[Game] Kings vs. Grizzlies 10/27/2022 7pm Pacific, 10pm Eastern

[SacTownKid]

And a little panic needs to start setting in.

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

Did he really put Okpala in with 30 seconds to go. That's just weird

 

[Tetsujin]

I see it's community theater night here on Kingsfans.com.

 

[kb02]

played tough: Domas, Murray, Barnes
streaky: monk

The rest need to go look in the mirror. I saw zero fire from Fox. Ur star can’t disappear.

kayte needs to stop making excuses. This team is in trouble. Shaka going to shake.

 

[Kingster]

When the Grizzlies needed a basket during crunch time in the 4th they just waltzed in the paint and made a short shot. The Kings' interior defense posed no problem to them whatsoever.

 

[KainLear]

I see it's community theater night here on Kingsfans.com.

It's PTSD.

 

[Turgenev]

I'd caution getting too discouraged about getting lit up by Desmond Bane. Dude's entire game is hitting threes with hands in his face.

No I think there is a threshold for suffering. My partner really likes cyclo-cross and it's cyclo-cross season so f it.

 

[TaxMan]

played tough: Domas, Murray, Barnes
streaky: monk

The rest need to go look in the mirror. I saw zero fire from Fox. Ur star can’t disappear.

kayte needs to stop making excuses. This team is in trouble. Shaka going to shake.

Hmmmm…. Fox was not the problem tonight.

 

[SacTownKid]

I see it's community theater night here on Kingsfans.com.

Oh, the drama hasn't even started. Itchy trigger finger over there on the sidelines is counting down the days to say I told you so. hahaha.

 

[Tetsujin]

played tough: Domas, Murray, Barnes
streaky: monk

The rest need to go look in the mirror. I saw zero fire from Fox. Ur star can’t disappear.

kayte needs to stop making excuses. This team is in trouble. Shaka going to shake.

The dude had 27 points on 11-19 shooting and led our team in efficiency?

 

[wazzups]

I hope someday they can win another game...but I will torture myself by watching until they do

 

[kb02]

The dude had 27 points on 11-19 shooting and led our team in efficiency?

fox will always get his points.

 

[joemama]

When the fakers and magic win tomorrow we will be dead last in the nba.

 

[Rob-The-Great]

Can I ask a real question? What offense are we running?

 

[TaxMan]

I hope someday they can win another game...but I will torture myself by watching until they do

At least we are still .500 with the preseason

 

[The_Jamal]

I wish I was this optimistic. Props for the team hanging in there I guess, but pretty unfortunate to see our best team in years at 0-4. Pretty much says it all in terms of what we can expect going forward in terms of a ceiling.

Unfortunately, I don't think anyone foresaw the bench being this bad. It was supposed to be a big advantage for us every night. Monk has been great the past 2 games, TD was good the first 2, but that's basically been it from the bench. Everyone else has been straight unplayable bad.

Hopefully Huerter doesn't have to miss time. We're basically back to being a 6-man playable rotation at this point.

 

[New Era]

Maybe Brown is really still that crappy coach he was in Cleveland back in the day? And we've already failed miserably with a GSW assistant.

 

[Tetsujin]

Can I ask a real question? What offense are we running?

It's a highpost pivot offense. Pretty basic read and react stuff but this is probably the most competent offensive system this team has run since Cousins was on the team.

 

[Rob-The-Great]

played tough: Domas, Murray, Barnes
streaky: monk

The rest need to go look in the mirror. I saw zero fire from Fox. Ur star can’t disappear.

kayte needs to stop making excuses. This team is in trouble. Shaka going to shake.

What? Fox didn't play bad at all today. He played better than Domad for sure to me

 

[KF8]

if it makes anyone feel better.. the nets and sixers are only 1-4 and they have a way better roster than us lol

 

[Tetsujin]

Maybe Brown is really still that crappy coach he was in Cleveland back in the day? And we've already failed miserably with a GSW assistant.

He was coach of the year in Cleveland.

 

[chief bromden]

I wish we were at least 1-3 after tonight because I really like rooting for everyone on this team.

 

[iowamcnabb]

At this point you just hope for 3-9 in this stretch and then try to crawl out of the hole when the schedule lets up.

this isn’t super fun though.

 

[Kingster]

Unfortunately, I don't think anyone foresaw the bench being this bad. It was supposed to be a big advantage for us every night. Monk has been great the past 2 games, TD was good the first 2, but that's basically been it from the bench. Everyone else has been straight unplayable bad.

Hopefully Huerter doesn't have to miss time. We're basically back to being a 6-man playable rotation at this point.

And the defense of the bench has been poor. There was very little resistance in the paint.

 

[kingdivac]

We’ve played ok, but this team just doesn’t look competitive to me. The season still has a ways to go, but historically the Kings don’t correct their issues during the season. I don’t think we make the play in.

Years ago in the 90s the team didn't have much talent, but they played over .500 at home and brought more effort.....going 0-3 at home is poor....they didn't bring enough effort on defense. in this game

 

[SacTownKid]

Unfortunately, I don't think anyone foresaw the bench being this bad. It was supposed to be a big advantage for us every night. Monk has been great the past 2 games, TD was good the first 2, but that's basically been it from the bench. Everyone else has been straight unplayable bad.

Hopefully Huerter doesn't have to miss time. We're basically back to being a 6-man playable rotation at this point.

The bench has talent and it's baby steps, the issue is how long this can last. No, this isn't an entire new roster Kings fans. And even the new pieces have soo much pressure from day 1. This is what happens when you kind of go all in this direction after questions of that being logical. Usually, when you have talent, make needed improvements, you expecet that surprise start to catch teams off guard early. It is still early, it's a tough schedule, blah, blah, but historically you want to be swapped with what the Jazz are pulling off even though at some point if all is right the Kings will rise and they will tumble once teams figure them out.

 

[Tetsujin]

I mean, if it'll get you guys to come off the ledge, the Miami Heat are our next opponent and are probably the worst looking roster we've faced to this point all year.

 

[TaxMan]

https://twitter.com/statuses/1585841256508182528

This feels like a video I will watch every so often for the next few years to reminisce on what might have been. Similar to the infamous MBIII preseason rookie dunk over Wagner.

 

[Tetsujin]

The bench has talent and it's baby steps, the issue is how long this can last. No, this isn't an entire new roster Kings fans. And even the new pieces have soo much pressure from day 1. This is what happens when you kind of go all in this direction after questions of that being logical. Usually, when you have talent, make needed improvements, you expecet that surprise start to catch teams off guard early. It is still early, it's a tough schedule, blah, blah, but historically you want to be swapped with what the Jazz are pulling off even though at some point if all is right the Kings will rise and they will tumble once teams figure them out.

Honestly, feels like the surprise start came too early in preseason and teams came out of the gates with their guards up against us (blowing out the Trailblazers in preseason only to have them show up and play their hearts out against us in the season opener).

 

[SacTownKid]

And the defense of the bench has been poor. There was very little resistance in the paint.

They are going to have to figure that end out. Sabonis isn't going to be your last line. Teams are really starting to attack him. Fox has stepped up but I still think switching pick and rolls and staying up is the only way to really be a legit defensive squad if you don't have a ton of defensive personnel and this team simply doesn't. In time perhaps they get a team scheme down but keeping it simple on both ends is needed now.