Game 30 | Cleveland @ Sacramento | December 23, 2009 | 10:00 EST

[Randolphkeys]

God Save the Queens!
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Regular Season Game #30
Game Date: Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
Game Time: 10:00 EST
Location:

TV: NBALP FSOhio HD, CSN-CA
Radio: 1100 WTAM, Sports 1140 KHTK in my neighborhood

Cavs Starters

Mo Will: 35.6 MPG, 16.5 PPG, 3.3 Reb, 4.8 Asst, .442 FG, .44 3PT%

The Hot Chicks Brother: 28.7 MPG, 7.4 PPG, 2.7 Reb, 1.7 Asst, .443 FG, .50 3PT%

King James: His numbers are so crazy, what more can you say?

J.J. Hickson: 19 MPG, 7.4 PPG, 3.8 Reb, .4 BPG, .4 SPG, .57 FG%

Bowl full of jello: 23 MPG, 10.3 PPG, 6.9 RPG, 1.3 BPG, .3 SPG, .50 FG%


The Bench

50% less excitement, same number of suits!

Anderson Varejao: 29.9 MPG, 8.1 PPG, 7.9 Reb, 1 APG, .93 BPG, 1 SPG, .51 FG%

Big Z: 22 MPG, 7.3 PPG, 5.6 RPG, .6 APG, 1 BPG, .43 FG%

Brother Redz: 21.7 MPG, 7.2 PPG, 2 RPG, 3.2 APG, 1 SPG, .455 FG%, No three ball.

Bad hair = Good luck? 20MPG, 7.2 PPG, 1.3 RPG, 1.1 APG, .6 SPG, .49 3pt%

Will we see a moon landing on Wednesday?

Let's get to know these upstart young kids in Sacramento.

Starters:

Tyreke Evans: 36.3 MPG, 20.1 PPG, 5.2 RPG, 5 Asst, .466 FG%, 1.5 SPG, .265 3pt% Beast.

Omri Casspi: 24.5 MPG, 11.5 PPG, 3.8 Reb, 1.1 Asst, .507 FG%, .463 3PT%, Hebrew Ehlo Impersonator

Andres Nocioni: 25.5 MPG, 10.9 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 1.4 Asst, .408 FG%, .354 3 PT%, Annoying.

Jason Thompson: 35 MPG, 15.4 PPG, 9.2 RPG, 2.1 Asst, .51 FG%, 1.07 BPG, Emerging.

Spencer Hawes: 27 MPG, 10.3 PPG, 5.8 RPG, 1.8 Asst, .475 FG%, 1 BPG, Nick Collison Wannabe.

Key Reserve:

Beno Udrih: 6th man - 30 MPG, 14 PPG, 3.9 Asst, 1 SPG, .53 FG%, .44 3PT%.

Sergio Rodriguez: 14 MPG, 6.2 PPG, 3.2 APG, 1.2 SPG, .45 FG%, .403 3PT%, Emerging.

Ime Udoka: 14.5 MPG, 3.9 PPG, 1 Asst, 2.9 RPG, .37 FG%, More ex-teams than Jamario.

Jon Brockman: 10 MPG, 2.3 PPG, 3.6 RPG, .55 FG%, 4.7 Floorburns per game.

All You Need To Know

This is a totally rejuvenated franchise, all thanks to one man: Dr. James Westphal:

Coach Westphal took over a team that last year looked disinterested in basketball. He then lost his best two wing players, Francisco Garcia and Kevin Martin. Despite only living an hour away from Sacramento... yeah I admit it. I stopped paying attention for a few weeks.

Then I saw the standings and realized the team is scrapping away around the .500 mark. I saw that he gets productive minutes out of Jon Brockman and Kenny Thomas eek. I still wasn't overly impressed because they have played so many home games. Up until last weekend, the Kings had won only one road game all season. Just as I started working on this thread when I watched the Kings vs. Bucks game:

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HUGE statement game for the Kings, followed by national press last night in the Bulls comeback. Everything I was going to say about the team being decent at home, piss-poor on the road? Rendered useless. Forgetaboutit. It is hard for me to completely ignore my Warriors... but I catch myself following this rag-rag bunch of kids up north much more than the Warriors lately. Westphal's "just have fun out there" mentality is winning me over.

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Short Shorts Attack!

Key to the Game:

~Much like the Cavs, Tyreke Evans can get into one-on-five mode. They are a much better team when they rotate the ball around, getting the ball into the hands of thier two above average backup point guards. LeBron will also need strong guard play to take pressure off of his shoulders.

~The Kings average 15.6 turnovers per game, while the Cavs average 14.5. The Kings make plenty of "young team" mistakes, the Cavs seem to make plenty of "I just want this game to end" mistakes. This is a confident young team, but if you match thier energy level, they will turn the ball over.

~Arco is one tough place to pick up a road win when the crowd is rocking. This game hasn't sold out just yet... and the die-hards are just getting back into Kings basketball after the big last second win by Evans. If we take the crowd out of it, we have a great chance. If this team pushes a lead to around 8 or 10 over us at ANY point, the Cavs are going to awaken the sleeping giant.

Oh, yes, those are real Sac Dancers!

Go ahead, cheer for booze!

Uh-huh... yeah!

You... are... welcome.

 

[TyGuy]

Yes, we have hot ladies in Sac and i'll be there!

 

[Andrew]

Didn't wanna get banned by posting the way naughty picture of them in their thongs here, so go google search it.

 

[rocky145]

Great, Great, Great!!!!

 

[kevinoc0]

great job randolph. And I must say that in that ass shot pic, that chick in the pink has legs the size of shaq's.

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[Rick Astley]

Whoever wins, I win!

 

[-KingofKings23-]

Well done Keys.

Now lets kick some ass shall we?

 

[Typhoon]

Now why the hell do the Kings have the best cheerleaders? Irony...

(kings just became one of the teams im gonna put on my league pass because of the cheerleaders)

 

[AMC]

I swear that one cheerleader looks like a man

 

[Gordon Bombay]

I swear that one cheerleader looks like a man

who cares, the other 13 of them look like they are auditioning for girls gone wild

 

[GoGetta]

Evans is gunna light mo up like a blow torch.

 

[Green Lantern]

Classic trap game before the big one...Cavs better come out with intensity.

 

[nime]

Cleveland Cavaliers at Sacramento Kings: Windhorst Beat Blog
By Brian Windhorst
December 23, 2009, 5:15PM
SACRAMENTO, Calif: Pre-game from Arco Arena:

Projected starting lineups
Cavs: Mo Williams, Anthony Parker, LeBron James, JJ Hickson, Shaquille O'Neal
Kings: Tyreke Evans, Andres Nocioni, Omri Casspi, Jason Thompson, Spencer Hawes

Officials
Bill Spooner, Rodney Mott, Mark Ayotte

* Jamario Moon was sort of an emergency player the other night in Phoenix. But he was able to go through shootaround with his strained ab muscle and looks like he'll be available for regular rotation minutes. The Kings are missing two good wing players with wrist injuries, Kevin Martin and Francisco Garcia.

* Believe it or not some people whisper "baby Bron" around Evans. Let me tell you, he is worth watching. He has numbers are LeBron-like, averaging more than 20 points, five rebounds and five assists. And like LeBron as a rookie, Evans has to handle the ball a lot. But he's got great skill and he has a chance to be true star in the league. Had it not been for that 55-point game from Brandon Jennings, there would not be a discussion about Rookie of the Year leader. It's Evans so far. Let's wait for Blake Griffin, though. Anyway, he can get to the hoop, he can create his own shot and he is the leader of the offense.

HOWEVER, he doesn't have James' size and that is going to hold him back at times. In fact, if this game gets tight at the end let's see if Mike Brown puts LeBron right on him for a fun matchup. He turns it over a lot too, so look for Delonte West to get some turns on him and bump him a bit.

* Sac is a really good home team, they're 10-3 at Arco and they play with a lot of confidence out here. I still don't think they have a lot of talent right now but they are very big. The starting lineup is huge. Actually, and this isn't a mis-print, depending on the matchups you could see a Shaq/Z on the floor together stretch tonight. The Kings play some high possession basketball and they will score but they are not a good defensive team. They give up 104 points and 47 percent shooting. If the Cavs play their defense, they should have a good chance to win.

BW's Gameblog preview

 

[Lee]

Sacramento is becoming one of my favorite teams.(besides the cavs ofcourse) They have alot of young talent, Evans is just fun to watch and they have the best Israeli born player ever (Go Jews). Their owners are pmips who own a kick ass casino in Vegas. And if that doesnt beat all, they have the hottest and sluttiest cheerleaders in the entire league. What is not to love?

 

[Randolphkeys]

Rep to anyone who keeps track of LeIso possessions vs. TyrIso possessions on a per-quarter basis.