Hopefully if that is the case, it lights a fire under WCS and he wakes the hell up. Put in the work in the gym and the film room, and show us you were the right pick.
You figured me out
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
"Why" is a good question. I think if coaches and fans could predict each game we wouldn't have to play them. More seriously, perhaps having a veteran team helped. There was no panic. They just came out and played hard. Perhaps Ben and WCS were kept out of the game as neither was a vet. Fortunately it worked just fine. I was surprised that we had the energy.
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The Lakers do not look a lot better than usNice win, salvaged something from this disastrous road trip. Tuesday against the Pelicans is must win IMO. They are terrible, and after that we've got the Lakers (who look a lot better than us) and then a tough 4 game stretch against some of the better teams in the NBA. I could see us going 1-5, and we all know how well these guys handle adversity
Umm.......yes, they do. Not sure what you have been watching.
Can't compare the teams without context. The Lakers have a couple nice wins and they look to be improved. But their schedule has been more manageable than the Kings.
He has many skills and he is convinced that offense will be one of them. I suspect he knows the big checks go to those who have an offensive game. I think he can have an offensive game but in 4-5 years not that I can set a specific time. He has good form on a short jumper which sets him apart from Koufos who has been blessed with the oddest shot from any distance yet is valuable despite what SLAB says.
He has value even next to Cuz. (rubbing it in ) He has to wise up to what is wanted of him now and how he can adapt his skills to what is needed AND bust his ass at it. Using the fancy analytic of the PER he was an average NBA player last year at about 15. That's remarkable for a rookie and may have gone to his head that this NBA s*** is easy. It isn't as I believe his PER dipped bellow 3 early on this year. This is a score a one armed ball boy could score.
To be objective would be to acknowledge the most difficult schedule in the league through the first 8 games. Its like someone sits in a back room with an evil grin on their face and plots the Kings schedule.
He has many skills and he is convinced that offense will be one of them. I suspect he knows the big checks go to those who have an offensive game. I think he can have an offensive game but in 4-5 years not that I can set a specific time. He has good form on a short jumper which sets him apart from Koufos who has been blessed with the oddest shot from any distance yet is valuable despite what SLAB says.
I suspect no one or at least a few know my evaluation of his skills and they probably match bajaden's evaluation reasonably close. At this second, he is unique. There never has been a 7 footer with straight ahead speed and lateral quickness like Willie. There is also no 7 footer who can't rebound and despite his vaunted ability to guard 4-5 positions, not really be able to do that at the NBA level. He CAN use that skill to defend the pick and roll. He had a good situation last year with Rondo and I suspect Collison will be better for him because they know each other.
It will take awhile for Yoeger to get around to the Willie problem. He has bigger problems right now or at least up to yesterday. Yoeger needed a win. I think WCS will get more pine time ( or is it "lounger time" at the new arena) than he expected right off the bat but he can use that time to study how he can fit in. He has the analytic intellect (as opposed to BBIQ) to do that. Then he can display what he has learned.
Don't trade him. Analytics make him presently next to worthless. We would need to throw him away for nothing. I would bet that much like McBen, he will begin to blossom in a few years. Unlike McBen, he is 7 ft tall which has an inherent value. Patience. He may bomb out but he also may become a very special player.
