Murray, on scheduling
Terry Murray was asked about the schedule and the fact that the Kings have so many home games at the beginning and so many road games at the end. He said, in part, ``I don't know anything about scheduling; I just coach. ... I know that if you finish low in the standings, you're going to get a crappy schedule. That's well known throughout the game and throughout sports, I think. We have to ignore what the schedule is. ... Our goal is to win every game. That's how we have to approach the season. We're going to battle and be the best we can be every night.'' Noting that games typically get tougher after the all-star break, Murray said, ``We just have to deal with it and not worry about what building we're in.''
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For a young team, frankly, it would be better for the Kings to play every game on the road.
I personally don't think schedule makers have the time to make schedules HARD for teams that sucked the previous season. The fact is, we had to cram a lot of our home games in October before Basketball season starts. I mean, if you put in the fact that there are 3 teams playing at Staples Center, along with the concerts that come around from time to time. Add the fact that teams need to travel on their respective road games throughout the season, you're in for a mess.
At the end of the season they will have played 41 home games and 41 road games. They're the only NHL team that plays in an arena with two NBA teams, a WNBA team and an AFL team... plus they're on the West Coast.
Scheduling for the Kings is never going to be easy.
Dr. Naysay said:
"At the end of the season they will have played 41 home games and 41 road games. They're the only NHL team that plays in an arena with two NBA teams, a WNBA team and an AFL team... plus they're on the West Coast.
Scheduling for the Kings is never going to be easy."
Exactly. Although they mainly have to deal with the two NBA teams since they co-exist during the same time in a season. Still, scheduling for the Kings (and the Lakers and Clippers) is not going to be easy. Although the Kings are the ones who get the worse of it. When a basketball game occurs before a hockey game, the ice conditions usually are not the greatest. Wished AEG would've taken this into consideration before they decided to have three pro sports team play in the same building during the same months.
Take the three teams into consideration over what? The potential profits and economies of scale from doing it?
Got to pay Beckham's salary somehow (I'm a Brit so I'm allowed to be REALLY peeved over the guy's millions for being able to kick a ball.....NOT run, NOT tackle, NOT pass, NOT beat a man one on one, NOT ACTUALLY PLAY soccer but kick a ball (as long as it's not rolling).......oh and of course look good on TV
I don't follow basketball at all, so I may be wrong here, but it's seemed to me in the past that the Kings are usually the ones who play the afternoon games at Staples before an evening basketball game. Am I wrong? In the end, though, they play 41 home games and 41 road games, just like every other NHL team. The best thing to do would be to get out to a good start at home in order to build some confidence for the rest of the season. Ah, wouldn't it be nice...
yesitscal said:
"I don't follow basketball at all, so I may be wrong here, but it's seemed to me in the past that the Kings are usually the ones who play the afternoon games at Staples before an evening basketball game. Am I wrong?"
No, you're half right. Sometimes the Kings will play an afternoon game before a basketball game, and vice versa.