If Reke had IT's stat line and defense on Parker, I'm sure you'd be calling Reke selfish and a ballhog right?
[Game] Spurs at Kings 3/28 7PM PST
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If Reke had IT's stat line and defense on Parker, I'm sure you'd be calling Reke selfish and a ballhog right?
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LWP777
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There is no chance IT wins the ROY. It's embarrassing and riduculous that the Kings are marketing it.
Because of IT? 10 pts 10 assists on 4/11 shooting on Parker is holding him in check pretty darn well
rainmaker
Hall of Famer
I think he's more offensive minded because of the campaign, and his been that way since the campaign.
PurpleHaze
All-Star
Is this a repeat of the Houston game - deja vu? Seems like the same score, certainly same result.
rainmaker
Hall of Famer
If Reke did that while ignoring someone of his own potential playing next to him, and MT, yeah I'd say he needs to get everyone else involved. But Reke isn't/hasn't played point with a Tyreke Evans talent next to him on one wing, and an MT on the other. IT is/has, and refuses to get them going, and when we could of used them in the end.....ice cold, no rhythm.
He shoots the ball too well. His sole goal in life is to pass to Cousins/Reke/Thornton
I call bull****. You'd be praising Reke to the high heavens for playing such an efficient game and how his 10 assists shows how much he gets people involved.
Fact is that IT outplayed the MVp candidate Parker by a large margin tonight. He's the furthest reason we lost this game
Reke is struggling to grow his game beyond his rookie season and people are taking it out on other players who are taking Reke's looks and minutes.
It is if you want this team to win long term, not if you like a lot of points.
Spurs pulled away when the IT show started.
Most of his assists were early on.
careful. Talking bad about Tyreke isn't allowed around these parts
Couldn't disagree more. Reke is not a point guard. There, I said it!
HighFlyingMonkey
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IT had a career night, no problem with riding that horse for the night.
Defense at the wings (I'm looking at you Thornton) needs a major, major overhaul. Evans gets a pass for being played out of position but it does not change the fact that there must be a change there.
Either Thornton embraces his role as a sixth man or this team is going to suck defensively forever.
Defense at the wings (I'm looking at you Thornton) needs a major, major overhaul. Evans gets a pass for being played out of position but it does not change the fact that there must be a change there.
Either Thornton embraces his role as a sixth man or this team is going to suck defensively forever.
rainmaker
Hall of Famer
Actually, him taking Reke/MT OUT of the game, not getting them in any rhythm at all, getting Reke 5 shots(one he had to chuck as he got it with 2 secs on the shotclock, only shot for Reke in the 2nd half btw) is a huge reason for the loss. He didn't have the help of MT/Reke at the end because he dominated the ball to the point they had no chance of getting involved.
IT is not anywhere good enough to do that.
Larry David
Starter
Wait are you saying the Kings might allow a guard to put his numbers before his development as a winning basketball player and team basketball to benefit a ROY campaign? That would be unprecedented here.
MassachusettsKingsFan
All-Star
I don't think anyone including Thomas really believes in the 'campaign'. Teams run phony campaigns for all individual trophies. It's dumb, but its not for us. Its for the casual fans to get tricked into believing someone is better or more important than they are. Mark Cuban has been tweeting and writing all about how Shawn Marion should be the DPOY.
I don't think it has anything to do with anything. But I do value your opinions .. I just disagree.
One more thing on Evans.... I don't think another player can get him going. Unless he's cutting hard to the hoop and scoring off of back doors, there isn't much the other guys on the team can do to create offense for him. He so one dimensional (but great at that dimension) that he really just needs to be aggressive, which he wasn't tonight. He didn't have the ball nearly as much as I would want him to if I was the coach, but I don't blame Thomas for his poor night.
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He was tonight.
http://espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=320120024
You need your big boys against the other big boys. Hell, SA would have let Thomas score 40 if it meant freezing out everyone else.
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rainmaker
Hall of Famer
Big difference between that, and Reke not getting a single look in the entire 2nd half, aside from Cuz throwing it to him with 2-3 secs on the shotclock. Over exaggeration doesn't help.
rainmaker
Hall of Famer
I'm sorry, the game I watched we lost. Which game was it you watched?
Bricklayer
Don't Make Me Use The Bat
Major difference: the last time a guard did that his best teammate was frickin' Beno Udrih. He was the best player on the squad., and best players on squads typically dominate the ball and the shots. He was freezing out such luminaries as Spencer Hawes and Omri Casspi. I don't think a single member of that team other than Reke is scoring in double figures this year in the NBA.
Now when you have the guard doing that, he is freezing out Cousins (not so much) Thornton and Tyreke, three better players than he is, three guys all capable of scoring 20. Now you have an issue.
rainmaker
Hall of Famer
Agree to disagree.
Bricklayer
Don't Make Me Use The Bat
Stop. You sound ridiculous. Or you don't know basketball. Either way you do yourself no credit.
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