[Game] Preseason Game 4: Kings vs. Warriors, 12/17/2020, 6:00pm PST, 9:00pm EST

[Iced Espresso]

Need to get those boards man.

 

[kb02]

Bags should be on the floor right now.

 

[SLAB]

Good work, Buddy.

 

[chief bromden]

Are we sure Holmes is better than a good backup big?

 

[Kingz19]

I think I just saw a Papa G cutout in the stands

 

[Iced Espresso]

Buddy has really made an effort to play better D this early preseason, has played some small ball SF too. Been a better passer as well.

 

[SLAB]

Are we sure Holmes is better than a good backup big?

He isn’t. He just shined on a mediocre-to-bad team last year, then regressed post-injury.

 

[SacTownKid]

I'm sure that time will eventually come but right now, with Holmes and Whiteside on the roster to fill that 5 spot, it's unlikely to happen

Well, then I have a feeling something will be more likely.

 

[chief bromden]

Barnes at the 4 is cookin

 

[hrdboild]

Buddy with the defensive stop?! Who is that man?

 

[SacTownKid]

Barnes at the 4 is cookin

It's amazing, with space, the post opens up. I mean, ROCKET SCIENCE!!!

 

[dude12]

This lineup with Bagley at the 5 is the ticket

 

[SLAB]

Man oh man Holmes.. go take a seat,

 

[dude12]

Nothing falling for Sac this half

 

[kb02]

This lineup with Bagley at the 5 is the ticket

Yea. Minutes restriction? No reason he shouldn't get some run with these guys.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

How so? That seems a bit counterproductive at this point. He should play some PF but my goodness, at least half of those minutes should come at center.

Not that it really matters but his position is more going to be dictated by who he is defending. In that regard, I think he's a PF but it requires pairing him with a C that has some range so you don't have two guys clogging up the middle.

 

[SLAB]

Tyrese is too good.

Fox. You need to stop. Like now.

 

[kb02]

hockey steal for Haliburton.

 

[kb02]

Tyrese is too good.

Fox. You need to stop. Like now.

Fox is like 2/16 tonight.

 

[kingsboi]

Richard Jefferson sure loves the Kings with Luke at the helm

 

[chief bromden]

I'm all in on Haliburton, plays all aspects of the game

 

[SCKingsfan]

Haliburton reminds me of Scottie Pippen.

 

[dude12]

Halliburton defensively.....is already great

 

[Iced Espresso]

Man oh man Holmes.. go take a seat,

Maybe in the regular season Frank the Tank gets a bit of burn for an outside shot threat.

 

[kb02]

Haliburton reminds me of Scotty Pippen.

Doug Christie 2.0

 

[kingsboi]

Fox is like 2/16 tonight.

I don't remember Fox taking one single mid range jumper. In his rookie year that was his butter shot

 

[hrdboild]

Haliburton is so smooth. Great take and floater after he drilled the pull up three (which didn't count but it was still nice).

 

[chief bromden]

Haliburton reminds me of Scotty Pippen.

Interesting comp

 

[kb02]

I don't remember Fox taking one single mid range jumper. In his rookie year that was his butter shot

He made one earlier.

 

[SacTownKid]

Not that it really matters but his position is more going to be dictated by who he is defending. In that regard, I think he's a PF but it requires pairing him with a C that has some range so you don't have two guys clogging up the middle.

OK, again, this is working under the pretense and idea that the Kings are in any way stopping teams. Bagley at center will actually be better relative to what Monte laid out as the gameplan. On both ends. Whether his defense is the catalyst to them not reaching their peak or not? As usual, the alternative is THIS? **** in one hand, wish in the other.