Larry89
Disgruntled Kings Fan
Dont let Sessions handle the ball or make decisions... oh, he's our backup PG. Stauskas defended well in spurts in Phoenix, looked worse tonight, maybe because of the unit he was playing with.
[Game] Game 7: Sacramento Kings @ OKC Thunder, 11/09/14 4 PM PST 7 PM EST
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Dont let Sessions handle the ball or make decisions... oh, he's our backup PG. Stauskas defended well in spurts in Phoenix, looked worse tonight, maybe because of the unit he was playing with.
HereWeBoogie
Hall of Famer
When have then been on though? Other than keeping the game close against an honestly pretty terrible Denver team, they have pretty much lost ground on the other team every time they're out there.
Landry and Casspi have been solid. But when all 5 bench players have been on the floor it's never good. Malone seriously needs to adjust his rotation plan
Showtime
Starter
The goal of this squad is to make the playoffs. In order to do that in this conference, teams need to win winnable games. In the context of the past decade, it's a promising start. In the context of this season? This type of game needs to be won more often than not by not making some of the mistakes that were made tonight.
We deserved losing.
I started watching from the mid 3rd.
It felt sloppy, and that the only reason the thunder didn't increase their lead was that they were pretty sloppy themselves. So if we have played the real thunder or a legit playoff team, we would have lost by 25, and you know what, as deserved. We missed FTs, made sloppy TOs, took 24 3's (!!) and committed too many dumb fouls.
You know what, I don't wanna win like this.
Let's be humble, we have obviously improved. Yet, we are far from being a playoff team.
Even if we are 7-0. Let's never forget where we came from. Never be arrogant. Always be humble. Never be a laker fan.
I started watching from the mid 3rd.
It felt sloppy, and that the only reason the thunder didn't increase their lead was that they were pretty sloppy themselves. So if we have played the real thunder or a legit playoff team, we would have lost by 25, and you know what, as deserved. We missed FTs, made sloppy TOs, took 24 3's (!!) and committed too many dumb fouls.
You know what, I don't wanna win like this.
Let's be humble, we have obviously improved. Yet, we are far from being a playoff team.
Even if we are 7-0. Let's never forget where we came from. Never be arrogant. Always be humble. Never be a laker fan.
This is the first game this season that we haven't won the rebounding edge and also the first game we haven't made 30 or more trips to the line. We gave them this game, pure and simple. They did the exact same things to us that we've been doing to other teams. And I really don't understand it. At some point I expected the team to rally and right the ship. We've played like a team since the Golden State game and tonight it just appeared that everyone was so concerned with the refs and what Perkins and Adams were doing that they never came together as a unit. We need more from Cousins than what we got tonight and more from our bench as well, but it's a learning experience. Come out strong against Dallas and make this just a small bump in the road.
Sac.Kings
All-Star
I am not too worried about Cousins, he can still be productive even without as many free throws. I am more concerned about our sudden desire to freeze Cousins out of the offense. There were several possessions where I was literally yelling at my computer for Cousins to get the ball, and on one he had Jackson on him. The whole game seemed unorganized. We tried to play their game and lost.
OKC outkinged the Kings.
Refs and all, game was still there to be taken after Ben's 3pt. However they hit tough contested short range shot, block on the other side, hustle offensive rebound/score and brain fart foul just within 2 min, OKC kept composure, game over. .
On the positive side.. Ben
Refs and all, game was still there to be taken after Ben's 3pt. However they hit tough contested short range shot, block on the other side, hustle offensive rebound/score and brain fart foul just within 2 min, OKC kept composure, game over. .
On the positive side.. Ben
randymoss1881
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With statements like this you're in no place to call anyone let alone malone an idiot.
Chupacabra
Starter
This was a frustrating game to watch. Especially the loose ball/rebounding festival of love that OKC enjoyed. I can't stand not being able to rebound.
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
Tonight was the first time since Dec 3, 2013, that we had at least 23 assists and 10 or fewer turnovers in a game, and lost. The last time that happened... was also against Oklahoma City.
I'm going to have to have to eat tuna casserole for the rest of my life, aren't I?
Going to have to start a Kickstarter campaign
I agree with Kayte: I'm unwilling to look at a game where we got outrebounded (giving up eleven offensive rebounds), and missed seven free throws, and say it was the ref's fault.
Damn, I just got blacked out on the Radio.com player.
EDIT - It's back.
EDIT - It's back.
HereWeBoogie
Hall of Famer
i'd rather just play 4 on 5 or crowd source a backup PG
HereWeBoogie
Hall of Famer
OKC took 16 more free throws tonight than they did on Friday against Memphis. SMH
The moral lesson of the above.
We don't need this kind of loss especially against this kind of team without their main guys (No Durant/Westbrook). We should have kept on winning even at the expense of benching Sessions and staying away from that freakin style of benching the starters for too long. The team is young and they would learn more from winning every winnable game. We should have stayed away from giving and waiting for bench guys (Example is Sessions) to find their way to win.
I hope coach Malone learns from this soon enough.
I also hope the effect of this loss would not be that demoralizing to our young players.
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
We say this and yet DFC played 34 minutes, Rudy played 37 minutes, and DC played 35 minutes.
Ben did only play 28 minutes though
Jeremy Fraser
G-League
To be fair, most trees would have a 30ft+ height advantage over every NBA player.
Ok. Maybe not benching the starters for too long this time, but more of using our bench players wisely.
HereWeBoogie
Hall of Famer
Damn and GSW just got smashed in the 4th quarter in Phoenix, missed an opportunity to be on top of the Pacific division
HereWeBoogie
Hall of Famer
This should be the most liked comment in the thread
Oh no!
But we have to have his back however bad he is pulling us down, so he would know he is part of this team!
randymoss1881
Starter
So 7 games in and we know Ben can play defense and with his athletisicm and eagerness to play defense he will get better. But his offense/jump shot is improving after the GS game he is shooting 11-26 (42%). Yes we got a player!!!
And all the people getting in Nik take note of Bend improvement.
And all the people getting in Nik take note of Bend improvement.
I agree.
I don't know how much more Malone can tolerate this. I hope not for long and not at the expense of wasting precious playing time and other players who can contribute more. Malone needs to bench Sessions and give him time to soul-search at the end of the bench. We cannot wait forever for Sessions to wake-up. Malone should try using Ray McCallum (and bench Sessions) next game.
ShastaKingsFan
All-Star
You can "mask" Sessions errors, by parking him at the end of the bench and instead playing RayMac
upinsmoke
All-Star
Truer words have never been spoken.
ShastaKingsFan
All-Star
It's an obvious case of a guy earning playing time with his recent work (RayMac) and the other guy deserving less time by hurting the team in nearly every stint that he comes on the floor (Sessions). Not sure how it could be any more clear
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