[Game] Kings @ Clippers - 12/1/12
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FANS is doing the right thing, but pushing for a downtown arena deal the Maloofs will never take. The Maloofs made a deal with Anaheim, which was shelved due to the lockout. The Maloofs met with the Mayor of VB and the Gov of Vir, who are trying to close that deal. George may not close that deal, but FANS has no impact upon owners that have decided they are moving.
Now, as promised, the first bit of the Smart presser. And this is verbatim, to the best of my ability. Smart was looking to his side - probably to Jason Jones - and responding to a question when the camera switched to him. Here's his first comment:
Smart: Well, let's start with what they (Clippers) did first. Obviously they played at a level that was very, very incredible...um, and a group of players that play together, they got a bigger purpose than what they're playing, how they're playing...um, and they show it. They set the tone early in the game and obviously for us, early in the game - first half 9 turnovers - we turn the basketball over and they turn 13, they got 13 points off those turnovers - and um, we just didn't have what was necessary, you know, to play against a team like this. This team was gonna be at a high level and we need to match that. And we didn't match that energy to start the game off. Unfortunate that you all lose the end of a game like this where you simply don't have the ability to compete.And um (shakes head) I'm very disappointed in how we performed but more important how we performed in the first five minutes of the game. Not the whole overall part of the game but the first five minutes. The tone was set in their favor...
And that should give you an idea of where his head is at. He seems oddly disengaged about everything, switching from "we need" to "you" for no reason.
I'd do more but it honestly makes me ill to listen to his psycho-babble doublespeak.
Smart: Well, let's start with what they (Clippers) did first. Obviously they played at a level that was very, very incredible...um, and a group of players that play together, they got a bigger purpose than what they're playing, how they're playing...um, and they show it. They set the tone early in the game and obviously for us, early in the game - first half 9 turnovers - we turn the basketball over and they turn 13, they got 13 points off those turnovers - and um, we just didn't have what was necessary, you know, to play against a team like this. This team was gonna be at a high level and we need to match that. And we didn't match that energy to start the game off. Unfortunate that you all lose the end of a game like this where you simply don't have the ability to compete.And um (shakes head) I'm very disappointed in how we performed but more important how we performed in the first five minutes of the game. Not the whole overall part of the game but the first five minutes. The tone was set in their favor...
And that should give you an idea of where his head is at. He seems oddly disengaged about everything, switching from "we need" to "you" for no reason.
I'd do more but it honestly makes me ill to listen to his psycho-babble doublespeak.
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Thanks VF.
Maybe the Clips play together, because, you know, they don't trot different lineups out there every freakin game and are building consistency. And they are not the best team in the league. Just what does he mean we aren't ready to play a team like this? I mean, you bench Cuz through halftime and expected your bench to compete with the Clips starters? You run out one of the most random bench oriented lineups out there which goes on to get their asses handed to them, and then come back and say we weren't ready to play a team like this? Does this guy have any clue how his lineups effect the game? Killed everyones confidence? Effects them mentally going into each game?
Maybe what he meant is he wasn't ready to go up against a below average NBA coach in Vinny D. I can't believe Vinny D would be an enormous upgrade over what we have, but he would.
Maybe the Clips play together, because, you know, they don't trot different lineups out there every freakin game and are building consistency. And they are not the best team in the league. Just what does he mean we aren't ready to play a team like this? I mean, you bench Cuz through halftime and expected your bench to compete with the Clips starters? You run out one of the most random bench oriented lineups out there which goes on to get their asses handed to them, and then come back and say we weren't ready to play a team like this? Does this guy have any clue how his lineups effect the game? Killed everyones confidence? Effects them mentally going into each game?
Maybe what he meant is he wasn't ready to go up against a below average NBA coach in Vinny D. I can't believe Vinny D would be an enormous upgrade over what we have, but he would.
