piksi
Hall of Famer
I am on vacation thil January 5th therefore I won't be able to do game threads til the game @ Nets on the 5th. Want to wish You happy holidays and all the best for 2009.
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Kings lost 3rd in a row on the road falling to 7-21 which is the 4th worst in the NBA where we will stay until the end of the season unless Arenas comes back and leads Wizards into mediocrity. We are 2-12 on the road losing 16 of the last 19 games. To all that we can already add the loss in San Antonio because anything else just isn't going to happen.
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Piksi's pow(d)er rankings
Looks loke 4th lottery spot unles something dramatic happens
What is the longest streak in missing playoffs in franchise history ?
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I had a good time in Big Easy and even a horrible basketball game couldn't spoil it. I had a chance to see Kings play live and it was very depressing because in person it looks lot worse than on TV. This team is dead and there will be no resurection any time soon.
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No one listens to Kenny Something. I felt sorry for the guy. In one of many timeouts he was trying to draw something but out of 5 players that were supposed to listen one of them was watching the dancers in Santa uniforms(can't blame them) and the other was talking to the 3 guys casually dressed (KT, Beno and Kevin). Maybe they know that he is clueless. Horrible plays out of timeouts, team in disarray with no concept on either side of the floor. Pretty sad.
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Kenny Something put up a poor performance out there. I didn't like the starting 5, I even less liked defensive assignments. On one occasion we scored 6 in a row and he called a timeout. No need to kill a little momentum we are capable of building up. His subs were confusing. I had hard time figuring out who, when a why. I gave up when I saw Mikki coming in. Called the final timeout in the last minute with us being down 12. Even the players were cofused about the purposeof it. Also looks like we have 328 othe asststants to something. What the hell are they doing because I am not seing any improvements.
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I think - the reason why we don't guard the 3 at all is because players aren't talking or moving or trying. On the bench - there was nothing going on either. I have seen funerals being more optimistic and passionate.
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I love watching Bobby play. He is old and slow and close to being done but he has something that no one else on the team has. He is a fighter, a competitor. He was being way outmatched against superior player and had no chances but he kept trying, and trying. Made good plays and bad plays but never stopped. You have to admire that.
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Brad Miller has more energy for "other" things on the court. Whining, complaining, discussing, laying on the floor etc ... It is understanding that it leaves little time for minor things like running back on defense, going for a rebound or paying attention what is going on. Who in the world would want him and why ?
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It was nice to see Bobby, Brad and Pedja spanding some time during half time talking and having good time. Out guys didn't really need to warm up so they were chating for good 7-8 minutes of the break. People in New Orleans love Bobby too.
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CP3 is something else. He is that good. You put him on the Kings and we are PO contenders easily. Take him of the Hornets and they got nothing. We need to draft something like that. He does everything and he has the superstar bonus. He had 8 steals - at least half of them were clear fouls. He is protected like polar bear. When he learns to shoot better from 3 - it will be all over. Kenny something tried 4 different guys and zone. What he didn't try was to take it out of his hands.
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The game was never close. Even when we took a lead following a 13-o run at the end of the first half it was clear who would win it. We tried but we didn't try as hard as possible. Too many missed assignments on both ends of the floor. No leadership and really only one guy who had class to compete (Salmons). We fouled way too much but lso many of them were bad calls. We are sooooooo soft inside. We were better in every stat but the turnovers. We had 11 more and lost the game mainly because of that. Hornets played petty bud.
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Award Time
TDM went to MoPete. I wasn't even aware that he is "still alive"
LW-VC went to David West. Way to overrated
Devin Brown won the RA&1 award. He actually started a game.
Mikki goes again to Mikki. Wasted 7 minutes of PF
JHA went to Bobby Brown. Reminded me a lot of Jason Hart himself.
SAR - Methuselah -went to Brad. He shuld be on a debate team because he always has something to say.
WTF of the game - several missed dunks on both side and the last timeout. I was preparingto leave considering the long trip back - but no - Kenny Something needed to draw he 12 pt play to force the overtime. As I expected - we turned it over.
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Spurs are healthy and back in business. If You didn't expect that to happen - no one can help You. We could hang around but it is to be expected that Parker does to us what CP3 did. We don't guard the 3 so if Spurs make some of them - it will be over quickly. I have a feeling that our players would forefit this game if they could.
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Kevin - had a good time watching the game from the 2nd row
Brad - had moderate time watching the game form close by
Beno - I was expecting him to play
Salmons - only basketball player we have but doesn't seam to be interested in the team concept. Does not help of of his man
Hawes - inconsistant
JT - desperately needs someone to teaches him hw to play this game
Cisco - the usual
Bobby - too much heart not much anything else
rest - mateen
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Spurs 16-10 and 9-5 at home. They have everyine back. Bonner will win the TDM. Bowen gets the LW-VC award as default. Kings will lose another one early.
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Kings lost 3rd in a row on the road falling to 7-21 which is the 4th worst in the NBA where we will stay until the end of the season unless Arenas comes back and leads Wizards into mediocrity. We are 2-12 on the road losing 16 of the last 19 games. To all that we can already add the loss in San Antonio because anything else just isn't going to happen.
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Piksi's pow(d)er rankings
Looks loke 4th lottery spot unles something dramatic happens
What is the longest streak in missing playoffs in franchise history ?
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I had a good time in Big Easy and even a horrible basketball game couldn't spoil it. I had a chance to see Kings play live and it was very depressing because in person it looks lot worse than on TV. This team is dead and there will be no resurection any time soon.
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No one listens to Kenny Something. I felt sorry for the guy. In one of many timeouts he was trying to draw something but out of 5 players that were supposed to listen one of them was watching the dancers in Santa uniforms(can't blame them) and the other was talking to the 3 guys casually dressed (KT, Beno and Kevin). Maybe they know that he is clueless. Horrible plays out of timeouts, team in disarray with no concept on either side of the floor. Pretty sad.
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Kenny Something put up a poor performance out there. I didn't like the starting 5, I even less liked defensive assignments. On one occasion we scored 6 in a row and he called a timeout. No need to kill a little momentum we are capable of building up. His subs were confusing. I had hard time figuring out who, when a why. I gave up when I saw Mikki coming in. Called the final timeout in the last minute with us being down 12. Even the players were cofused about the purposeof it. Also looks like we have 328 othe asststants to something. What the hell are they doing because I am not seing any improvements.
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I think - the reason why we don't guard the 3 at all is because players aren't talking or moving or trying. On the bench - there was nothing going on either. I have seen funerals being more optimistic and passionate.
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I love watching Bobby play. He is old and slow and close to being done but he has something that no one else on the team has. He is a fighter, a competitor. He was being way outmatched against superior player and had no chances but he kept trying, and trying. Made good plays and bad plays but never stopped. You have to admire that.
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Brad Miller has more energy for "other" things on the court. Whining, complaining, discussing, laying on the floor etc ... It is understanding that it leaves little time for minor things like running back on defense, going for a rebound or paying attention what is going on. Who in the world would want him and why ?
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It was nice to see Bobby, Brad and Pedja spanding some time during half time talking and having good time. Out guys didn't really need to warm up so they were chating for good 7-8 minutes of the break. People in New Orleans love Bobby too.
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CP3 is something else. He is that good. You put him on the Kings and we are PO contenders easily. Take him of the Hornets and they got nothing. We need to draft something like that. He does everything and he has the superstar bonus. He had 8 steals - at least half of them were clear fouls. He is protected like polar bear. When he learns to shoot better from 3 - it will be all over. Kenny something tried 4 different guys and zone. What he didn't try was to take it out of his hands.
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The game was never close. Even when we took a lead following a 13-o run at the end of the first half it was clear who would win it. We tried but we didn't try as hard as possible. Too many missed assignments on both ends of the floor. No leadership and really only one guy who had class to compete (Salmons). We fouled way too much but lso many of them were bad calls. We are sooooooo soft inside. We were better in every stat but the turnovers. We had 11 more and lost the game mainly because of that. Hornets played petty bud.
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Award Time
TDM went to MoPete. I wasn't even aware that he is "still alive"
LW-VC went to David West. Way to overrated
Devin Brown won the RA&1 award. He actually started a game.
Mikki goes again to Mikki. Wasted 7 minutes of PF
JHA went to Bobby Brown. Reminded me a lot of Jason Hart himself.
SAR - Methuselah -went to Brad. He shuld be on a debate team because he always has something to say.
WTF of the game - several missed dunks on both side and the last timeout. I was preparingto leave considering the long trip back - but no - Kenny Something needed to draw he 12 pt play to force the overtime. As I expected - we turned it over.
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Spurs are healthy and back in business. If You didn't expect that to happen - no one can help You. We could hang around but it is to be expected that Parker does to us what CP3 did. We don't guard the 3 so if Spurs make some of them - it will be over quickly. I have a feeling that our players would forefit this game if they could.
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Kevin - had a good time watching the game from the 2nd row
Brad - had moderate time watching the game form close by
Beno - I was expecting him to play
Salmons - only basketball player we have but doesn't seam to be interested in the team concept. Does not help of of his man
Hawes - inconsistant
JT - desperately needs someone to teaches him hw to play this game
Cisco - the usual
Bobby - too much heart not much anything else
rest - mateen
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Spurs 16-10 and 9-5 at home. They have everyine back. Bonner will win the TDM. Bowen gets the LW-VC award as default. Kings will lose another one early.
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Now if we could just get a better Kings team during 2009. 
