This game is an example of why I've been saying, my whole life, that offense is overrated: Kings are on pace for 101 points, and are down twenty-six. Egad.
[Game] Game Thread: Kings at Grizzlies 1/21/12
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BLNINJA #81
Bench
Yhea... will need an absolute miracle now..
We've also been our worst when they are involved.
The point you can make is that we do well when Reke and Cousins are playing like the stars that some of you claim them to be. Essentially you're telling me that we tend to do well when 2 of our 5 starters are playing a good game. I'm not certain I understand the "point."
Again... no formula of starters/who-does-what has been consistently effective for this team.
Dr. Spaceman
Bench
Poor move by Smart leaving the smallball lineup in there when it clearly was costing us the game. His stubbornness to remove what wasn't working (i.e., Thomas) was...Westphalian.
rainmaker
Hall of Famer
Yup. But also, running both he and Jimmer out there together is making life twice as hard on them, and Smart should realize that. Have to play either one with Reke. Smart is setting them up to fail on defense.
rainmaker
Hall of Famer
I didn't say only 2 of the 5 starters play well. Where'd you get that? I said we're best when Reke and Cousins are heavily involved, which leads to them naturally commanding more attention, thus opening it up and making it easier for everyone else, the role players.
Bricklayer
Don't Make Me Use The Bat
No chance if we do not have our bi three guys going, or at elast two of them. A dn we didn't.
But even with al that said peopel have to be realsitic here: this has actualy been a GOOD gaem by our admittedly low offensive standards this season. We ar on pace to score 100, coudl get 20 assists. The problem is that other end. Don't know why fans have such a ahrd time seeing the defensive end of the coru, but when you score 100 and your oponent scores 120 its not the offense that let you down.
But even with al that said peopel have to be realsitic here: this has actualy been a GOOD gaem by our admittedly low offensive standards this season. We ar on pace to score 100, coudl get 20 assists. The problem is that other end. Don't know why fans have such a ahrd time seeing the defensive end of the coru, but when you score 100 and your oponent scores 120 its not the offense that let you down.
Unfortunately it's not their guards who are killing us, and the defense was just as bad in the first quarter with our typical starting lineup. In general, this team plays bad defense. I'm trying to think of a name for someone who plays good defense on this team, but it just won't come to me. I guess you could say Cousins... but it's just not saying much.
Agree to disagree, buddy
rainmaker
Hall of Famer
I wonder if he has any solutions besides going small. He appears to go small whenever we get down, regardless of the opponent. Not a good sign.
As much as fans seem to like Smart, his coaching method has not been much different from Westphal... at least in his lineups and subbing.
RookieOfTheDay
Starter
Words cannot describe how much I hate Marc Gasol and Mike Connely right now. On the bright side, at least Jimmer finally showed flashes of what he's capable of. Too bad the rest of the team decided to suck.
We can only sub in the players we have on the team and we can't play our best players 48 minutes a night. Considering what he has to work with, the subs have not been that bad.
rainmaker
Hall of Famer
Our offense has looked better under him. It's the other side of the court he appears to ignore, and actually sets players up to fail at.
We just had two games in a row where we held some pretty good teams under 90 points. Our problem is consistency and Smart can't do that much about it. We just have to play.
Circa_1985_Fan
All-Star
Well...Jimmer was good, but still is 5-13. Donte is bringing it tonight even though we're getting our butt spanked.
yeah I agree.
rainmaker
Hall of Famer
Go look at the stats for yourself. Our best defensive lineups do not include small ball.
http://www.82games.com/1112/1112SAC2.HTM
TehSwimGuy
Bench
Not much of a consolation, but few if any teams would beat the Grizz the way they're playing tonight.
That being said, I feel like we're the only team that lets them get this way.
Glad to see Jimmer finally showed what he's capable of and was hitting buckets. He looked a lot more sure of himself. Tough night though, I hope they can put this behind them.
Maybe the kid finally got laid
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That being said, I feel like we're the only team that lets them get this way.
Glad to see Jimmer finally showed what he's capable of and was hitting buckets. He looked a lot more sure of himself. Tough night though, I hope they can put this behind them.
Maybe the kid finally got laid
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gunks
Hall of Famer
This. Petrie done F'd up with this squad. Not digging Thornton, Salmons, JJ, or Outlaw...All guys we got (or resigned this summer). Bad defense and worse chemistry from those dudes.
There has been improvement under Smart. But he can only go so far with what he has.
RookieOfTheDay
Starter
He lost his groove once the rout was on. I'm not just talking about his shooting, though, he was making some really nice plays for teammates and showing some confidence out there.
Our best defensive lineups are still some of the absolute WORST in the entire league, and contain players who have no clue how to play offense.
In related news, some of Saddam Hussein's most charitable moments came while he was holding semi-automatics and not automatics.
^ See what I did there?
Big Cuz 15
All-Star
HOLY ****, wtf happened?
Not much of a consolation, but few if any teams would beat the Grizz the way they're playing tonight.
That being said, I feel like we're the only team that lets them get this way.
Glad to see Jimmer finally showed what he's capable of and was hitting buckets. He looked a lot more sure of himself. Tough night though, I hope they can put this behind them.
Maybe the kid finally got laid
Sometimes you just lose games. Philly lost by 21 to a Wade-less Miami.
RookieOfTheDay
Starter
"Sometimes you just lose games" doesn't fly when you're 6-11 and losing by an average of 20+ points.
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