[Game] Kings vs Fakers Saturday 11/10 7PM PT - The Hammer is VERY excited about tonight's game.

[SacTownKid]

It’s depressing that I don’t have more confidence in Bagley at this stage. Fox will be a franchise player. Buddy a good SG. That’s where the question marks begin

He's young and the team is basically brand new. There will be nights like this and possibly some multiple games stretches of struggle. It's all about getting through it and coming up with a way to use your best players simultaneously. Ahem...Buddy and Bogdan please. Enough with that BS already. Teams are eventually going to allow the Kings to ride the back of players like Shump. He's been awesome this year but role players are just that.

 

[SLAB]

Can we let Vlade go already? No SF, Bagley over Doncic, just waiting for another silly move

The Kings had a 7-5 start to the season, so Vlade’s in untouchable territory like Coach Malone and his hot start before him.

 

[burekijogurt]

Yes. And once the year before that as well. I didn't check back any further.

we own Lebron's teams

 

[Kingz19]

Can we let Vlade go already? No SF, Bagley over Doncic, just waiting for another silly move

Out come the wolves on Bagley

I’m sure you were just being patient before tonight, right?

 

[Capt. Factorial]

we own Lebron's teams

I don't have to look to know we've never beaten LeBron three times in a year. If we don't play like tonight we do have a chance to get there this year. But not really any margin for error.

 

[burekijogurt]

both of our back to backs so far have been bad. i think we have 7 more.

 

[Oldman]

The kings really need someone that can protect the rim and rebound. too many open layups for the lakers.

 

[Dongoodboy]

Out come the wolves on Bagley

I’m sure you were just being patient before tonight, right?

No need to wait, he is worse than Doncic from the get go and will be for the rest of the career

 

[Kingz19]

both of our back to backs so far have been bad. i think we have 7 more.

This is the first game they lost on the tail end. They lost the first games of the others except the Florida one.

Unless you count that “great practice” that Grant kept harping on to excuse the Kings bad performance in the Milwaukee game.

 

[kingdivac]

The Bjelica bellwether is alive and well.....correlation - hmmm....

 

[sactowndog]

I'm starting to focus more on the Kings and how their offense runs. There is a reason Bjelica is such a good barometer for how the team performs. Sometimes he gets left behind in the offense and when he's being found more, he's able to create for himself and others more. When he's not being involved it means the movement is lacking and nobody is finding him in spot up position. I counted multiple times where he was wide open and never got a glance. The last stretch also shows how interior and mid paint dominant the Kings are and how much of a different it makes when Willie catches the ball about a foot further than normal. All of a sudden easy plays to the rim turn into one on one drives.

Yep the lack of assists and large number of turnovers is reminiscent of last year and not moving the ball and kicking the ball out to open shooters. Some of it was not hitting open shots early but instead of cutting and passing we went hero ball.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

I’m sure you were just being patient before tonight, right?

No, he was not being patient. He is now up to 10 of 16 posts since the draft which specifically disparage Bagley. That's 62.5%.

 

[burekijogurt]

This is the first game they lost on the tail end. They lost the first games of the others except the Florida one.

Unless you count that “great practice” that Grant kept harping on to excuse the Kings bad performance in the Milwaukee game.

i could have sworn Bucks game was the tail end of back to back, but I do realize now that it was not.

 

[Noble]

We had no legs this game. That plus LA has some length and strength, and the best player in the world.

 

[NewArena]

Yikes. Probably tired tonight

Of course the league cuts down on back to backs and we end up with the most

 

[burekijogurt]

was this our worst performance so far?

 

[SLAB]

That was so bad my optimism is drained. Any other team to lay an egg against and I’d have been more okay with it.... but this? Against the GD Lakers...

Ugh. Show up Monday, please.

 

[kingdivac]

No, he was not being patient. He is now up to 10 of 16 posts since the draft which specifically disparage Bagley. That's 62.5%.

Someone's been investigating.....

 

[upinsmoke]

In my feelz.

 

[burekijogurt]

both of our back to backs so far have been bad. i think we have 7 more.

correction 11 more left.

 

[Kingz19]

Lowest assists total since 2014

So this isn’t even like watching last years team

Atleast it’s clear this couldn’t be anymore than an aberration.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

was this our worst performance so far?

With the possible exception of the Utah preseason game, I'd say "yes".

 

[kingdivac]

That was so bad my optimism is drained. Any other team to lay an egg against and I’d have been more okay with it.... but this? Against the GD Lakers...

Ugh. Show up Monday, please.

Yeah this was a head-scratcher coming at home. You could stomach a close loss like the Jazz, but this not as much - the 3rd quarter was consternating. The team did not fight hard enough, and its a letdown. Some might've been right to give Yogi a look, but probably wouldn't have mattered. Bogdan and Bjelica were 2-12 and Hield was 3-17. Just a lousy game from too many players not named Fox.

 

[fnordius]

correction 11 more left.

You know you're a Kings fan when:

A) Your team has discovered an exciting new way to play and win games.

B) It is not compatible with back to backs, and you have more of them than any other team this year.

 

[burekijogurt]

With the possible exception of the Utah preseason game, I'd say "yes".

That preseason game was erased by the good showing on opening night vs jazz. hopefully we erase this one in december (but better)

 

[Chupacabra]

No need to wait, he is worse than Doncic from the get go and will be for the rest of the career

If anything, i appreciate you making it obvious who i need to put on ignore sooner rather than later. This type of post is a clear sign that future posts are just noise.

 

[Kingz19]

Man, our entire first half schedule is brutal. Especially these next 9 games.

Not in the “too many teams are better than you thus the schedule is always hard” sense either.

Between now and the new year we have GS 3 times, Utah 2 times, Lakers 2 times, OKC 2 times, and the rest with assorted playoff teams and a sleeping Rockets team.

 

[Kingz19]

Anyway

Kings are 3-0 at G1C when wearing proper home white attire

Kings are 0-3 at G1C when wearing road uniforms

I know people hate me harping on the road uniforms at home revolution but the numbers don’t lie.

 

[Livinthedream]

Can we let Vlade go already? No SF, Bagley over Doncic, just waiting for another silly move

Doncic is not walking through that door. But you have the option of following him instead of this team.

 

[Kangztillidie]

Hey guys! I apparently stumbled into a time machine and got sent back to 2017. Can anybody give me any advice?

Yeah. The Kings still suck. They lost a game they should win.