[Game] Game 63:Kings @ Hornets,3/11/15 - 4:00 pdt, 7:00 edt

[VF21]

I've come to the realization that I'm no longer watching the games to see a win. What I'm looking for is improvement by the players who are willing to work hard to prove they really want to be here.

I know the rest of the season is a time for George Karl to figure out what he has and what he can get from them.

So, I ... and a number of us ... continue to watch with at least one less thing to worry about. We know the Kings will be back next year...

GO KINGS!

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

According to the bot that posts the news links, Kemba Walker is expected to return tonight. So, pucker up, McCallum.

 

[Iced Espresso]

Player development, hope Cousins does not have a stroke, no one gets hurt.

About where I am, so similar outlook VF21

And I win either way, win I'm happy, lose helps the tank.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

I'll still never understand why so many people insist on claiming 'tank', when the truth is that we're simply a bad basketball team. Tanking implies intent; it's like there are people who can't handle the fact that we could just be terrible, and have to attribute our terrible-ness to some sort of intelligent design.

 

[Iced Espresso]

Not sure why i need a grammar expert to critique my choice of words.

What would you describe our FO moves from Malone to Corbin to now?

I feel comfortable with the assessment.

 

[Spike]

What would you describe our FO moves from Malone to Corbin to now?

The clean version?

 

[Iced Espresso]

The clean version?

Well, it is probably either tank...or something else pretty bad...so clean if you can.

 

[gunks]

PDA is an awesome tank commander.

Horrible guard rotation? Let's fix that by drafting a project!

Horrible PF rotation? Let's ignore that!

No depth at C? Let's sign Hollins!

No depth at SF? Williams will blow up into a 20ppg scorer, just y'all wait!

Up and coming coach that utilizes our best player properly and has the guys playing defense? Let's fire him because of pace!

.... then in the summer we either lose our pick, or Vivek "chief irritant" Ranadive has us use it on a Golden Statey type scrub. Setting the stage for NEXT year's race to a top 3 pick.


Anyways, negativity aside.... I'm with VF21. I'm looking for any silver lining tonight. Although a W would be ideal.

 

[sdballer]

What would you describe our FO moves from Malone to Corbin to now?

Incompetence. Arrogance. Clusterfishness.

 

[Iced Espresso]

Incompetence. Arrogance. Clusterfishness.

You know its bad when I'm one of the only optimists believing it may have been done to tank.

So take your pick, tank or this right here.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Not sure why i need a grammar expert to critique my choice of words.

Not sure you would assume that my post is specifically a response to yours, when I didn't quote you. Also not sure why you'd assume that I just now had that particular thought. I express that exact sentiment, at least once a year.

EDIT - And I'm not a "grammar expert." I'm a pedant. If you're going to trash me, I'd take it as a kindness if you'd get your nomenclatures correct.

What would you describe our FO moves from Malone to Corbin to now?

I am reminded of a favored saying of mine: never attribute to malice anything that can be easily explained by stupidity. As that saying applies to the Kings, I would say that I'd never attribute anything to tanking that can be easily explained by mismanagement.

I feel comfortable with the assessment.

The veracity of your assessment has nothing to do with your comfort level. And vice versa.

 

[Spike]

(Muggsy Bogues was cropped from the bottom. He's there, though.)

Frankly, I don't see this as a win. Zo can do all sorts of things DMC can't - at least not yet. Larry Johnson is too much of a load for Rudy Gay and/or JT, depending on how they line up. Bogues will just break the team down with his quickness, but hopefully McCallum can exploit the size difference on the other end. I haven't even mentioned Dell Curry. JT and Tolbert, hm. I guess advantage us, but only because I remember Tolbert as well, Tolbert. Hawkins will eat up Stauskas. I'm afraid in this one.

Final Score:
Team Grandmama 145 - Kings 83.
Cousins ejected somewhere in the 2nd quarter, not for the reason you'd think.

 

[Spike]

Well, it is probably either tank...or something else pretty bad...so clean if you can.

Sheer idiocy.

 

[PoundForPound]

I just hope we don't see any of this

 

[upinsmoke]

I'm hearing JT will remain on the bench.

 

[Spike]

Well, I guess that means finding a starting PF should be a priority for the off-season, no? I don't mind JT off the bench as long as there's someone better starting...

 

[sdballer]

I'm hearing JT will remain on the bench.

Why? Because Carl has excelled starting? Because we already have too much defense?

I'm beginning to worry karl may be past his prime.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Thompson should always have been coming off the bench. He's great in that role. He could be a Top 5 backup center in the league next year; it's not his fault that management keeps putting itself in a position where he's forced to start at PF.

 

[Iced Espresso]

Well, I guess that means finding a starting PF should be a priority for the off-season, no? I don't mind JT off the bench as long as there's someone better starting...

Supposedly with the cap smoothing situation declined the jump in cap space in 16-17 is pretty significant, so hold off on those Thompson/Landry thoughts a bit.

May be better off waiting a bit.

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/1...y-cap-smoothing-historic-cap-increase-nba-set

 

[upinsmoke]

Why? Because Carl has excelled starting? Because we already have too much defense?

I'm beginning to worry karl may be past his prime.

I'm just disappointed JT never had one.

 

[VF21]

Not sure why i need a grammar expert to critique my choice of words.

What would you describe our FO moves from Malone to Corbin to now?

I feel comfortable with the assessment.

Choices fraught with errors because of ignorance or misguided beliefs. TANK to me is such a negative, nasty word - it means your team isn't even trying, that they're going out there to lose.

So I'm sorry if your feeling are hurt by the critique of your choice of words, but I heartily agree with him.

 

[rainmaker]

I never want to see Cuz shooting a 3 in that situation again.

Good lord.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

When heat checks go wrong.

 

[jalfa]

I've come to the realization that I'm no longer watching the games to see a win. What I'm looking for is improvement by the players who are willing to work hard to prove they really want to be here.

I know the rest of the season is a time for George Karl to figure out what he has and what he can get from them.

So, I ... and a number of us ... continue to watch with at least one less thing to worry about. We know the Kings will be back next year...

GO KINGS!

as in: what we've been doing each season past November for the last...where're we at now? 10 years? not that I disagree, it's just getting old.

as for the game: dunno, keeping the Hornets' lead under 10 would be nice, I guess.

 

[VF21]

I'm hearing JT will remain on the bench.

Voices in your head talking Kings management philosophy again?

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Zach Zarba? Oy vey.

 

[VF21]

I just hope we don't see any of this

You know what I'd like to see just once? People not dumping on JT before the game has even started. He is NOT our major problem.

 

[Tetsujin]

You know what I'd like to see just once? People not dumping on JT before the game has even started. He is NOT our major problem.

The Kings haven't made the playoffs since drafting JT. Coincidence? I THINK NOT!!!

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

G-Man says Cousins has (unofficially) drawn 25 charges, counting that one.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

The Kings haven't made the playoffs since drafting JT parting ways with Rick Adelman. Coincidence? I THINK NOT!!!

EFA

DISCLAIMER: I presume that Tet-chan is always being sarcastic, unless he says otherwise, but you just know that somebody's going to take his post at face value.