[Game] Kings @ Clippers - 10/31 - 7:30 PT, 10:30 ET

[gunks]

We almost beat The Clippers at home without Cuz for half the game and people are complaining?

We're already as spoiled as circa 2008 Lakers fans.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

So exactly what IS his skill set suited for because it sure hasn't helped much of anything over the years.

He hasn't played with this lineup over the years.

Kid shot around 44/36 as the beneficiary of Cousins drawing attention from the defense. One would think that that's what his skill set is suited to.

 

[dude12]

You're right. Maybe if Ben only played 5 minutes tonight we would have won. That would given Belli a chance to make another 1 out of 4 shots for us.

Get your facts right....I'm not the one who said Ben cost is the game. I'm the one who says he just is a crapty SG.

 

[sdballer]

His skill set is getting lost on defense and chasing shooters only to get there late as they nail another 3. At least that's what it looks like.

Are you watching the games? Are Ben's players really hitting a lot of 3s against him

 

[dude12]

He has the potential to be the best 3 and d player at SG on our team, which is exactly what we need. Whether he gets there is another issue but we're 3 games into the season and it's not like Marco is that guy. What Marco is is a terrific fit on the bench and a guy that can close games.

Bottom line, we aren't losing games because of our SG d or because Ben isn't scoring 5-6 more points/game.

When does this potential kick in? Holy ****. When?

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Get your facts right....I'm not the one who said Ben cost is the game. I'm the one who says he just is a poopooty SG.

Unfortunately, we appear to have a lot of those. And if we start the one whom the consensus seems to agree isn't, it makes our bench weaker.

 

[VF21]

I really would just like to know the story on DMC. If it's an legit injury then that's worrisome. If it's a locker room issue then that's a problem too. Either way, it's not good....at all.

He has a sore achilles, and is listed as day-to-day. This penchant for jumping to the most outrageous conclusions really gets tiresome after a while.

One person on here says "It might be a locker room issue" and all of a sudden we have a major problem? WTF? Kayte, who has my utmost trust, said on Twitter that it was nothing to be overly concerned about. I'm gonna believe her - and every other reporter covering the game - over some random hypothetical without any basis in fact.

 

[sdballer]

When does this potential kick in? Holy ****. When?

He's 22 for christs sake!

 

[dude12]

Are you watching the games? Are Ben's players really hitting a lot of 3s against him

I am dead serious.....do you really think he is effective?

 

[VF21]

He's 22 for christs sake!

Which just might mean he could have benefited by staying in college for another year or two.

 

[Livinthedream]

Get your facts right....I'm not the one who said Ben cost is the game. I'm the one who says he just is a poopooty SG.

The fact is the lions share of the SG minutes went to other players and you're still complaining about Ben. In this game it didn't even matter because he didn't play. So why do you even care?

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

He has a sore achilles, and is listed as day-to-day. This penchant for jumping to the most outrageous conclusions really gets tiresome after a while.

One person on here says "It might be a locker room issue" and all of a sudden we have a major problem? WTF? Kayte, who has my utmost trust, said on Twitter that it was nothing to be overly concerned about. I'm gonna believe her - and every other reporter covering the game - over some random hypothetical without any basis in fact.

Yeah, but if we just believe Kayte, like rational people, then we have to stop spinning out about Cousins. Then what will we do? How many more times can we blame McLemore?

 

[sdballer]

Which just might mean he could have benefited by staying in college for another year or two.

Yep-he's also poor as poop and wanted to take care of his family.

Still insane to act like it's outrageous to think he might improve at 22

 

[sdballer]

I am dead serious.....do you really think he is effective?

I think he's d has been pretty good on d this year, minus a couple lapses on team d. It's not like we're getting lit up by 2's when he's in

 

[VF21]

Yeah, but if we just believe Kayte, like rational people, then we have to stop spinning out about Cousins. Then what will we do? How many more times can we blame McLemore?

We could always shift to Quincy Acy's beard. I think there are alien lifeforms living in it.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

We could always shift to Quincy Acy's beard. I think there are alien lifeforms living in it.

I'm in favor of that. **** that beard!

 

[dude12]

He's 22 for christs sake!

Yes...he's 22.....problem is that this team is ready to win now. It's time he sits.

 

[Entity]

Both games it's been Blake. Not because anybody overly sucks. But he looked like Karl Malone from the elbow. He was all star because he could drive and dunk now he shoots 40+ % from the elbow extended he is PF version of cousins

 

[Merdiesel]

Yeah, but you also said that Willie Cauley-Stein has had more putback dunks in three games than Jason Thompson had in three years. I can't take people who indulge in that kind of hyperbole seriously. You ability to evaluate without bias is not to be trusted.

Surprised you could see what your typing there with your nose so high in the air.

There's no bias. I liked JT. But the simple fact was he couldn't jump over a matchbook and was blocked at the rim regularly. WCS's instincts around the basket are already looking way better.

 

[Jojimbo]

I'm not upset at the way we played tonight. Terrible officiating and a few untimely mistakes but we looked good out there. Once the squad gets clicking and we get a little more SG production we will be the 8th seed, I'm calling it. Whether that means Beli is in the starting lineup or Ben continues to grow is the question. I'm ok with leaving him in the starting lineup for now. WCS is making an immediate impact and is only going to get better. I like what I see. Go Kangz.

 

[Livinthedream]

Unfortunately, we appear to have a lot of those. And if we start the one whom the consensus seems to agree isn't, it makes our bench weaker.

If we start the consesus pick we lose defense against the opposing teams better SG and as it stands now, we don't get better shooting.

 

[dude12]

The fact is the lions share of the SG minutes went to other players and you're still complaining about Ben. In this game it didn't even matter because he didn't play. So why do you even care?

Because it's a Kingsfan forum....why do you care?

 

[VF21]

Both games it's been Blake. Not because anybody overly sucks. But he looked like Karl Malone from the elbow. He was all star because he could drive and dunk now he shoots 40+ % from the elbow extended he is PF version of cousins

And he takes getting favorable calls to a new, previously unknown level...

 

[sdballer]

If we start the consesus pick we lose defense against the opposing teams better SG and as it stands now, we don't get better shooting.

Ding, ding, ding. We have a winner.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Surprised you could see what your typing there with your nose so high in the air.

I am a man of many talents.

... WCS's instincts around the basket are already looking way better.

I agree with this. But that's not what you said the first time. What you said was something that was not actually true; it wasn't even a reasonable exaggeration.

 

[swisshh]

Ben needs to not be invisible. If he has some daylight on the shot then he should take it.

His issue remains that he isn't reading/reacting to the offensive situation well. Rondo finds shooters, but Ben is never getting himself open off of the play. If it's not a called play for him or a kickout, he is just not in the play.

 

[dude12]

I think he's d has been pretty good on d this year, minus a couple lapses on team d. It's not like we're getting lit up by 2's when he's in

Maybe...I just see it a different way.

 

[Viggie Smalls]

I hate to stir up the rumor mill but I couldn't help but wonder why Cousins never returned to the bench if it was just a sore achilles? Usually if a player doesn't have a serious injury you'd see him back on the bench and you'd know Cousins would love nothing more than to support his team in beating Flop City. Could be making mountains out of sore achilles...i pray that's all it is.

 

[rainmaker]

Why did we let Griffin kill us down the stretch for the 2nd time in a week going against Rudy or Kosta instead of putting Big Willie on him?

All this talk about Ben.... it wasn't their perimeter players who killed us, it was Griffin. I'm far more concerned with Karl going back to the same strategy which failed a few days ago. That was the matchup we had to answer to.

Our lack of SG production is hurting though. It's leading to too much DC/Rondo together.

We were right there against an arguable top 5 team, 2nd night back to back, no Cuz 2nd half. Against LAL and most of the 1st half tonight, we strung together 6 pretty good quarters.

**** those refs.

 

[PurpleHaze]

Fact is Ben didn't get more than 10 minutes tonight for damn good reason. He wasn't contributing enough to the team to earn anymore time. Karl showed no faith by dispatching him to the bench where stayed put entire second half. So not only are many Kings fans on McLemore but the coach seems to agree. McLemore deserve the heat, maybe it will wake him up somehow or we just have to hope that gets it one day, actually plays like an NBA starting 2-guard. Otherwise lots of DC, Marco, Caron, Anderson - for the time being.