Kings at Bulls 3/21/11 Game Thread

[Tetsujin]

Wow. Just wow. David Kahn sure is a genius at running a team. A thirty-two point win hasn't come very often to this team.

The absolute turning point in this game came when Westphal put Donte in on a surging Michael Beasley. Buckets of course responded by playing perhaps the best 12 minutes he has put together all season, if not his career. 13 points in 14 minutes is scoring at a Kevin Durant pace.

For some reason very one played well last night (aside from Demarcus and Cisco) with the fourth quarter culminating in a 21-0 run (yes, you read that right). To put things in perspective, Jermain Taylor played the last 5 minutes of the game and put up 7 points. Pooh Jeter went berserk and posted 13 points, 6 assists, 5 steals, and even managed to grab 2 boards.

Sammy D in the past ten or so games has put together a Bonzi Wells-like string of performances. Who knew that he had a semblance of an offensive game to go with the rebounding and goalie capabilities? Unfortunately, this probably means we have to pay out of the nose to keep him if he keeps this up.

AWARD TIME[ (with bonus explanations)​

TONY DELK MEMORIAL AWARD for out of nowhere opponent dominance: Kirk Heinrich. 22 points, one dejected center left in his wake
Luke Walton Vacuum Cleaner Award for suckiness: Johnny Flynn. The second he came in was when we took control of the game.
Jason Hart (Andres Nocioni) Award for suckiest player on our team: Omri who was our one bench player who actually made the T-Pups look good.
Mikki Moore Award for Loudness not translating to anything: Demarcus.
1st Quarter Vlade Award: Darko Milicic.
Paul Westphal Award for Excellence in Coaching: Kurt Rambis. Remember when we really wanted to have him coach us? Now not so much.
Kevin McHale Award for Excellence in Building a Winning Team: David Kahn. How'd that picking Wes Johnson decision go for you?
WTF Moment of the Game: Wolves pack it up and leave before the 4th Quarter. David Kahn drools at prospect of replacing Rambis with Westphal. Kevin Loves achieves double-double from locker room.


UNDER CONSTRUCTION

 

[kingsboi]

I expect DeMarcus to have a bounce back game in this one. He's going to go up against a phenomenal defender in Noah so he's going to have his hands full. Rose will go off, that's a given but if we can contain Boozer/Noah we should keep it close.

 

[Spike]

AWARD TIME​

Luke Walton Vacuum Cleaner Award: Johnny Flynn. The second he came in was when we took control of the game.

Ha ha, Luke Walton sucks.

Boozer might not be available for this one, which should be good. If he goes, DMC will have to work the boards, or we'll get worked by Noah.

 

[Tetsujin]

I expect DeMarcus to have a bounce back game in this one. He's going to go up against a phenomenal defender in Noah so he's going to have his hands full. Rose will go off, that's a given but if we can contain Boozer/Noah we should keep it close.

Our frontcourt actually matches up to theirs pretty well.

 

[kingsboi]

Our frontcourt actually matches up to theirs pretty well.

I think so too, as long as DeMarcus is guarding Noah and Dally guarding Boozer it should be a pretty good match up both ways.

 

[Glenn]

Who are we rooting for? The Kings or a draft pick? It's very, very difficult to root for anything but the Kings isn't it. BTW, Boozer is a free agent.

 

[Superman]

Anyone with DirecTV League Pass know what channel the game is on? It's not showing up in the guide and I'm trying to set my DVR online. HELP!

 

[rainmaker]

I wouldn't double off Rose. Not smart.

 

[Glenn]

Who taught Noah how to shoot? His tennis playing dad?

 

[nickmcclure]

Wow some sloppy ball handling from both teams!

 

[rainmaker]

If there's a passing camp this summer, I want the entire team to attend. If there isn't one, someone should start one, because they'd get good business from the kings.

 

[Glenn]

If there's a passing camp this summer, I want the entire team to attend. If there isn't one, someone should start one, because they'd get good business from the kings.

Amen!

 

[Glenn]

Seriously, is that a skill or judgment that a little more experience might help? I'll just add, the game moves fast and you don't have a lot of time to think. Or maybe they should take a breath and think.

 

[nickmcclure]

Thompson cannot hold on to the ball

 

[Glenn]

Man that last pass had me screaming "DON'T!"

 

[rainmaker]

I think Cousins hit the physical rookie wall, and pushed through it, but now is hitting the mental wall.

And can someone please show me they can complete a damn pass.

 

[Tetsujin]

Omri and Cisco have a way of turning whoever thy're playing into Kevin Durant.

 

[rainmaker]

This is the sloppiest ball I've seen all year.

 

[Tetsujin]

I think I would rather have Tyreke dominate the ball rather than having us do what we're doing tonight.

 

[Tetsujin]

We seemed to be called for a foul whenever we actually attempt to play defense

 

[steelevt]

We seemed to be called for a foul whenever we actually attempt to play defense

and turn it over every time we play offense

 

[Glenn]

It's amazing that a guy like Thornton was so easy to get.

 

[Tetsujin]

Beno has been excellent tonight. [/sarcasm]

 

[rainmaker]

Not good when our bench has more TO's than points. Combined 0-6 from our bench players.

 

[Glenn]

The Bulls really comunicate. It's almost fun to watch. Almost.

 

[Tetsujin]

It's amazing that a guy like Thornton was so easy to get.

Honestly, I would have just traded Martin for Thornton.

 

[MassachusettsKingsFan]

Wow.. We don't know how to pass.

 

[rainmaker]

In other news, Thabeet is going back down to the d-league.

 

[Glenn]

Honestly, I would have just traded Martin for Thornton.

Cut out all the middle men, huh?

 

[Tetsujin]

Wow.. We don't know how to pass.

Or shoot