Kings-Mavs gametime thread

[4cwebb]

4cwebb - This is Barnes first real game as a SAcramento King. He's living his life's dream. He's gonna make mistakes. He's doing damned good, IMHO...

If it wasn't for him, we'd be even further down than we are right now. Wanna pick on somebody? Pedja and Bibby need a swift kick in the posterior.

Wasn't picking per se...just noting that with tonight's game, Kings can't seem to do two things right in a row.

 

[peja16]

Did I mention that Devin Harris owns Bibby?

I remember last year when Nash had 19 assists against Bibby, and just totally embarassed him.

Does Harris have the same footspeed, is he running circles around Bibby?

 

[fakie]

good, we probably need some anger.
brad is just the person to do it.

 

[Mad D]

Does Harris have the same footspeed, is he running circles around Bibby?

Harris is pestering bibby, he has'nt owned him on offense though Harris is 0-4

 

[Since93]

Looks like Dallas have asquired ANOTHER great rookie player in Harris.

Why not us....

 

[piksi]

Does that explain why Peja normally has guarded Dirk in the past when the Kings have played the Mavs as well?

Just for streches of the game where we go small and CW plays center. They are a nightmare match up for us. Ther have always been. We had a great bench to bail us out. Now we do not.

 

[TGB20A5SI]

Wow the Kings are looking great at times, and at other times they resemble a Highschool team. They need to find some consistancy in the second half otherwise this game will go down 0-1 in the record books.

 

[Variant]

Harris is quick. Bojax is a better matchup... Bibby is great if he's hitting his jump shot, but tonight he's off and also making sloppy passes.

Dallas is simply displaying superior teamwork at this point. We look like we're still trying to get used to each other with tentative passes, hesitant shots and horrible halfcourt defense.

Not something you can fix over halftime, but we could at least start with some effort!

 

[peja16]

thx Mad D.

 

[4cwebb]

Where is Peja tonight? Who is guarding him that is giving him so much trouble? I just can't determine this stuff from listening to the radio...

 

[peja16]

off topic - this Pistons-Rockets game is hella-boring.

 

[Mad D]

We had a great bench to bail us out. Now we do not.

last year we practicly had a one man bench with Peeler

 

[4cwebb]

Just for streches of the game where we go small and CW plays center. They are a nightmare match up for us. Ther have always been. We had a great bench to bail us out. Now we do not.

I don't think this is accurate. Peja guarded Dirk the entire series in the playoffs, leaving CWebb to chase Antoine Walker around...Dirk's more of a PF than AWalker. My recollection is that Peja usually takes Dirk, and CWebb tries to chase a smaller guy...I wish the Kings would go back to that strategy since Dirk is killing CWebb tonight.

 

[piksi]

Where is Peja tonight? Who is guarding him that is giving him so much trouble? I just can't determine this stuff from listening to the radio...

Pedja is just not playing well.

Worse part is that he does not seam to be worried. I hope that RA does some yelling during the break.

 

[4cwebb]

Bibby is 0-5 as well tonight. What is going on with our two sharp shooters?

 

[Variant]

Doubtful Adelman will do any sort of yelling. It's the first game... Not his style anyways.

 

[Mad D]

well... at least Ostertag's big body prevented a couple of easy layups in his limited time

 

[piksi]

last year we practicly had a one man bench with Peeler

I disagree. We had Peeler, Jackson, Miller, Songaila. That is a good bench. That is why we were able to compensate so many injuries. Look at our bench now.

 

[KingKong]

God help him if he's dogging it on purpose...

:: shakes fist ::

I doubt that's the case but he sure as hell hasn't shown up. Along with Bibby

 

[4cwebb]

6-11 on free throws = terrible

0-6 on threes = terrible

Where is our offensive execution, also?

 

[LMM]

not happy with what i've seen so far.. but i still believe they'd come back from a 14 pt deficit..

webb's not hitting his FTs(0/4), but is 7/10 fgm/a.. not bad.. i think he missed his 1st 2/3 shots.. which means he has made his last 7/7 or 6/7.. he only has 3 rebounds and no assists..

bibby --oh god.. 0/5 fgm/a.. 0/3/4 for him.. he also has 3 TOs! NOT GOOD

peja --4 pts on 1/6 shooting (0/4 3pts) he has 2 rebs, 1 assists and 1 TO.. NOT GOOD, too

i hope they wake up in the third qtr! i wonder what the halftime speech was like!

come on kings!

 

[Since93]

Where is Peja tonight? Who is guarding him that is giving him so much trouble? I just can't determine this stuff from listening to the radio...

it's not dallas defense beat us. it's our own offense sucks without Christie. bad ball movement, bad spacing, turnover, no shoot went in...

start of 2nd half..

 

[piksi]

God help him if he's dogging it on purpose...

:: shakes fist ::

At this point ...

There some things that are hard to explain here.

 

[4cwebb]

Is there a reason Evans didn't return? Did he play poorly? I didn't hear much about Martin that I was too pleased about.

 

[KingKong]

Are there any screens being set by the big men for Bibby and Peja?

 

[4cwebb]

Bibby hits his first basket - 54 to 42

Dirk misses his first attempt of second half -- good way to start

 

[Variant]

Evans played well I thought... not sure why he didn't return.

 

[4cwebb]

Harris forces Bibby into *another* turnover -- 4 in all tonight.

 

[Variant]

Bibby is intimidated by rookies. It's his achilles heel.

 

[4cwebb]

Peja with a basket: 54 - 44

Dirk hits an open jumper: 56-44

Peja with a turnover; Miller with steal and Evans with bucket: 56-46