GAME THREAD 7/2/18 California Classic Day 1: Sacramento Kings v. Los Angeles Lakers 8PM PST, 11PM EST
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Just as posters like myself have to temper our "Enthusiasm", if your salty, just remember.
It's the first game of an inaugural and earlier than usual summer league game
It's the first game of an inaugural and earlier than usual summer league game
GO KINGS!
Fox looks like the superstar we all desperately want. He can do it all and I think he has the frame to fill out even more. In another year, look out.
Bagley looked pretty solid. I was thrilled to see nice form on his FTs- he looks like he will be just fine there. Nice to see effort on d including the blocks. Still concerned about his go to moves in the post but he has plenty of time to work on that.
Giles looked like someone who hadn't played basketball for two years You could tell his confidence increased as the game went on and he found a bit of rhythm. If I had to make a snap judgement on his future career based on just the one game, he looks like he tops out as a high end role playing starter. Maybe your 3rd best player. Of course only time will tell and he could turn out to be much more than that.
Can't wait to see the rest of the summer league games
Bagley looked pretty solid. I was thrilled to see nice form on his FTs- he looks like he will be just fine there. Nice to see effort on d including the blocks. Still concerned about his go to moves in the post but he has plenty of time to work on that.
Giles looked like someone who hadn't played basketball for two years
You could tell his confidence increased as the game went on and he found a bit of rhythm. If I had to make a snap judgement on his future career based on just the one game, he looks like he tops out as a high end role playing starter. Maybe your 3rd best player. Of course only time will tell and he could turn out to be much more than that. Can't wait to see the rest of the summer league games
I think we need to at least acknowledge the symbiotic relationship between the Kings and the fans. G1C SOLD OUT for a freaking summer league game on a Monday night in Sacramento. The fans were louder than a lot of playoff games. These kids are gonna feed into the fan frenzy and the fans will, in return, rock the house.
Nice to see Grant in midseason form overly praising the opposition. You'd have thought Mo Wagner was the greatest rookie of all time. Dude was 6-18 and 2-9 from three. That's not great at all. And he got bailed out numerous times by the refs for some garbage points.
Can the dude shoot for a big? Sure he can. But I think he's gonna struggle against the athleticism he's gonna see on a nightly basis. He wasn't very efficient going against 2 really young, inexperienced bigs tonight. I find it hard to believe he's gonna fare well against seasoned vets with similar athleticism.
Can the dude shoot for a big? Sure he can. But I think he's gonna struggle against the athleticism he's gonna see on a nightly basis. He wasn't very efficient going against 2 really young, inexperienced bigs tonight. I find it hard to believe he's gonna fare well against seasoned vets with similar athleticism.
Harry Giles has some nasty in him. Several times he overpowered the Lakers Wagner and flung him to the floor (no harm, no foul I guess).
Giles is stronger than I thought he would be. Also to parrot lots of others here, Fox has been hitting the weight room max, as he's a lot stronger in his upper body. Great game and great fun to watch.
Go Kings !!!
Giles is stronger than I thought he would be. Also to parrot lots of others here, Fox has been hitting the weight room max, as he's a lot stronger in his upper body. Great game and great fun to watch.
Go Kings !!!
just got back from game. Liked what I saw from both Bagley and Giles.
I think Giles will be even better when Bogi is playing with him. More than once Giles was open and yelling for the ball and no one passed it to him. That won’t happen with Bogi on the court. I expect we shall see better rebounding from Giles and when the get in real basketball more feeds into the post.
Bagley is quick and these defenders could not keep him from getting to his left hand. His free throw shooting looked better than expected. Not sure on his 3 point shooting. One looked very nice and one looked very ugly, not sure what to think about him.
I did not like Fox’s game at all. Many of those times Harry was jumping for the ball it was stopped in Fox’s hands. I saw no improvement in getting into the lane and finding 3 point shooters. I saw no improvement in 3 point shooting percentage. Yes he could drive and finish against D Leaguers but that will have limited success in real games if people don’t respect his shot or ability to find open shooters.
As for Jackson, it’s negligence in Vlade’s part he didn’t sign a wing player in free agency.
I think Giles will be even better when Bogi is playing with him. More than once Giles was open and yelling for the ball and no one passed it to him. That won’t happen with Bogi on the court. I expect we shall see better rebounding from Giles and when the get in real basketball more feeds into the post.
Bagley is quick and these defenders could not keep him from getting to his left hand. His free throw shooting looked better than expected. Not sure on his 3 point shooting. One looked very nice and one looked very ugly, not sure what to think about him.
I did not like Fox’s game at all. Many of those times Harry was jumping for the ball it was stopped in Fox’s hands. I saw no improvement in getting into the lane and finding 3 point shooters. I saw no improvement in 3 point shooting percentage. Yes he could drive and finish against D Leaguers but that will have limited success in real games if people don’t respect his shot or ability to find open shooters.
As for Jackson, it’s negligence in Vlade’s part he didn’t sign a wing player in free agency.
great game - just got back. I'm surprised nobody called out Auguste. Looked really good imo - of course it is a small sample but I would not really hate it if they trade WCS for a real SF and put Auguste on the roster to play behind the young bigs and Kosta (unless Kosta goes in the SF trade too which is ok).
I'm sad to see Jackson just not able to get any traction - maybe tomorrow.
Don't understand any wet blanket stuff about the big 3 - they played great all three of them (Bagley, Giles, Fox).
What a deal for a $19 ticket wow. Can't wait for tomorrow's encore and I wish I could pull the trigger on a trip to Vegas to see Bagley vs Ayton but oh well.
Go Kings.
I'm sad to see Jackson just not able to get any traction - maybe tomorrow.
Don't understand any wet blanket stuff about the big 3 - they played great all three of them (Bagley, Giles, Fox).
What a deal for a $19 ticket wow. Can't wait for tomorrow's encore and I wish I could pull the trigger on a trip to Vegas to see Bagley vs Ayton but oh well.
Go Kings.
