[Game] Game 41: Scrmnt Kngs @ Prtlnd Trlblzrs

How excited are you about the new ESC opening in 2016?

  • Excited

    Votes: 4 8.7%

  • Very excited

    Votes: 4 8.7%

  • Very excited

    Votes: 1 2.2%

  • Very excited

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Very excited

    Votes: 3 6.5%

  • Very excited

    Votes: 2 4.3%

  • I am already waiting in line for tickets

    Votes: 2 4.3%

  • I am Vivek Ranadive and I approve this message.

    Votes: 30 65.2%
  • Total voters
    46
HereWeBoogie

HereWeBoogie

Hall of Famer
#32
#32
9x1x6 said:
Very true. Rudy has a habit of having big games against the Blazers, and RoLo is out so Boogie could have a field day.
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Seems like we say this before every game lately. He's gone against some really subpar front courts lately, but apparently the gameplan is to chuck jumpers and post up Jason Thompson/Carl Landry instead of feeding Cousins in the post
 
lawlman91

lawlman91

Starter
#35
#35
Bricklayer said:
And the year before we were an all new team that turned over 40% of our roster int he first two months, including a huge trade for Rudy Gay, who didn't even get here until mid December.

And the year before that we started the season with the specter of the entire franchise being moved hanging over us, and some idiot named Keith Smart on the sideline.

And the year before that we were scrambling out of a strike year, and our coach committed harakiri while tryign to force a trade of that same DeMarcus Cousins, leading to a coaching change mere weeks into the rushed season, the assumption of power of the aforementioned Smart, and a month after that, another coup as IT was made a starter, we went smallball, and Vivek probably cheered.

And of course the question remains whetehr Cuz would have made a difference or not as things stand now. Per SI this morning: Kings record with Cuz under Malone? .600. Kings record with Cuz under Corbin? .384.

.384 x 40 games? = 15.4 So under Ty Corbin our winning pace WITH Boogie would leave us at...15-25. That's before we lose every one he does miss.
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It looks like they are tanking for the pick. Personally that's dishonorable, considering that we didn't need to make rebuilding moves to better the franchise in the next few years. Keeping the pick is a risky move that would upset the franchise and jeopardize an otherwise low-risk/high-reward 10+ years with Malone.

There were two ways Vivek could have gone

1) low-risk/high-reward with Malone. He was hard working and would surely improve, as a basketball lifer. He already had the intangibles in place:
But my eye test might be wrong.
2) or high-risk/very slightly higher-reward, where we keep the pick for a (good?) player and hopefully get Malone back or a good coach. Even in the unlikely scenario that this plan works out, I will not -- I repeat not -- praise the front office. Why choose this option? The small reward isn't worth the risk. Even if it works this way in the Silicon Valley, or even in U.S. culture, stability and tradition is still very, very important. Vivek probably watched this video too much:
This high-risk behavior makes me doubt that the front office will be a good front office.

But I might be wrong about the FO's attitude towards the pick(s?). In that case, disregard all of the above.
 
Mr. S£im Citrus

Mr. S£im Citrus

Doryphore of KingsFans.com
Staff member
#37
#37
lawlman91 said:
It looks like they are tanking for the pick.
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They'd better not be; that pick is handicapping our ability to make deals. We need to get rid of that ****ing thing, as soon as possible, even if it means we only do well enough to finish with the eleventh-worst record. The sooner we lose that pick, the sooner we can start trading the rest of them.
 
R

randymoss1881

Starter
#42
#42
lawlman91 said:
It looks like they are tanking for the pick. Personally that's dishonorable, considering that we didn't need to make rebuilding moves to better the franchise in the next few years. Keeping the pick is a risky move that would upset the franchise and jeopardize an otherwise low-risk/high-reward 10+ years with Malone.

There were two ways Vivek could have gone

1) low-risk/high-reward with Malone. He was hard working and would surely improve, as a basketball lifer. He already had the intangibles in place:
But my eye test might be wrong.
2) or high-risk/very slightly higher-reward, where we keep the pick for a (good?) player and hopefully get Malone back or a good coach. Even in the unlikely scenario that this plan works out, I will not -- I repeat not -- praise the front office. Why choose this option? The small reward isn't worth the risk. Even if it works this way in the Silicon Valley, or even in U.S. culture, stability and tradition is still very, very important. Vivek probably watched this video too much:
This high-risk behavior makes me doubt that the front office will be a good front office.
But I might be wrong about the FO's attitude towards the pick(s?). In that case, disregard all of the above.
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That pick is not worth a good coach no way no how. We were a good bench a Ben continuing to develop as well as Malone improving from being a contender.
 
HereWeBoogie

HereWeBoogie

Hall of Famer
#44
#44
upinsmoke said:
I prefer him wear those than those LOW top KD's. Some of those old school J's are nice to play in.
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probably more susceptible to rolling an ankle in those heavy bulky things than in some Lowtop Kobes/KD's. High or low doesn't really matter when it comes to rolling an ankle, if it's gonna happen it's gonna happen.

and low tops put less stress on your knees
 
Capt. Factorial

Capt. Factorial

ceterum censeo delendum esse Argentum
Staff member
#46
#46
If we're playing the cheerleaders, I think we've got a good shot at this.

Edit: Unfortunately the Blazers actually ended up taking the floor eventually.
 
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