Landry said he plans to improve his footwork and study film in hopes of being able to defend smaller players on the perimeter.

While Landry usually bangs his body against fellow power forwards on defense, he sees expanding his defensive skills as the next step in improving his overall play.

“A little bit,” Landry said by phone from Houston of his experience defending on the perimeter. “I’ve defended some of the bigger threes – Lamar Odom (of the Lakers), Shawn Marion (of Dallas). Smaller ones, not necessarily, but when there are bigger threes out there, I think I should be able to do that.”

Any discussion of a King improving on defense is always welcome around Arco Arena. The Kings allowed 104.4 points per game in 2009-10, sixth-most in the NBA.
And if Landry could defend bigger small forwards on a regular basis, it would give the Kings more lineup flexibility.



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But you did say

I’m not saying it’s a great plan, I was just sharing my interpretation

And, I responded that

Well I don’t like the idea at all.

I never said it was your plan. All I was doing is giving a reason why I didn’t like it.

….which means Derek Fisher should have never played in a NBA game. Just saying…..

It has nothing to do with Cisco/Beno starting at the 2.

you are probably not ready for prime time unless you have Howard and Paul on your team. I think they are players who belong in the 8 man rotation of 80/90% of the teams in the league.

ESPECIALLY after Tyreke’s continued improvements in 3point shooting and assists.

My problem, apparently, is that I can’t see the future where Tyreke has already shot 34% from 3-point range, thus relegating Beno’s higher FG% less valuable than Garcia’s lower FG%.

So I instead go by how they play on the floor offensively and defensively and I think Garcia wins that one.

I guess given the statistics available to us non-H.G. Wells-types, and Beno’s excellent complementary chemistry with Evans, why do you think that? And why should any stock be placed in your feelings? I understand you like Garcia better, I just don’t see why you’d think that was a basis for making a decision like this, especially since the head coach (what does he know?) disagrees with you.

My point is that Westphal’s stance at this early juncture is sensible and justified. You simply haven’t backed up your position with anything other than gut feelings, and if we’re allowed to do that, along with fortune-telling, I guess I’ll throw out there that Beno’s defense improved dramatically in 2010-2011 with Dalembert and Cousins behind him instead of Hawes.

That’s some bright future! Now, where did I leave my sunglasses?

Did Tyreke’s 3 point shooting and assist percentage improve a lot in the second half of the season and I just wasn’t aware?

I suppose the overall concept for me is to have five ballplayers with complementary skills, and not be concerned so much about position, at least on the offensive end.

But then you have to see how you cope at the defensive end. Mismatches at one end often creates mismatches at the other end. So then it becomes the question of which mismatch will lead to more points.

In any case, I don’t envision a backslide in wins, and I don’t expect .500 or playoffs. I do expect to have a much clearer picture of what the next several years will look like by next summer, and I expect to feel pretty good about it.

Well said. I agree a 100%.