VSL game 4: Kings vs. Raptors, 7/16, 3 P.M. pacific

[Spike]

I agree. After watching the SL games, I think any guards picked up will be vets with more experience.

 

[vikinginferno]

I agree. After watching the SL games, I think any guards picked up will be vets with more experience.

Yeah, our guards have been our weakness in summer league.

 

[EIM86]

It's been 4 games now, and I have not been impressed with any of our guards so far. I think it's time to look elsewhere for a shooting guard. Hope we resign Ime Udoka too

Udoka? no way man he sucks. We need better talent then that.

 

[Gary]

Cousins looked tired today.. I don't blame him.. Lets see if he can get some of that energy back tomorrow. At least we know he can still board, and pass when he's spent

 

[PurpleHaze]

Cousins was 0-10 from the field in first half but he didn't hang his head and give up. Went 5-8 in second half to finish with 16 pts, 12 boards and fouled out - which is really hard to do in summer league since you get 10! So, call it a Vegas triple double for Big Cuz

 

[NME]

Too bad Cuz's late redemptive surge was cut off by ticky-tack calls.

If Tyreke only adds one thing to his playmaking (and the second most important thing to work on after his shooting form) it's the entry pass. Entry pass, entry pass, entry pass! The only way Cousins will not be a force is if the Kings fail to get him the ball on the block.

 

[Kingster]

I thought I just wanted one thing from Cousins before the season begins - to get in great shape for the season. But I have to add something to the list: Stop the fade-away jumps shots!

As an aside, can we cut Sloan now?

 

[ElRey]

Udoka? no way man he sucks. We need better talent then that.

I dont see anything better on our SL team...

 

[Jechtsphere]

I'd sign Udoka if there is no one better, better than an Adam Morrison. He gives a good locker room/veterans presense and plays good defense and smart so if there is nothing else I say why not.

 

[D13]

I dont see anything better on our SL team...

I agree. Ime is an experienced vet and a good locker room guy too. I'd rather roll with him than a inconsistent wild unsigned rook.

 

[FaStRmAn]

Too bad about the loss but it's summer league so who cares. Not a great first half for Cousins, but he came back strong in the 2nd half and the 4th quarter specifically. Donte Green's defensively looks like a ROOKIE! In fact he was guarding rookies and he was getting burned. I hope Greene's defense gets better because he wont see much playing time if it doesn't. Casspi is making a habit of performing poorly in summer league. I guess he played a little better against Toronto, but he needs to step up his defensive game as well. The Kings Summer League guards all are kinda BLAH. Petrie needs to get a 2 guard with a jumpshot. The Guards the Kings have in the summer league are not consistent shooters, and we do not need any more slasher types. Kings need people that can hit an outside shot, so that Cousins has someone to pass out of the double team to, and Evans has someone to pass out of the double to. I don't think Greene, Casspi, and Garcia are gonna be enough. Beno has a good jumpshot, but it is more accurate when he is driving and creating with his mid range game. Kings need a player who can sit on the 3 point line and fill up the bucket. There are going to be a LOT of open shots available for someone to knock down. I was looking at the stat line for the guards on the Kings Summer league team and UGH! There isn't enough firepower there to stop a stray dog.

OH, before I forget! That GM from Minny who compared Chris FRIGGIN Webber to Darco FRIGGIN Milicic is a total MORON - BUFFOON! Either Khan the Knumbskull is totally out of touch with reality, High on drugs to the point he is unable to differentiate fantasy from reality, or is completely ignorant about NBA Basketball. Kahn is being ridiculed league wide for the STUPID comments he made about Vlade and Chris. Comparing Darko Milicic to Chris Webber is like comparing Yao Ming to Mugsy Bogues! Worse, because Mugsy could play ball! It was an idiotic comparison. Then he had the AUDACITY to compare Milicic's passing ability to Vlade Divac, perhaps the best passing center in NBA History. THEN, KHAN went on to prove his NBA IGNORANCE further, he stated to Webber directly that Darko's slow development in some way mirrors the way Webber's early career. Webber was Rookie of the year his first season. Darko was a bust and was injured most of his early career. HOW does Khan have a JOB as a General Manager in the NBA? A position that demands the ability to access and quantify basketball talent? Requires tact and diplomacy? Requires the ability to have a demeanor that is supportive of the moves you make without being a total homer? Khan should be FIRED after that interview. The Timberwolves owner should have seen the tape of that nationally televised interview and called Khan in for a meeting to fire him the next DAY! The Fact that he is employed as a GM in the NBA is an OUTRAGE! What an embarrassment to the Timberwolves Organization !! Khan, in one fell swoop has explained the boarderline idiotic moves the organization has made since he has been a GM. He is an incompetent BUFFOON! He will more than likely be fired after this season after another abysmal disaster of a season by the T-Wolves, after they allowed all the quality players exodus from the T-Wolves franchise. Losing Al Jefferson is a huge mistake IMHO.

Anyways, the Kings didn't win against the Raptors, but who cares! Just glad to see our young players getting playing time. You can see that Whiteside is going to need a lot of time to put on weight and to work on his footwork. Cousins looks NBA ready, but Whiteside will need seasoning. Still, at 7' and blocking shots, Whiteside will see some action on the court. He will probably spell Dalembert or Cousins when he comes in off the bench. There is a lot to like about Whiteside, and for where the Kings picked him he is a total steal! I am sure more that a few teams had Hassan rated higher that where the Kings were able to snag him! My one worry is that other than Evans, and to a lesser extent Beno, where is the scoring and defense going to come from in the backcourt? Petrie is hopefully looking hard for some backcourt help that wont cost the Kings too much cap room. There have already been several free agents that have signed that could have helped the Kings to compete in the regular season. Petrie is waiting for the best deals, but hopefully he doesn't wait too long. Sure the Kings aren't going to the Finals, but if they want to be competitive in the regular season, they are gonna need a sharpshooting 2 guard and a backup point that can run the point and defend.

 

[PurpleHaze]

I really think it's Beno and Garcia in the backcourt with our future All-Star Tyreke leading the way - in a big way. That's ok as long as that long frontcourt plays the inside-out game at a consistent high level. I think how Donte and Omri perform is more critical than finding a dominate sharp shooting 2 guard - which would clearly be nice. I would not be surprised if Ime Udoka is back just because he fills a solid vet role, is versatile, and Coach W likes him a lot.

 

[Krunker]

For summer league guards, Jeremy Lin is looking pretty good... I agree that the guards on the Kings team haven't been too impressive. Rice has maybe looked the best but he only shot 30% today.

 

[Vlade4GM]

Casspi continuing to make bonehead plays.

Cousins doing well on his return, unfortunate that the refs were so inept.

I watched the game very closely and replayed all the foul calls in slow motion and all but 1 or 2 of them were legit.

 

[jtt]

They got refs from FIFA. The way I see it we only got 2 legit outside shooters: Donte and Beno. We really need to find a quick guard who can shoot. If we don't Garcia really needs to step up if we're going to win games. He needs to really earn his paycheck.

 

[jtt]

I'm glad we lost and got exposed this game. This is the time to go through a humbling experience and learn that we have alot to improve. I'm not sure we have the right assistant coaches to help us with physicality in the paint. SAR is not exactly your physical guy. Hope they emphasize this area for next game. I want to see us dominate the glass like we should with all those towers out there.

 

[Boogie-havoc]

Didn't Donte just finished a 6/18 game? I don't think he's shown enough to be labeled a legit outside shooter.. and if he did, Casspi should be in the same boat as him..

Beno so far is the only legit and consistent shooter the team has.

 

[Gary]

I watched the game very closely and replayed all the foul calls in slow motion and all but 1 or 2 of them were legit.

Legit or not if they called everything there would be a game with pretty much only FTs.