[Game] Kings @ Spurs 12/29/13, 4PM PST

[dude12]

Captain already gave most recent example. Still I decided to take a look at basketball-reference.com, put arbitrary filter of 2 made threes per game with at least 50 games played and out of 20 owners of the best season-long outside shooting percentages more than half of them didn't get better than .355 as a rookie. Guys with 4-year resumes of excellent shooting in college like Jason Terry (as a freshman shot .577 from 3 in Arizona though in reduced role) and Steve Novak struggled a bit at first.

Your trying to be reasonable. It's a tough sell with some who would rather go with the pack mentality.

 

[Chubbs]

Captain already gave most recent example. Still I decided to take a look at basketball-reference.com, put arbitrary filter of 2 made threes per game with at least 50 games played and out of 20 owners of the best season-long outside shooting percentages more than half of them didn't get better than .355 as a rookie. Guys with 4-year resumes of excellent shooting in college like Jason Terry (as a freshman shot .577 from 3 in Arizona though in reduced role) and Steve Novak struggled a bit at first.

No, it's never happened before in the history of the nba. No rookie has ever struggled ever. Especially shooters. They never struggle. Ever.

I think the funniest thing about this is that people seem to think we'd be 20-9 if not for that darn Ben mclemore. We got a tad lucky against Miami (with a gimpy Lebron down the stretch). What usually happens late when bad teams face good teams is what we saw in San Antonio. And the first Miami game where they just blew us out in the 4th.

The kings are a bad team. They win 31% of their games. Over the last 10, they are 3-7. That's mostly with this great "big 3". 3-6 since rudy and crew.

Fact is, they can only lose about 10-14 more games THIS SEASON and still make the playoffs (that would make us a 48-52 win team). The current 8 seed is on a 46 win pace. We could easily lose 10 just in January. That's reality. There's a nasty 6 game trip coming up where 1-5 or even 0-6 is a distinct possibility, even playing better (okc, Indiana, Memphis, Minny, Houston, and New Orleans).

We have the luxury of being able to develop Ben. Playoffs have never been the stated goal of the FO. That hasn't changed to my knowledge. I guess I'm just missing the downside here to playing him at this point.

 

[Chubbs]

I guess it's time to rewrite my next game thread then.

You make it all worth it my man. Keep up the good work.

 

[dude12]

No, it's never happened before in the history of the nba. No rookie has ever struggled ever. Especially shooters. They never struggle. Ever.

I think the funniest thing about this is that people seem to think we'd be 20-9 if not for that darn Ben mclemore. We got a tad lucky against Miami (with a gimpy Lebron down the stretch). What usually happens late when bad teams face good teams is what we saw in San Antonio. And the first Miami game where they just blew us out in the 4th.

The kings are a bad team. They win 31% of their games. Over the last 10, they are 3-7. That's mostly with this great "big 3". 3-6 since rudy and crew.

Fact is, they can only lose about 10-14 more games THIS SEASON and still make the playoffs (that would make us a 48-52 win team). The current 8 seed is on a 46 win pace. We could easily lose 10 just in January. That's reality. There's a nasty 6 game trip coming up where 1-5 or even 0-6 is a distinct possibility, even playing better (okc, Indiana, Memphis, Minny, Houston, and New Orleans).

We have the luxury of being able to develop Ben. Playoffs have never been the stated goal of the FO. That hasn't changed to my knowledge. I guess I'm just missing the downside here to playing him at this point.

About a week ago the kid played really well for a 3 game stretch...just hope he can string more of these together more often. I can live with him starting. When MT plays well, Malone plays MT more. Against the Spurs, MT was not very good.