sactowndog
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I think the team is making a great case why CoJo was such a needed signing. Neither Buddy or Bogi are as effective off the dribble.
*coughcough*
its preseason
Well we will be better than last year unless you think WCS was a key. - WCS + DD + Holmes + Ariza + Joseph looks like an upgrade to meI know....negative observations are not allowed during preseason because it's just preseason. Positive observations are allowed because that's real team improvement.
It's not that negative observations are not allowed. It's that grand sweeping pronouncements after 3 preseason games are ludicrous.I know....negative observations are not allowed during preseason because it's just preseason. Positive observations are allowed because that's real team improvement.
It's not that negative observations are not allowed. It's that grand sweeping pronouncements after 3 preseason games are ludicrous.
His basketball knowledge is such that he doesn’t need to watch games.I wonder if Hollinger is watching this?
You're right there wasn't a grand sweeping pronouncement in that particular post. I was responding primarily to the play-the-victim BS.I mean, I'm captain of "Preseason, Summer league don't matter," but he literally said the Kings looked like crap in this game and won't beat anyone if they keep playing like this. That's the exact opposite of a grand sweeping pronouncement.
Well we will be better than last year unless you think WCS was a key. - WCS + DD + Holmes + Ariza + Joseph looks like an upgrade to me
Non Kings related, anyone see that Steph has scored 40 points in a preseason game in 25 minutes. Sheesh.
how was Neminja on the pick and roll? you should compare Dedmond to WCS not Bagley. Bagley should be compared to Belijca. If we are going to do apples to apples hereI thought WCS was a huge key to the half court defense, despite his inability or lack of effort when it came to protecting the rim. He played the pick and roll pretty well and could switch on anyone. He got an A from me in that area of the game while Bagley gets a D-. The only thing keeping him from getting an F is he puts in effort. Despite all that effort, his pick and roll defense is really really bad. He gets by when he gets to defend a stretch 4 because he's actually a much better perimeter defender on 4s than anyone thought but as soon as he gets put into the pick and roll or has to defend post moves, he's a complete liability.
Crossing my fingers that this improves asap. If the Kings want to make the playoffs, this area of his game has to improve in the first quarter of the season.
So why stream only for people in a 75 mile radius? I’m 2500 miles away. I will never make it to the arena
Kings look like crap to me. They wont beat anyone other than the bottom feeders of the league playing like this.
They looks real lethargic to me. We’ll see.
I agree, it seems at this point I'd rather have Zach Lavine at that contract he was given. Would've been interesting to see how the Kings look with Lavine at the Wing as well considering he turned down our offer.
I thought WCS was a huge key to the half court defense, despite his inability or lack of effort when it came to protecting the rim. He played the pick and roll pretty well and could switch on anyone. He got an A from me in that area of the game while Bagley gets a D-. The only thing keeping him from getting an F is he puts in effort. Despite all that effort, his pick and roll defense is really really bad. He gets by when he gets to defend a stretch 4 because he's actually a much better perimeter defender on 4s than anyone thought but as soon as he gets put into the pick and roll or has to defend post moves, he's a complete liability.
Crossing my fingers that this improves asap. If the Kings want to make the playoffs, this area of his game has to improve in the first quarter of the season.
Pre-season is a product of a different time. It's become a joke in the NFL and rightfully so, but the NBA could lead the way here and ditch the preseason in favor of a longer season with more time between games. They were talking about lower numbers of back to backs during the Warriors broadcast last night. You could certainly eliminate most of them if you ditched the pre-season for adding a month to the 82 game schedule.Hard for these players to care about preseason at this point. Its too long
They won’t be lethargic when the real games begin
how was Neminja on the pick and roll? you should compare Dedmond to WCS not Bagley. Bagley should be compared to Belijca. If we are going to do apples to apples here
You think it might be possible that a 40 hour round trip flight last week might have had a little something to do with it?
Secondly, it’s referred to ‘preseason’ for a reason.
Do WCS and MB3 play the same position? I thought one was a 5 and the other a 4?
Again, can people just comment on the game itself without having to hear this crap? It's tiresome. I get it. It's preseason. I'm not making any crazy irrational assumptions based on a few preseason games. I'm literally observing the game that's playing before my eyes and then commenting on what I'm seeing. If you can't handle that, then just block me and go find yourself a safe space where observations aren't allowed until they're 30 games deep into the season. People literally can't even comment on the game they're watching these days without the preseason police coming along blowing the whistle in every thread. Just don't log in to the forum if you don't want to read observations during the preseason. I thought that was the point of this whole place but apparently I was wrong.
Lower number of back to back games for everyone but the Kings, I’m sure. Somehow we always get screwedPre-season is a product of a different time. It's become a joke in the NFL and rightfully so, but the NBA could lead the way here and ditch the preseason in favor of a longer season with more time between games. They were talking about lower numbers of back to backs during the Warriors broadcast last night. You could certainly eliminate most of them if you ditched the pre-season for adding a month to the 82 game schedule.
Players don't take time off the way they do in the past, with all the national team commitments, summer leagues, etc.
Again, can people just comment on the game itself without having to hear this crap?
I like you bro. But you can often be a whiny hypocrite.
OK, so I'm putting my neck on the line a little bit by letting the NBA/China thread go for now (basically well done, everybody, much better than I expected) but that means I really don't want to see a blow-up on another thread. So how's about you gentlemen shake hands and go grab a beer together?