[Game] Game 9: Sacramento Kings @ Memphis Grizzlies, 11/13/14

[ShastaKingsFan]

When the hell can we play the Sixers or Lakers?

We're all "setup" for a strong run down the stretch

 

[Sac.Kings]

I noticed that we end the regular season with a Home @Home with the lakers. How sweet would it be, if we found ourselves in position to get into the playoffs by sweeping that set?

Not sweet enough, but it would be a start

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Philly 0-8 so far this season are are a complete joke.

At least they're trying to lose on purpose:

 

[flamecrow]

Just tuning in!!!! HOW ARE WE?!?!?!?!?!! OMG OMG hehe please quote and give me a 3 sentence summary

 

[HereWeBoogie]

At least they're trying to lose on purpose:

it is now 55-16

 

[Glenn]

Do you want to watch Nik struggle all year while force feeding him playing time or would you rather have a steady vet who can make a difference right now and help this team win and get to the playoffs? That's not throwing Nik under the bus but that's wanting to win now and the kid isn't ready yet.

Actually, I don't mind seeing Nik struggle. He is part of our future and has to get comfortable with the NBA game. Winning now would get us where? I suspect a lot of fans think even if we were in full winning mode we still wouldn't make the playoffs. Personally I think we need to play the guys who are part of our long term plans and that includes Nik.

 

[Bricklayer]

It's kind of silly that we're already starting to see rumblings about Stauskas. We're literally seeing the result of player growth with Ben McLemore and some are already to throw Nik under the bus after 8 games.

Now D-Will is a different story of it being time to give up on a young player. Year 4 for him and he hasn't improved on anything in his game since his rookie year.

Thing is. if last year was this, Ben would have his ass pinned to the bench too. Those sorts of games are for losing lottery bound squads. When you are trying to win you can't afford them. I think we might be the absolute worst team for that stuff right now. At least a veteran playoff tested crew would know how to work around it and be confident even if we let a few slip. But us? We need everything right now. And the more you see how our starters play, the more I would go so far as to say we DESERVE a good bench so that we aren't undercut.

 

[HighFlyingMonkey]

it is now 55-16

Our lead doesn't look so big anymore

 

[HereWeBoogie]

Starters need to put this out of reach before Sessions can do any more damage

 

[funkykingston]

Great pass Cuz.

 

[CurseOfTheSalmons]

nice backdoor, ben. keep that in your game.

 

[HereWeBoogie]

Sessions and Stauskas each had a -7 in 5 minutes. Collison has a +23

 

[VF21]

Just tuning in!!!! HOW ARE WE?!?!?!?!?!! OMG OMG hehe please quote and give me a 3 sentence summary

We scored more points in the first quarter.
We scored more points total in the first half.
We aren't sucking.

 

[PurpleHaze]

Rudy loves the rims at FedEx Center, BenMac doesn't know any better - keep it going guys especially if they collapse all over Big Cuz.

 

[Tetsujin]

I love watching Tony Allen on defense. Oh my

 

[kingsboi]

what doppelganger has entered inside Ben?

 

[VF21]

Ben is starting to really impress me. And make me very happy for him...and for us.

 

[fursty13]

There aren't enough words to describe Ben's breakout stretch.

 

[funkykingston]

Ah Ben.

They grow up so fast.

 

[HereWeBoogie]

i love how players can just run into defenders out of control and throw the ball up and get a foul. Too bad DMC doesn't have that luxery

 

[CurseOfTheSalmons]

ben faked going baseline and then went top. he didn't have that in his game last year.

 

[Glenn]

Ben is having trouble controlling his smile.

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

Jerry giving some good analysis on Ben's shooting. It's the quick release, not the max high jump

 

[The Hammer]

I'm seriously impressed with BenMac.

 

[Tetsujin]

Also, Ben has suddenly become our third best player. This truly is a strange strange world

 

[kingsboi]

JT tried to kill a bug on the backboard

 

[DesertFox]

Ben...

 

[HereWeBoogie]

Hit the showers Z-Bo

 

[funkykingston]

JT's jump shot is going to start showing up on the back of milk cartons.

 

[Glenn]

Ben is starting to really impress me. And make me very happy for him...and for us.

I expected a little of this last year but as we all know, nothing happened.

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

JT's shooting has gone into the comical zone