Oh please, Stockton is not an NBA-caliber player. Mason gets grief in part because he shows no emotion. He does not endear himself to fans in this regard. He's not exactly Mr Charisma. But I would not mistake this stoicism for lack of inner fire. Don't give up on Mason just yet.David Stockton would of looked much better I'm sure.
Oh please, Stockton is not an NBA-caliber player. Mason gets grief in part because he shows no emotion. He does not endear himself to fans in this regard. He's not exactly Mr Charisma. But I would not mistake this stoicism for lack of inner fire. Don't give up on Mason just yet.
Oh please, Stockton is not an NBA-caliber player. Mason gets grief in part because he shows no emotion. He does not endear himself to fans in this regard. He's not exactly Mr Charisma. But I would not mistake this stoicism for lack of inner fire. Don't give up on Mason just yet.
Meanwhile the Bulls did not match on LaVine today. What's the holdup? I think they match but one reason I suggest it is NOT a 100% done deal is because the report came out less than 1-2 hours after LaVine signed his offer sheet the Bulls "planned to match". Did they even see the terms of the deal? It is kind of strange. Stranger things have happened than an alleged incompetent front office say one thing and do another, or change their mind when the moment of truth arrives. I still think we have a small chance to land LaVine.
There is NO doubt Mason has been terrible. But I know he is better than he has showed. I also know he battled plantar fasciitis in the second half of the season. He's still a guy who can create space with his low center gravity and strength. He has a nice shot and he's fearless taking it to the rim. He's NOT the bum we have witnessed lately.The Kings shot 32.4 % tonight not including 3's
The team had 8 total assists.
Frequently they were out of position or couldn't even setup a basic offense.
The point is not being able to run even a simple offense for most of the night.
There is NO doubt Mason has been terrible. But I know he is better than he has showed. I also know he battled plantar fasciitis in the second half of the season. He's still a guy who can create space with his low center gravity and strength. He has a nice shot and he's fearless taking it to the rim. He's NOT the bum we have witnessed lately.
I don't think he's a bum but he's not fit to be the backup. He wastes 8-10 seconds of the shotclock aimlessly dribbling with no purpose only to pass it to a guy he could have passed it to 6 seconds ago. That and he couldn't get past anyone today. He's not very quick.There is NO doubt Mason has been terrible. But I know he is better than he has showed. I also know he battled plantar fasciitis in the second half of the season. He's still a guy who can create space with his low center gravity and strength. He has a nice shot and he's fearless taking it to the rim. He's NOT the bum we have witnessed lately.
Meanwhile the Bulls did not match on LaVine today. What's the holdup? I think they match but one reason I suggest it is NOT a 100% done deal is because the report came out less than 1-2 hours after LaVine signed his offer sheet the Bulls "planned to match". Did they even see the terms of the deal? It is kind of strange. Stranger things have happened than an alleged incompetent front office say one thing and do another, or change their mind when the moment of truth arrives. I still think we have a small chance to land LaVine.
I don't think he's a bum but he's not fit to be the backup. He wastes 8-10 seconds of the shotclock aimlessly dribbling with no purpose only to pass it to a guy he could have passed it to 6 seconds ago. That and he couldn't get past anyone today. He's not very quick.
I don't think so. Justin Jackson is trash. I'd say trash as your starting SF is a fairly significant concern given quality of starting SF in the West (Durant, LeBron, George, Josh Jackson, Ingles, etc). Mason can hold his own against back-up PGs more than Jackson against these heavyweights, despite his struggles this summer. This is why I wanted LaVine. LaVine would have supplanted Jackson. Unless Vlade has another trick up his sleeve, we are screwed. Asking Boggy to play the 3 full time is untenable. We need to make a move.
The Bulls are likely just holding the Kings money up. There's no incentive to get the deal done before the 48 hours is up.Meanwhile the Bulls did not match on LaVine today. What's the holdup? I think they match but one reason I suggest it is NOT a 100% done deal is because the report came out less than 1-2 hours after LaVine signed his offer sheet the Bulls "planned to match". Did they even see the terms of the deal? It is kind of strange. Stranger things have happened than an alleged incompetent front office say one thing and do another, or change their mind when the moment of truth arrives. I still think we have a small chance to land LaVine.
Fans with short memories forget Mason was often our best player the first few weeks of last season against better competition than he faced this summer. There were a couple of games Grant and Jerry said Mason was the best King on the floor and at the time I was inclined to agree. Now all of the sudden he is a "lost cause"? I don't think so. Obviously he needs to be better. I think he will be.And Frank can spend another season developing and maybe shine down the road.
We need to find a budget veteran pg soon.
Fans with short memories forget Mason was often our best player the first few weeks of last season against better competition than he faced this summer. There were a couple of games Grant and Jerry said Mason was the best King on the floor and at the time I was inclined to agree. Now all of the sudden he is a "lost cause"? I don't think so. Obviously he needs to be better. I think he will be.
LaVine is not a SF
He has shown no ability to run a cohesive offense. To make matters worse we are a developing team and it risks stunting others development.
No I don't think he is ready to be handed the keys as our primary backup pg.
I understand your frustration with him I am just not as willing as you to write him off just yet.
Ding ding ding. Commentator says that Ayton benefited from better guard play today.
Is somebody pushing back on the idea that Giles >>> WCS??? Omg it is night and dayI have seen enough to draw this conclusion. Giles is engaged on both ends. He cares about defending. Willie is disinterested. Giles also refuses to cede his ground. Willie gives ground. Harry also is comfortable away from the basket. Willie is lost away from the basket. Harry keeps his feet. Willie falls down. These are dramatic distinctions.
GILESROY!!!!
He’s +5000. Def placing a bet
Considering what we've seen out of him, it'd almost be dumb not to.
Who is writing him off?
I guess spending time to develop like I said earlier = done with to you.
He deserves the criticism and doubt.
So go get us something serviceable on a one year if you can to hold the fort down for now.
You want to demote a 4 year college Player of the Year to third string? That's writing him off in my book. It would be hard to overcome that barring injury. If Mason cannot command back-up PG minutes NOW (next season) I doubt he's ever going to find a substantial role with this team. He will go G-League or Europe and try again with a new NBA team. It would be different if he were a one-and-done player. I think if the Kings commit to a veteran PG behind De'Aaron, Mason is effectively done as a King. I don't think that will happen. I think the front office has more confidence in Mason than fans are currently exuding. I would add even if the Kings sign a veteran PG on the cheap, Mason can win the backup job in camp.
Bagley out the next 2 games with a "hip" injury.