Buddy's Kings debut

[oudna]

Buddy had a big night tonight against the Warriors: 22 points in 33 minutes on 7-of-14 shooting (4-of-9 from deep, 4-4 from the line), with 8 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals.

Has to be his best game of the year!

 

[oudna]

Averaging 15 PPG since the trade, shooting 50/45/83%

 

[sperry]

With New Orleans tanking and their pick looking great, that was a really nice trade for the Kings.

 

[chuckb]

With New Orleans tanking and their pick looking great, that was a really nice trade for the Kings.

It looks like the Pelicans won't even make the playoffs after acquiring Cousins (I think; I don't really follow the NBA. ) I think they have Cousins for 1 more season before he's a free agent but if they don't do anything next year either and Buddy keeps playing well, the trade that appeared to be a great one for NO is going to turn out much better for the Kings.

 

[sperry]

It looks like the Pelicans won't even make the playoffs after acquiring Cousins (I think; I don't really follow the NBA. ) I think they have Cousins for 1 more season before he's a free agent but if they don't do anything next year either and Buddy keeps playing well, the trade that appeared to be a great one for NO is going to turn out much better for the Kings.

He wasn't resigning with Sac, so they were absolutely right to trade him. Only question was whether they got a good enough hall, and if Boston didn't offer them any Brooklyn picks, then I don't think they coudl do better than they did. Unfortunately, the Kings will still probably manage to blow their draft picks and Buddy will be stuck in a cesspool for a while, but still.

 

[thewez]

He wasn't resigning with Sac, so they were absolutely right to trade him. Only question was whether they got a good enough hall, and if Boston didn't offer them any Brooklyn picks, then I don't think they coudl do better than they did. Unfortunately, the Kings will still probably manage to blow their draft picks and Buddy will be stuck in a cesspool for a while, but still.

Not sure where you saw that. From what I heard, he was ready to resign with Sac, wanted all that extra money he could get. They traded him cause they were tired of him running the show, holding the franchise hostage.
Everything I heard, he was upset to leave Sacramento and upset he lost out on 30+ million

 

[tmeyer3307]

If the Kings could add Fox or Jackson I would be very happy! Two top 12-13 picks is nice in this years draft!

 

[MercedeSooner]

Not sure where you saw that. From what I heard, he was ready to resign with Sac, wanted all that extra money he could get. They traded him cause they were tired of him running the show, holding the franchise hostage.
Everything I heard, he was upset to leave Sacramento and upset he lost out on 30+ million

Think that's pretty accurate - the Kings did not want to commit the 200M+ that Cousins wanted. The guy is not a winning player, tempermental is being kind when describing his personality.

 

[MercedeSooner]

Buddy with some OU magic today bringing the Kings back to a W against Blake and the Clips. 3 Big 3s in the last 3 minutes of that game including 2 back to back after a steal.

 

[skyvue]

He was off for much of the game (based on the stats) -- great that he came on strong late.

 

[okienole3]

Buddy has really been bringing it since the trade. Would not shock me if he's the type of guy that could change the culture of an organization like the Kings. While not as talented as Boogie, he's pretty much the opposite personality wise and a real winner.

 

[sperry]

Buddy has really been bringing it since the trade. Would not shock me if he's the type of guy that could change the culture of an organization like the Kings. While not as talented as Boogie, he's pretty much the opposite personality wise and a real winner.

He will definitely help them out, but I'm just too worried about hte Kings incompetence. Buddy is the type of player that you want to complement a superstar. I think he is the ideal #3 guy on a really good team, and I just don't have confidence that the Kings can add that 1 and 2.

 

[skyvue]

The Kings stunk it up against the Pelicans, but Buddy had 13 points on 6-of-9 shooting with 8 rebounds and three assists. He only played 24 minutes; they should have left him in there. If they'd given him 30+ minutes, he might've had a double-double.

 

[WaymanFan]

The Kings stunk it up against the Pelicans, but Buddy had 13 points on 6-of-9 shooting with 8 rebounds and three assists. He only played 24 minutes; they should have left him in there. If they'd given him 30+ minutes, he might've had a double-double.

Where Buddy appears to be improving the most (besides his 2-point shooting) is his defense. The most important stat he recorded yesterday is a "-4" in 25 minutes. Considering they lost by 28 points, it mean the Kings were very competitive while he was on the floor. McLemore was their leading scorer with 15 points in similar minutes, but he was a -26.

 

[pnkranger]

Buddy and Darren Collison play really well together

 

[chuckb]

Where Buddy appears to be improving the most (besides his 2-point shooting) is his defense. The most important stat he recorded yesterday is a "-4" in 25 minutes. Considering they lost by 28 points, it mean the Kings were very competitive while he was on the floor. McLemore was their leading scorer with 15 points in similar minutes, but he was a -26.

-26 in 25 minutes? My God, man!

 

[skyvue]

-26 in 25 minutes? My God, man!

McLemore also took 16 shots in those 25 minutes (making six of them).

 

[chuckb]

McLemore also took 16 shots in those 25 minutes (making six of them).

At KU, that guy was was a stud. I do b there really follow the NBA at all but I guess he's pretty useless for the Kings. Hopefully Buddy can get some help.

 

[NickZepp]

22 points for Buddy in a win in Minnesota

 

[NickZepp]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP0M_6b-ZLE