How come!?!

[Crvena Zvezda]

Why is it so hard to win on the road? A lot of teams are like this, not just the kings. Look at Clevland for example.

What is it? Sure the fans would make a difference but they shouldn't make that much of a difference just because they are cheering for the opposite team.

 

[LPKingsFan]

Travel, for one.

 

[Crvena Zvezda]

Travel, that is a pretty lame excuse. Sure the timezones are different but it doesn't make that much of a difference.

 

[LPKingsFan]

Well if your body has to make adjustments while your opponent does not then you already have a disadantage there. Not to mention altered sleep, late nights, delayed planes, nightclubs, etc.

 

[hoops4kings]

The Kings just aren't a very good team away from home this year. They look uninspired on the road thus far. Plus the offense is not in sync for 4 quarters and we get pummeled in the paint.

 

[Crvena Zvezda]

Well if your body has to make adjustments while your opponent does not then you already have a disadantage there. Not to mention altered sleep, late nights, delayed planes, nightclubs, etc.

Of course your body has to make an adjustment. But 3-4 hours is not that much of a big deal.

 

[SSBG]

Why is it so hard to win on the road? A lot of teams are like this, not just the kings. Look at Clevland for example.

What is it? Sure the fans would make a difference but they shouldn't make that much of a difference just because they are cheering for the opposite team.

The NBA schedule is designed so that the HOME team wins the MAJORITY of the time. If not, people would just go to the home town arena when certain teams with certain STARS came to town. The travel schedule, at times, would wear on the average person, let alone someone who SPRINTS two and a half miles a day. I'm not sure of the numbers, but I believe the home team wins about 74% of the time. (read that somewhere)

 

[Ryle]

The plain fact is that no matter where you play you need to play hard every night when you are on the road. The Kings simply have not this second half of the season and they seem completely uninspired at times. Occasionally you can get lucky playing this type of basketball on the road but against good teams it won't fly.....like tonight. Anyone notice how horrible we are in the 3rd quarters of games????

I would blame coaching but I'm sure people will call me an idiot and say that Adelman is the greatest coach in the world and this is not his fault

 

[bigbadred00]

How can you win with a frontline consisting of Songalia and Thomas against the world champs. I love this team but without Skinner in there were in trouble. We've quickly found out that Songalia isn't much of a starter.

 

[KingsFan54]

He isn't a starter at center, where he started last night. He is a power foward. not a center.

 

[bigbadred00]

His success starting at the 4 is questionable as well.

 

[Twix]

Of course your body has to make an adjustment. But 3-4 hours is not that much of a big deal.

Traveling is one of the reason...sure it's a lame excuse, but you asked why and that's one reason. It's not your home, the weather's different, time, etc. Long roadtrips are the toughest. Whenever you play at other buildings, that team's home play tough too cause they want to win their homecourt (like how Kings want to win their homecourt, right?). It probably look easy cause it's just another NBA game, but roadtrip are always tougher. That's why winning on the road is always BIG no matter what team it is....This Kings team isn't the same team like how it was in the past, so winning on the road now it much tougher.

 

[Bartking]

Of course your body has to make an adjustment. But 3-4 hours is not that much of a big deal.

When you travel east and have to wake up 3 hours early, it IS a big deal. Waking up at 4 AM is hard.

It doesn't even need to be a HUGE deal to have an effect. If it lowers your effectiveness by just a few percent, that's enough to lose a game.

Plus there's all the stress of partying with your friends in that particular town.

 

[Heuge]

I would blame coaching but I'm sure people will call me an idiot and say that Adelman is the greatest coach in the world and this is not his fault

Well, at least I didn't have to write it.
While he is not the greatest coach, 700+ wins does speak for itself.

 

[HndsmCelt]

Winning on the road against good teams IS hard, thats why teams with winning raod records are so few and far between. Anyone who travels forbusiness will tell you that the whole process is draining. sleeping in hotes even nice ones is different, resturant food is not the same, time differential take their toll on you and then there is the other side of the coin. Home teams not ony have the advantage of sleeping in their own beds, eating properly, being on their own bio-time,but they are also in their comfort zone in the area. The energy is THEIRS. It is not ONE big thing that makes the difference liek 100 pound weight, its 100 little things each weighing only a pound that add up.

 

[VF21]

I think the point some people are missing is that in the last few years we have been a pretty good road team. I think right now the team is lucky to get any wins at all - on the road or in Arco.

I know I'm beginning to sound like a broken record, but if people still think this team is capable of doing what the teams of the last few years have done I think they're going to be in for a big disappointment. This is NOT the 2002, 2003 or even 2004 team. My heart wishes it was and still feels they can win if they just try hard enough. My mind is finally realizing we just don't have all the pieces right now.

 

[bigbadred00]

VF- we were 21-20 on the road last year. The year before 24-17 and the Year before 25-16. This year we are definitely worse than last year but we are only a couple of games behind last year with a 17-19 road record. Our home record is something we should definitely worry about though. We need the HCA back at Arco!

 

[VF21]

bbr - Right now, worrying about HCA is about the furthest thing from my mind. Sorry but I am not looking for nor expecting a lengthy playoff appearance for our Kings.

This isn't a championship team. I love the team and will continue to love them, but that doesn't change the cold, hard facts.

I used to have a 1968 Camaro. It was a beautiful car, with a blue-printed 327 engine. It was FAST! But, over time, thing started to go wrong, as they will with high-performance cars. Things that you try hard to prevent still occur. Wear and tear on the engine, the tires, etc. Eventually you have to start replacing parts and if you don't find parts just as good as the ones you originally had, the performance is going to start to decline.

Well, the team is like that right now. Sure, the paint job is still pretty good and the ulpholstery is in good shape but the engine is knocking, the steel cord is showing on one of the tires, and the radiator has a slow leak.

 

[HndsmCelt]

bbr - Right now, worrying about HCA is about the furthest thing from my mind. Sorry but I am not looking for nor expecting a lengthy playoff appearance for our Kings.

This isn't a championship team. I love the team and will continue to love them, but that doesn't change the cold, hard facts.

I used to have a 1968 Camaro. It was a beautiful car, with a blue-printed 327 engine. It was FAST! But, over time, thing started to go wrong, as they will with high-performance cars. Things that you try hard to prevent still occur. Wear and tear on the engine, the tires, etc. Eventually you have to start replacing parts and if you don't find parts just as good as the ones you originally had, the performance is going to start to decline.

Well, the team is like that right now. Sure, the paint job is still pretty good and the ulpholstery is in good shape but the engine is knocking, the steel cord is showing on one of the tires, and the radiator has a slow leak.

Comparing this team to a 68 Camaro might be a streach. LAST years team was the aging hot rod that might have had another race left in it. This team is the 1990 Toyota you trade in for between cars so you can matain as much trade in value as possible and GET to the finish line, knowing your car will not be #1.

 

[bigbadred00]

VF- I meant we need our Home Court Advantage back not Home court advantage in the playoffs. We have already lost 10 games at home this year which is alot by our usual standards.

 

[piksi]

VF- I meant we need our Home Court Advantage back not Home court advantage in the playoffs. We have already lost 10 games at home this year which is alot by our usual standards.

The "standards" that You are talking about were set by a team that does not exist anymore

 

[keflanag]

I know I'm beginning to sound like a broken record, but if people still think this team is capable of doing what the teams of the last few years have done I think they're going to be in for a big disappointment. This is NOT the 2002, 2003 or even 2004 team.

The group we've had to throw out on the court the last few weeks doesn't even ressemble the 2005 team.

 

[bigbadred00]

piksi, no kidding, all I'm saying is for 5 years we were definitely the best home team and we need that again. that's what we were known for and I believe with Petrie's help we can do that again, sooner rather than later.