[Game] Kings @ Nets 1-21 12:30pt/3:30et
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This road trip looks like it’s shaping up to be a disaster. 3-3 isn’t looking likely and that was originally my live with because I thought the Kings would find three wins with Hornets, Detroit, Brooklyn, and Memphis. Teams I think the Kings are better than and still do think are better than.
Kings still have their fatal flaws though
Defense is a joke as usual.
Atrocious defensive rebounding broke the Kings back again. It’s bad enough they rarely get stops. Kings should’ve been up by much more at half time but second chance points and free throws from exposing the Kings poor perimeter defense kept it close.
What’s really done the Kings in during what should be a 0-3 road trip on performance is the Kings have been terrible offensively. Fox is having a very poor road trip scoring the ball and the starting lineup is in somewhat of an identity crisis now. Kings aren’t getting the balanced effort with Shumperts shooting struggles and Bjelicas sudden lack of confidence or effectiveness. We need Bjelis 10-12 points we need Shumps 8-9 points, and obviously we need Fox to be better otherwise this team can’t really compete. The starters have been getting hammered pretty consistently as of late.
I think Willie is playing well. Still would like to see him put his hands up more but hes not trying to do too much yet pretty much getting the same numbers offensively(but more efficient) when he was forcing more one on ones a couple of weeks ago.
Bogdan had an excellent game though some head scratching turnovers.
JJ bounced back nicely from a relapse last game
Marvin and Harry working it out. Their problems all come down to timing right now. Urgency when they need patience. Patience when they need urgency. Kings have to lead the league on blown “mouse in the house” opportunities simply cause our young guys get too excited and rush the shot when they have the mismatch.
Kings still have their fatal flaws though
Defense is a joke as usual.
Atrocious defensive rebounding broke the Kings back again. It’s bad enough they rarely get stops. Kings should’ve been up by much more at half time but second chance points and free throws from exposing the Kings poor perimeter defense kept it close.
What’s really done the Kings in during what should be a 0-3 road trip on performance is the Kings have been terrible offensively. Fox is having a very poor road trip scoring the ball and the starting lineup is in somewhat of an identity crisis now. Kings aren’t getting the balanced effort with Shumperts shooting struggles and Bjelicas sudden lack of confidence or effectiveness. We need Bjelis 10-12 points we need Shumps 8-9 points, and obviously we need Fox to be better otherwise this team can’t really compete. The starters have been getting hammered pretty consistently as of late.
I think Willie is playing well. Still would like to see him put his hands up more but hes not trying to do too much yet pretty much getting the same numbers offensively(but more efficient) when he was forcing more one on ones a couple of weeks ago.
Bogdan had an excellent game though some head scratching turnovers.
JJ bounced back nicely from a relapse last game
Marvin and Harry working it out. Their problems all come down to timing right now. Urgency when they need patience. Patience when they need urgency. Kings have to lead the league on blown “mouse in the house” opportunities simply cause our young guys get too excited and rush the shot when they have the mismatch.
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Yes, Turnovers seem to have become a bigger problem for the team now than earlier in the season.
I didn't see the game, but do see the final score....usually the Kings are in the game --> as long as their offense is doing well. I saw them down 64-66 in the early 3rd on a ticker and figured too bad I can't watch. I figured wrong, and am happy to have missed what the post-mortem shows as an offensive melt down - 9 pts in the 4th quarter. They've had some good wins at home, but the road has been getting more difficult. Hield having an off-night is a death-knell especially with other players unable to pick up the slack.
I didn't see the game, but do see the final score....usually the Kings are in the game --> as long as their offense is doing well. I saw them down 64-66 in the early 3rd on a ticker and figured too bad I can't watch. I figured wrong, and am happy to have missed what the post-mortem shows as an offensive melt down - 9 pts in the 4th quarter. They've had some good wins at home, but the road has been getting more difficult. Hield having an off-night is a death-knell especially with other players unable to pick up the slack.
If any act is tired it’s Joeger going to the losing small ball line-up around WCS who is not a great passer of interior threat and Jackson at the 4 who is a poor rebounder....
This game... WCS -20, Jackson -19, Shumpert -25. In general, those three have one of the worst 3 man net rating of all Kings triplets of -14.2. Bogdanovic, Jackson and WCS is slightly better at -3.
This game... WCS -20, Jackson -19, Shumpert -25. In general, those three have one of the worst 3 man net rating of all Kings triplets of -14.2. Bogdanovic, Jackson and WCS is slightly better at -3.
He has his downs but he's a bit like Buddy in the sense that if you give players like that enough time and looks in a game they can catch fire and make up a deficit by themselves. You don't want to live and die on that as a team but at some point this shooting team has to come to grips with what they are and place their bets where the most likely payoff is going to come from.
Part of the problem is that Brooklyn is playing really well and beating everyone in sight. A noon game on the East Coast gives them a huge advantage. The Kings played like they were wearing combat boots. They got beat.
This is no time to panic and start big line-up changes. This the time to rally the troops, get a good night's sleep and come out hustling.
This is no time to panic and start big line-up changes. This the time to rally the troops, get a good night's sleep and come out hustling.
Forget about Bjelica and Bogs and Hield and Fox's offense. They crumbled in the 3rd quarter because there was absolutely no defense. It was a joke. The guy that was the hero in the last game - Buddy - was the defensive jokester in the Nets game. He wasn't close to his man, and Bogs was right there beside him in jokesterville, and Bjelica was taken out after 5 minutes because he was a statue. Even Fox got into the mix of defensive ineptitude by being distracted by a ref or a fan at the beginning of the 3rd quarter near the Nets' basket and being oblivious to a Net driving the lane for a layup. It's really time for the Kings to look themselves in the mirror and ask whether they really are willing to pay the price in effort to go to the playoffs, or not. At this point, it doesn't appear so. I get the feeling this team is hanging by their fingernails and they just aren't quite sure they want to endure the effort, pain and discipline of defense in order to get to a possible playoff spot.
It's not just one game though, Shumpert has been horrific offensively the last 5 games.
Iman Shumpert Field Goals Last 5 Games:
2-9
2-9
3-9
3-9
1-10
.239 FG% Over Last 5 Games with a .263 3-Point%
Those numbers are unacceptable from a starting SF. You can't win when your starting SF is giving you a sub .250% and you're not get much from your PF either. Shumper's shot selection has also been terrible (for some reason he thinks he can make the same tough shots Buddy does) but it doesn't help that he's also missing wide open shots.
I like Shump's intensity and his defense is mostly good (he has been bad in stretches too) but these shooting percentages and hunting for bad shots have to improve. Of late he seems to also be running his mouth more than ever on the court and on twitter.....and it's like dude you might want to stop chirping so much when you're playing so bad.
Iman Shumpert Field Goals Last 5 Games:
2-9
2-9
3-9
3-9
1-10
.239 FG% Over Last 5 Games with a .263 3-Point%
Those numbers are unacceptable from a starting SF. You can't win when your starting SF is giving you a sub .250% and you're not get much from your PF either. Shumper's shot selection has also been terrible (for some reason he thinks he can make the same tough shots Buddy does) but it doesn't help that he's also missing wide open shots.
I like Shump's intensity and his defense is mostly good (he has been bad in stretches too) but these shooting percentages and hunting for bad shots have to improve. Of late he seems to also be running his mouth more than ever on the court and on twitter.....and it's like dude you might want to stop chirping so much when you're playing so bad.
Yeah, way too much of the offense is going to Shumpert with a live dribble. He needs to spot and if he drives he needs to dish it back out like a true floor spreader. I'll beat the same drum, the Kings don't have a shot of going anywhere until they can get their 3 best players (Fox, Hield, and Bogdanovic) working as a unit.
