First let me start with
DAMN YOU, FINLEY !
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Game 3 for all of You that still live away from civilisation or still stuck in a "stone age". Kings down 0-2 which was not really expected but it is what it is. It can only get better. Kings are in trouble and it looks at the moment like it will be Sonics in 5 but the evil hope decided to stuck in the Pandora's box. Something is telling me that Finley was involved.
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0-2 is trouble but the way that Kings play is not only trouble it is not encouraging either. Basically, we have to win 4/5 next games to advance, including a eventual win in game 7. Now, some 1,2,3, years ago I would say - no big deal but then again some 1,2,3, years ago this Seattle team would have been swept. For us to turn this around we need an "attitude makeover" Everyone needs a long look in the mirror. Some of them need to learn how to spell "team". Others need to "give a damn."
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The deep look into this team does not make one become more optimistic. Kings are a team without identity and leadership which in my opinion reflects the coach somewhat more than the players. Additionally, the team consist of a bad mix of players that are eithe too similar or too different. Also - game 1 was the first game they ever played together.If You consider that 3 of the best players are more or less UIOF- all of this can be accepted and one could live with it. Unfortunately, there is lack of passion, intensity, effort, heart, and absolute 0 "sence of urgency" which are unacceptable and unexcusable. We have lost a PO series every year (hence no ring yet) but we have ALWAYS offer good resistance. We battled and fought. That is missing so far. Losing a "war" without a bullet being shot - against " an enemy" which is not superior by any means - is an act of a coward. (this analogy might be too harsh but it is the best I could think off). I hope to be proven wrong here but realistically ...
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Reading the previous passage things do appear pretty negative so the question raises - why bother ? why waste nerves, time, money etc ? Well, I can not answer that question for all of You but here is MY answer(s).
I still believe !
I do. Not that I have choice in that matter, really. I am a Kings fan hence I have nobody else to root for. In am not the only one either. If You think otherwise - just take a look at ARCO tomorow night.
Additionally, I like most of the players. I am hard on them and sometimes I don't like what they have to offer on the floor but they also produced many moments of joy. Sometimes I think that I want it more than they do but there is no way of knowing. I really want them to do well.
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There are many things I could talk about the last game. I planed to discuss Adelman decisions, Pedja's 2nd half, Mobley's selfishness, Bibby's defense and many more but there are allready many discussinos going on about it. Too many. I does not matter anyway. The situation at hand does not really allow to look back - just forward. One does not really need to be a rocket scientist to figure out the situation. On the other hand we might need a rocket scientist to figure the way out and soon.
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It does not matter what individual players will do tomorow night. We need to play as a team and we need to score at least one point more than the Sonics.
Our players need to do
WHAT EVER IT TAKES
to win this game. If we can change the momentum tomorow night and go back to Seattle with 2-2 the series will change dramatically. Otherwise Sonics in 5.
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Sonics - might win the series but they are not more talented team. They seam to be more insync, better coached and they seam to want it more. It is about time to change that.
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Tomorows game is on BSPN. You all know what that means. Still better than TNT where Kings are 1-7 or so this season. I strongly recomand a mute button and hope for Tolbert.
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Rest of the PO series totally irrelevant.
DAMN YOU, FINLEY !
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Game 3 for all of You that still live away from civilisation or still stuck in a "stone age". Kings down 0-2 which was not really expected but it is what it is. It can only get better. Kings are in trouble and it looks at the moment like it will be Sonics in 5 but the evil hope decided to stuck in the Pandora's box. Something is telling me that Finley was involved.
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0-2 is trouble but the way that Kings play is not only trouble it is not encouraging either. Basically, we have to win 4/5 next games to advance, including a eventual win in game 7. Now, some 1,2,3, years ago I would say - no big deal but then again some 1,2,3, years ago this Seattle team would have been swept. For us to turn this around we need an "attitude makeover" Everyone needs a long look in the mirror. Some of them need to learn how to spell "team". Others need to "give a damn."
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The deep look into this team does not make one become more optimistic. Kings are a team without identity and leadership which in my opinion reflects the coach somewhat more than the players. Additionally, the team consist of a bad mix of players that are eithe too similar or too different. Also - game 1 was the first game they ever played together.If You consider that 3 of the best players are more or less UIOF- all of this can be accepted and one could live with it. Unfortunately, there is lack of passion, intensity, effort, heart, and absolute 0 "sence of urgency" which are unacceptable and unexcusable. We have lost a PO series every year (hence no ring yet) but we have ALWAYS offer good resistance. We battled and fought. That is missing so far. Losing a "war" without a bullet being shot - against " an enemy" which is not superior by any means - is an act of a coward. (this analogy might be too harsh but it is the best I could think off). I hope to be proven wrong here but realistically ...
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Reading the previous passage things do appear pretty negative so the question raises - why bother ? why waste nerves, time, money etc ? Well, I can not answer that question for all of You but here is MY answer(s).
I still believe !
I do. Not that I have choice in that matter, really. I am a Kings fan hence I have nobody else to root for. In am not the only one either. If You think otherwise - just take a look at ARCO tomorow night.
Additionally, I like most of the players. I am hard on them and sometimes I don't like what they have to offer on the floor but they also produced many moments of joy. Sometimes I think that I want it more than they do but there is no way of knowing. I really want them to do well.
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There are many things I could talk about the last game. I planed to discuss Adelman decisions, Pedja's 2nd half, Mobley's selfishness, Bibby's defense and many more but there are allready many discussinos going on about it. Too many. I does not matter anyway. The situation at hand does not really allow to look back - just forward. One does not really need to be a rocket scientist to figure out the situation. On the other hand we might need a rocket scientist to figure the way out and soon.
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It does not matter what individual players will do tomorow night. We need to play as a team and we need to score at least one point more than the Sonics.
Our players need to do
WHAT EVER IT TAKES
to win this game. If we can change the momentum tomorow night and go back to Seattle with 2-2 the series will change dramatically. Otherwise Sonics in 5.
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Sonics - might win the series but they are not more talented team. They seam to be more insync, better coached and they seam to want it more. It is about time to change that.
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Tomorows game is on BSPN. You all know what that means. Still better than TNT where Kings are 1-7 or so this season. I strongly recomand a mute button and hope for Tolbert.
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Rest of the PO series totally irrelevant.
