[Game] Kings vs Bulls, 12/29/11 Game Thread

[RookieOfTheDay]

Kings actually doing a good job of hanging in there against a superior team. People need to remember that the Bulls won 62 games last season.

 

[Tetsujin]

The fact that D-Rose almost made that shot pretty much sums up the entire half.

 

[Italics]

The fact that D-Rose almost made that shot pretty much sums up the entire half.

Our guys finally stopped playing superman street ball in the second half... if they keep it up, and start playing defense, the Kings could win this.

 

[Tetsujin]

Kings actually doing a good job of hanging in there against a superior team. People need to remember that the Bulls won 62 games last season.

The Bulls are probably better than they were last year too. Considering the fact that they've pretty much been firing on all cylinders and are only up by 7, I'll take it. Our guys (Except for Hayes) haven't exactly been playing that great either.

 

[Tetsujin]

I also don't think that CJ effin Watson is going to get 6 assists in 5 minutes again like he did last quarter.

 

[LakersStink]

Hopefully it's just early season jitters, but man I wish the Kings middle-school style free throw shooting would end.

 

[BMiller52]

things are better when thornton/evans get the shots on offense intead of letting salmons drive inside everytime he touches the ball

actually I don't feel like John Salmons is the problem right now

 

[Tetsujin]

Still not really sure why we have Outlaw on our team considering the fact that so far he is playing like a less athletic, less energetic version of Donte Greene

 

[Bricklayer]

things are better when thornton/evans get the shots on offense intead of letting salmons drive inside everytime he touches the ball

Ii think there is a point there. noy only are they are best players, but this excessive democracty we have been running confuses everybody. Its like attempts to wipe out hierarchy in any setting -- ultimately it leads to confusion. You need your best guys to be willing passers, but you don't ever want to knock them into the passive confusion of just trying to fit in while deferring to lesser players.

 

[Italics]

Ii think there is a point there. noy only are they are best players, but this excessive democracty we have been running confuses everybody. Its like attempts to wipe out hierarchy in any setting -- ultimately it leads to confusion. You need your best guys to be willing passers, but you don't ever want to knock them into the passive confusion of just trying to fit in while deferring to lesser players.

Kind of disagree. Evans had what... 1 assist that half the announcers said? Thornton had 0. That's pathetic. Neither Tyreke nor Thornton are anywhere EVEN CLOSE to the caliber of players to be playing that selfishly. They are guards for crying out loud. "Making plays" does not mean "do a backspin crossover between the legs driving layup on 3 defenders at once."

 

[Nighthawk1]

Kind of disagree. Evans had what... 1 assist that half the announcers said? Thornton had 0. That's pathetic. Neither Tyreke nor Thornton are anywhere EVEN CLOSE to the caliber of players to be playing that selfishly. They are guards for crying out loud. "Making plays" does not mean "do a backspin crossover between the legs driving layup on 3 defenders at once."

My only problem with Tyreke doing that, is he should know the D will collapse on him and other players and Tyreke should be recognizing it's a nice setup for an open jumper for someone or a cutting player

 

[swisshh]

Kings actually doing a good job of hanging in there against a superior team. People need to remember that the Bulls won 62 games last season.

The complaints are mostly about the way the Kings are playing. They're lucky to be within 10 points. The issue is stuff like Salmons taking more shots than he should, the dumb moments, the sometimes functioning offense, the lack of movement on certain posessions, the transition D, and the general lack of growth.

 

[BMiller52]

Kind of disagree. Evans had what... 1 assist that half the announcers said? Thornton had 0. That's pathetic. Neither Tyreke nor Thornton are anywhere EVEN CLOSE to the caliber of players to be playing that selfishly. They are guards for crying out loud. "Making plays" does not mean "do a backspin crossover between the legs driving layup on 3 defenders at once."

agree

 

[Larry89]

Can someone tell me what Tyreke was doing the entire first half? he looked lazy, selfish, and uninterested

 

[Tetsujin]

My only problem with Tyreke doing that, is he should know the D will collapse on him and other players and Tyreke should be recognizing it's a nice setup for an open jumper for someone or a cutting player

He did realize that at the end of the half I think, because that's when he started gettign the ball out to MT and Cuz (who promptly pulled a JT a missed his point blank shots). Hopefully he keeps this up in the second half.

 

[Tetsujin]

Can someone tell me what Tyreke was doing the entire first half? he looked lazy, selfish, and uninterested

Much of that last push at the end of the half was his doing.

 

[William Blake]

"Making plays" does not mean "do a backspin crossover between the legs driving layup on 3 defenders at once."

Which none of them attempted to do as far as I recall at least in the second quarter.

actually I don't feel like John Salmons is the problem right now

He is not THE problem, but I think getting him to play as the roleplayer he is it's the easiest thing we can do to improve our offense right now.

 

[Larry89]

Much of that last push at the end of the half was his doing.

oh thats calming to know I switched to the knicks game when they were down 15

 

[king07]

Can someone tell me what Tyreke was doing the entire first half? he looked lazy, selfish, and uninterested

that's the only way Tyreke knows how to play basketball i'm afraid

 

[Tetsujin]

Noah is a genius

 

[Kings Faithful]

I'm sorry for saying "game over" earlier. My lack of faith is disturbing.

 

[Tetsujin]

Rose crashed into the Chuckwagon

 

[Tetsujin]

Looks like God is telling us that we do in fact need a new arena

 

[Larry89]

welp a john salmons forced jumper and a thorton forced shot leading to 4 points

 

[Tetsujin]

Hack a Cuz. That's alright though, they're the Bulls

 

[Henkel]

Evans getting beat down the floor again...

 

[Tetsujin]

I don't think the Bulls play-by-play guy has got a single name right tonight. And we don't even have Omri anymore

 

[Tetsujin]

Evans getting beat down the floor again...

He AND the rest of the team.

 

[xrzn]

Hayes needs to work on making his shot near the basket and so does DMC; DMC has got to learn to dunk that ****

 

[Larry89]

Im wondering why cousins did not get a foul call there