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glassman
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[Game] Kings v. Hornets - 2/25/17 - 2:00PT/5:00ET
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TaxMan
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Still looks like he needs to lose some baby fat.
Glenn
Hall of Famer
He doesn't seem to have any natural rebounding skills. Sure if a ball comes near him he'll grab it but he's 7 ft tall for cripe's sake. Watch puny Skal rebound. I think some people have a knack and build on it. Willie needs to start from zero.
White_Chocolate
Starter
I don't understand why Galloway is getting any minutes. He is terrible
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
I don't think Jeannie Buss would return his calls.
I hear the Russian owner of the Nets isn't very happy... Let Vivek go to the East coast.
A Brooklyn base of operations would be a big boost to his daughter's music career.
kingsboi
Hall of Famer
Buddy has looked poor today
that's what you get with rookies....ups and downs. He will learn all in due time. We have plenty of it.
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glassman
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Papa looks lost even in garbage time
It's because they completely froze him out on offense.. I realized they ran the same plays over like 5 times in a row lol.
Glenn
Hall of Famer
I think Big Papa has some decent physical skills as he moves well and has decent hands. He has no concept of how to play NBA basketball!!!
IfAt1st
Starter
But they waived Barnes to free up the roster spot for him!
Who needs a SF on the roster, anyway?
White_Chocolate
Starter
I agree. Having two picks and developing these young fellas is what we should be rooting for regardless right now. The vets were awful today outside of Reke
SLAB
Hall of Famer
He didn't complain once though.
Why do we need Matt Barnes on the roster? He does nothing for our young core moving forward. He whines on the court, and has a rap-sheet off the court.
N0tmyfault
Bench
Half the battle of rebounding is positioning. You have to fight for position. He just does not do that and it's infuriating. I know there's a fine line between leaving an open player and trying to position yourself for the rebound, but even if he's in position, he consistently gets out-worked by his opponents.
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
Like the only way Grant could have gotten even more over the top in his praise of Skal is if he out and out just said that the guy was the best big man in Kings history since C-Webb.
kingjatt
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Gotta secure the pick, the rotations kind of showed that today.
Grant just said tonight was just like how it was before the all star break?
N0tmyfault
Bench
Honestly, I just think it's nice to see a player on this current Kings' team that fights for rebounds.
Skal didn't have a great night but I love that he's hitting the glass.
I worried that Labissiere and Cauley-Stein couldn't play together because they'd get killed on the boards but really it's just Trill who is allergic to boxing out or fighting for rebounds.
I worried that Labissiere and Cauley-Stein couldn't play together because they'd get killed on the boards but really it's just Trill who is allergic to boxing out or fighting for rebounds.
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
Gotta secure the pick, the rotations kind of showed that today.
Grant just said tonight was just like how it was before the all star break?
Except instead of Demarcus Cousins we have Skal the Magnificent, baby!
kingjatt
Starter
This is true, never have I seen Willie come up with a surprise rebound like Skal did today, its not like Charlotte had some big lug rebounder out there either MKG was mostly beating WCS out.
Willie is just not someone who is comfy with contact like Skal is. Not sure if thats fixable but it can be improved.
Glenn
Hall of Famer
.... and Bogdan.
I still don't understand how Willie is such a poor rebounder for a guy his size. Almost every big out of the Kentucky system is a great rebounder no matter what. Randle, Noel, Cousins, Davis, etc.
IfAt1st
Starter
Napear just blatantly LIED on the postgame broadcast.
"And this is the way the team was playing even before the All-Star break - lots of ups and downs." Really? What a blatant ret-con. They were one step out of 8th place, and would have won both these games fairly easy, they way they were playing (even with the injuries).
BTW - there's a big difference between injuries decimating your roster, and your own Front Office decimating your roster...
And I simply can not stomach this transparent rah-rahing by Grant & Jerry.
I don't watch basketball to have smoke blown up my butt - Jerry's claim that he doesn't pay much, but he would pay to watch Skal any night is nauseating propaganda and reeks of desperate marketing.
Vivek's media approach is firmly in control now - no dissent allowed, it gets in the way of selling overpriced seats..
"And this is the way the team was playing even before the All-Star break - lots of ups and downs." Really? What a blatant ret-con. They were one step out of 8th place, and would have won both these games fairly easy, they way they were playing (even with the injuries).
BTW - there's a big difference between injuries decimating your roster, and your own Front Office decimating your roster...
And I simply can not stomach this transparent rah-rahing by Grant & Jerry.
I don't watch basketball to have smoke blown up my butt - Jerry's claim that he doesn't pay much, but he would pay to watch Skal any night is nauseating propaganda and reeks of desperate marketing.
Vivek's media approach is firmly in control now - no dissent allowed, it gets in the way of selling overpriced seats..
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