[Game] Kings vs D-League select - 7/14/14

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Although apparently nobody told the Kings, because there is under 3 minutes left in the first quarter and they have not made a field goal yet
 
swisshh said:
They were running the offense through him.
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And he did nothing productive with it. Nobody is carrying the offense at this point. McLemore made a couple nice plays. McCallum has set up Acy for a couple baskets. Everything else has been a lot of iso junk (as usual).
 
The first 5 or 6 minutes were pretty ugly -- but part of the problem is that starting lineup. Too many guys are playing out of position. McCallum hasn't made a shot yet but he's making plays. McLemore and Stauskas both look decent. Acy is who he is, he's an energy guy and under-sized but he competes. Williams continues to be the biggest disappointment. If he has any alpha dog in him at all, we should have seen it in this situation.
 
First quarter was ugly as hell. The Kings had their best quarter of the summer league in the 2nd, though.

Nik and Ben played well. Nik shot well from deep and made multiple good plays on offense for his teammates. McLemore had a few nice takes to the rim.

I thought McCallum did a much better job running the team in the 2nd, and really created a lot of good shots.

Moreland was a factor again defensively. He came in first off the bench and played heavy minutes. Solid indicator that the Kings want to take a good long look at him.

Williams was invisible.
 
miltonap said:
How did Moreland look when he was in?
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Like a chicken with its head cut off, but then he'd find it on top of the backboard...

Very active. Very clueless. Got his hands on a couple of balls he had no business touching, like breaking up an alley-oop.

Would love to see him turned loose alongside Cousins in camp, if he makes it that far.
 
miltonap said:
How did Moreland look when he was in?
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More of the same, which is good! Didn't get credited for a block, but his help defense was very good. Had one nice Lebronish chasedown block that was called a goaltending but it was a good effort that displayed his speed for a player that big. He created a travel by being in the right position as the offensive player was trying to get to the basket. He was looking and attempting to block everything in his area, altering a few shots. The team settled down when he came in. Didn't show much on offense.
 
I came onto game in the first Q with us trailing by 6 and now at half we are one point ahead. Going in the right direction while I've been watching. Stauskas has a nice knack with most things he does and without the ball. Encouraging. Ben is playing more within himself where he should be. Encouraging.
 
For some reason we've put together a starting lineup where Williams is the tallest player on the floor for us. That's not going to play to his strengths, but he could seize the initiative here anyway and show he's an NBA caliber wing scorer by finding angles to attack from. It seems like Williams doesn't have any better understanding of what his position will be than the coaching staff which is not a good sign for the upcoming season. Looking at where he was at last season, I really don't understand why he doesn't just watch a bunch of Trevor Ariza tape and get in the gym perfecting his spot-up shot. There's a role for him here if he wants it. It's frustrating watching him waste his talent.
 
hrdboild said:
For some reason we've put together a starting lineup where Williams is the tallest player on the floor for us. That's not going to play to his strengths, but he could seize the initiative here anyway and show he's an NBA caliber wing scorer by finding angles to attack from. It seems like Williams doesn't have any better understanding of what his position will be than the coaching staff which is not a good sign for the upcoming season. Looking at where he was at last season, I really don't understand why he doesn't just watch a bunch of Trevor Ariza tape and get in the gym perfecting his spot-up shot. There's a role for him here if he wants it. It's frustrating watching him waste his talent.
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yeah I don't like the Acy at Center D Will as PF line up, but given the general lack of talented bigs in SL and on our team in particular it seems to be all small ball all the time.
 
hrdboild said:
For some reason we've put together a starting lineup where Williams is the tallest player on the floor for us. That's not going to play to his strengths, but he could seize the initiative here anyway and show he's an NBA caliber wing scorer by finding angles to attack from. It seems like Williams doesn't have any better understanding of what his position will be than the coaching staff which is not a good sign for the upcoming season. Looking at where he was at last season, I really don't understand why he doesn't just watch a bunch of Trevor Ariza tape and get in the gym perfecting his spot-up shot. There's a role for him here if he wants it. It's frustrating watching him waste his talent.
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His strength is not creating with the ball in his hands. Instead, it's off the ball movement with others setting him up and going to the rim. Also, his jump shot off the dribble is awful, where it looks like he trys to jump and hang as high as possible...then release.
 
ShastaKingsFan said:
His strength is not creating with the ball in his hands. Instead, it's off the ball movement with others setting him up and going to the rim. Also, his jump shot off the dribble is awful, where it looks like he trys to jump and hang as high as possible...then release.
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I don't want to see him create off the dribble -- I want to see him roll of picks and fly to the rim or catch the ball and take one quick move into space, or find a spot on the floor and make it his own. There are a lot of ways to produce points without isolating and breaking down a defender. He's got the length and athleticism to do all of those things and his jump shot actually looks good when he's got confidence in himself. He seems to go through periods where he forgets how to shoot though and he develops a hitch in his release.
 
hrdboild said:
I don't want to see him create off the dribble -- I want to see him roll of picks and fly to the rim or catch the ball and take one quick move into space, or find a spot on the floor and make it his own. There are a lot of ways to produce points without isolating and breaking down a defender. He's got the length and athleticism to do all of those things and his jump shot actually looks good when he's got confidence in himself. He seems to go through periods where he forgets how to shoot though and he develops a hitch in his release.
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I agree. His jump shot on a catch and release is good with rhythm and flow. As soon as he shoots off the dribble, it's nowhere near the same. The timing of the release is different, because he trys to jump over the player to create more space than he really needs
 
Well, he's put up another 9 points pretty quickly since I started criticizing him for being too passive. Aside from McCallum being unable to make a shot, all of our regular rotation guys are looking like NBA players so far in this game.
 
hrdboild said:
For some reason we've put together a starting lineup where Williams is the tallest player on the floor for us. That's not going to play to his strengths, but he could seize the initiative here anyway and show he's an NBA caliber wing scorer by finding angles to attack from. It seems like Williams doesn't have any better understanding of what his position will be than the coaching staff which is not a good sign for the upcoming season. Looking at where he was at last season, I really don't understand why he doesn't just watch a bunch of Trevor Ariza tape and get in the gym perfecting his spot-up shot. There's a role for him here if he wants it. It's frustrating watching him waste his talent.
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Good point. He just doesn't have a sense of urgency; he's out there to have fun and what happens happens. It must be very aggravating to be on the same team with him. The brief flashes of brilliance show us all what he could be if he gave a rat's patoot.
 
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