Andriod_KiNg said:
Im sorry , i wasnt trying to bash RA , he is the one that help Kings become what they are , hes a hell of a coach and , im just saying , last couple of games our starters have been getting killed on the boards , and getting beat on D agianst more athletic teams , i just think games like these the bench need to get more time ... i know we are winning but i think we can play 20x better than how we played ...
I agree we can and will need to play much better. If you're watched the Kings for long at all, you'll realize that having RA go to the bench as much as he does is HUGE. He is, as was pointed out, trying out a lot of different combinations NOW so he'll know who plays best with whom later down the road.
We have 8 - count em - 8 new faces on the team that weren't here last year. That is a phenomenal turnover, especially for the Kings. Martin, Evans, Daniels, House, Tag, Barnes, Mobley and Bradley... RA and the staff are going to have to figure out the best combinations, when to play them, against whom, etc. It's a learning process for everyone.
I agree that I would much rather see Kevin out there than House, for example, but I don't know what House is really capable of and at least he's getting a fair shot. That's something RA has been widely criticized for before so I can't find too much to complain about right now.
We won and RA learned some things about some of the new guys. He and his staff are like sponges right now, soaking up as much information as possible to enable them to make the best choices further down the road. I think, with the possible exception of how Tag is being utilized (and I could be very wrong on that score) RA is doing a pretty good job.
I'm sorry if I come off really strong but RA is doing a helluva job considering the turnover in personnel, the injury to Bobby, Bibby's owie, etc. Let's see what happens before we assume he doesn't know what he's doing.
