[Game] Kings at Toronto Fricken Early in the Morning AM Game Thread 1/9/10

[Arkitect]

Way to end the half...

 

[kingsboi]

Tip-in off a contested rebound. Don't remember who shot the ball.

Ahhh that's right. Ok well my mistake. It doesn't seem like he scored at all to me just by watching this.

 

[sterö]

Wtf

 

[Capt. Factorial]

horrible defense by omri there.

Three seconds of defense is too much to ask. Donte in the second half? Anyone?

 

[kingsboi]

Foul to give? Way to use it.

 

[Nighthawk1]

We need some Donte Greene in the 2nd half to slow these guys penetration down

 

[Kevin_Martin_23]

Dalembert is just too good.

 

[rainmaker]

Omri overplayed that situation so much he wasn't even close enough to foul.

 

[sterö]

Dalembert is just too good.

Didn´t we trade for him because of his defensive skills?

 

[MassachusettsKingsFan]

It was bad defense by Omri yes, but you would like your big time shotblocker to at Least make an attempt to help. Dalemberts defense lately has not been as game changing or effective as it was early in the year. Too many goaltendings, not enough helping.

 

[Nighthawk1]

Didn´t we trade for him because of his defensive skills?

We traded for him for salary reasons.

 

[Arkitect]

I think Omri cut Dalembert off so he couldn't get there. They were both pissed off.

 

[Nighthawk1]

Did Whiteside travel with the team for this game? If so he should get some minutes (I hope)

 

[Bricklayer]

We traded for him for salary reasons.

No, we traded for him for his defense. Been after him for years according to reports. And he brought it for most of the year, but I do question where his head has been at at times lately.

In any case our alelged perimter pl;ayers are getting embaarrsed so badly out there that you can't put that on Dalembert as a play he SHOULD make. Be nice if he could make it. He has shown that capability. But it would have beena geat paly. The Raptors are just pulling him high and taking compeltey free full speed runs at the hoopri, Beno, Jeter, whoever sit there popping pimples on their butts.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Did Whiteside travel with the team for this game? If so he should get some minutes (I hope)

No. Despite being recalled from the D-League, Whiteside will not join the team on this road trip. He'll be back in Sacramento, presumably working out with team trainers.

 

[pshn80]

Bad last play by our defense. Omri was two steps behind, Greene might have been one step behind.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Omri was two steps behind

Hey, it's like they wrote this song for Omri!

 

[kingsboi]

Why aren't the Kings running plays with Cousins in the low post? It's annoying to see him stand at the top over and over again.

 

[kingsboi]

There's just way too much penetration. Somebody is always bound to get a good look for Toronto with defense like that.

 

[MassachusettsKingsFan]

Our players keep getting killed off the dribble play after play... No defense from us whatsoever.

 

[Arkitect]

Cousins is too important setting screens to put him down in the low post.

 

[kingsboi]

Wtf is Cousins doing at the three?

 

[kingsboi]

How much softer defense can the Kings play on a soft big like Bargnani? Somebody knock him on behind or something I mean jesus.

 

[cuad]

No defense being played by either team. I just joined the broadcast. How's Taylor been playing? So far I feel like he's pretty athletic and does his best to play within' the offense and not force too much.

 

[theclash4u5]

Are we really going to let Bargs go for 30 on us?

 

[MassachusettsKingsFan]

Thank the lord this is the Raptors. We have no business being being down by one based on our defense today.

 

[=LarryLegend=]

Jts freethrow shooting looking very improved as of late.

 

[kingsboi]

Coast to coast by JT.

 

[theclash4u5]

Greene is forever banished the bench...even the guy we just traded for weeks ago gets more playing time than him

 

[Arkitect]

This game reminds me of the 4 games to start the season. Its going to come down to who gets luckiest in the last few minutes.