bozzwell
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VF21 said:You have been warned before about the name calling. You are now on a 24-hour time out.
VF21, I salute you. I hope that Raider925 will join us back tomorrow after taking heed to your comments/actions.
VF21 said:You have been warned before about the name calling. You are now on a 24-hour time out.
Yea, your absolute right, Bibby cost us the game. The Kings TEAM shot a horrible 38% and their free throw % was 60. Yes, it was Bibby's fault. Why don't you blame Kenny Thomas. He missed HALF his free throws. Why don't you blame Bjax because he was 0-7. Had he made a few shots, the Kings would have won.BullKing said:Bibby did cost us the game, why would you attempt that shot when there are 13s left on the clock!!!! Mike is a veteran not a rookie!
Rockmeister said:... the Kings lost this game as a TEAM. Yes, I would agree, Bibby last shot was terrible, however, if I had to chose a player to shot a clutch shot, it would still be Bibby.
I would agree, Bibby was not himself, however, he will come back next game. The one thing that bothers me is the Kings are so slow at the start of the games, and then they play catch up throughout the whole game.AleksandarN said:I am sorry but Bibby did not help us today shooting 1-16 is hard for anyteam to overcome. I am not worried though Bibby will bounce back.
BullKing said:Yeah, but we made a great comeback and he wasted it with his brainless decision making
Eddie took 1 bad shot but he hustled while in there for 2 minutes he got an O board.bozzwell said:Oh, come one guys. Be encouraged. Our back court cannot be this bad ever again? Except for Cat of course, he kind of made his option for the next year look cheap. Bibby, House and Bobby did not have anything between them. Not gonna happen again.
VF21 said:word.
BullKing said:I doubt Brad will start, I'm scared he will get severly injured, he is still playing on a broken leg![]()
Not to be contrary but I have not seen an effective Skinner in the past 5 games. Not sure what the problem is injuries or jsut out sized when he has to play against the big boys. Would like to see him play at the 4 with Brad at the 5 but RA can't really have he and Tag on the floor at the same time... just no offense there.Bibbylicious said:Can't lay it all on Mike's shoulders. Kenny wasn't making shots either and unfortunately, Skinner wasn't as effective as he usually is. Start Tag at center and Brad as P.Forward.
I still think we can win it all the way!!!!
AleksandarN said:Pedja played good defense again. One of the things over looked about his game. He getting better every year on the defensive end.
AleksandarN said:Pedja played good defense again. One of the things over looked about his game. He getting better every year on the defensive end. He pretty much shut down Ray Allen in the 4 th when Rick switched Pedja on him
VF21 said:Ah, they just said the Kings are coming home immediately because there's a U2 concert in Key Arena the next two days. I mentioned it in the PBP, but in case you didn't hear it - Grant predicted that Bibby will head straight to the practice facility and shoot buckets until dawn.
I would have loved a win, of course, but this was just the first game - and it's a seven-game series. I think the Kings and RA learned a lot about what they have available and I think they learned a lot about the Sonics. I'm more optimistic right now than I've been in quite a while.[/QUOTE]
Agreed! Really, just think about it. Bibby only had 3 points!!!!!!!! Of course, I am a little disappointed that we did not win, but you have to admit, we made the right adjustments after the half. Bibby will NOT have another game like this. I actually have MUCH more confidence now than before. Tag and Miller together were awesome! All in all, I like our chances.
HndsmCelt said:Not to be contrary but I have not seen an effective Skinner in the past 5 games. Not sure what the problem is injuries or jsut out sized when he has to play against the big boys. Would like to see him play at the 4 with Brad at the 5 but RA can't really have he and Tag on the floor at the same time... just no offense there.
VF21 said:I think it may be a combination of several factors - first, both thumbs were pretty badly sprained. Second, he was riding a natural high until he was injured, because of all the excitement of the trade, coming to the Kings, getting major minutes. etc. That adrenalin rush is probably really hard to get back once you've had to sit out because of injuries. Third, he was able to do the impossible for a while and I think Kings fans may have put the bar up a little too high for him in ongoing situations.
I really think you make a good point about him being out-sized when he's playing against big guys. And that was - all along - one of the concerns we had about him. I, too, would like to see him at the 4 with Brad ... and I suspect it might actually happen.