[Game] Kings v. Pelicans - Sunday, Dec. 23 - 3PT/6ET

[OffTheWallJamal]

Scary thing? Pelicans only hit 3 threes in the half.

 

[VF21]

I'm looking for some defense DNA like we've seen with Bagley. Bagley is a rookie, and not a red shirted rookie, but it's obvious he's got some defensive talent. Giles isn't as obvious so far.

Fair enough.

 

[Ozymandias]

Solid (if unspectacular) minutes from Giles.

I’ll take it and hopefully this is his ascent into the regular rotation.

Giles always looks like he's absorbing info out there.. filing things in the mental rolodex.

There was a great quote from Bagley after the first game vs Utah where he said "I never played against anyone like that" about Gobert, Harry especially with the way his skillset is so diverse really needs time to test the water, there are somethings that can't be learned in the G-League. Anthony Davis is the best bigman on the planet, he looked good(but skinny..) out there vs him.

 

[SLAB]

I'm looking for some defense DNA like we've seen with Bagley. Bagley is a rookie, and not a red shirted rookie, but it's obvious he's got some defensive talent. Giles isn't as obvious so far.

It’s there. Didn’t he have a bunch of steals one game earlier? And it’s not like his defensive instincts he displayed in SL were a fluke or just disappeared over night. He simply needs to gain confidence (and likley some muscle) against legit NBA players.

 

[Ozymandias]

As far as Holiday is concerned, to me, it looked like his teammates opened up the floor for him, and he struck while the iron was hot and was picking his spots to attack intelligently.

 

[Blob]

The most amazing thing about the block was how De'Aaron barely jogged after the guy but still blocked him anyways.

He wasn't "barely jogging", he was timing his steps. I would guess you haven't played a lot of hoops.

 

[VF21]

Giles always looks like he's absorbing info out there.. filing things in the mental rolodex.

There was a great quote from Bagley after the first game vs Utah where he said "I never played against anyone like that" about Gobert, Harry especially with the way his skillset is so diverse really needs time to test the water, there are somethings that can't be learned in the G-League. Anthony Davis is the best bigman on the planet, he looked good(but skinny..) out there vs him.

Great point. Everything I'd read seems to indicate he's got the BBIQ - he just needs to learn to translate his knowledge into actions.

 

[VF21]

72-63 Pels

WCS shot looks off to the right on his FTs. Of course, he did just get smacked in the face...

 

[Blob]

This game could have all-star implications for D-Fox. It may come down to Jrue vs D-Fox for the last spot. The Pelicans need to improve their record to justify having two players on the team while the Kings need to keep winning to justify having one. Jrue has better stats so for Fox to get named over him we need to have the better record.

 

[Kingz19]

Kings saving their good runs for when they fall down 17 again

 

[Tetsujin]

Why has Willie taken more shots than De'Aaron or Buddy?

 

[Ozymandias]

I just wanna say the bucket that brought them to 74, that is not a reasonable play to blame on the rim protection.. Willie is left on an island to guard 2 players...

If he just goes and bumps someone for a hard foul that people are asking for, that only further exacerbates the issue...

 

[SLAB]

Why has Willie taken more shots than De'Aaron or Buddy?

Buddy splashed a three to start the quarter and I don’t think he’s really touched it since.

 

[Kingz19]

At the line for the rest of the quarter, alright?

 

[VF21]

76-66 Pels with 7:59 left in 3rd

 

[SLAB]

DeFox, man.

 

[Pacboy]

Fox!!! Nice defense! But is that enough intensity???? Somebody need to go check on twitter to find out for kingsfan23

 

[Tetsujin]

Fox is just amazing. No other way to put it.

 

[KingKong]

Pels look tired. Need to take advantage. Let's go!

 

[VF21]

Fox with a steal and the pass to Hield for the 3!

76-69 Pels

So much for the "lack of intensity"...

GO KINGS!!

 

[Tetsujin]

Fox!!! Nice defense! But is that enough intensity????

Unless Fox is making full on football style pass interceptions like that every possession, he's a bust.

 

[VF21]

 

[VF21]

Nice stat from Grant:

Fox to Hield - 51 assists thus far this season.

 

[Ozymandias]

Why has Willie taken more shots than De'Aaron or Buddy?

The Pels are hawking Buddy bigtime...In the halfcourt u can tell they've made him a big priority in the gameplan

 

[Kingz19]

I’m so sick of this rebounding problem

 

[VF21]

Bogs, Hield, Shumpert, Bjelica and WCS for the Kings at the moment.

 

[SLAB]

Giles first big off the bench!!! Happy days!

 

[VF21]

Hield with 3 more. Gotta love Buddy Love!!!

79-74 Pels

 

[SLAB]

Giles first big off the bench!!! Happy days!

AND AT PF!! MERRY CHRISTMAS!

 

[VF21]

AD for the line for 3 on a close call on Bjelica who went under AD while he was in the air. AD makes 2. Giles in for Bjelica.