[Game] Game 33: Sacramento Kings @ Minnesota Timberwolves - 1/1/15 4:30 pst 7:30 est

[206Fan]

Win!

 

[gunks]

Why is it so hard to beat a 5 win team?

PDA, run the analytics on that!

Edit: I guess I shouldn't complain, a W is a W and who knows when the next one will be..

 

[Bosnian Diehard]

Undefeated in 2015. Yay.

 

[206Fan]

D-Will came in clutch on defense!

 

[BenThePizzaGuy]

Wow the Kings actually won and without Cousins and Gay for the final minutes

 

[Bosnian Diehard]

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Who told you that? Santa Claus or the tooth fairy?

I thought it was general knowledge.

 

[MassachusettsKingsFan]

Hey, pretty good contest there by Williams. The team didn't brain fart on the switch between Dwill and McCallum, Williams was a tad late but he contested without fouling. Airball.

 

[kennadog]

A win is a win, but I wish it felt better. We did not play well. At all. *sigh*

 

[VF21]

I will take this win and have a good evening. My resolution for this year is to look for every possible moment of happiness and take them when they happen. This was one of those times.

 

[rainmaker]

We suck.

We won, but we suck, nonetheless.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

I thought it was general knowledge.

What in the world led you to believe that local broadcasters are compelled to be unbiased, let alone that such a thing would be "general knowledge"? How many different local broadcasts have you listened to?

 

[Kingster]

Williams was fine on Thaddeus Young, who started for Minny. But he can't guard Wiggins, he doesn't have the quickness to stay in front of him. D-Will starting isn't actually the problem here - it's a lack of a second option to guard Wiggins. Rudy is all we have.

D-Will is a problem if he starts. It send a message to the team that they don't value defense. It's his symbolic as well as literal lack of D. Same as Malone being fired - sends a message they don't value defense.

 

[VF21]

I thought it was general knowledge.

I don't know who you're used to listening to but most broadcast teams are anything BUT unbiased. Grant could easily NOT say anything about what he thinks the outcome should be WHILE THE OFFICIALS ARE REVIEWING THE PLAY. When they're in doubt, who's to say the final straw might be "Hey, it must be the TWovles ball. After all, even the Kings broadcast team thinks it is..."

I'm serious, dude. Grant tries too hard at times to be unbiased.

 

[The_Jamal]

A win is a win, but I wish it felt better. We did not play well. At all. *sigh*

Eh, once again, that's kind of on the big 2. Effort was way better from both guys today, but they got to be far more steady than they've been lately if we want to get back to winning. 11 TO's, 12 PF's. Only on the floor for 26 and 32 minutes. They did some other good stuff today, but this performance was far from the best they can do.

 

[VF21]

We suck.

We won, but we suck, nonetheless.

Yeah, but we won.

 

[Kingster]

Not really fair to judge him vs Wiggins or Shabaaz. Guys are just too quick for him to cover effectively.

But that's the point. He's a lousy defender.

 

[VF21]

D-Will is a problem if he starts. It send a message to the team that they don't value defense. It's his symbolic as well as literal lack of D. Same as Malone being fired - sends a message they don't value defense.

I think they're already well aware of that, whether DWill starts or doesn't get into the game at all.

 

[BenThePizzaGuy]

Let's be honest, Grant and Jerry stink!

 

[Bricklayer]

True, but the kind of game he's played today is something he can absolutely replicate. It hasn't been him just randomly juking guys in the half-court, or him racking up points in transition. It's mainly just been in a spot-up shooter role and the ocassional playmaking opportunity.

14 pts, 2 stls, 1 blk, 4 rbs, 2 ast on 5-6 shooting and 2-3 from 3pt. I'd take that any day of the week

But 4 years in we actually pretty much DO know he can't replicate it. Not consistently. From the beginning of his career he's had these. And from the beginning of his career he'll have 3 bad ones in a row, including a true stinker, and then have the tease game again. We don't win this one without him obviously, but he's playing against a Thaddeus Young and the youngest team in the league, in a homecoming/revenge game, and counting on a repeat wouldn't even be fools gold at this point, it would be idiot's gold.

 

[Kingster]

I think they're already well aware of that, whether DWill starts or doesn't get into the game at all.

Nahh, they need all the negative reinforcement they can get on defense.

 

[Kingster]

Two bad teams. One has to win. One has to lose. The end.

 

[Swaze]

You can't fault an announcer for being unbiased. I think most fans actually respect that and it's a breath of fresh air compared to a clown like Bob Fitzgerald on the Warriors who is both biased and not very good at his job.

Grant is actually one of the better and more respected PBP guys.

 

[VF21]

From Star Trek TNG: It is not a time to worry about stabilizers; it is a time to celebrate. For tomorrow we all may die! I'll take this win and celebrate.

 

[rainmaker]

Yeah, but we won.

 

[206Fan]

I hate Ben's limited amount of touches

 

[Bricklayer]

Eh, once again, that's kind of on the big 2. Effort was way better from both guys today, but they got to be far more steady than they've been lately if we want to get back to winning. 11 TO's, 12 PF's. Only on the floor for 26 and 32 minutes. They did some other good stuff today, but this performance was far from the best they can do.

We let the Timberwolves score 107pts.

That's the beginning and end of it. We're just the same team we've been for 8 years now. And we'll get the just desserts for a team of that style. Decade straight of being the worst defensive franchise in the NBA just around the corner. If I wasn't born in Sacramento I'd use us a convenient punchline.

 

[VF21]

You can't fault an announcer for being unbiased. I think most fans actually respect that and it's a breath of fresh air compared to a clown like Bob Fitzgerald on the Warriors who is both biased and not very good at his job.

Grant is actually one of the better and more respected PBP guys.

Did you read my comment? I was not talking in general. I was talking about Grant possibly having an influence on the stupid officials spending way too much time reviewing disputed plays. HE SITS RIGHT NEXT TO WHERE THEY REVIEW THE STUFF. He could STFU while they're reviewing the play. I don't think I've heard any other broadcast team do that, so he doesn't need to, either.

 

[BenThePizzaGuy]

I hate Ben's limited amount of touches

He really needs to command the ball more because he scores at a very high rate. His FG% is very high.

However, it's difficult to get the ball out of Gay's hands when he turns into Toronto Gay.

 

[206Fan]

We let the Timberwolves score 107pts.

That's the beginning and end of it. We're just the same team we've been for 8 years now. And we'll get the just desserts for a team of that style. Decade straight of being the worst defensive franchise in the NBA just around the corner. If I wasn't born in Sacramento I'd use us a convenient punchline.

That Timberwolves team is missing 3 starters. Pathetic by the Kings. I don't want to spoil anyone's happiness, but this Kings team is just sad. It feels like they're not even worth following anymore. I've watched too many years of crap product.

Is there any team out there that has been in a longer rebuilding period than us?

 

[New Era]

Did you read my comment? I was not talking in general. I was talking about Grant possibly having an influence on the stupid officials spending way too much time reviewing disputed plays. HE SITS RIGHT NEXT TO WHERE THEY REVIEW THE STUFF. He could STFU while they're reviewing the play. I don't think I've heard any other broadcast team do that, so he doesn't need to, either.

I don't think it really matters what he says because they officials standing next to him don't make the decision on the replays anyway...they NBA command center in Jersey does.