[Game] Preseason Game 1: Kings @ Blazers 12/11/2020 7:30pst,10:30est

[Tetsujin]

Walton is going to be the tank commander with this starting frontline of Holmes, Bjelica and Barnes.

Unless McNair removes temptation and trades one of those guys for assets

 

[SacTownKid]

Walton is going to be the tank commander with this starting frontline of Holmes, Bjelica and Barnes.

Unless something major clicks with them, or Buddy single handedly saves his butt by a historic shooting year, then he'll likely be commanding that EXIT sign about 10-15 games in.

 

[Hoovtrain]

I don't think that any of that has as much appeal to the average NBA player as many Kings fans appear to think it does.

well I can only go by what the guy says . And he seemed like a guy that wanted to stay. The original discussion was did McNair even make an offer. To my knowledge , no he didn’t. Whether Giles would have accepted is another story. Based on his words, I think he would have accepted, but who knows. Whatever it’s a moot point he’s gone

 

[Livinthedream]

Walton is going to be the tank commander with this starting frontline of Holmes, Bjelica and Barnes.

He couldn't really start the season with that lineup could he? Career suicide.

 

[KainLear]

Unless something major clicks with them, or Buddy single handedly saves his butt by a historic shooting year, then he'll likely be commanding that EXIT sign about 10-15 games in.

Please, let this man be correct.

 

[ESP47]

Buddy has been used correctly. That's promising.

 

[SacTownKid]

well I can only go by what the guy says . And he seemed like a guy that wanted to stay. The original discussion was did McNair even make an offer. To my knowledge , no he didn’t. Whether Giles would have accepted is another story. Based on his words, I think he would have accepted, but who knows. Whatever it’s a moot point he’s gone

The question is what happens when Giles is expected to guard pick and roll in heated contests. He's going to be 4th or 5th in line at C in Portland most likely. Giles is a decent young player but lets not too carried away about letting the next Wilt go yet. In Sac he was DOA. He would have rotted on the bench again. I still think long term overseas is his best bet. I can't believe his agent let him go to Portland to begin with but hopefully he gets a chance to expand his game. That's really hard to do on playoff ready teams though.

 

[Hoovtrain]

So you’re telling me Bam doesn’t want to leave Miami for the chance to play with the guy he played with in college for five months?

ah so we are moving on to hyperbole now lol

 

[Hoovtrain]

The question is what happens when Giles is expected to guard pick and roll in heated contests. He's going to be 4th or 5th in line at C in Portland most likely. Giles is a decent young player but lets not too carried away about letting the next Wilt go yet. In Sac he was DOA. He would have rotted on the bench again. I still think long term overseas is his best bet. I can't believe his agent let him go to Portland to begin with but hopefully he gets a chance to expand his game. That's really hard to do on playoff ready teams though.

that’s not what i am saying lol. The discussion was due McNair offer a contract

 

[SacTownKid]

Buddy has been used correctly. That's promising.

For the most part. I still don't like the unnecessary pin downs. Again, his first shot was some running all over the court screen play with him fading to his left. Catch and shoot Luke, catch and shoot.

 

[Tetsujin]

ah so we are moving on to hyperbole now lol

Probably more realistic than Giles coming back to the kings.

 

[SLAB]

HG starting, and packs it back into Fox’s face.

 

[SacTownKid]

that’s not what i am saying lol. The discussion was due McNair offer a contract

Yeah, I think McNair knew he was DOA in Sac.

 

[Hoovtrain]

Probably more realistic than Giles coming back to the kings.

doubtful

 

[NewArena]

All of our shots have been short. It’s not just Fox

 

[Hoovtrain]

Yeah, I think McNair knew he was DOA in Sac.

pretty much my thoughts

 

[SacTownKid]

Gee, Holmes running the offense up top! Worked great again! Enough, someone show Mr. Walton the door out please.

 

[Tetsujin]

HG starting, and packs it back into Fox’s face.

Easy to do when there are like three Kings bigs just standing in the paint playing defense on De’Aaron for some reason.

 

[Tetsujin]

Gee, Holmes running the offense up top! Worked great again! Enough, someone show Mr. Walton the door out please.

In hindsight, WiCS should have stayed with the Kings so he could show off his Zinger skills

 

[SLAB]

“Let’s see what the Kings run off of this time out.”

::: immediate turnover :::

lol

 

[SacTownKid]

Done, just done. Motion offense BS again.

 

[Tetsujin]

Bjeli has not had the best preseason start.

 

[NewArena]

Carmelo shooting like Steph curry against us

 

[Livinthedream]

Our interior defense is just garbage.

 

[Tetsujin]

We’re running the offense the Sixer should have run last season rather than the offense we should be running as the Kings.

 

[NewArena]

Now that Fox 3 was pretty

 

[Tetsujin]

De’Aaron having to take fadeaway threes because there’s no space inside

 

[The_Jamal]

Definite concentration on pace and Buddy USG looks good.

 

[Livinthedream]

Would be nice if Bjelica could give us something.

 

[SLAB]

Haliburton missed a very vocal Holmes there.