Grades v. Clippers 02/28/10

[DoDiGaG0]

absolutely love the transformations theme, just a few I thought you missed out

Sane to Insane , NBA might just make you go lose your mind

refer back to exhibit A

 

[Kingster]

Qoute from todays blog
http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/sports/kings/archives/2010/02/postgame-reacti-6.html


*Ime Udoka's steal when the Kings had a one-point lead was the play that saved the game.
And no, Udoka doesn't practice tossing the ball falling out of bounds to his teammates.
"I knew where my guys were on the court," he said.
*Another note from Westphal's press conference. He said developing young players is a priority but "we won't give young players playing time - they have to earn it."
Too often teams with losing records give playing time to young players who might have not earned it with good practice habits and solid play on gameday.
It sends a bad message: that the players are entitled to play. Yes, they need to play. But if they're not putting in the work, they'll learn more watching a player like Udoka do the right thing. "


Sounds like to me that Donte is in the dog house for not working hard in practice, Coach has stressed defense, Ime has come thru on the defensive end, Im sure he has told Donte time after time you need to show me 100% effort on the defense and be smart on the offense side.

Coach needed Ime's defense and until Donte can show he has earned his minutes in practice he wont get the minutes he wants

Exactly. And that "terrible" Udoka made the play of the game. With what? Defense. Eventually Donte will earn the minutes. It's just a matter of time...

 

[VF21]

Qoute from todays blog
http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/sports/kings/archives/2010/02/postgame-reacti-6.html


*Ime Udoka's steal when the Kings had a one-point lead was the play that saved the game.
And no, Udoka doesn't practice tossing the ball falling out of bounds to his teammates.
"I knew where my guys were on the court," he said.
*Another note from Westphal's press conference. He said developing young players is a priority but "we won't give young players playing time - they have to earn it."
Too often teams with losing records give playing time to young players who might have not earned it with good practice habits and solid play on gameday.
It sends a bad message: that the players are entitled to play. Yes, they need to play. But if they're not putting in the work, they'll learn more watching a player like Udoka do the right thing. "


Sounds like to me that Donte is in the dog house for not working hard in practice, Coach has stressed defense, Ime has come thru on the defensive end, Im sure he has told Donte time after time you need to show me 100% effort on the defense and be smart on the offense side.

Coach needed Ime's defense and until Donte can show he has earned his minutes in practice he wont get the minutes he wants

Sounds that way to me, too.

 

[LPKingsFan]

Wow, I just watched the game highlights on kings.com and if I hadn't had already known, I would have had no clue that those last few plays were in the 4th quarter of a close game. I know it's the Clippers, but it sounded like there were about 10 people in ARCO.

 

[Ed2009]

Wow, I just watched the game highlights on kings.com and if I hadn't had already known, I would have had no clue that those last few plays were in the 4th quarter of a close game. I know it's the Clippers, but it sounded like there were about 10 people in ARCO.

Sorry have to correct you, it were 11 + clippers bus driver.

 

[Andre87]

lmao the funniest theme in a loong while!

 

[pdxKingsFan]

Somewhere between Rodman and Birdman should have been Cherokee Parks. Dwayne Schintzius's transformation from mullet to spikey blonde hair at the end of his career might also be fun.

 

[FaStRmAn]

im sorry but i still dont see why the hell Donte Greene cant play more mins.... look at his stat line... plus he played some good defense early...

I dont frickn get it...

westphal was was good in my book for clowning Hawes but a DNP for Greene last game and playing behind Ime is straight stupid...

When Greene starts playing SMART team ball, without the mustard, he will get more playing time. He almost put too much mustard on that dunk against the Clippers and he nearly missed the dunk !! Go back and look at the tape! It barely crawled over the rim! A dunk is 2 points, mustard or no mustard. When Green learns to put the team FIRST he will get more playing time! AS it SHOULD BE!! He needs to play a more solid team defense as well !! He is gonna be a good player, but he needs to be a team first guy. No more hand behind the head dunks. Just put the damn ball in the bucket !! Their record is 20-39 !! No room for hot dogs on a team struggling for every win! Let's put a few wins together before they start getting fancy huh ??

Udoka isn't a great player, but he knows his limitations, he plays good team defense, he plays within himself, and he isn't a show off at 20-39!! I think Greene could play ALL the minutes that Udoka is getting if he just played team ball, stayed within himself, and quit hot dogging it on a 20-39 team !! There is no doubt that Greene is OUR FUTURE! However, he certainly needs to mature and cut out the unnecessary theatrics. If the team was up by 30 or the end of half or game perhaps, but NOT when you NEED those 2 points !! If he HAD missed the dunk, or if his defensive breakdowns HAD cost the team the win, it would be a tragedy! I dont blame Coach one bit for going with Udoka as a sure thing than with Greene. The running one hander he made was a PRAYER! I got him some bench time too! The Kings need consistency more than anything else. I hope Greene recognizes this and gets more playing time.

 

[pshn80]

When Greene starts playing SMART team ball, without the mustard, he will get more playing time. He almost put too much mustard on that dunk against the Clippers and he nearly missed the dunk !! Go back and look at the tape! It barely crawled over the rim! A dunk is 2 points, mustard or no mustard. When Green learns to put the team FIRST he will get more playing time! AS it SHOULD BE!! He needs to play a more solid team defense as well !! He is gonna be a good player, but he needs to be a team first guy. No more hand behind the head dunks. Just put the damn ball in the bucket !! Their record is 20-39 !! No room for hot dogs on a team struggling for every win! Let's put a few wins together before they start getting fancy huh ??

Udoka isn't a great player, but he knows his limitations, he plays good team defense, he plays within himself, and he isn't a show off at 20-39!! I think Greene could play ALL the minutes that Udoka is getting if he just played team ball, stayed within himself, and quit hot dogging it on a 20-39 team !! There is no doubt that Greene is OUR FUTURE! However, he certainly needs to mature and cut out the unnecessary theatrics. If the team was up by 30 or the end of half or game perhaps, but NOT when you NEED those 2 points !! If he HAD missed the dunk, or if his defensive breakdowns HAD cost the team the win, it would be a tragedy! I dont blame Coach one bit for going with Udoka as a sure thing than with Greene. The running one hander he made was a PRAYER! I got him some bench time too! The Kings need consistency more than anything else. I hope Greene recognizes this and gets more playing time.

I agree with you. Best post I've seen on Donte. His 'poor judgement' events don't show up in the stat sheets, so despite his good stats and his contributions to high light reels, he still needs to get a handle on it. Again, I'll rely on the coaching staff here.