[Game] Kings @ Warriors, 11/07/2022 7pm Pacific 10pm Eastern
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My damn point that I have been holding for the last 2 decades inside remains. Why?
Why is there superstar treatment? Isn't the goal to officiate a perfect game where every foul is called? If not, why TF are we letting them challenge? Why do we even replay in that case?
I'm not saying we must have perfectly officiate games, I'm ONLY ASKING FOR FAIRNESS TO EVERY TEAM BIG AND SMALL. IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK IN A GAME OF SPORTS?
Why is there superstar treatment? Isn't the goal to officiate a perfect game where every foul is called? If not, why TF are we letting them challenge? Why do we even replay in that case?
I'm not saying we must have perfectly officiate games, I'm ONLY ASKING FOR FAIRNESS TO EVERY TEAM BIG AND SMALL. IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK IN A GAME OF SPORTS?
Uh what are you talking about? Why would we scheme MORE shots for Barnes when he's clanking open 3 after open 3. I know he's your boy, but my god he's probably been the worst player getting 25+ MPG in the NBA this season. Keegan has been the last 3 games too. But as others have pointed out, Keegan's head may not be right now with some off-court personal stuff. And even still, he's a rookie, he's going to go through phases. But Barnes has absolutely 0 excuse for his pay and him be a $20mil/season player. He's flat out unplayable and Brown agrees with him not seeing the floor after his first rotation in the second half.
Can't really say Keegan hasn't been a shot earner either: His first 5 games:
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FGA/game. He's been a crucial part of the offense. And him faltering these last 3 has really affected the flow of things with how unplayable Barnes has also been during this span. The shots are there for him and Barnes, when they deserve them.
Fox, Sabonis, Huerter and Monk are the engines of the offense right now. Until Barnes and Murray start hitting open shots again, that's not going, nor it should, change. Fact is, I think Brown needs to put Monk with the starters, and let Barnes go down to the 4 with the bench unit. Maybe get some ISO post stuff, get to the FT line. Because he just does not have the juice at all to play as a wing right now.
Can't really say Keegan hasn't been a shot earner either: His first 5 games:
15
13
15
14
10
FGA/game. He's been a crucial part of the offense. And him faltering these last 3 has really affected the flow of things with how unplayable Barnes has also been during this span. The shots are there for him and Barnes, when they deserve them.
Fox, Sabonis, Huerter and Monk are the engines of the offense right now. Until Barnes and Murray start hitting open shots again, that's not going, nor it should, change. Fact is, I think Brown needs to put Monk with the starters, and let Barnes go down to the 4 with the bench unit. Maybe get some ISO post stuff, get to the FT line. Because he just does not have the juice at all to play as a wing right now.
too many variables. I was thinking closer to the equator (Belize or Costa Rica seem nice). But also my mom has a condo on one of the Vancouver Islands, I wondered if that would potentially be a path up there, but I also would not actually want to live in a crappy apartment condo ever again. My partner is nowhere close to retirement and I really don't plan on ever giving someone half my stuff again so that's another barrier. Sometimes I think about just snowbirding between Washington and Arizona. Or staying in Oregon but outside the city, I think I'd be better off in WA though even though I like buying guitars tax free lol
It's a reasonable question. But professional sports leagues aren't really games in the sense that fair play is the ultimate goal. They are all first and foremost in the entertainment business. They do the same cost-benefit analysis that any other business would do -- which decision is going to make us the most money? How many people do we want to feel good tonight? It's a numbers game and we're mathed out. We already were even when we were winning but at this point after a decade plus of self-inflicted misery there's probably more GS fans in our home market than there are Kings fans still hanging on. It's a landslide in favor of every other team.
You can beat the market-size odds if you have a face who is selling jerseys and helping to promote the NBA brand but we haven't had that for a long time. It is important to the NBA league office to promote the idea that the officiating is fair which is why this doesn't happen to the Lakers in the bright lights of downtown LA. But nobody is going to see Mike Brown's press conference tomorrow, they're only going to see superstar Steph Curry hit some big shots and will his team to a much needed win. That builds the NBA brand. Coach Brown said what he said to keep the guys in our locker room buying in. That's as far as this is going to go.
And I think deep down we all know that the league isn't fair but how do you feel if a no call is missed that allows the Kings to win? Are you going to scream bloody murder until that injustice is corrected and we get the loss we deserved or are you just going to feel happy that we got away with a win, maybe throw a couple jabs at the other fanbase if you enjoy that kind of thing, and go on with your life? Everyone feels sorry for you until they're on the other end of a no call that gives them the win. It's always going to be tilted against the Kings. We just have to accept that the rules are different for this team and we need to win by two or three baskets instead of one or find someone else to root for.
You can beat the market-size odds if you have a face who is selling jerseys and helping to promote the NBA brand but we haven't had that for a long time. It is important to the NBA league office to promote the idea that the officiating is fair which is why this doesn't happen to the Lakers in the bright lights of downtown LA. But nobody is going to see Mike Brown's press conference tomorrow, they're only going to see superstar Steph Curry hit some big shots and will his team to a much needed win. That builds the NBA brand. Coach Brown said what he said to keep the guys in our locker room buying in. That's as far as this is going to go.
And I think deep down we all know that the league isn't fair but how do you feel if a no call is missed that allows the Kings to win? Are you going to scream bloody murder until that injustice is corrected and we get the loss we deserved or are you just going to feel happy that we got away with a win, maybe throw a couple jabs at the other fanbase if you enjoy that kind of thing, and go on with your life? Everyone feels sorry for you until they're on the other end of a no call that gives them the win. It's always going to be tilted against the Kings. We just have to accept that the rules are different for this team and we need to win by two or three baskets instead of one or find someone else to root for.
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