[Grades] Grades v. Mavericks 3/27/2016

Bricklayer

Bricklayer

Don't Make Me Use The Bat
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Haha!

Don't ever forget that jackass voted to take your team from you.



Boxscore


Stats:26min 9pts (4-10, 0-3, 1-2) 2reb 1ast 2stl 0blk 1TO
Summary:maybe the only guy the Mavs looked like they could defend as Wes Matthews got up into him from the beginning
Gay ( ) --

Stats: 17min 7pts (3-4, 1-1, 0-0) 3reb 0ast 2stl 0blk 0TO
Summary:jumper was on as he spotted up from range across his minutes
Acy ( ) --

Stats: 28min 20pts (7-12, 0-1, 6-10) 12reb 5ast 2stl 0blk 3TO
Summary:another big night in limited mins as he had complete control of the game for 3/4, then rested for the 4th
Cousins( ) --

Stats: 23min 14pts (4-7, 2-4, 4-4) 1reb 3ast 1stl 0blk 1TO
Summary:in the first half gave us normal Kings SG offense, but was competing on D, in the 3rd worked very well with Cuz racking up pts and asts
Curry ( ) --

Stats: 28min 11pts (4-7, 2-3, 1-2) 4reb 11ast 2stl 0blk 2TO
Summary: an easy and efficient game where he had plenty of help creating shots as teamwide passing left his 11ast as only 1/3 of our total
Rondo ( ) --


Bench

Stats: 28min 21pts (8-11, 0-0, 5-5) 7reb 1ast 0stl 0blk 1TO
Summary:came right in and exploded for an exciting series of offensive moves that may have been a message for Karl.
Cauley Stein( ) --

Stats: 27min 17pts (7-11, 1-2, 2-2) 2reb 4ast 1stl 0blk 0TO
Summary: strong offensive game from the beginning, and applying ball pressure up top. So frustrating this wasn't there all year.
Collison( ) --

Stats: 23min 10pts (4-5, 1-1, 1-2) 3reb 4ast 1stl 1blk 1TO
Summary: kind of lost in the shuffle of so many guys playing well, but moved the ball, stayed efficient, had a few defensive miscues
Casspi ( ) --

Stats: 15min 10pts (5-6, 0-0, 0-0) 6reb 0ast 0stl 2blk 0TO
Summary:came back from his DNP-CD to play a really nice solid game, hitting all his half hooks, on the glass, no mistakes
Koufos ( ) --

Stats: 20min 14pts (5-9, 2-5, 2-3) 1reb 1ast 0stl 0blk 1TO
Summary:returned after weeks away bursting with confidence and did not once ask anyone for permission o shoot or attack
McLemore ( ) --

Stats: 5min 0pts (0-0, 0-0, 0-0) 0reb 1ast 0stl 0blk 0TO
Summary: just the final 4:40 of the garbagetime. Normal Anderson statline for thos minutes.
Anderson ( ) --


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Each team had 8 players with double figure scoring. I don't ever recall seeing that before:eek:

Rondo had 11 points and 11 assists in 28 minutes:D
 
I have been calling for Boogie to play this way all season.... 12 shots, 20 points, 5 assists/ 3 TOs....it is a beautiful thing when he defers more, shoots less and trusts his teammates....

On another topic I think Kings fans on this board and elsewhere are underrating Rondo....I am in favor of re-signing this guy, tweaking our wing positions by moving Rudy/Ben/Marco and Koufos.....

This core can win with complementary additions:

- Willie
- Boogie
- Darren
- Rondo
- Omri

Two things we know now that we didn't know to start the season. One, Willie is a better offensive player than we thought and will make a leap in year two and two Rondo is a better offensive player than we thought with fairly reliable outside shot. I don't like his TS% or inability to get to the free throw line but his RPG and 45% on FGs and 35% on threes and league leading in assists is NOTHING to sneeze at!

His defensive deficiencies are somewhat overblown because of the par excellence at that PG position....AND his shortcoming on that end of the floor will be masked when we add better defensive wings. I think too his effort will pick-up when the games mean more....

Its time for Boogie to shut it down and get his double foot tendonitis taken care of so we secure our 7th seed in the lottery.....Buddy Hield or Chris Dunn then becomes a prized addition or trade asset along with half of the roster outside the aforementioned core.

There's NO reason with Ben/Rudy/Marco/Koufos and the 7th pick in the draft as trade bait deficiencies cannot be addressed and resolved through swift maneuvering by our GM if he acts prudently...whether he does or not is the question. I personally have my doubts.
 
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Blob said:
I have been calling for Boogie to play this way all season.... 12 shots, 20 points, 5 assists/ 3 TOs....it is a beautiful thing when he defers more, shoots less and trusts his teammates....

On another topic I think Kings fans on this board and elsewhere are underrating Rondo....I am in favor of re-signing this guy, tweaking our wing positions by moving Rudy/Ben/Marco and Koufos.....

This core can win with complementary additions:

- Willie
- Boogie
- Darren
- Rondo
- Omri

Two things we know now that we didn't know to start the season. One, Willie is a better offensive player than we thought and will make a leap in year two and two Rondo is a better offensive player than we thought with fairly reliable outside shot. I don't like his TS% or inability to get to the free throw line but his RPG and 45% on FGs and 35% on threes and league leading in assists is NOTHING to sneeze at!

His defensive deficiencies are somewhat overblown because of the par excellence at that PG position....AND his shortcoming on that end of the floor will be masked when we add better defensive wings. I think too his effort will pick-up when the games mean more....

Its time for Boogie to shut it down and get his double foot tendonitis taken care of so we secure our 7th seed in the lottery.....Buddy Hield or Chris Dunn then becomes a prized addition or trade asset along with half of the roster outside the aforementioned core.

There's NO reason with Ben/Rudy/Marco/Koufos and the 7th pick in the draft deficiencies cannot be addressed and resolved through swift maneuvering by our GM if he acts prudently...whether he does or not is the question. I personally have my doubts.
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The problem with changing topics in a thread is that good discussion sometimes gets totally lost.

Our board is set up in a manner to try and correct this by utilizing the thread format. I'd suggest you consider taking the majority of this post and using it to start a different thread, or possibly add it to one of the several threads we already have about looking to the future.
 
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VF21 said:
The problem with changing topics in a thread is that good discussion sometimes gets totally lost.

Our board is set up in a manner to try and correct this by utilizing the thread format. I'd strongly suggest you consider taking the majority of this post and using it to start a different thread, or possibly add it to one of the several threads we already have about looking to the future.
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Whatever.....there is NO activity in these threads lately. I think you'd be a little more receptive to any substantive comment. Delete the comment if you don't like it. I am done posting here for a while....maybe permanently. Its just not very friendly site.
 
Blob said:
Whatever.....there is NO activity in these threads lately. I think you'd be a little more receptive to any substantive comment. Delete the comment if you don't like it. I am done posting here for a while....maybe permanently. Its just not very friendly site.
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Seriously? Have some thicker skin and stop being a crybaby. She simply made a suggestion to you -- and provided you with solid reasoning why. Sheesh.

Having said that, I'll comment on your topic change by saying that I agree that Rondo is underrated. I'm ok with keeping him --- if they can -- because I think he's forming a nice offensive bond with WCS as he's already done with Boogie. And his jump shot has been decent enough to keep teams honest. He just needs to put out more effort on defense.
 
Blob said:
Whatever.....there is NO activity in these threads lately. I think you'd be a little more receptive to any substantive comment. Delete the comment if you don't like it. I am done posting here for a while....maybe permanently. Its just not very friendly site.
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I didn't say I didn't like it. I said you would probably get more traffic if it weren't in the grade thread.
 
Blob said:
Whatever.....there is NO activity in these threads lately. I think you'd be a little more receptive to any substantive comment. Delete the comment if you don't like it. I am done posting here for a while....maybe permanently. Its just not very friendly site.
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You write good notes. At the same time, I don't think the suggestion ws meant to be demeaning.
 
Blob said:
I have been calling for Boogie to play this way all season.... 12 shots, 20 points, 5 assists/ 3 TOs....it is a beautiful thing when he defers more, shoots less and trusts his teammates....

On another topic I think Kings fans on this board and elsewhere are underrating Rondo....I am in favor of re-signing this guy, tweaking our wing positions by moving Rudy/Ben/Marco and Koufos.....

This core can win with complementary additions:

- Willie
- Boogie
- Darren
- Rondo
- Omri

Two things we know now that we didn't know to start the season. One, Willie is a better offensive player than we thought and will make a leap in year two and two Rondo is a better offensive player than we thought with fairly reliable outside shot. I don't like his TS% or inability to get to the free throw line but his RPG and 45% on FGs and 35% on threes and league leading in assists is NOTHING to sneeze at!

His defensive deficiencies are somewhat overblown because of the par excellence at that PG position....AND his shortcoming on that end of the floor will be masked when we add better defensive wings. I think too his effort will pick-up when the games mean more....

Its time for Boogie to shut it down and get his double foot tendonitis taken care of so we secure our 7th seed in the lottery.....Buddy Hield or Chris Dunn then becomes a prized addition or trade asset along with half of the roster outside the aforementioned core.

There's NO reason with Ben/Rudy/Marco/Koufos and the 7th pick in the draft as trade bait deficiencies cannot be addressed and resolved through swift maneuvering by our GM if he acts prudently...whether he does or not is the question. I personally have my doubts.
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If he really is one of the "great" ones...this is the way to go about it. Put the team on his shoulder when necessary, but also move the ball and make your teammates better rather than shooting it every time.

Trill has surprised me with some of his moves, this is great to see. He has nice form on his jump shot so I have no doubt with lots of repetition, he will have that shot down pat sooner rather than later.
 
KingsFanSince85 said:
Seriously? Have some thicker skin and stop being a crybaby. She simply made a suggestion to you -- and provided you with solid reasoning why. Sheesh.

Having said that, I'll comment on your topic change by saying that I agree that Rondo is underrated. I'm ok with keeping him --- if they can -- because I think he's forming a nice offensive bond with WCS as he's already done with Boogie. And his jump shot has been decent enough to keep teams honest. He just needs to put out more effort on defense.
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I think with less pace comes more effort on the defensive end of the ball because you're not exerting so much energy trying to run 100 miles an hour up and down the court.
 
KingsFanSince85 said:
Seriously? Have some thicker skin and stop being a crybaby. She simply made a suggestion to you -- and provided you with solid reasoning why. Sheesh.

Having said that, I'll comment on your topic change by saying that I agree that Rondo is underrated. I'm ok with keeping him --- if they can -- because I think he's forming a nice offensive bond with WCS as he's already done with Boogie. And his jump shot has been decent enough to keep teams honest. He just needs to put out more effort on defense.
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I think most PG's who have a lob target like WCS could easily form a good bond with him, I really hope people don't get caught up in really judging the players in these last 10 games cause the reality is while the wins over Dallas/Suns were great fun these are completely pressure free meaningless games unless your someone like Seth Curry/Acy/James Anderson/Moreland (if he plays) auditioning for a future gig on this or another team. I love the Kings but the reality is when the season was there to be won and all our competitors were ravaged by injury the team choked (with great help from Karl). Rondo to me over the course of the year was great for fantasy NBA but he hurt us probably more than he helped in a lot of games.

Rudy Gay/Rondo/Bellenlli just came up small time after time when we needed them the most and the last 10 won't change that even if we win 10 in a row, I just can't take these games seriously other than watching WCS develop and seeing who is going to play there way into another contract.
 
KingMilz said:
I think most PG's who have a lob target like WCS could easily form a good bond with him, I really hope people don't get caught up in really judging the players in these last 10 games cause the reality is while the wins over Dallas/Suns were great fun these are completely pressure free meaningless games unless your someone like Seth Curry/Acy/James Anderson/Moreland (if he plays) auditioning for a future gig on this or another team.
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Disagree with the first part, totally agree with the second part.

It's not easy to consistently throw the lob pass like Rondo does. There are a lot of factors to it. Rondo happens to be one of the very best at it. Even so, you weren't seeing the same success earlier in the season. Their timing and familiarity with one another has improved, as has Willie's PT :)

As for the second part, we've seen the likes of Tony Massenburg and Ike Diogu light things up the last several games of a season. So I totally agree with your point on that. Still, it is still better to see the likes of WCS, Ben McClemore and others play well during the dog days than not.
 
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