently met with push back. Ciao!

 

[Capt. Factorial]

My condolences to Ryan. Makes everything else look like small potatoes.

 

[KingsFanGER]

Missed shots aren't, but the lack of high percentage shots could be. Not saying they are. However, calling the right plays and knowing when to change the gameplan are crucial to a team's success. For instance, if our team takes way too many three point shots in succession, coach needs to do two things: 1) Communicate his displeasure and his expectation for better execution of the original gameplan or change the original plan to better exploit the defense. 2) If the shot pattern continues, bench the player that is responsible for the low percentage shots.

If those two things aren't happening, then I put at least half the blame on coach.

Why should we stop shooting from outside, when the Pistons froncourt makes everything inside the paint a tough shot. Rudy missed every attempt in the paint in the first half. It's not easy to shoot over the trees of Drummond and Monroe paired with a good help defender in Smith. With our own atrocious froncourt you beat the Pistons from outside the paint or you don't beat them at all.

 

[randymoss1881]

Cousins won't be a king in 3years if this trade happend and for the love of god I'm tired of twill being brought up dude ain't on an nba roster in December for a reason.
Seriously this trade is bad DWill hasn't been good for 4-5years

Probably a good time to call Brooklyn now.

Williams/Plumlee for JT/DWill/McCallum/McLemore

Then give T-Will a call.

I'd pull a Rudy card for acquiring Deron.
His best years was in Utah playing with a good post player more agile than Brook Lopez or KG(at this point).
And we have that in DMC plus we have Rudy.

Collison is turning himself into a back-up player again, which really hurts us now that DMC is down.
McLemore might be better playing behind JJ in Brooklyn.

And everyone bitching that we lost to the pistons do you guys know they are more talented than us right.

 

[randymoss1881]

Is it becoming forum policy to make sure we are always disappointed? If so, I'll quit reading. It's sad when a place for fans begins to look like it is more a place for masochists.

I will continue to enjoy the Kings but stop writing as it seems enjoyment is rather consistently met with push back. Ciao!

And to make all the bitching worse we don't have DEMARCUS COUSINS.

 

[Chubbs]

What did Ray do that was enough to distract from the loss?

From what I saw, he blew a golden opportunity to takeover the backup PG role. He was almost invisible on offense and ran a number of sets which got the wrong man the ball at the wrong time. Defense was an improvement of Sessions, slightly, but what's to celebrate? He couldn't impact a game against a 4-19 team's bench.

Thank you. I thought Ray had no impact whatsoever.

We are paying our backup PGs a combined 3 million. You get what you pay for.

And our backup center is getting around 1 million.

Williams plus landry is around 13 million.

 

[Chubbs]

Missed shots aren't, but the lack of high percentage shots could be. Not saying they are. However, calling the right plays and knowing when to change the gameplan are crucial to a team's success. For instance, if our team takes way too many three point shots in succession, coach needs to do two things: 1) Communicate his displeasure and his expectation for better execution of the original gameplan or change the original plan to better exploit the defense. 2) If the shot pattern continues, bench the player that is responsible for the low percentage shots.

If those two things aren't happening, then I put at least half the blame on coach.

Bench them? For what player? There's only 12 guys on the team .

This one though may have broken me. The roster is a mess, but we still should have won some of these games.

Coach is in trouble.

 

[kingsnation]

Why should we stop shooting from outside, when the Pistons froncourt makes everything inside the paint a tough shot. Rudy missed every attempt in the paint in the first half. It's not easy to shoot over the trees of Drummond and Monroe paired with a good help defender in Smith. With our own atrocious froncourt you beat the Pistons from outside the paint or you don't beat them at all.

I wasn't referencing this game. I was just using three-point shooting as an example.

 

[Kingston Jamaica]

I don't like any trade involving BenMc. He has what it takes to build for the future. There are 4 PFs eating up $20 million in almost equal share. The correct ratio should be 3 PFs altogether in ratio 15:3.5:1.5. That would pretty much do it. Deron Williams would be a serious hit for building the team. He is declining and would eat the cap space totally.