GAME 2 at San Antonio, Preview & Open Game Thread

by Ziller on Nov 2, 2007 3:19 PM PDT in Game Threads Comment 51 comments

If nothing else, we can learn.

Personnel is only a part of the rebuilding process. Growth might be as important. Kevin Martin is great -- he can become better by getting 20 shots a night, finding holes and crevices and creaks in uniformly iron defenses. If you accept the beatdown to come while supplying the effort to make it competitive, you can get something from a sub-par shooting night with lots of turnovers. The final buzzer isn't a repudation of your skills; it's a bell signaling the end of this particular class.

This is why Spencer Hawes' knees are so irritating. He should be getting 10 minutes a night in games like the one to come tonight. Sure, there's plenty of March and April. But how much is there really to take in positive terms from a fairly certain 10-point loss in San Antonio (not to mention what horrors follow Saturday in Dallas).

No matter; you've got to play them all. And we do have Martin, Francisco Garcia and Quincy Douby to watch. No offense to the pieces which are not likely in Geoff Petrie's future plans, which seems to be pretty much everyone else.

As such, no need to belabor the preview. Tip comes at 5:30 p.m. on Comcast locally; radio at 1140 AM. All your thoughts before, during and after come in this thread.

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Let's GO GO GO!!!

Woohoo, let's get the party started! Go KINGS!!!

by idjpg85 on Nov 2, 2007 5:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

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I'll be watching the Celtics but listening to the Kings yet again. Let's see if we can get a good effort tonight, that's all I ask.

by Mityt on Nov 2, 2007 5:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

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Good start Kenny.

by idjpg85 on Nov 2, 2007 5:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

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Kenny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by Mityt on Nov 2, 2007 5:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

GD you K9

by Mityt on Nov 2, 2007 5:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

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Hooray, he's gone. He gone, he's gone the wicked witch is dead!

by Mityt on Nov 2, 2007 5:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Hurray k9

Kenny Thomas makes me want to cut myself with a rusty butter knife.

by dkons21 on Nov 2, 2007 5:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Me Against the World

Brad Miller 4 SAS 11

We should just put B52 against the entire Spurs team and see if he can score 30. It just might be as interesting as this game is turning out to be.

by Mityt on Nov 2, 2007 5:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

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"Brad, see that round orange thing that ya put the ball in. Pretend its a bear."

by vfettke on Nov 2, 2007 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

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I wonder if the Grizzlies mascot should be scared when the Kings come to town. There might be enough time left to look into a kevlar vest.

by Mityt on Nov 2, 2007 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Garcia = the only reason to watch.

Hot damn Garcia gives me something to watch this game. Thanks Cisco, the people who pay to advertise during Kings games owe you some royalties for keeping their ratings as high as they are right now.

by dkons21 on Nov 2, 2007 6:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs