[Game] Kings v. Thunder, 12/3/13 - 7 p.m. PST

[flamecrow]

Beeeeeeeen McLemooooore! Omg I love this team!!!!

 

[Uncia03]

The way that we are playing is in no way a recipe for success.
But let's be honest, if you're going to lose the game you might as well lose in exciting fashion, right?

 

[Kingsfan23]

Ben is supposed to be an excellent shooter, but I think he'll miss one here

 

[VF21]

The way that we are playing is in no way a recipe for success.
But let's be honest, if you're going to lose the game you might as well lose in exciting fashion, right?

I'm not quite ready to concede defeat...

 

[HereWeBoogie]

perimiter chucking power forwards are annoying

 

[Uncia03]

I'm not quite ready to concede defeat...

Oh, I don't necessarily mean in this game but rather in general when we don't have DMC on the floor.

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

Jerry's recent analysis....Russell Westbrook, being Russell Westbrook. Chuck Hayes does what Chuck Hayes does.

Thanks

 

[Uncia03]

Williams is complaining that he didn't get the call but Durant just did.
I think he has a point.

 

[HereWeBoogie]

Vasquez forcing more junk

 

[Uncia03]

You know I've been watching a few of these half-court sets by the Kings and GV does not look for Williams at all.

 

[Entity]

Jerry's recent analysis....Russell Westbrook, being Russell Westbrook. Chuck Hayes does what Chuck Hayes does.

Thanks

Collison also doing what collison does

 

[Entity]

You know I've been watching a few of these half-court sets by the Kings and GV does not look for Williams at all.

He isn't sure what to do this is a make shift offense tonight with no body working the low post.

 

[Kingsfan23]

I haven't even noticed IT before that shot, literally

 

[KingMilz]

He isn't sure what to do this is a make shift offense tonight with no body working the low post.

He's not a good PG it's really simple as that

 

[Entity]

Ndiye is tall but his 6 inch vert isn't working

 

[MassachusettsKingsFan]

Oyyy. This got bad.

 

[TheBadGuy]

Lookout western conference teams, just wait for the Kings current team to mature

 

[HereWeBoogie]

over

 

[Uncia03]

Well that was a bit painful.

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

You know I've been watching a few of these half-court sets by the Kings and GV does not look for Williams at all.

He has it in his head that he's "running the team". Don't like it. He's not our leader

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Well, that was... something...

 

[Entity]

He's not a good PG it's really simple as that

Wow. I think that's kinda harsh.

 

[miltonap]

haha, well then

 

[HereWeBoogie]

Isaiah going into the paint again lol. someone please remind this guy he's 5'9 and a jumpshot would be more effective

 

[sdballer]

Williams looks better on offense than expected but he's missing on the boards tonight.

 

[KingMilz]

Wow. I think that's kinda harsh.

When you consider how amazingly stacked the position is there is no shame being a below average PG imo

 

[rainmaker]

By and large I haven't been impressed with Ben's defense starting in Summer League till now. However, with his athleticism you hope that he grows into a good-to-great defender. If that happens then you could probably get by with Vasquez though you'll just be 'acceptable' rather than good even if Ben grows into a great defender.
It could be that is the FO's hope and they are fine with all the losing until Ben can get there.

Having watched the half-time segment you're referring to though...I don't think it means that they won't pull the trigger to move GV if a good deal comes along.

I doubt there'd be any refusal to move Vasquez if another team requested him in a trade, although I'd be quite surprised if another team requests him in a package.

Just thinking about Cuz/MLM and a top pick this June, we're putting our core together and I don't see Vasquez being a part of that core at all. Tough to tell if PDA would try to resign him or not. We'll have to wait and see. But as our core grows together getting a solid starting PG will be very important. And with Malone's defensive philosophy, if Mac did become a great defender I still don't think the backcourt being what I'd term as "barely acceptable" would be acceptable to Malone. At least I hope not. But I don't like Vasquez on the offensive end either. Poor understanding of creating shots for and going to our shooters. Outside the occasional lob there isn't much there.

 

[morsatun]

He has it in his head that he's "running the team". Don't like it. He's not our leader

This may be true, but it is hard not to have that in your mind when the Coach says in an interview that he is supposed to be a leader, the owner seys he expect GV to be a leader, and everything he is interviewed by the media, hi gets asked about how comfortable he is trying to lead the team

 

[Kingsfan23]

Wow... this is a heck of a run by the Thunder... we were just up 1?

 

[Kingsfan23]

IT has just been missing that confidence, explosiveness he had earlier on in the season