New Jersey, Where Fun Goes to Die

He would have dominated without having to worry about carrying those four other guys.

He’d have gone 0-25

A lot of things went wrong. The bench hurt us this game with Noc 0-5, Casspi 1-8, and Udoka 0-2 and all together only scored 13 points to the Nets 21. Maybe more May could have helped. He took one shot and made it.

It was not just the bench, though they were the worst, but our shooting really slumped. Our defense was slow and just not good enough. Until we start learning how and when to double people that hurt us these sorts of games are going to kill us.

I took away the fact that the Nets have way more talent than there record shows. Lopez and Harris are good players and Lee seems like he could be one.

and we scored even less than that, but I don’t know

The game was nearly unwatchable.

The only difference – I checked out at half time and I am glad that I did. The Kings looked horrible during the first half. There was nothing positive to get excited about. I found something else to watch rather than put myself through misery.

If the team plays like crap, change the channel. It is as simple at that.

I’ll let every team in the league have those shots if they shot 26%.

A team that is 7-29 on the road can’t assume to beat anyone. But the lack of competitiveness last night is the upsetting part.

Equal embarrassment?

I listen to the Rise Guys when I can, so I didn’t hear Gottlieb. Which Wiz article? About Blatche?

I’lll go check it out.

The other worse case scenario would be if the Kings were the team the Nets beat for their 10th and record-avoiding win and then won no others. This would be more newsworthy.

As others have said, this was last year’s Natt-ing team, and they played like it. The played without energy and they didn’t seem to have enough fire to pretend they cared. Coach Paul was upset and I think disappointed by the lack of effort. I think it confirms his trust and confidence in Tyreke’s abilities and future.

Carl Landry looked very much like Kevin Martin’s replacement last night in that when he is off (and without Tyreke) there just is not enough talent on this team. This was a reminder that this Kings team needs a large influx of talent to scale another rung on the ladder out of the depths of lowliness to make it to mediocrity. I may be a bit out of left field with this but, I think this makes a run at someone like David Lee a stronger possibility this summer., no matter the draft pick.

because they show Curry, Jennings, and Evans with Billups, Nash, and Lebron in the background.

Beno doesn’t go into the lane looking for contact…he’s trying to find seams to either make the pass or get the easy layup. Tyreke on the other hand…well, he’s looking to get to the rim and find the basket and the foul.

So, for those of you who know more about basketball than I, what does he need to do? Is Beno simple to much of a rhythm, set shooter to get a lot of FTs?

Not all shooters get a lot free throws. Beno is wily in that he can creat his own shot – but only in a manner which wriggles him free for the midrange shot. He is a “non contact” shooter. Tyreke on the other hand is the opposite, he creates contact when his defender follows him – usually to the side or behind.

This should not, IMO, be a criticism of Beno’s game. It is his style and he has shown this year that he is playing to his strengths – the stop and pop mid range game with open 3’s and occassional spin moves to the basket along with backdoor cuts to the basket.