[Game] Hornets @ Kings Game Thread 11-21-2010
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Gotta applaud the effort, good defense for both teams. It's a shame we couldn't get that last rebound in the end to give ourselves a chance to tie it or take the lead. What I'm mostly disappointed in, besides Carl Landry, is Tyreke with 9 points is just unacceptable. This guy just does not assert himself more than he needs do. The team clearly has spurts where they just can't get anything going, it's supposed to be his time to get a shot for himself or get to the line. As for Landry, this guy chucks shots WAY too much, I want to punch a hole in the wall when I watch him play sometime. It will be interesting to see if tomorrow we can maintain the same defensive intensity tomorrow at Utah, it won't be easy.
Really good defensive effort tonight, glad to finally see Donte Greene back in the fold and it's paying off. Really don't understand why we have to have either all or nothing when it comes to playing time for Donte or Omri. However I guess when Head, Beno and Cisco are all playing damn good ball Omri has to bust his butt back into the rotation.
My only real gripe about this ballgame is the offense, it's getting bowling shoe ugly sometimes, We need to get into it quicker, so many possesions where we finally get going with 10 or less seconds on that clock. Also Reke spoiled me last year I really forget how raw his game is as he doesn't do anything off the ball it's pain ful to watch sometimes. Anyways I'm loving the defense New Orleans really didn't prove to me to be as good as their record, but they made the plays when they needed to be made. I'm confident that if Westphal can resist to tinker and keeps getting this defensive effort from our guys we can improve lil' by lil' this season. I'll gladly deal with this slow paced frustrating offense on one end, if it means these guys can play sometimes alarmingly good defense.
My only real gripe about this ballgame is the offense, it's getting bowling shoe ugly sometimes, We need to get into it quicker, so many possesions where we finally get going with 10 or less seconds on that clock. Also Reke spoiled me last year I really forget how raw his game is as he doesn't do anything off the ball it's pain ful to watch sometimes. Anyways I'm loving the defense New Orleans really didn't prove to me to be as good as their record, but they made the plays when they needed to be made. I'm confident that if Westphal can resist to tinker and keeps getting this defensive effort from our guys we can improve lil' by lil' this season. I'll gladly deal with this slow paced frustrating offense on one end, if it means these guys can play sometimes alarmingly good defense.
What a frustrating game. I was somewhat impressed by the Kings' defense tonight but they just couldn't score more. Donte had a real good game and Sammy D had 4 blocks.The Kings shot under 39% and turned the ball over 21 times! We lost the game in the first when the Kings just couldn't capitalize on the Hornets' horrendous shooting by missing their share of shots. Cuz has had better games. This is one game we SHOULD have won. This sucks. Off to Utah.
We played good defense so what do you think the answer is? 
It’s so beautiful when I see Tyreke just blast past defenders. I wish he’d do that more.
I don’t get the Donte vs. Omri thing either. I want both of them to get playing time…But Donte really needs to be in the Dunk Contest this year. Maybe we should start campaigning.
I’ve noticed Tyreke’s lack of movement too. He seems to stand in one spot (when he doesn’t have the ball). He needs to work on that.
Maybe, maybe not. What I did not see is aggression from him. Ankle or not, you either play through it or rest it a couple of games until it's 95+ percent. He was attacking in the first quarter and he performed a total disappearance act for the rest of the three quarters. I'll hold off on further judgement, but I hope to see something worth mentioning by the All-Star break.
Yep JT plays well with Cousins and Landry could have came back fresh. Overall a good game for the Kings. I did see on at least two occasions Donte fail to feed Cousins in the post. Instead Donte made a long across the court pass. Once for a turn over and the other resulted in a missed shot. Cousins needs the ball if he is open and in single coverage. Its the only way he will continue to progress that part of his game.
Tyreke continues to play with guts on what has to be a very sore ankle.
Good game but a loss is a loss
KB
Tyreke continues to play with guts on what has to be a very sore ankle.
Good game but a loss is a loss
KB
I still see a dumb team that doesn't play the correct guys at the right times and spots.
The difference between Paul and Evans was very apparent tonight. We D'd up Paul, but he beat us with the pass over and over. He kept setting up guys who were struggling and they came through. Evans has no idea how to do that and he doesn't really look as into it this season. This is not an ankle issue, an ankle doesn't impair these things.
The difference between Paul and Evans was very apparent tonight. We D'd up Paul, but he beat us with the pass over and over. He kept setting up guys who were struggling and they came through. Evans has no idea how to do that and he doesn't really look as into it this season. This is not an ankle issue, an ankle doesn't impair these things.
Like I said, it's ok to criticize the guy because he has set the bar high for himself but it's obvious as hell he ain't as explosive as he was last year because of his ankle and plantar fasciitis problems. I haven't seen him do the europe step AT ALL this year which was how he was able to avoid all those charges he's getting now.
I rather doubt that. When you get down to it he's probably never played SF, SG, PG or any poisiton except "guy with the ball". Any move where the idea is to change that trait is going to be an enormous one no matter what position tag you want to slap on it. Size aside its really not too much different from taking Rajon Rondo and moving him to SG and telling him to play off the ball. Wonderful player wiht the ball, but you tell him to stand around out there without the ball in his hands and he's going to have no idea what to do.