[Game] Nets @ Kings - 11/18/12

[cuad]

Mar$wag Brooks.

 

[Kingster]

Stupid play by Cousins and Thornton at the end of the half.

 

[The_Jamal]

Just threw 20 minutes of solid play down the drain

 

[mac]

If I'm Tyreke I'm thinking to myself "Why can't any of these guys play a lick of defense?"

 

[VF21]

This is just pathetic and sad and disgusting and stupid and about as much fun as a root canal without anesthesia.

 

[rainmaker]

Keith Smart: why go back to what's working while we're still in control?

It's why I said changing lineups wouldn't matter. Smart STILL won't manage the starting lineup or bench correctly. No recognition of what's working.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

If I'm Tyreke I'm thinking to myself "Why can't any of these guys play a lick of defense?"

If I'm Tyreke Evans, I'm thinking, "I can't wait to find out how Kings Fans are going to blame this loss on me."

 

[The_Jamal]

Cmon Reke. Gotta know the shot-clock at the end of the half.

How disappointing. We looked like a real NBA team for about 20 minutes

 

[flipray]

Tyreke with a brain fart on the last possession, but overall he's playing good. Just bad team defense.

 

[mac]

This is just pathetic and sad and disgusting and stupid and about as much fun as a root canal without anesthesia.

Hey you changed your avatar!

 

[HereWeBoogie]

Watson is killing us.

Watson was killing Jimmer, not us

 

[VF21]

Hey you changed your avatar!

Out of respect for Vlade, I couldn't force him to watch this travesty any longer. Somehow the Dalek just seems more appropriate.

 

[rainmaker]

Waston was killing Jimmer, not us

Us, by extension. We had to overhelp on Watson and guess who was left open? Blatche.

 

[HereWeBoogie]

same old story. the coach is a moron

 

[swisshh]

Apparently

If I'm Tyreke Evans, I'm not even thinking.

Cousins' head is not in the game. Worrying about the refs and taking tough shots and making the wrong moves, and then he doesn't get back on defense. I'd say he's why the Nets big men have all their points, but the Kings had the same problem without Cousins on the floor.

 

[hrdboild]

Well, look at it this way -- if Andray Blatche makes only half of his shots we're only down by 3 right now. Cousins missed some gimmes in the paint, Thompson turned down open layups twice for some reason -- but overall I like the effort from everybody in this game. Even the bench settled down and did some damage in the second quarter after they looked disoriented in the first. Still a winnable game if we come out focused in the third.

 

[HereWeBoogie]

i like how the coach has now completely given up on IT. he was one of the only guys actually shooting a decent %. and the only reason his stats look so low is because hes been benched for half of every game. what a moron

 

[The_Jamal]

Us, by extension. We had to overhelp on Watson and guess who was left open? Blatche.

Blatche had maybe 2 open jumpers. Most of his scoring was just pitiful defense from any big who decided to "guard" him

 

[VF21]

Well, look at it this way -- if Andray Blatche makes only half of his shots we're only down by 3 right now. Cousins missed some gimmes in the paint, Thompson turned down open layups twice for some reason -- but overall I like the effort from everybody in this game. Even the bench settled down and did some damage in the second quarter after they looked disoriented in the first. Still a winnable game if we come out focused in the third.

Not sure why but I actually lol'd when I read that.

 

[rainmaker]

Blatche had maybe 2 open jumpers. Most of his scoring was just pitiful defense from any big who decided to "guard" him

Yeah, and the bigs don't rotate off him without the initial breakdown.

 

[hrdboild]

Not sure why but I actually lol'd when I read that.

I know why. And it was said tongue in cheek. But they actually did look focused to start the game, so it's not completely out of the question.

 

[HereWeBoogie]

maybe another double digit loss at home will finally trigger some changes?

 

[MassachusettsKingsFan]

We can only blame Smart for so much. No matter the combinations, the guys who are on the court need to play hard. They need to play like they want to play.

I say that to say this - Cousins looks like junk again tonight. Hands on his knees every chance he gets. Slow as hell rotations. Throwing up garbage layups and flailing begging for a call that just isn't there. And we're getting smoked inside. He thinks he is an all-star, he thinks he deserves a spot on the Olympic team? We haven't seen that guy this season.

We are without our best player right now. I don't know where DeMarcus Cousins is, but he isn't here.

 

[Bricklayer]

I'm sorry, but I again feel like a good thing there go slwoly muddled and lsot amidst poor rotations. The way this works, "Smart" is when your starters re doing well, and your backups less well, you bring your starters all back in at the 6-7 minute mark fo the 2nd quarter, and let them, as a unit, try to settle back into their rhtyhm and regain control of the game. You don't continue to piecemeal in a guy here a guy thre, play an obviosuly struggling 6th man long minutes jut because you know his family, or any other nonsense. I don't envy you trying to figure out what Cousins is going to or not going to do on any given ngiht, but you are the worst at amnaging your players in the entire NBA. Get the hell out of their way.

 

[Kingster]

Small margin of error offensively for the Kings. No way they win unless Cousins can play an entire half without a meltdown. Jimmer needs to see the floor better, and Thornton needs to hit shots.

 

[VF21]

I know why. And it was said tongue in cheek. But they actually did look focused to start the game, so it's not completely out of the question.

Gallows humor? Remember, I didn't see the first quarter, so I wasn't blinded by the apparent appearance of something actually resembling a real NBA team.

Apropos nothing: Even I, a moderator, have to occasionally put people on my ignore list. I would appreciate it if you guys didn't quote anyone you suspect might fit that category. Thanks.

 

[tyreeeke]

Maybe too much pressure is on Cuz, he simply isn't a first option at this point offensively. Bad passer. Below average finisher. We expect too much from him.

 

[spudfan]

The shot of the arena... I think the Monarchs put more fans in the seats.

 

[VF21]

Evans and Thompson: Keeping me from totally losing faith, at least a little.

 

[rainmaker]

Cuz's body language and lack of effort is a concern.