Bricklayer
Don't Make Me Use The Bat
natedizzle said:Or you leave a Barry wide open in the corner for a three-a much better choice than fouling.
RICK did not leave Brent Barry in the corner wide open for a three.
natedizzle said:Or you leave a Barry wide open in the corner for a three-a much better choice than fouling.
KingCookie said:It is really hard to be a Kings fan sometimes...
KingCookie said:OK, I've gone through a bizarre range of emotions before logging on to post so I didn't say anything I would regret.
My final thoughts are these:
- No way you can blame Adelman...telling the guys to foul when they're in the huddle and there's 14 seconds left isn't going to help. That means they would have to watch the clock and foul with under 5 seconds left...when Barry hoisted up that miracle, there were 6 seconds on the clock. Not Adelman's fault. The only thing I could blame on him was not taking Miller out earlier and at least TRYING Potapenko in there...couldn't have been any worse.
- That brings me to Brad Miller...WTF dude...get your head out of your ___ and show up to play, or don't show up at all. I can't count how many times he's let the opposition skip to an easy layup in these two games. His shot comes and goes, but defense is all effort, and he's not even trying out there.
- Bibby made some stupid plays, but c'mon...we don't need to trade him. What we need is a reliable, veteran backup for him so when he sucks to high heaven, we have an alternative plan. Have to admit I've never seen him so...off...in a playoff game, though.
- SAR, Bonzi, and Martin...I love you all, thank you for playing your butts off to the best of your ability. Yes, Reef could've won it, yes, Bonzi could've sealed it. But without them we're not even in this game. I just hope, if nothing else, this guaranteed their return to our roster next year.
- Brent Barry...congratulations, you've just become the 8th Spurs player that I cannot stand. I hope you go to Vegas soon with that kind of blind luck.
- Ron Artest- we REALLY could've won this with your help. Be ready to play Friday, and let's tie the damn thing up. Show us why we're happy you're here again. Time to save face and give a big FU to Stern and Co.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It is really hard to be a Kings fan sometimes...
Bricklayer said:If you foul with 10 seconds left or whatever, then you simply willingly continue the FT shooting battle. And if you miss another one before they do...
This was simple. You're up three. There are 4 seconds to go. Under no circumstances should ANYBODY be open for a three. There should not have been a King wihtin 20 feet of the hoop. No Spur should have that shot. Its a basic philosophical divide amongst coahces, with very good ones playing it either way. But defended correctly, the percentages are very much in our favor. Not defended corrrectly...well, you;re going to lose no matter how you play it.
troosvelt said:Why am I not surprised......
I knew in my gut that when the Spurs had a shot at a 3 pointer to tie that they would do it, that's the way the Kings seem to work in games like this.
Although to be fair I suppose it was just ending things early, we knew that they would come home and blow it.
and no I'm not tearing them down, I love my Kings.
But I know they always seem to blow it, and the Spurs are the best.
Bricklayer said:If you foul with 10 seconds left or whatever, then you simply willingly continue the FT shooting battle. And if you miss another one before they do...
This was simple. You're up three. There are 4 seconds to go. Under no circumstances should ANYBODY be open for a three. There should not have been a King wihtin 20 feet of the hoop. No Spur should have that shot. Its a basic philosophical divide amongst coahces, with very good ones playing it either way. But defended correctly, the percentages are very much in our favor. Not defended corrrectly...well, you;re going to lose no matter how you play it.
Agreed-he is the common denominator in all of these heartbreaking losses.kingsfannPDX said:one thing is for sure in the adelman era, we blow game after game. doesn't matter who the personnel is.
natedizzle said:Agreed-he is the common denominator in all of these heartbreaking losses.
I don't hate Adleman-he is a great regular season coach-- He just gets outcoached at crucial momentsKingCookie said:Yeah, he's also the common denominator of us even MAKING the friggin' playoffs!!! Adelman haters, save it for the offseason...you don't have long...
So when a coach finally goes all the way to a championship does that mean he became a great coach overnight?natedizzle said:I don't hate Adleman-he is a great regular season coach-- He just gets outcoached at crucial moments
mike bibby said:up by 3 + 7 seconds left = FOUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!