[Game] Game 6: Sacramento Kings @ Phoenix, 11/07/14, 6 PM PST, 9 PM EST
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twslam07
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There's been a lot of talk of being scared of Sessions guarding Thomas (and probably rightfully so), but why is nobody talking about Sessions having his breakout game against a weak PG defender in Thomas? Have we forgot so quickly? Perhaps this is the match-up that gets Sessions going offensively.
The Hammer
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Who's pumped for tonight's game?!
Our guys have been playing great defense. If I had to pick between IT's ability to get past a defense and a Malone defense stopping IT, it'd be a pretty easy choice. One of IT's biggest flaws is his inability to recognize when to pass the ball. Malone will exploit this all night long and as long as he does, IT will get more and more frustrated - meaning he will pass even less.
HereWeBoogie
Hall of Famer
that's an understatement. This is crazy:
Zach Harper @talkhoops · 4h
Collison-McLemore-Gay-Thompson-Cousins lineup for the Kings has played 6th most minutes in NBA and gives up just 76.8 points per 100. WUT
Zach Harper @talkhoops · 4h
Tops out of any lineup that’s played at least 30 minutes so far. RT @_sam_butler: @talkhoops do you know where that 5 ranks in the league?
Bricklayer
Don't Make Me Use The Bat
everybody buying in
But the second quarter last night offers a cautionary tale here. The Nuggets almost got themselves back into the game by going with 2 tiny PGs and blasting by our perimeter people. In the process BTW threatening Boogie with foul trouble because he was having to catch all those guys flying into the paint. Gotta clean that up this time. This is apples and oranges, our frontline vs. their backcourt. Don't have to win the backcourt matchup, just keep a lid on it. They are no doubt looking at it in exactly opposite fashion.
But the second quarter last night offers a cautionary tale here. The Nuggets almost got themselves back into the game by going with 2 tiny PGs and blasting by our perimeter people. In the process BTW threatening Boogie with foul trouble because he was having to catch all those guys flying into the paint. Gotta clean that up this time. This is apples and oranges, our frontline vs. their backcourt. Don't have to win the backcourt matchup, just keep a lid on it. They are no doubt looking at it in exactly opposite fashion.
Bricklayer
Don't Make Me Use The Bat
Not something you see every day in these parts:
Its a #5/#6 playoff positioning matchup! We've already beat #4 and #7. Lost to #3.
Its a #5/#6 playoff positioning matchup! We've already beat #4 and #7. Lost to #3.
Iced Espresso
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Yeah named after one of the greatest generals in history Hannibal, plus is sort of a scary children's theme....Boogie Monster sounds like cookie monster or some sort of childish thing.
rainmaker
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I think there's little doubt he'll come out looking to score, put up big numbers and in that, think he's proving a point. He will be proving a point, just not the one he thinks. That ultra-aggressive mindset is exactly why he didn't fit here and as he's doing it tonight, he'll be proving to us we made the right decision, not that we really need any proof.
Plus, turning Dragic into an off the ball spectator helps us. This would be a tougher game if we knew Goran would be handling the rock the majority of his 35+ mins. This game should actually be the epitome of, let IT get his, stick to and shut down everyone else.
twslam07
All-Star
Wouldn't we actually be 4th according to this chart you posted.Not something you see every day in these parts:
Its a #5/#6 playoff positioning matchup! We've already beat #4 and #7. Lost to #3.
Edit: I forgot Houston and Memphis were in the same division.
HereWeBoogie
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i'm not sold on Houston. Their schedule has been easy as pie and the Spurs trotted out Baynes at Center last night against Howard
HereWeBoogie
Hall of Famer
Division winners get the top 4 spots, thus the reason Portland is ahead of us
Yes but anyone can be a Boogie man, our Boogie strikes fear into the hearts of child and adult alike! He's like an apparition, now you see him now he's dunking on your head. He's got tentacles a mile long for arms and the sturdy frame of a yheti or sasquatch. Just when you think you've got him contained, he shows you he's only getting warmed up, dragging two three or four mere mortal defenders dangling from the end of his jersey as he slices through the paint. Clearly 'Monster' is a more accurate descriptive of what he's doing to other basketball teams right now.
Iced Espresso
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I'm not worried about Bledsoe much, provided we get decent coverage and D from Ben or better. Bledsoe is a fantastic defender, that's negated with the lack of McLemore usage rate.
I'm most worried about some cheap whistles from the officials and the former pizza guy. I'd put Ray on him if I was Malone, Ray should know his game some and do a better job than Sessions.
But there are only three divisions.
Portland should be either third (order by playoff seeding) or tied for 5-8, but fourth makes no sense.
kingsboi
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I will be there tonight! I really want to see the Kings focus on posting the Suns players up, the Suns lack quality big men, matter fact their starting big man Alex Len, will probably pick up two quick fouls in the first quarter and then it will be undersized PF's guarding Cousins from then on. Slow the game down and do not play their pace.
It used to be that the division winners were, automatically, the top three seeded teams, but that's not true anymore. They changed the rules a little less than a decade ago, after whatever season that was that the Clippers 'tanked' for the sixth seed, in order to get the division-winning Nuggets in the first round, who'd had a lesser record. Now, winning the division only guarantees you a Top Four seed in the first round; technically, I don't think that it even guarantees you home court, any more. And if there's a team that finished second in their division, but has a better record than a division leader, they will be a higher seed than that division leader... but, only one team gets to benefit from that rule. That's why Memphis is second, and we're fifth.
While HereWeVivek didn't say that exactly right, he's mostly right. We are the fifth seed because the division leaders (Houston, Golden State, Portland) get an automatic Top Four seed, and the Grizzlies have a better record than we do. We only have the second-best record of any team that is not a division leader, which makes us the fifth seed.
EDIT - If the playoffs started tomorrow, in fact, I believe that we'd have home court against Portland, despite being the 'lower' seed.
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That's true, so they should just go and put Portland in fifth place, since that's where they basically are.
ShastaKingsFan
All-Star
I've been pumped for every game this season, including this one. It's gonna be a fun year. The one that turns it all around, as we head towards the new arena...which is going to be an absolutely unreal atmosphere. Can just imagine the buzz around NorCal as that thing opens
Whether you believe that or not, they won't. It's not even worth getting annoyed about.
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
Noted Demarcusist Sam Amick did a short interview with Isaiah Thomas. #StopDemarcusism
http://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/11/isaiah-thomas-sacramento-suns
http://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/11/isaiah-thomas-sacramento-suns
HereWeBoogie
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You definitely are
HereWeBoogie
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Why does Thomas think he should give advice on what DMC needs to do for himself and the Kings to succeed? Who is the more accomplished NBA player here?
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