Not much changed except that Kings "extened" a series a bit. Still, difficult situation and a lots of pressure for the Kings who are still trying to find a good mix and a "regular" rotation. Still not playing great on either end of the floor and not really looking like a team in control. Saying all that - it was graet to win a game last Friday. It was expected but still it was good.
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The last one was easy because of desperation and ARCO - crowd. Sonics could not handle it. It is not going to be the same tonight. Kings will have to play better on both ends of the floor for yet another 48 minutes. If we win tonight the momentum might shift and that would be a good thing because even if we win we have to still win 2/3 and one of the road and this team has to prove that it is capable of.
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ARCO - is always good for a win. That is nothing new but always great to see. Seattle could not handle it. We need that again and there is not doubt about it that it will be great again. HCA is important in the PO especially for the teams which are not "favorites" to win the series. There is no place like ARCO during the PO
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Kings are taking a large amount of quick, bad shots that went in on Friday. They might go in tonight too because they tend too at home. It does not change the fact that they are bad shots. Maybe, it is just me bev=cause I am not used to se a player bringing a ball upcourt, dribbling for 4 seconds and jack up a contested shot. Maybe that is a new style. What I do know is that this is a team game and that the ball movement nd rythm of all players is crucial to have succes especially considering the fact that Kings are not great defensively. We need to do a better job tonight or it may be it.
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Effort and desire were there last game. We know it would. What we don't know is - where the hell has it been in the first 2 games ? Starters were "embarassed" and the had to respond. I would buy it if we were Chicago, Washington and other unexperienced teams. For the team which has as much experience as we do - I just don't buy it. People are "praising" the effort from the last game. The effort should be a GIVEN and not an exception.
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DFF helped out a lot last game. We needed a stop he was there. We needed a free throw he was there again. We need him to continue to play with this consistancy. We also need him to last longer than 8 minutes so he should not foul out too early
. Also somebody needs to tell Ridenour to watch where he is going and to make sure not to go trough the wall with his head. I thought - it was funny.
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If I had any saying - I would pass a law that forbids a lineup (Bobby, Mike, Cattino, Pedja and Williamson). It just drives me crazy. We are going frim midget- to dwarf - to penguin - lineups which don't work and we keep going there. Mayve I just don't understand the purpose. Maybe we are just trying to find out wheather James can score 50 in a game or wheather Sonics can have a 5 minutes contineous possesion. Looks pathetic out there.
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We need the whole team to make adjustments and to leave it all on the floor. This will be much harder game than the last one. We need to win this one. There are no alternatives
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The last one was easy because of desperation and ARCO - crowd. Sonics could not handle it. It is not going to be the same tonight. Kings will have to play better on both ends of the floor for yet another 48 minutes. If we win tonight the momentum might shift and that would be a good thing because even if we win we have to still win 2/3 and one of the road and this team has to prove that it is capable of.
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ARCO - is always good for a win. That is nothing new but always great to see. Seattle could not handle it. We need that again and there is not doubt about it that it will be great again. HCA is important in the PO especially for the teams which are not "favorites" to win the series. There is no place like ARCO during the PO
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Kings are taking a large amount of quick, bad shots that went in on Friday. They might go in tonight too because they tend too at home. It does not change the fact that they are bad shots. Maybe, it is just me bev=cause I am not used to se a player bringing a ball upcourt, dribbling for 4 seconds and jack up a contested shot. Maybe that is a new style. What I do know is that this is a team game and that the ball movement nd rythm of all players is crucial to have succes especially considering the fact that Kings are not great defensively. We need to do a better job tonight or it may be it.
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Effort and desire were there last game. We know it would. What we don't know is - where the hell has it been in the first 2 games ? Starters were "embarassed" and the had to respond. I would buy it if we were Chicago, Washington and other unexperienced teams. For the team which has as much experience as we do - I just don't buy it. People are "praising" the effort from the last game. The effort should be a GIVEN and not an exception.
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DFF helped out a lot last game. We needed a stop he was there. We needed a free throw he was there again. We need him to continue to play with this consistancy. We also need him to last longer than 8 minutes so he should not foul out too early
. Also somebody needs to tell Ridenour to watch where he is going and to make sure not to go trough the wall with his head. I thought - it was funny.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
If I had any saying - I would pass a law that forbids a lineup (Bobby, Mike, Cattino, Pedja and Williamson). It just drives me crazy. We are going frim midget- to dwarf - to penguin - lineups which don't work and we keep going there. Mayve I just don't understand the purpose. Maybe we are just trying to find out wheather James can score 50 in a game or wheather Sonics can have a 5 minutes contineous possesion. Looks pathetic out there.
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We need the whole team to make adjustments and to leave it all on the floor. This will be much harder game than the last one. We need to win this one. There are no alternatives
