The Tankathon Thread (since that's apparently what this is now)

Tetsujin

Tetsujin

The Game Thread Dude
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Since we're technically not out of the hunt and Monte traded for a bunch of guys in a way that indicates we're going for it, I thought I'd try to centralize the standings/scoreboard watching.

Current Standings (Feb 11th, 2022)
7. Minnesota Timberwolves 29-27
8. Los Angeles Clippers 27-30
9. Los Angeles Lakers 26-30
10. New Orleans Pelicans 22-33
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11. Portland Trailblazers 22-34
12. San Antonio Spurs 21-35 (+1)
13. Sacramento Kings 21-36 (-1)
 
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Tetsujin

Tetsujin

The Game Thread Dude
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#2
Feb 10th, 2022
(7) Wolves: Off
Catching them would be hard considering where we are in the season but they're still get caught up in the play-in shenanigans despite having a way better record than everyone else in this discussion right now.

(8) Clippers lose to Mavs
Luka has an absolutely crazy 1st quarter. Mavs generally looked like the better team until the middle of the third quarter, when Norm Powell started hitting shots. Then they started missing shots again. Watching the Mavs is 15% marveling at Luka, 85% wondering how they have the record they do. Norm Powell did appear to hurt his ankle though he came back into the game and seemed to be moving okay.

(9) Lakers: Off
Didn't make a single move at the trade deadline.

(10) Pelicans lose to Heat
CJ makes his debut for New Orleans. Pels still lose to the Heat by 15. CJ shot 6-21 from the field.

(11) Portland: Off
They're tanking. I think.

(12) Kings: Off
Traded for Donte DiVincenzo, Trey Lyles, Josh Jackson. Next game Saturday at the Wizards 4pm Pacific

Current Standings:
7. Minnesota Timberwolves 29-26
8. Los Angeles Clippers 27-30
9. Los Angeles Lakers 26-30
10. New Orleans Pelicans 22-33
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11. Portland Trailblazers 22-34
12. Sacramento Kings 21-36

The Kings are currently one back in the win column and three back in the loss column of the current tenth seed New Orleans Pelicans. Game on.
 
Section 101

Section 101

All-Star
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#4
2006 post All Star break after Artest trade.

With Artest in the lineup, the Kings achieved a 20–9 record after the 2006 NBA All-Star Weekend, which was the second best post-All-Star break record that season. The Kings finished the regular season with a 44–38 record, which placed them fourth in the Pacific Division, only ahead of the Golden State Warriors.
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F

Fantazija

Bench
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#10
Tetsujin said:
Feb 10th, 2022
(7) Wolves: Off
Catching them would be hard considering where we are in the season but they're still get caught up in the play-in shenanigans despite having a way better record than everyone else in this discussion right now.

(8) Clippers lose to Mavs
Luka has an absolutely crazy 1st quarter. Mavs generally looked like the better team until the middle of the third quarter, when Norm Powell started hitting shots. Then they started missing shots again. Watching the Mavs is 15% marveling at Luka, 85% wondering how they have the record they do. Norm Powell did appear to hurt his ankle though he came back into the game and seemed to be moving okay.

(9) Lakers: Off
Didn't make a single move at the trade deadline.

(10) Pelicans lose to Heat
CJ makes his debut for New Orleans. Pels still lose to the Heat by 15. CJ shot 6-21 from the field.

(11) Portland: Off
They're tanking. I think.

(12) Kings: Off
Traded for Donte DiVincenzo, Trey Lyles, Josh Jackson. Next game Saturday at the Wizards 4pm Pacific

Current Standings:
7. Minnesota Timberwolves 29-26
8. Los Angeles Clippers 27-30
9. Los Angeles Lakers 26-30
10. New Orleans Pelicans 22-33
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11. Portland Trailblazers 22-34
12. Sacramento Kings 21-36

The Kings are currently one back in the win column and three back in the loss column of the current tenth seed New Orleans Pelicans. Game on.
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Pels are playing the best ball out of the 3 teams that we are chasing.Also i think they have a reasonably easy schedule.Lakers will get enough wins purely on talent and ref bias alone.I think Clips are the most reasonable target, but might be too many games to overcome.
 
SacTownKid

SacTownKid

Hall of Famer
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iowamcnabb said:
It's likely to come down to us and the Pelicans. If we are going for it, we might as well do it. At this point, I just want us to end the season with a winning record (remainder of games). I do think that is doable and will give us some hope for next season.
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That's the bar. Pels/Kings. The battle of the century for the 10th seed. Both teams improved but on paper, the Kings got more.
 
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The_Jamal

Hall of Famer
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SLAB said:
cool.

the 8 seed and play-in spots are occupied by two teams 3-4 games below .500 and another one that’s 11 below.

The tank is dead and gone. I’m all in on getting this stupid play-in spot. Maybe we’ll beat one of the LA teams for the right to get smashed by Phoenix.
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Gonna say, very few outcomes would be sweeter than matching with the Lakers in the play-in and kicking LeBron out of the playoffs with his team construction masterpiece.
 
gunks

gunks

Hall of Famer
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The_Jamal said:
Gonna say, very few outcomes would be sweeter than matching with the Lakers in the play-in and kicking LeBron out of the playoffs with his team construction masterpiece.
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I wouldn't even mind a first round sweep if that's how we make the playoffs.

Wouldn't mind it one bit!
 
whozit

whozit

Starter
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#19
I think I'm going to like watching this thread. Back to the first season of how many losses by the other teams with how many wins by the Kings for them to make it...... we'll just forget the subsequent years where it was the opposite, until they were eliminated.
 
twslam07

twslam07

All-Star
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#20
Honestly, I really hope we don't move up too much in the standings (not to be a debbie downer). There's a couple players in the Top 10 that would likely be a good fit with our current roster long term (with an emphasis on finding the right fit next to Sabonis which is not an easy thing to do).

Keegan Murray seems like an excellent fit next to Sabonis at PF and is looking like a Top 10 pick.
  • Solid shooter/floor spacer (.356 3PT% on 101 attempts this season & .746 FT% on 118 attempts this season)
  • Solid rebounder (10.1 rebounds per 36 min)
  • Solid rim protector & defender (2.4 blocks per 36 min, 1.6 steals per 36 min, mobile defender, good in defensive rotations, only 2.1 fouls per 36 min)
  • Efficient scorer (.639 TS% while averaging 26.7 points per 36 min)
  • Solid ball security (only 1.4 turnovers per 36 min with a USG% of .302)
  • Solid athleticism with a high motor
  • Solid size (6'8" with a 6'11" wingspan and weighing in at 225 lbs)

I think he's limited in his passing, go-to moves, and it would be nice to see his shooting %s higher, but seems like a pretty darn good fit next to Sabonis long term.

I also like AJ Griffin, but I see him more as a SF vs. the ideal fit at PF next to Sabonis, but his defense, shooting, athleticism, scoring potential, AST/TO ratio seem like a great fit as you try to surround Sabonis with defenders.

If we hit the lottery jackpot, then you have two guys who seem like great fits next to Sabonis at PF in Jabari Smith & Chet Holmgren. Smith is not nearly the rim protector or rebounder Holmgren is (Jabari averages 8.7 rebounds & 1.3 blocks per 36 min and Holmgren averages 12.8 rebounds & 4.7 blocks per 36 min), but he's a more versatile defender that I think has more potential as a go-to scorer. I'd have to say that Holmgren is likely the better next to Sabonis. There's not many mobile 7'0" bigs who are...
  • Great shooters
  • Elite rim protectors
  • Great rebounders
  • Solid scorers
  • Solid passers
  • Perimeter oriented on offense
The passing between Holmgren & Sabonis would be fun to watch and their games just seem to complement each other almost perfectly.
 
kb02

kb02

All-Star
#21
#21
twslam07 said:
Honestly, I really hope we don't move up too much in the standings (not to be a debbie downer). There's a couple players in the Top 10 that would likely be a good fit with our current roster long term (with an emphasis on finding the right fit next to Sabonis which is not an easy thing to do).

Keegan Murray seems like an excellent fit next to Sabonis at PF and is looking like a Top 10 pick.
  • Solid shooter/floor spacer (.356 3PT% on 101 attempts this season & .746 FT% on 118 attempts this season)
  • Solid rebounder (10.1 rebounds per 36 min)
  • Solid rim protector & defender (2.4 blocks per 36 min, 1.6 steals per 36 min, mobile defender, good in defensive rotations, only 2.1 fouls per 36 min)
  • Efficient scorer (.639 TS% while averaging 26.7 points per 36 min)
  • Solid ball security (only 1.4 turnovers per 36 min with a USG% of .302)
  • Solid athleticism with a high motor
  • Solid size (6'8" with a 6'11" wingspan and weighing in at 225 lbs)

I think he's limited in his passing, go-to moves, and it would be nice to see his shooting %s higher, but seems like a pretty darn good fit next to Sabonis long term.

I also like AJ Griffin, but I see him more as a SF vs. the ideal fit at PF next to Sabonis, but his defense, shooting, athleticism, scoring potential, AST/TO ratio seem like a great fit as you try to surround Sabonis with defenders.

If we hit the lottery jackpot, then you have two guys who seem like great fits next to Sabonis at PF in Jabari Smith & Chet Holmgren. Smith is not nearly the rim protector or rebounder Holmgren is (Jabari averages 8.7 rebounds & 1.3 blocks per 36 min and Holmgren averages 12.8 rebounds & 4.7 blocks per 36 min), but he's a more versatile defender that I think has more potential as a go-to scorer. I'd have to say that Holmgren is likely the better next to Sabonis. There's not many mobile 7'0" bigs who are...
  • Great shooters
  • Elite rim protectors
  • Great rebounders
  • Solid scorers
  • Solid passers
  • Perimeter oriented on offense
The passing between Holmgren & Sabonis would be fun to watch and their games just seem to complement each other almost perfectly.
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I watched parts of the Duke vs. Clemson and Michigan vs. Purdue game last night. Banchero flashed some skills, but Griffen and Ivey didn't really impress. That gives me some pause on Griffen and Ivey (will see if this changes after the tourney). The general rule that I have with surefire lotto picks is they should pop each time I watch them. It generally tends to be a safe rule (Moody never popped; while Herb Jones always did), but does lead to some small sample size bias (Franz Wagner never popped when I watched him, but he's turning out to be a much better prospect than what I saw live).
 
LPKingsFan

LPKingsFan

All-Star
#22
#22
twslam07 said:
Honestly, I really hope we don't move up too much in the standings (not to be a debbie downer). There's a couple players in the Top 10 that would likely be a good fit with our current roster long term (with an emphasis on finding the right fit next to Sabonis which is not an easy thing to do).

Keegan Murray seems like an excellent fit next to Sabonis at PF and is looking like a Top 10 pick.
  • Solid shooter/floor spacer (.356 3PT% on 101 attempts this season & .746 FT% on 118 attempts this season)
  • Solid rebounder (10.1 rebounds per 36 min)
  • Solid rim protector & defender (2.4 blocks per 36 min, 1.6 steals per 36 min, mobile defender, good in defensive rotations, only 2.1 fouls per 36 min)
  • Efficient scorer (.639 TS% while averaging 26.7 points per 36 min)
  • Solid ball security (only 1.4 turnovers per 36 min with a USG% of .302)
  • Solid athleticism with a high motor
  • Solid size (6'8" with a 6'11" wingspan and weighing in at 225 lbs)

I think he's limited in his passing, go-to moves, and it would be nice to see his shooting %s higher, but seems like a pretty darn good fit next to Sabonis long term.

I also like AJ Griffin, but I see him more as a SF vs. the ideal fit at PF next to Sabonis, but his defense, shooting, athleticism, scoring potential, AST/TO ratio seem like a great fit as you try to surround Sabonis with defenders.

If we hit the lottery jackpot, then you have two guys who seem like great fits next to Sabonis at PF in Jabari Smith & Chet Holmgren. Smith is not nearly the rim protector or rebounder Holmgren is (Jabari averages 8.7 rebounds & 1.3 blocks per 36 min and Holmgren averages 12.8 rebounds & 4.7 blocks per 36 min), but he's a more versatile defender that I think has more potential as a go-to scorer. I'd have to say that Holmgren is likely the better next to Sabonis. There's not many mobile 7'0" bigs who are...
  • Great shooters
  • Elite rim protectors
  • Great rebounders
  • Solid scorers
  • Solid passers
  • Perimeter oriented on offense
The passing between Holmgren & Sabonis would be fun to watch and their games just seem to complement each other almost perfectly.
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Draft order is by record, regardless of making the play in or not, correct? If so, then we can root to make the play in (and win there) but also for the east non play in teams like the Knicks to have better records, so we could still end up in the play in and the 10th pick. It could happen!
 
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ESP47

All-Star
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#23
LPKingsFan said:
Draft order is by record, regardless of making the play in or not, correct? If so, then we can root to make the play in (and win there) but also for the east non play in teams like the Knicks to have better records, so we could still end up in the play in and the 10th pick. It could happen!
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I think we'll wind up one spot out of the play in with the worst possible draft pick for a non playoff team. It's where Vivek likes to place the team every year.
 
Capt. Factorial

Capt. Factorial

ceterum censeo delendum esse Argentum
Staff member
#24
#24
LPKingsFan said:
Draft order is by record, regardless of making the play in or not, correct? If so, then we can root to make the play in (and win there) but also for the east non play in teams like the Knicks to have better records, so we could still end up in the play in and the 10th pick. It could happen!
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Draft order is by record, but split lotto/non-lotto based on making the actual playoffs, that is, the two teams that lose out of the play-in tournament return to the lotto, the two teams that win the play-in tournament and make the "first round" of the playoffs are outside the lotto.
 
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