[Game] Kings v. Lakers - 12/12/16 - 7:30PT/10:30ET

funkykingston

funkykingston

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#158
#158
kingsboi said:
I think I might join you on this sentiment.
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20 games in and you have a good sense of what type of team you have. Well, this is game #24 and what we have is another mediocre Kings team that wants to make a playoff push but simply isn't good enough to fight for the 8th seed.

Especially frustrating to see them currently losing to a Laker team that was worse for a couple seasons only to restock in a couple drafts, sign a few ho-hum veterans and not only leapfrog the Kings this season but have a much brighter future going forward.

What is the hope for the Kings going forward? That they can sign a new crop of free agents to replace Gay, Collison, Casspi, Lawson, McLemore and maybe Tolliver & Afflalo and somehow piece together a better team around Cousins?

Or that some other team will trade valuable players for the Kings junk? That Cauley-Stein, Papagiannis, Richardsonans Labissiere will make a huge jump next season?

What is the argument against a total rebuild at this point? That we'd rather watch a 28 win team with little hope of improvement than a 15 win team with some young lottery picks.

In addition to the Lakers, Philadelphia is currently a better team than the Kings with a far brighter future.

So frustrating.
 
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dude12

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#164
#164
funkykingston said:
20 games in and you have a good sense of what type of team you have. Well, this is game #24 and what we have is another mediocre Kings team that wants to make a playoff push but simply isn't good enough to fight for the 8th seed.

Especially frustrating to see them currently losing to a Laker team that was worse for a couple seasons only to restock in a couple drafts, sign a few ho-hum veterans and not only leapfrog the Kings this season but have a much brighter future going forward.

What is the hope for the Kings going forward? That they can sign a new crop of free agents to replace Gay, Collison, Casspi, Lawson, McLemore and maybe Tolliver & Afflalo and somehow piece together a better team around Cousins?

Or that some other team will trade valuable players for the Kings junk? That Cauley-Stein, Papagiannis, Richardsonans Labissiere will make a huge jump next season?

What is the argument against a total rebuild at this point? That we'd rather watch a 28 win team with little hope of improvement than a 15 win team with some young lottery picks.

In addition to the Lakers, Philadelphia is currently a better team than the Kings with a far brighter future.

So frustrating.
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You posted this and the Kings are playing very well this quarter.
 
Bricklayer

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#167
#167
there we go. Cuz is back + we are back. Inserting the hustle roleplayers really gave us a bump. Question now is what is the bench going to look like? Who is the bench, and can we afford to play them?
 
Tetsujin

Tetsujin

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#168
#168
funkykingston said:
20 games in and you have a good sense of what type of team you have. Well, this is game #24 and what we have is another mediocre Kings team that wants to make a playoff push but simply isn't good enough to fight for the 8th seed.

Especially frustrating to see them currently losing to a Laker team that was worse for a couple seasons only to restock in a couple drafts, sign a few ho-hum veterans and not only leapfrog the Kings this season but have a much brighter future going forward.

What is the hope for the Kings going forward? That they can sign a new crop of free agents to replace Gay, Collison, Casspi, Lawson, McLemore and maybe Tolliver & Afflalo and somehow piece together a better team around Cousins?

Or that some other team will trade valuable players for the Kings junk? That Cauley-Stein, Papagiannis, Richardsonans Labissiere will make a huge jump next season?

What is the argument against a total rebuild at this point? That we'd rather watch a 28 win team with little hope of improvement than a 15 win team with some young lottery picks.

In addition to the Lakers, Philadelphia is currently a better team than the Kings with a far brighter future.

So frustrating.
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Tetsujin

Tetsujin

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#172
#172
Joerger has no choice but to run the small ball lineup out there because 2/3 of his SF rotation and his starting SG are all out tonight.
 
funkykingston

funkykingston

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#176
#176
dude12 said:
You posted this and the Kings are playing very well this quarter.
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I will ALWAYS love seeing the Kings beat the Lakers so yeah, this is a big improvement. I actually am behind live TV after putting the kids to bed at halftime but great start to the 3rd.

I still am concerned about the long term plan but whether they rebuild completely or try and build around Boogie I think Gay needs to be dealt ASAP. He's a ball stopper who has already said he wants out. And I don't think it's a coincidence that the Kings play with more energy when he's not out there. Why is he still here?
 
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