cherry picking stats is fun.
They lost by one shot. They shot a better % than their oponents.
Seems like turnovers/possessions are the obvious conclusions. Is the math really too complicated for you? This is pretty elementary stuff...
cherry picking stats is fun.
At the end of the game, the Kings broadcast called it 21 TO's for the Kings.
3 TO's different is a LOT between stat teams.
They lost by one shot. They shot a better % than their oponents.
Seems like turnovers/possessions are the obvious conclusions. Is the math really too complicated for you? This is pretty elementary stuff...
The only reason it was only by 3 is the Warriors are bad enough to let them back in the game. It's pathetic because this is a game the Kings could have and should have won and they blew it. They got torched by the bench of the Warriors, that's just lame.
What I cannot understand is why Tyreke went into outside shooter mode for certain stretches. He was doing so well driving the ball and making plays and then all of a sudden he starts pounding the ball again, taking outside shots, not moving the ball. Sometimes it really just makes me want to bang my head on a wall.
Also, when is Keith Smart going to realise that he NEEDS to keep either Tyreke or DMC in the game at any one time? There is nobody else who can score for our team. We thought we had a bunch of scorers who could create their own shot. Well, we were wrong. Veteran teams with good benches can leave the game to the bench for prolonged stretches and bring the starters back in refreshed. We struggle just to get 10 points off the bench every game. As far as I know, 10 points from your bench isn't going to keep you in a big number of games.
It's also what the defense gives him as well. so can't just drive all the time, and expect the defense to just lay there and let you do that.
Tyreke had an A for 2 to 3 quarters. Then he flunked the 4th. How many times does Tyreke have to drive right and try to go all the way to the basket in the 4th before he realizes that everybody on the planet knows he's going to do just that? These teams are waiting for him to do his drive to the right 4th quarter heroics, and he is blithely doing the same darn thing over and over. What kind of grade do you give your floor general if he flunks the 4th quarter with terrible decision making, but overall has good stats for the game? I'll leave that to the brighter bulbs to figure out.
IT continues to impress. The contrast between him and Tyreke was stark in the 4th quarter. He just knows what to do with the ball on most occassions. Considering the lack of practice and playing time he's had, his performance is pretty amazing. He has an instinct for the game.
This is why I voted for Cousins in the player of the game poll. Tyreke put up better game stats but his late game play was costly, as it has been many times.
Indeed. His poise and control out there just goes to show how lame the youth excuse is when used on players with more NBA experience than IT. He proves that just because you’re young doesn’t automatically mean you’re doomed to being a dumb basketball player. I mean dumb only in the low basketball IQ sense.
This will sound like “Tyreke bashing” to those committed to making excuses for him but I’m just calling it like I see it. Cousins has been consistent and cut down of the dumb mistakes. Thompson has elevated his game and looks better than ever. Thomas is looking real solid as a rookie. There guys are doing it, why can’t Tyreke?
I want Tyreke to get better. It’s not like I’m some hater rooting for him to fail. I just refuse to make excuse for him. He needs to be held accountable. No one can fix the problems in his game for him. Whether he becomes a star or a disappointment is only up to him.
Also, I thought Jimmer had a pull up jumper in college? What happened to it? He doesn't need to get so far into the lane. Just fake the three and pull up midrange.
ElRey said:Jimmer needs to shoot the damn ball. Tired of watching him give up an open shot then drive in the middle and get stuck...like an instant replay every game now.
Do you guys know that Isaiah Thomas is 7 months OLDER than Tyreke Evans? Also as Jerry Reynolds continues to point out IT was a Lead Guard in the Washington Huskies program for 4 years doing exactly what he has been doing for the Kings. Of course this is the NBA so all the players are better.
I like IT in the role Coach Smart is playing him in. Since he is not starting the other team does not game plan their defense for him, YET
KB
Do you guys know that Isaiah Thomas is 7 months OLDER than Tyreke Evans? Also as Jerry Reynolds continues to point out IT was a Lead Guard in the Washington Huskies program for 4 years doing exactly what he has been doing for the Kings. Of course this is the NBA so all the players are better.
I like IT in the role Coach Smart is playing him in. Since he is not starting the other team does not game plan their defense for him, YET
KB
No, it's a struggling team getting better. We've already been bad and now we are past that.Can we just say that right now they are a bad team? Their bench is very poor. Which is to be expected when the owners spend ZERO to improve the team. Another year of mediocrity is on the horizon.
I do think it makes a difference. At his size, IT has and always will play PG in the NBA. He's always played against guys bigger than him, too. Four years of college improving fundamentals sure helps, too.So you think that the pg experience of Isaiah in college outweighs the two years of NBA experience of Tyreke? And that accounts for IT being a better floor general than Tyreke? Leaving aside why IT is a better floor general, does it really matter why? If the guy is better, then why not play him accordingly?
Possibly you haven't seen some of their recent games. They played well for 3 of 4.They didn't really play well that i saw. The only reason the game was close is because the Warriors are a bad team too.
He's not my favorite either but I wouldn't go that far.Now Thornton is someone I'd be ok with people bashing for not living up to expectations. He's basically been our worst fears about him up to this point: A selfish, inefficient, streaky scorer who isn't very good defensively.
Possibly you haven't seen some of their recent games. They played well for 3 of 4.
But you miss the point. Bad team vs. bad team = close game. No so for the Kings most of this season but we're getting there.I don't even know what that's supposed to mean. My point was that bad team vs bad team = close game. Basically bad teams make each other look good.
Unfortunately, I think you are right. Smart seems to be doing OK but he has to do better to claim the job.He's not going to have one. That's the Sword of Damacles hagning over his head. Unless he can figure a way to get this turned around NOW, midseason, and get us competitive and then some by the back half of the season, if the rumors have it right Van Gundy, lLoan, Brown etc. will be getting calls, and Smart wil be out of a job again same way it happened in Golden State. Ah, the life of an interim guy. Thing is I too think maybe, just maybe, if he can be talked out of smallball, this is a guy who could lead a good team. But he threatens to be overwhelmed by the glamour/reputation picks instead (you do remember who the owners are, and broke or not, they like shiny things and flashy names).
Anyway, Smart doesn;t have tome to wait for an offseason. He needs to somehow polish these turds and come up with diamonds.
But you miss the point. Bad team vs. bad team = close game. No so for the Kings most of this season but we're getting there.
I do think it makes a difference. At his size, IT has and always will play PG in the NBA. He's always played against guys bigger than him, too. Four years of college improving fundamentals sure helps, too.
Tyreke has almost always been asked to play as a primary scorer for a team. Only one year of college. The fact that I can see the improvement in Tyreke's game this year, since Smart took over, shows me he's had two bad coaches his first two years, who did not help him adjust and improve his game, at all.
I have nothing against IT, as a matter of fact I like him quite a lot. He's struggled in some games this year, too.
Unfortunately, I think you are right. Smart seems to be doing OK but he has to do better to claim the job.
No, what we need is the capability as a team and as individuals is getting OPEN SHOTS. Our guys in the fourth stood each in his own spot and forced passes to each other until the clock ran down and then forced up a shot. Even Rush last night couldn't have made those shots. The problem I just decribed also explains a number of TOs.Brandon Rush, a small forward who could hit an open three. Isn't that what we need so badly!? He's on the wrong team.
No, what we need is the capability as a team and as individuals is getting OPEN SHOTS. Our guys in the fourth stood each in his own spot and forced passes to each other until the clock ran down and then forced up a shot. Even Rush last night couldn't have made those shots. The problem I just decribed also explains a number of TOs.