Kings v. GS preseason 10/10 Gametime Thread
- Thread starter Heuge
- Start date
ReinadelosReys said:
Ricky Martin (I'm just going to call them (K. Martin and R. Minard) that from now on 
) looked ok.
) looked ok.
for those who's saying GS also using rookie, let's count some playing time, from the most, we have Dale Davis, Speedy Claxton, Cliff Robinson, J Rich, then Mike Dunleavy, Troy Murphy and Derek Fisher......and........well, the only rookie that played more than 10 mins is Andris Biedrins from Latvia.......
ReinadelosReys said:
Ricky Martin (I'm just going to call them (K. Martin and R. Minard) that from now on ) looked ok. They looked like, well what they are rookies. But you saw some glimpses of some real nice things.
) looked ok. They looked like, well what they are rookies. But you saw some glimpses of some real nice things.
as for the rest of the crew, well.....the rust is showing. peja looked great in the 20 or so minutes he was out there, but mike looked lost and brad looked out of sync. im not too worried, tho, and i jus cant wait til november 2nd!
You're kidding, right? You're going to judge rookies by their first pre-season game?
Do you know by any chance how Peja (just as an example) did his first SEASON?
Rookies are just that - rookies. They're new to the team; they're new to the league; they're new to Arco.
You're a rookie poster. Does that mean we should judge you by your first posts?
Give them a chance. It's PRE-SEASON for a reason.
Do you know by any chance how Peja (just as an example) did his first SEASON?
Rookies are just that - rookies. They're new to the team; they're new to the league; they're new to Arco.
You're a rookie poster. Does that mean we should judge you by your first posts?
Give them a chance. It's PRE-SEASON for a reason.
Here is my take on the new boys based of course on one bief viewing:
K. Martin... great athleticism and good hutle... best of the bunch.
R. Minard... More good play, not aftaid to take a charge and some scoring ablity.
Here is where things drop off
Prada............. useable big man who might make the squad due to desperation. Can block and rebound and has a tough streek. Think Najara with less skills.
Bluthenthal...... rough prospect has raw tallent and can score, but culess on transition and ot very sharp on D despite his sustle.
Barnes............ sometallent but no room at the inn.
Erick Daniels..... Good hustle, some big moments, but undersized for the front line and too slow to play in the back court. Might make a good project for a team with time and a slot.
K. Martin... great athleticism and good hutle... best of the bunch.
R. Minard... More good play, not aftaid to take a charge and some scoring ablity.
Here is where things drop off
Prada............. useable big man who might make the squad due to desperation. Can block and rebound and has a tough streek. Think Najara with less skills.
Bluthenthal...... rough prospect has raw tallent and can score, but culess on transition and ot very sharp on D despite his sustle.
Barnes............ sometallent but no room at the inn.
Erick Daniels..... Good hustle, some big moments, but undersized for the front line and too slow to play in the back court. Might make a good project for a team with time and a slot.
I agree most with Padrino & HndsmCelt's takes and they were more elequent than I'm going to be...IMO M&M both played well, especially for rookies. Martin had 5 rebounds, an assist and a block (9 pts), Minard had fewer rebounds than I expected (1) but had 3 assists and 3 steals (5 pts). Parada, E. Daniels, and Matt Barnes all had a few good plays as well. So did some of the others. Bluth, on the other hand, showed me less than I expected. The final score looks like a blow out but it was close all game until the 4th quarter. Plenty of bone headed plays for both the rooks and the starters but all in all (I know this is gonna shock both KG and VF ) I was very pleased with the way the Kings played until the 4th quarter but by then Adelman had emptied his bench and given everyone a chance to play. By the last 6 minutes it was a free for all (at least in my opinion) and there was no coherent team play.
As Kingsgurl had suggested earlier, Kevin plays quite well, especially as a rookie in his first pro game. It wasn't perfect or necessarilly awesome but DAMN that kid is QUICK! It's the first thing I thought about him in the first couple of minutes....it was like: Damn, he's quick! My next thought (as though I was in the lounge area playing the association game) was DOG! ...So, I'm nicknaming him in my mind after QD, damn, he's a quick dog....When QD sees him play for the first time, I think he's gonna like him too. Lots of hustle, lots of upside, Gerald who? (and I loved Gerald, BTW).
All in all, as an optomist hiding in pessimist clothing, I'm pleased.
KK!
) I was very pleased with the way the Kings played until the 4th quarter but by then Adelman had emptied his bench and given everyone a chance to play. By the last 6 minutes it was a free for all (at least in my opinion) and there was no coherent team play. As Kingsgurl had suggested earlier, Kevin plays quite well, especially as a rookie in his first pro game. It wasn't perfect or necessarilly awesome but DAMN that kid is QUICK! It's the first thing I thought about him in the first couple of minutes....it was like: Damn, he's quick! My next thought (as though I was in the lounge area playing the association game) was DOG! ...So, I'm nicknaming him in my mind after QD, damn, he's a quick dog....When QD sees him play for the first time, I think he's gonna like him too. Lots of hustle, lots of upside, Gerald who? (and I loved Gerald, BTW).
All in all, as an optomist hiding in pessimist clothing, I'm pleased.
KK!
kingskings! said:
I agree most with Padrino & HndsmCelt's takes and they were more elequent than I'm going to be...IMO M&M both played well, especially for rookies. Martin had 5 rebounds, an assist and a block (9 pts), Minard had fewer rebounds than I expected (1) but had 3 assists and 3 steals (5 pts). Parada, E. Daniels, and Matt Barnes all had a few good plays as well. So did some of the others. Bluth, on the other hand, showed me less than I expected. The final score looks like a blow out but it was close all game until the 4th quarter. Plenty of bone headed plays for both the rooks and the starters but all in all (I know this is gonna shock both KG and VF ) I was very pleased with the way the Kings played until the 4th quarter but by then Adelman had emptied his bench and given everyone a chance to play. By the last 6 minutes it was a free for all (at least in my opinion) and there was no coherent team play.
As Kingsgurl had suggested earlier, Kevin plays quite well, especially as a rookie in his first pro game. It wasn't perfect or necessarilly awesome but DAMN that kid is QUICK! It's the first thing I thought about him in the first couple of minutes....it was like: Damn, he's quick! My next thought (as though I was in the lounge area playing the association game) was DOG! ...So, I'm nicknaming him in my mind after QD, damn, he's a quick dog....When QD sees him play for the first time, I think he's gonna like him too. Lots of hustle, lots of upside, Gerald who? (and I loved Gerald, BTW).
All in all, as an optomist hiding in pessimist clothing, I'm pleased.
KK!
) I was very pleased with the way the Kings played until the 4th quarter but by then Adelman had emptied his bench and given everyone a chance to play. By the last 6 minutes it was a free for all (at least in my opinion) and there was no coherent team play. As Kingsgurl had suggested earlier, Kevin plays quite well, especially as a rookie in his first pro game. It wasn't perfect or necessarilly awesome but DAMN that kid is QUICK! It's the first thing I thought about him in the first couple of minutes....it was like: Damn, he's quick! My next thought (as though I was in the lounge area playing the association game) was DOG! ...So, I'm nicknaming him in my mind after QD, damn, he's a quick dog....When QD sees him play for the first time, I think he's gonna like him too. Lots of hustle, lots of upside, Gerald who? (and I loved Gerald, BTW).
All in all, as an optomist hiding in pessimist clothing, I'm pleased.
KK!