[Game] Kings v. Blazers 11/09/13

[storisaurus]

Ok. This is getting ridiculous. You realize you're throwing Chris Mullin, PDA, Coach Malone, and the entire coaching staff under the bus don't you?

And it pisses me off, because Jimmer would be so much less distracting to root for if he didn't have fans like you. God DAMN you're self righteous... kind of like some of those people from Utah... ya know...

Who are they, God? I think not. They need to be called out.

 

[MassachusettsKingsFan]

Any other notes from Malone? Did he call anyone out by name?

Living 3,000 miles away has its disadvantages.

 

[PurpleHaze]

Starting line up for next game and why

GV - he's not the problem - period
Ben - he's the future and future needs to be now
Cuz - no need to explain
JT - must have more rebounding
Luc - he's ready hopefully recovered from injury

Bench: Chuck (for Cuz), Jimmer (for Ben), and then who knows but must be shorter rotation.

 

[Bosnian Diehard]

Malone said he's making changes.

 

[Tetsujin]

at least malone says changes are coming!

I'm calling it now... Hamady N-Diaye in the starting lineup.

 

[VF21]

From Malone:

Demarcus is our starting center. But after that, we have to find a group that's willing to compete and play at a high level every minute they're on the floor. We can't have guys who miss a shot or make a mistake and hang their head and not make up for it on the other end. That group we brought in...Luc obviously battles. One of the reasons we brought Luc in was his ability to defend multiple positions, he can guard 1 through 4. And he battled against Lemarcus, he made him feel him which was great. Jimmer I felt was aggressive, made a couple of plays. He has a good feel for the game. He drove the ball. He got hit but didn't get the calls. He went out there and tried to make plays and be aggressive and he competed on the opposite end of the floor...

 

[miltonap]

Ok...I will say it...and I'm sure I'm not the only one...but it's time to throw Saclemore into the fire, he brings WAYYYYY more than the INCREDIBLE Salmons/Prince/Outlaw trio. Start Ben...bring the Prince off the bench...SF issues would only be half as bad as they were before now, and the energy level would be a complete 180.

um, McLemore is not a SF and never will be. So enough of that. But yes, The Prince should get all of Salmons minutes. Salmons should never get an NBA minute ever again. Same goes for Thornton, one dimensional negative nancy. On top of that, the one dimension he's supposed to be good in, shooting, is non-existent. The guy should not play, period, sorry Thornton fans. Jimmer should get those minutes. I'd rather see JT not get many minutes either but there's not much option here when PPat keeps sucking it up and the other big is Chuck Hayes. Also, Landry is injured so there's no other option.

Rotation should be:

Vasquez/Thomas
Benny Mac/Jimmy
Mbah A Moute/Outlaw
PPat/JT
Cousins/Chuck fatass

 

[Kingster]

Malone is making changes to the starting lineup. The 2, the 3, maybe the 4 and the 1. He said he was extremely disappointed in the effort, that when guys didn't have their personal game going, they wouldn't put out the effort on D. The fun is only beginning.

 

[storisaurus]

GV
Jimmer
BM
JT
Cuz

Mbah with heavy minutes off the bench.

That would improve the Kings DRAMATICALLY.

 

[VF21]

A 'Wiggins'?

You know, I don't actually hate that. Sooooooo much better than a Lin.

 

[Tetsujin]

Changes are coming to the starting lineup!

 

[sdballer]

Malone is making changes to the starting lineup. The 2, the 3, maybe the 4 and the 1. He said he was extremely disappointed in the effort, that when guys didn't have their personal game going, they wouldn't put out the effort on D. The fun is only beginning.

Did he say that he was changing those position (2,3,1) maybe 4 or is that your interpretation? I can't see the ending.

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

Malone is making changes to the starting lineup. The 2, the 3, maybe the 4 and the 1. He said he was extremely disappointed in the effort, that when guys didn't have their personal game going, they wouldn't put out the effort on D. The fun is only beginning.

We might even get a look at McCallum soon and I can garauntee that he will give a great effort. Besides that, I like his skillset. I want to see him play, regardless of who's minutes he might take

 

[steelevt]

From Malone:

Demarcus is our starting center. But after that, we have to find a group that's willing to compete and play at a high level every minute they're on the floor. We can't have guys who miss a shot or make a mistake and hang their head and not make up for it on the other end. That group we brought in...Luc obviously battles. One of the reasons we brought Luc in was his ability to defend multiple positions, he can guard 1 through 4. And he battled against Lemarcus, he made him feel him which was great. Jimmer I felt was aggressive, made a couple of plays. He has a good feel for the game. He drove the ball. He got hit but didn't get the calls. He went out there and tried to make plays and be aggressive and he competed on the opposite end of the floor...

good things to say about our guard and small forward off the bench. i guess the highroad way of saying thornton and salmons are stinking it up. my guess about malones changes in the lineup are at the 2 and/or 3

 

[REKing]

I have no idea what you are talking about.

And I never said he should ignore his teammates. Jesus. Do you think DeMarcus Cousins wants to play another year on a 20 win team? Do you think these owners want to see empty seats because the team is going on their 6+ losing season in a row? Do you understand the momentum this city and this team had coming into this year?

I think Thomas is a better player than Vasquez. Straight up. No matter what system you are running, no matter who he is playing with, etc. You can try and convince me otherwise but every statistic you could find from this season suggests you would be wrong.

I don't really understand what you aren't understanding. Thomas will never lead this team to a championship. I am admitting that, that is obvious, but I think he can lead us to more wins. How is that confusing? He can help us get to a certain level, to a certain step - one that I certainly believe is above the 1-5 record we have right now. For the one millionth time. Not championship level, just better.

I understand that IT is likable and gets a hot hand shooting from time to time but he is not a good facilitator. The offense has to run through DC 1st. Also the point guard needs to set up other guys as much as himself. IT is mostly about IT. The team is a losing team when he runs it.

 

[Tetsujin]

You know, I don't actually hate that. Sooooooo much better than a Lin.

With all my talk about not giving up on the season, as long as the Kings put up an effort like that 4th quarter throughout the entire season rather than a ten minute stretch, I'm all for having a bad enough record to wind up with Wiggins. Hell, I'd even "settle" for Marcus Smart or Embiid

 

[Bosnian Diehard]

I beleive this team is actually good without Thornton/Salmons in the rotation.

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

good things to say about our guard and small forward off the bench. i guess the highroad way of saying thornton and salmons are stinking it up. my guess about malones changes in the lineup are at the 2 and/or 3

I think he "challenges" Thornton and Salmons by not starting them and then seeing how they react to it. He wants to find out what they've got inside of them. Intestinal fortitude or nothing

 

[VF21]

Who are they, God? I think not. They need to be called out.

Stop. Seriously. Would you please step back and LISTEN to what I'm trying to tell you?

WE ARE KINGS FANS. We want to love our players. If you and a few other Jimmer-maniacs didn't act like pre-teen girls at their first Justin Beiber concert about Jimmer, it would be a lot easier on all of us.

LET HIM PROVE HIMSELF TO US LIKE HE DID TONIGHT. Quit posting the stupid crap and let your player's game speak for itself. Period.

 

[Bosnian Diehard]

With all my talk about not giving up on the season, as long as the Kings put up an effort like that 4th quarter throughout the entire season rather than a ten minute stretch, I'm all for having a bad enough record to wind up with Wiggins. Hell, I'd even "settle" for Marcus Smart or Embiid

I don't wanna get too off topic, but we can get these players (future all stars)

Wiggins
Parker
Randle
Andrew Harrison
Aaron Harrison
Exum
Smart

So, top seven and we can get a real good player. And they can all play with Cousins on the court. I think we can safely say we are likely to be a top seven lottery team.

 

[storisaurus]

Stop. Seriously. Would you please step back and LISTEN to what I'm trying to tell you?

WE ARE KINGS FANS. We want to love our players. If you and a few other Jimmer-maniacs didn't act like pre-teen girls at their first Justin Beiber concert about Jimmer, it would be a lot easier on all of us.

LET HIM PROVE HIMSELF TO US LIKE HE DID TONIGHT. Quit posting the stupid crap and let your player's game speak for itself. Period.

Okay, will do. Enjoy the show, I know I will. I guarantee the team is about to improve immensely. Better late than never. You may even get to keep his services if you're fortunate.

 

[VF21]

I don't wanna get too off topic, but we can get these players (future all stars)

Wiggins
Parker
Randle
Andrew Harrison
Aaron Harrison
Exum
Smart

So, top seven and we can get a real good player. And they can all play with Cousins on the court. I think we can safely say we are likely to be a top seven lottery team.

Why do people who say "I don't want to get too off-topic" always post something that is guaranteed to take the discussion OT?

 

[VF21]

Okay, will do. Enjoy the show, I know I will. I guarantee the team is about to improve immensely. Better late than never. You may even get to keep his services if you're fortunate.

Good lord you're aggravating. You truly don't know when to STFU, do you? Your post would have been great had you merely said your first two sentences. But, nooooooooooooo. You have to add the jab, the barb, the attempt to show that you're right and we're all about to be taken to school.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Ouch....

Utah has played a much tougher schedule.

That would not appear to be correct. Prior to tonight's game the Kings' strength of schedule was #8 in the league, Utah's was #17.

 

[cuad]

Starting line up for next game and why

GV - he's not the problem - period
Ben - he's the future and future needs to be now
Cuz - no need to explain
JT - must have more rebounding
Luc - he's ready hopefully recovered from injury

Bench: Chuck (for Cuz), Jimmer (for Ben), and then who knows but must be shorter rotation.

There ain't enough shooting in that lineup. Luc or JT would have to go to bench for a shooter like MT, Jimmer, PPat, or Trout. With Jimmer or MT, you get a second ball handler, and you get a third rebounder with PPat or Trout.

 

[The Hammer]

Okay, will do. Enjoy the show, I know I will. I guarantee the team is about to improve immensely. Better late than never. You may even get to keep his services if you're fortunate.

As if we didn't know this was coming from you. You have no social graces and you make me want to barf. I guarantee I'm not the only one. LIKE IF YOU AGREE.

 

[TyFreak Evans]

I think PDA can grab a bunch of random Kings fans off the street, have them put a Kings jersey on, and get them to shoot better than the most of the current group of Kings players....this is becoming very painful to watch, it really is...

 

[TyFreak Evans]

I am starting to like Ben McLemore's game more and more which each game he gets under his belt. The dude is gonna be a stud.

 

[sdballer]

I am starting to like Ben McLemore's game more and more which each game he gets under his belt. The dude is gonna be a stud.

What I like most about his right now is his energy. He's shot isn't always falling and he makes rookie mistakes but you never question his effort.

 

[The Hammer]

I can't WAIT until the post game with Malone is posted on kings.com for all the world to see. HOPEFULLY it's not edited/watered down.