Bizarre

by Tom Ziller on Dec 8, 2007 1:18 PM PST in Commentary

Just to recap that five-game home stand, of which the statistics and the majority of fans said the Kings would win 1 or 2 at most.

Date Opp ORtg DRtg
11/26 SAS 123.1 108.8
11/28 GSW 94.1 101.0
12/01 HOU 116.3 107.6
12/04 UTA 118.2 108.1
12/07 LAC 94.6 105.4

Rather consistent and average defense; volatile offense. This is apparently what happens when you rely on your backcourt to do most of your scoring.

It's painful, watching offensive explosions against good defensive teams... and then viewing that absolute deuce against the mediocre Clippers last night. There were a lot of good shots which popped out, sure. But no one but Francisco Garcia (?!) got to the line reliably, and free throws certainly help buoy the offense. Miss Kevin Martin yet?

The team remains in the bottom 10 in the league in both offensive and defensive rebounding. I remain unsure why Kenny Thomas -- a turnover machine and slightly good rebounder -- gets minutes over Justin Williams -- a missed FT machine and very good rebounder.

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Re: Bizarre

K9= short; ineffective
3way= Taller; good rebounder; nothing else
Mookey= Who the hell knows?

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by pookeyguru on Dec 8, 2007 1:24 PM PST reply actions

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OK, from now on I'm calling Williams "3-Will" with an assist to pookey.

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by section214 on Dec 8, 2007 1:49 PM PST up reply actions

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3 Will is better. Let's call him that (you get all the credit for that btw).

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by pookeyguru on Dec 9, 2007 1:46 AM PST up reply actions

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Theus likes to sing 'Who let the dogs out' whenever he puts K9 in.

by Kfan in Korea on Dec 8, 2007 1:44 PM PST reply actions

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I thought we would win 3 games on this homestand, but predicted wins over the Clippers, Warriors and the Jazz. Go Figure on that one.

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by kingme18 on Dec 8, 2007 1:44 PM PST reply actions

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I was thinking similarly. It seems the Kings beat the teams they should have lost to and lost to the teams they should have beat. There is a lesson in there somewhere.

by KingsFan on Dec 8, 2007 5:09 PM PST up reply actions