[Game] Kings v. Hawks - Wednesday, Jan. 30 - 7PT/10ET
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I mentioned this earlier in this thread. I take credit for Harry's fantastic performance because he obviously wanted to prove me wrong. 
He did what he should do - played smart, played within his skill set, played to his strengths and didn't make stupid mistakes.
He did what he should do - played smart, played within his skill set, played to his strengths and didn't make stupid mistakes.
That's why the end of my post stated "consistency" haha. 1 game is too small a sample size obviously. However, his explosiveness tonight showed he is really far along in his rehab. We didnt see that level of explosiveness in summer league or the early part of the season. I wanna see him step out and rain some jumpers now. He has the range...
It’s been awhile since I have watched Lin play but liked what I saw. Yogi is quick and helps make a good backup up but adding someone like Lin would solidify that position.
I hesitate with the playoffs in reach to add a new point guard as it takes awhile to adjust to a new team. But if we can keep yogi also it would become more of a position of strength.
I hesitate with the playoffs in reach to add a new point guard as it takes awhile to adjust to a new team. But if we can keep yogi also it would become more of a position of strength.
To be fair, and few are as critical of DJ as me, Harry struggles against bigger stronger centers at this point. WCS doesn’t have Harry’s innate skills but he does have man muscle to play the Gasols of the NBA. Joeger not playing Harry against Memphis was probably okay.
That being said Harry and Bogi need more time on the floor together.
That being said Harry and Bogi need more time on the floor together.
To be honest I had the sound on tonight but I wasn't really listening. I watch Kings games and NBA games with the sound off. I don't want to hear what someone else thinks, I like to formulate my own perceptions without interference. I love NBA minus random commentary, I am not sure what Grant said tonight, but his vibrational energy is more agreeable than Doug. I think Doug puts on a pretense and affectation. It is offensive to my senses whereas I can take Grant because I know he loves the team. Doug is more concerned with how he is being perceived. He is pandering to a degree. Grant is less self-aware. Jerry is old enough he doesn't care and that makes him endearing. Honestly though I will likely mute him next time too. I don't need the extra stimulus. The visuals are enough.
We beat a bad team on the second of a back-to-back by 22 points. Willie was -6. This means conceivably if we played Willie more than the 20 minutes the game would have been closer, potentially a game decided in the final minutes of the 4th. There is NO reason the game should have been so close. MB3 (+12) and Giles (+27) provided the separation. These guys are dynamic. They execute. Willie was fooling around against an inferior opponent with 3 TOs and 4 fouls. He did not assert himself, This is the norm not only this year but five years. Against better opponents he wilts. Against inferior opponents he plays down to that level. He cannot be trusted. He doesn't exert dominance, He doesn't display "man muscle". I want to like Willie, believe me! But he makes it very difficult, he makes it near impossible. There is truism I have espoused for many years: If a player is not an obvious part of the solution, he is part of the problem. Is it obvious that Willie is part of the solution? Is it obvious? If it is not obvious then you know the category in which to place him. It is not easy to be an integral component of an awesome team. Willie is just another guy who does not meet this formidable threshold.
I think it says a lot about the leap from last year to this that us Kings fans are having the conversations that we are. The last 10 years or so at this point in the season the conversation has been much different. Nobody on this board or anywhere in the league really knew this jump was going to happen. Kudos to the players and the coaching staff for working as hard as they have to be over .500 after 50 games. Whatever happens from this point on ots been a helluva season. I sure have enjoyed this year more than any year since around 2006. Go Kings!!!
No. Willie as a backup does not appeal to me. The criteria I would use with regards to a viable backup would be if due to injury or foul trouble could the backup assume the starter role for limited time. Could the backup step up and get it done in a pinch? I do not think Willie could. If you have a 9-10 man rotation capable of going deep into the playoffs, I think those bench players need to be able to step up and perform equal to a starter caliber player. I would not trust Willie with this responsibility. No way, it would get ugly when the competitiveness increases. You think he struggles now in a game in January, wait until the game really count.
If his offense was better his defense lapses would be tolerable. If his D was better his offense limitations might be okay. But you have a guy that has one definable skill: dunking. That's not enough to be rotational player to go deep into the playoffs. It is NOT easy to meet this threshold. Look at the best Kings team back in the day with B-Jax, Turkoglu and other dudes off the bench. There was no deadweight there. Our bench guys back in the day could play starter minutes if they were asked. It is a high threshold and Willie does not rise to it, not at all, not even close. If we can trade Willie between now and one week away before the deadline, it will be a blessing. A total blessing. Please let it be.
If his offense was better his defense lapses would be tolerable. If his D was better his offense limitations might be okay. But you have a guy that has one definable skill: dunking. That's not enough to be rotational player to go deep into the playoffs. It is NOT easy to meet this threshold. Look at the best Kings team back in the day with B-Jax, Turkoglu and other dudes off the bench. There was no deadweight there. Our bench guys back in the day could play starter minutes if they were asked. It is a high threshold and Willie does not rise to it, not at all, not even close. If we can trade Willie between now and one week away before the deadline, it will be a blessing. A total blessing. Please let it be.
The guy (Joerger) knows what he's doing. So I trust him, too. There are times when I question him. Like his dependence on Z-bo last year. But he's a highly respected coach, and the players, with the possible exception of Bags, love and respect him. And I think Bags will come around (if indeed he has any sore feelings toward his rookie year coach).