draft87
01-02-2010, 01:32 AM
I was just about to start an Ime appreciation thread and use tonight's game as an example of his good work and then the last two plays happened....
I watch a ton of games, and always make a point to check in on recent ex-Spurs. Ime has played decently with the Kings so far but hasn't received steady time in the rotation. Tonight he posted:
13pts(5-7FG, 1-2 3pt, 2-4ft), 5rb, 3ast in 27 minutes.
Nice, except with 4.3 seconds left and the Kings up 108-106, he missed BOTH free throws. He clearly looked frazzled after the first shot was short. The 2nd shot was long and more off than the first.
Poor Ime. Kobe lucked out and got a 3 off literally at 0.1. It left his middle finger at 0.1! I still think his left heel was out of bounds but the refs looked at it and called it good.
I will say that the refs looked like they couldn't agree on the call but shrugged like, "Well, we're in LA, and it's Kobe, so let's call it good"
The Lakers won 109-108
Now, I can be accused of hating the Lakers but I seriously think you should look at the refs discussion after reviewing the tape of shot.
Whatever. I just feel bad for the Kings. I hope I don't end up eating my words but I like them as my feel-good story of 2010. The Thunder are a going to have a nice turnaround but I legitimately fear them as someone who could wreck our playoff position and be a nightmare matchup in a postseason series.
I remember reading a ton of 2010 predictions with the Kings and Grizzlies heading the bottom two spots of both conferences. I think it was Marc Stein that sarcastically said Paul Westphal could be a Coach of the Year candidate if he gets the Kings to 20 wins. ...Both the Kings are Grizzlies have the potential to be a big mess but they're playing hard for 48 minutes and it's admirable considering how many players now get big contracts and mail it in. It's doing good things for the league and increasing competition(also a good thing)
Like I said, I hope I don't wish for a good Sacramento season and then end up losing to them or having them push us to 7 games in the first round but I am cheering for the Kings to give the other big teams a tough loss or a hard-earned win.
That being said, I was pumped to see the Kings push the Lakers and Cavs to OT. Both games ended up being tough losses for the Kings but they held a small but lengthy lead for a good chunk of tonight's game vs. the Lakers. They've been without Tyreke Evans but wre hungry for a revenge win. They're playing with a level of confidence much higher than we'd expect for such a young team. Even Beno Udrih had a nice 34 min=19pts/13ast performance.
Back to the beginning, it was nice to see a good for Ime but a total bummer to see him choke at the line. And totally lame to see the Lakers get all fucking pumped that Kobe bailed them out again.....That team should be so much better than letting a sans Evans Kings team take them to the limit. Kobe even had this look on his face that he didn't think the shot was gonna count but knew the refs would back him up. He just stood there with a sneaky grin on his face while Gasol and every other lucky bastard shit their pants dry humping him at center court. It would have been so sweet if Udoka nailed both shots and made it so no matter what Kobe couldn't bail out the Lakers AGAIN.
I watch a ton of games, and always make a point to check in on recent ex-Spurs. Ime has played decently with the Kings so far but hasn't received steady time in the rotation. Tonight he posted:
13pts(5-7FG, 1-2 3pt, 2-4ft), 5rb, 3ast in 27 minutes.
Nice, except with 4.3 seconds left and the Kings up 108-106, he missed BOTH free throws. He clearly looked frazzled after the first shot was short. The 2nd shot was long and more off than the first.
Poor Ime. Kobe lucked out and got a 3 off literally at 0.1. It left his middle finger at 0.1! I still think his left heel was out of bounds but the refs looked at it and called it good.
I will say that the refs looked like they couldn't agree on the call but shrugged like, "Well, we're in LA, and it's Kobe, so let's call it good"
The Lakers won 109-108
Now, I can be accused of hating the Lakers but I seriously think you should look at the refs discussion after reviewing the tape of shot.
Whatever. I just feel bad for the Kings. I hope I don't end up eating my words but I like them as my feel-good story of 2010. The Thunder are a going to have a nice turnaround but I legitimately fear them as someone who could wreck our playoff position and be a nightmare matchup in a postseason series.
I remember reading a ton of 2010 predictions with the Kings and Grizzlies heading the bottom two spots of both conferences. I think it was Marc Stein that sarcastically said Paul Westphal could be a Coach of the Year candidate if he gets the Kings to 20 wins. ...Both the Kings are Grizzlies have the potential to be a big mess but they're playing hard for 48 minutes and it's admirable considering how many players now get big contracts and mail it in. It's doing good things for the league and increasing competition(also a good thing)
Like I said, I hope I don't wish for a good Sacramento season and then end up losing to them or having them push us to 7 games in the first round but I am cheering for the Kings to give the other big teams a tough loss or a hard-earned win.
That being said, I was pumped to see the Kings push the Lakers and Cavs to OT. Both games ended up being tough losses for the Kings but they held a small but lengthy lead for a good chunk of tonight's game vs. the Lakers. They've been without Tyreke Evans but wre hungry for a revenge win. They're playing with a level of confidence much higher than we'd expect for such a young team. Even Beno Udrih had a nice 34 min=19pts/13ast performance.
Back to the beginning, it was nice to see a good for Ime but a total bummer to see him choke at the line. And totally lame to see the Lakers get all fucking pumped that Kobe bailed them out again.....That team should be so much better than letting a sans Evans Kings team take them to the limit. Kobe even had this look on his face that he didn't think the shot was gonna count but knew the refs would back him up. He just stood there with a sneaky grin on his face while Gasol and every other lucky bastard shit their pants dry humping him at center court. It would have been so sweet if Udoka nailed both shots and made it so no matter what Kobe couldn't bail out the Lakers AGAIN.