Real Deal

Haha, two idiots. Perk took off running to the locker room, probably so he could catch up to Z-Bo, lol. I was wondering why he was sprinting back there.

LOL...I was hoping this topic would last until the 25th, where the Pistons would upset the Knicks. Then again, that would have been outstanding, to see two winless teams, and an undefeated team, for nearly a month into the season.

Westbrick needs to take about 10 of his shots, and pass them out to Kevin Martin. Seriously, he's going to crush this franchise.

Aside from Webber/Ibaka, none of the match-ups favor the Kings...and it's good that Ibaka is going to be the one defending Webber, since he can step away from the rim. Durant, Westbrook and Harden would be nearly impossible to defend, if you're the Kings...Bibby, Peja and Hedo aren't going to do anything about those three, and while Christie was a good defensive player, he's the only guy in that backcourt that can defend the likes of Durant and Harden. It would be a little different if Gerald Wallace was older back then, but he was barely getting time off the bench (not even a quarter of basketball). The Kings weren't that bad defensively, but it was only because they rebounded the ball extremely well and fouled like CRAZY if you were about to get to the rim (I know they were one of the worst fouling teams that season, and Adelman once noted that he preaches not giving up the easy two, no matter what). So, against a team that will pick and roll you to death, and that can shoot or get to the rim...with match-ups in their favor...I have to go with the Thunder in a seven-gamer.

Looks like an angry Sixers fan just blasted the back of his head with a balloon filled with canola oil.

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By the numbers, they are, but I don't trust VDN in the playoffs, nor do I put that much faith into what they have up front. The team, as a whole, is playing MUCH better defense, though. Today, sure. In late April? Probably not. Let me just put it this way: I ask myself if I would be stunned to see them in the NBA Finals, and my answer is yes. I don't see how the Clippers can beat out the Thunder, Spurs, or even the Lakers (once LA gets going) in a seven-game series.

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20121113_WAS@CHA

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20121113_POR@SAC

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20121112_MIL@PHI

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20121112_BOS@CHI

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20121112_MIN@DAL

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20121112_DEN@PHO

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20121112_ATL@POR

Yeah, Pau had the pass right there, and he's one of the best passing bigs in the league. Not sure why he didn't hit Kobe with it. But, again, another reason why Kobe is the guy always taking the last shot. We don't have Fish anymore, and for the big shot Ron hit in Game 7 against Boston, he has missed far too many.

Stop pushing buttons with your topic choices, or I'm just going to disable your ability to create them.

Well, we had a king-sized chair out there for Phil...so why not stick a Craftmatic adjustable bed out there for Mike? That could be sick. And when Mike D's knee heals up, leave the bed out there for Steve Nash, so he doesn't have to lay on the floor anymore. ANYTHING can happen in LA.

Westbrook looked to be padding his stats all night long...but then, you look up at the scoreboard and notice that the Pistons were still in this game, up until the end. Not sure why they drove to the rim on one of their last plays (second to last)...clock was already inside of the 24, and they were down five. You gotta take a three, especially when the Thunder were shooting so well from the charity stripe. But to get back to Westbrook...I mean, I understand that Durant shot poorly tonight, didn't hit anything from three, but the way Westbrook gets his shots in, I have a feeling Durant is having trouble getting into rhythm. Maybe it's a combination of that + the fact that Durant is trying to become a facilitator, but either way, it's not a good recipe for contention.

This game was awesome, considering it was between two teams I couldn't care less about. Still pretty shocked that Jefferson hit that three, though...when it went up, I was fully prepared to yell, "WHAT THE HELLLLLL," and well...it just fell in. DeRozan though! Also, I didn't watch all of the game, but in a lot of what I was watching, Calderon was actually playing defense. Not great, but still...I was kind of shocked. Can't do anything about those buckets down low, though. Toronto was helpless down there.

Word is that the Lakers are going to reach out to Nate McMillan as an assistant (which will help our defense), and I believe we're still going to keep Steve Clifford, the same guy that coached under SVG in Orlando. I read somewhere that Clifford didn't get to do much in the preseason, or in those first five games...which makes sense, since Brown was the "defensive specialist" among all of the coaches. I think D'Antoni will be okay, as long as he doesn't run our guys to death, and keeps from relying on Nash 100% of the time he's on the floor.

Shocked.

Just talk. LA is going to come out of this doing what they can to not make Phil out to be the bad guy (Jeanie wouldn't have that). Wasn't just the contract...Phil wanted too much. We can't have him coaching only our home games, and Mitch Kupchak is the only guy that should be making GM-esque decisions with this roster. Phil wanted the Pat Riley role. All of that has been repeated over and over again these last few days, but now that the deal fell through, the Buss family isn't going to cite those particular things as the reason(s). It will be health, or that Phil was undecided, or that the triangle won't work (it would).

Cousins hurts the Kings more than he helps them, on and off the court. I've never, ever had faith in him to tap into all of that potential. He takes so many jumpers, and ignorant shots, doesn't play defense, seems to fight through emotional fits almost every two minutes he's on the floor, and getting in his ear almost always ruins him. Elliott was 100% correct, too. Duncan tore him up all game, probably could have done more if he wasn't so team-aligned. The Kings actually played some of their best basketball when Cousins was sitting his goofy ass on the bench, had a 15-4 run in the third without him (took the lead at that point, too). I won't forget Cousins and Bynum going head-to-head the first time (back in 2011), after Cousins was talking shit to him. Bynum wasn't motivated, and just came off of his injury, and Cousins had a good game against him and Gasol. Last February, it was the second time they met...and Drew ate his lunch. Cousins couldn't do anything on offense, couldn't stop Bynum at the other end, and he looked like he wanted to give up.

I seriously HAD to make this. http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/1812/pringlespotato.jpg

Phil also asked that he stays limited to coaching just home games, which is bad.