[Game] [GAME] Kings vs Magic 1/8/12
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Tyreke had a great game but his decision making down the stretch will have to improve, if he wants to be a big game player.
he took 2 bad shots with a couple of mins to go, and the play where he drove turned around and threw the ball over his head was less than special.
still thats bball; these things take years to come unless you're MJ.
he took 2 bad shots with a couple of mins to go, and the play where he drove turned around and threw the ball over his head was less than special.
still thats bball; these things take years to come unless you're MJ.
I really like the effort I saw on the floor today, but the lack of basketball IQ can drive you absolutely nuts. I'm watching players consistantly go under screens on JJ Redick, and I thought I was going to have a heart attack. This team just makes so many bonehead plays and decisions through the game that costs them Wins. Today could've easily been a Win. Even with how annoying Walton is, he made such a good point non stop about the guards pounding the ball into the ground and walking it up the floor. Get out and GO when you have a quick/slashing lineup on the floor!
Well, the good thing is that coach seems to be emphasizing pushing the ball. He's saying that right now it's not a habit for the players yet, but over time they should be pushing it a lot more. It also comes down to conditioning and the stamina of our players.
What I can't understand is why Grant and Jerry seem to have this idea that Salmons is some offensive God. Err hello, do you not remember his ball pounding ways back here? He isn't exactly the greatest shooter either, so I have no idea why they seem so surprised that Salmons isn't doing anything for us offensively.
What I can't understand is why Grant and Jerry seem to have this idea that Salmons is some offensive God. Err hello, do you not remember his ball pounding ways back here? He isn't exactly the greatest shooter either, so I have no idea why they seem so surprised that Salmons isn't doing anything for us offensively.
Compared to his career numbers, he is shooting much worse across the board. For his career he was hitting around 37% from 3 and is now at 30% this season. Similar drops in his FG% and FT%. Hopefully he is just off to a slow start and isn't starting his decline already. He is only 33 and hasn't had any major injuries. May have lost a step, but that shouldn't have such a dramatic impact on his shooting %.
If he would play around the 3 point line, for one, he will become a better spot up 3 point shooter getting setup by our other players. And two, it would give the idea to the other players on our team what to expect. That he won't be dribbling and cutting to the basket, that he'll only be there to shoot the 3, or pass the ball. Three, it might give more responsibility to Thornton and Reke on being the primary ballhandlers, which i think is a good thing.
Salmons didn't play good tonight, thats's for sure. But I still believe he can be a valuable asset for this team. He was solid defensively, made some shots and I recall a pretty pass to JT for a layup. He has got to hit the open 3s though, if he can do that will be a really hard to guard team.
I did not like Thornton's decision making, he jacked up some awful shots.
I did not like Thornton's decision making, he jacked up some awful shots.