Kings' Fast Break

[ppine]

In the past few weeks the Kings have gotten faster and become more athletic. They have been a breaking team for awhile, but they do some strange things out there. I would sit down with Cousins and have him stop trying to lead the break as a point-center. Then the rest of the team needs to watch some old Celtics games and see what a break without a dribble looks like. The last thing is that the ball needs to come down the center of the floor a lot more instead of driving down the side. It is easier to hit cutters (and the trailers) from both sides instead of only one side.

I am starting to think that this forum is all about statistics, salary caps, and pontificating about the future. Some people have already given up on Rudy Gay and he hasn't gotten on the floor yet.

Here is an example of a nuts and bolts basketball question. What do you think of the way the Kings' run their break? To me it is fine with one or two guys. When the team breaks with a three on two we miss a lot of opportunities. I don't think they practice fast breaks enough.

 

[Chubbs]

I am starting to think that this forum is all about statistics, salary caps, and pontificating about the future. Some people have already given up on Rudy Gay and he hasn't gotten on the floor yet.
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I for one have not given up on gay. Its fair to wonder how he'll fit I think.

As a fan, you have every right to NOT be reasonable and cynical and pessimistic and wonder how he'll fit,, not worry about salary caps, the future or anything else but the present. As a 28 year kings fan, I'm just not ready to print playoff tickets just yet. That's all.

There ain't a person here who isn't excited about the future though. And the present.

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

I agree. The coaching staff needs to pound it into Cousins head, that even though he can handle the ball well for a center, that it's not the best way for our team to push the ball up the floor

 

[Kingster]

In the past few weeks the Kings have gotten faster and become more athletic. They have been a breaking team for awhile, but they do some strange things out there. I would sit down with Cousins and have him stop trying to lead the break as a point-center. Then the rest of the team needs to watch some old Celtics games and see what a break without a dribble looks like. The last thing is that the ball needs to come down the center of the floor a lot more instead of driving down the side. It is easier to hit cutters (and the trailers) from both sides instead of only one side.

I agree with everything you said. What is very exciting to me is that potentially this Kings team has more fast break potential than at least 90% of the league, maybe more. If they get the kinks out, stop with the Cousins pg stuff, have Cousins just rebound and fire an overhead two handed pass to the half court line like Walton or Wes Unleld or Kevin Love, then we're talking. Rudy, Williams, and IT can all handle the ball if they are in a free flowing fast break situation. With time even McLemore should be proficient in that regard. Couple that with some outstanding finishers in McLemore, Williams and Gay, and there is the potential for excellent fast break basketball.

 

[Chubbs]

Cousins went for 30 and 19. We might be burying the lead a bit here. No?

 

[ppine]

Kingster,
Thank you. Wes Unseld is the other guy the Kings should watch on film. I grew up watching him in person with the old Baltimore Bullets. I remember watching Oscar Robinson in about 1961. Some old guy behind yells "Git two Big O before the lights go out." It was over 50 years ago but seems like it was last week.

Maybe that is why I listen to many posters around here and they sound like they follow basketball, but never really played it in any organized way. How could so few people care about this fast break topic? To me it is one of the keys to the Kings' competitive advantage going forward. Thanks to the people above that responded.