The Kings made a few costly mistakes against the veteran champs. I am proud of them for fighting hard and not giving up.
130-125 GSW
I LOVE THIS TEAM>
And now? I'm leaving because I do not trust myself to deal with some of the ridiculous comments I'm sure are about to be made.
Kind of sad isn't it. I don’t comment during the game primarily because being on the east coast I DVR them and watch the next day. But even during games I watch live I learned a long time ago to not say much during the heat of the moment so I don’t vent ignorant or almost hysterical stuff that I go back and read later and see how I embarrassed myself. Someone told me a long time ago better to keep your mouth shut and have people think you are a fool rather than open your mouth and confirm it.
The team is really playing their hearts out, way exceeding expectations of most, if not all, on here. Joerger (and Vlade) have done a fantastic job. Many on here wanted them fired at the start of the season or at least had them on the hot seat. Even after the terrific start to the season they refused to give them the credit they deserved for developing the team over the last two seasons, having a plan and sticking to it, saying instead that Joerger had finally "seen the light" and started coaching the way they had been calling for all along. The arrogance on here at times knows no bounds. Maybe the Kings owners will fire Vlade and Joerger and reach down here and hire a couple of these experts.
The arm chair second guessing coach on here after this game is ridiculous. This team is still a work in progress and there are still many teaching moments to be taken advantage of. Joerger likes to use that phrase “teaching moments” and I think that is exactly what he is doing. This young inexperienced team went toe-to-toe with the world champions who brought their A game and the young Kings didn’t blink until the very end. An older more experienced team would not have blinked and pulled it off. Another one of those lessons that need to sink in and you can bet that they are letting it sink in today. They will remember the way they lost this game for a long time. Time to learn from it, file it away, and move on.