Kings vs the Suns, 1/23/13

[Tetsujin]

Hey Smart. Put Cuz and Reke back in now.

 

[The_Jamal]

Gee, it's a good thing Cisco was ahead of JJ on the depth chart for a week. This defense thing JJ does isn't allowed here

 

[1234kings]

It's ridiculous, he played very well in the 1st and has already been on the bench for 8+ min of GAME time. Seriously Smart treats him like frikin Rasheed Wallace or Kurt Thomas or something

yeah. I hate the coach. I don't know where in the world he came from.

 

[spudfan]

Turnovers are still a bit of a problem for Trob, but we have to be encouraged by what we're seeing. He's dominating the boards, shown some nice offensive moves and mad some great passes to boot.

Not worried about the turnovers at all, Rookies love them some turnovers!

 

[Tetsujin]

yeah. I hate the coach. I don't know where in the world he came from.

Down the street from MT.

 

[mac]

My dream is to have Keith Smart coach guys like Kobe for just one game. Just one game, and I would be thrilled to hear what Kobe had to say at the end of the game

 

[Tetsujin]

Jimmer sighting!

 

[Tetsujin]

My dream is to have Keith Smart coach guys like Kobe for just one game. Just one game, and I would be thrilled to hear what Kobe had to say at the end of the game

There would be no after the game. Kobe and Dwight Howard would strangle him before halftime.

 

[spudfan]

Shoulda been a three second call on Dragic there. Jimmer was chasing him around in the key.

edit: nm, looks like eh did get his feet out for couple steps.

 

[DesertFox]

Still don't understand why Outlaw is in the game. Between Hayes/Trob/JJ there is no reason to play him even with JT in foul trouble.

 

[Tetsujin]

Did Travis outlaw play in Phoenix at some point?

 

[Tetsujin]

Cuz is good at basketball.

 

[rainmaker]

Still don't understand why Outlaw is in the game. Between Hayes/Trob/JJ there is no reason to play him even with JT in foul trouble.

But he brought Smart cookies this morning at shoot around. Needs to be rewarded.

 

[Bibbilicious]

So I guess the coach is just going to pretend that all that stuff he said about sticking with small rotations never happened

 

[Tetsujin]

I don't know guys, I think Brooks is better than Jimmer.

 

[The_Jamal]

That half hook is a beautiful sight to see. With Cousins quickness, shotblockers won't have time to defend it properly

 

[Tetsujin]

A smart coach would probably try a Cuz/T-Rob/JJ/Reke/Jimmer line-up at some point. A smart coach.

 

[1234kings]

but he brought smart cookies this morning at shoot around. Needs to be rewarded.

lollll

 

[The_Jamal]

JJ and Trob were by far the most important guys for us. There energy and defense changed the entire game. Doesn't hurt to get 17 points on 10 shots as a bonus from them as well

 

[gunks]

Coach Smart....

Not many people can get sued for false advertising over their last name.

 

[jcwkings]

why does floor spacing and ball movement seem to improve dramatically when Jimmer is in the game? just saying

 

[mac]

That was an interesting lineup out there. Outlaw played well in his minutes and his ability to stretch the floor provides space for Tyreke to cut to the basket. Very good defense from Evans in the 1st half. They credited him with only 1 block but I think he got his hands on a lot more than that, or at least made some very good challenges. I liked that hook from Cuz and the two man game of Cuz and Reke. Loved TRob's effort and was very very impressed by his quickness with the ball - something I hadn't seen prior to this. Thornton did his job providing scoring off the bench. JJ also playing very well on both ends, and nice to see Jimmer get some playing time.

Overall it was a good half and my only complaint is that Smart took as long as he did to put Evans back in for Brooks or MT.

 

[gunks]

why does floor spacing and ball movement seem to improve dramatically when Jimmer is in the game? just saying

Cause IT, Brooks, and MT are all horrible lil ballhogs. Those three are making a Jimmer fan of me, and I hated Jimmer.

 

[mac]

A smart coach would probably try a Cuz/T-Rob/JJ/Reke/Jimmer line-up at some point. A smart coach.

Defense would be excellent but we may struggle a little offensively as T-Rob doesn't have a respectable outside game yet. That's essentially a 1 consistent shooter line up.

 

[Glenn]

JJ, TRob and Tyreke would be the center of a good defensive team. And then Salmons is pretty good. That an bring about a cultural change. It just takes TRob and JJ some time to meld in better with the team. Now get us the big shot blocker and we would be very strong defensively.

 

[The_Jamal]

Defense would be excellent but we may struggle a little offensively as T-Rob doesn't have a respectable outside game yet. That's essentially a 1 consistent shooter line up.

I disagree. Reke and JJ may not be great outside shooters, but you can't play 10 feet off them anymore like you could at the beginning of the year. That's all we need them to be able to do with that sort of lineup

 

[spudfan]

why does floor spacing and ball movement seem to improve dramatically when Jimmer is in the game? just saying

We look SO MUCH better when it is Jimmer in there with Tyreke. It actually looks like a team working together and playing properly.

 

[Glenn]

Cause IT, Brooks, and MT are all horrible lil ballhogs. Those three are making a Jimmer fan of me, and I hated Jimmer.

I think it's interesting that you don't call Jimmer a ball hog because he is such a shooter. I happen to agree with you. You can see that he is looking for the best shot and that shot might be him. The other three seem most interested in finding a way to get off their shot and if they can't find it, they pass. Now I suppose I will be corrected in that PGs now are meant to be shoot first in modern days. Whether that's a league wide phenomena or not, I don't think it fits with our team. Somehow Tyreke and Cuz need to get some shots.

 

[Kings Faithful]

Less Brooks more Jimmer..

 

[Kingster]

I wonder what the ceiling is with Johnson. He's got the D, and he's got the handle. The outside shot seems to be improving. It just seems like he needs to have a little bit better judgement on what to do out there on the floor.