[Game] Kings @ Wizards - Monday, Dec. 21 - 4 PST, 7 EST
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Cousins needs to realize that when we give him the ball on offense it's not because we want him to score. It's because we want our team to score. Once Cousins adopts this mindset, he'll take his game and this team to the next level. He's at his best when he's unselfish and actively looking for his teammates. Those double and triple teams have no chance if he chooses to play that way.
Off again. On again. Off again. They can't win against a half of a Wizards team. I'm sorry, but this team reeks of Loserville. They play when they want, when they are in the mood; they have mediocre energy as far as NBA teams go; overall, they don't need to win, they just would like to win every once in a while. So we get effort about half the time, and no effort about half the time. The team that gives no effort never wins and the team that gives effort wins about 50% of the time.
Spurs probably win NBA title this year... surprising absolutely no one. That's because Spurs are a team, have been for 15+ years with different parts meshing at the top with unquestioned leader, Coach Pop. Kings are a collection of odd parts, messing up, not meshing for consistency. Thus Kings are NOT a team.
I was recently looking at a box score from some random Spurs game in 2003. It was really weird seeing seeing Duncan, Parker, Ginobili and Pops name on there. To think those 4 have been on the same team since the days of C-webb and Peja. Really made me think about how much this team needs to just play more together, get to know each other...have some stability! I know we are all frustrated cause we want to win and we NEED to win, but it's gonna take time.
Karl is the coach.
Gay and Casspi in the starting 5 provide great space for our inside game.
But to convince Karl, that he is best used inside, Cousins has to convert in the post.
So far he is struggling to do so.
Ever when Cousins was having his way in the post, we came back to him immediately inside. So Karl doesn't look entitled to play Cuz outside all the time. He just doesn't want to force feed Cuz inside, when he isn't converting and is not a fan of drawing fouls like Malone was, which might be a problem with Cousins playstyle.
But after all we still have won our share of games since the abysmal start of the season. Cousins plays through a major slump right now and sometimes he lets his offensive struggles effect his effort, which is a no go.
I think Cousins will be back on track at some point of the season.
Gay and Casspi in the starting 5 provide great space for our inside game.
But to convince Karl, that he is best used inside, Cousins has to convert in the post.
So far he is struggling to do so.
Ever when Cousins was having his way in the post, we came back to him immediately inside. So Karl doesn't look entitled to play Cuz outside all the time. He just doesn't want to force feed Cuz inside, when he isn't converting and is not a fan of drawing fouls like Malone was, which might be a problem with Cousins playstyle.
But after all we still have won our share of games since the abysmal start of the season. Cousins plays through a major slump right now and sometimes he lets his offensive struggles effect his effort, which is a no go.
I think Cousins will be back on track at some point of the season.
Also, this is team is relatively healthy now. If we get the typical Cousins and/or Gay out for some games of the 2nd half of the season, you might see your .250.