[Game] Kings vs. Cavaliers, 11/09/2022 7pm Pacific 10pm Eastern
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If this team can get those set shots like they got tonight for both he and Barnes everything else will flow along with it. Also, his defense on Mitchell was pretty good overall even with the blow by's. Any time he got a step closer than he should have Mitchell blew right by him but overall he did well early giving a little space and relying on his length.
I mean, our defense wasn't that bad. We had a third quarter let down but overall the defense wasn't worst in the league terrible. More like middling defense terrible, which is a big improvement. But the Cavs are the top one or two defense in the league currently and they couldn't really stop us either.
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The game changed with the call on Harrison Barnes in the last three minutes. The Kings played with anger. Heurter started it with a basket and they all joined in. You could see it in Fox's eyes - he was PO'd. They had enough; they were going to play very aggressively, no matter what. Loved the attitude and loved the game.
Could just be they're 10 games into a new coaching regime with essentially a brand new player rotation. Fox/Barnes/Mitchell/Metu are the only guys still playing who played on the team game 1 of last year. And Metu was a guy who had to play into his spot, wasn't even a guy they were going to be counting on.
That's what's exciting to me. We're seeing A LOT of good, especially offensively and there's still obviously a whole lot of kinks to be worked out that hopefully comes with more court-time/practice time together. What we saw tonight was all our key cogs clicking at the same time, for the first time all season, and we end up beating a Cavs team that arguably has been the best in basketball through 10 games.
Davion really turned the tide there in the 4th quarter. Brown is going to have some tough decisions because man, his ball pressure on Mitchell and Garland turned this game heavily in favor of the Kings. So they have their guard stopper, but priority #1 needs to be someone who can stick on wings and find some semblance of rim protection. Also loved Fox seemed very content to let that unit go well into the 4th and he was JUCIED up defending Mitchell the final 3 minutes. That's as big a star effort as any.
That's what's exciting to me. We're seeing A LOT of good, especially offensively and there's still obviously a whole lot of kinks to be worked out that hopefully comes with more court-time/practice time together. What we saw tonight was all our key cogs clicking at the same time, for the first time all season, and we end up beating a Cavs team that arguably has been the best in basketball through 10 games.
Davion really turned the tide there in the 4th quarter. Brown is going to have some tough decisions because man, his ball pressure on Mitchell and Garland turned this game heavily in favor of the Kings. So they have their guard stopper, but priority #1 needs to be someone who can stick on wings and find some semblance of rim protection. Also loved Fox seemed very content to let that unit go well into the 4th and he was JUCIED up defending Mitchell the final 3 minutes. That's as big a star effort as any.
Yeah, those are good points. Maybe the reason it's hard to pin down is that it isn't the same problem every night. Cleveland is a load for anyone so getting crushed on the boards isn't a surprise. The layup drill we allowed to Orlando's wings was more alarming. And it's not like we haven't seen Golden State go on crazy Steph Curry fueled runs before. So some of it is match-up related but this is the league -- you can't call yourself a playoff team unless you have solutions for other team's weapons. Our wings show flashes but aren't consistently strong. Our big rotation this season skews very strongly in favor of offense. I'm still waiting for the Neemias Queta show to begin in earnest. Maybe that's wishful thinking. A Clint Capela type would be a godsend.
I believe in this team. We've gone through 10 games into the season, and just about each one has gone down to the wire. We haven't seen this much competitiveness and functionality since Adelman? Even under Joerger we'd win a tough game by 5pts one night, only to lose by 20pts against a tanking team.
It's really early in the season, but this is probably the best offensive Kings team since 2005? We look like we're running a legitimate offense with all the actions, hand offs, screens, passing, and ball movement. The unselfishness also speaks volume. Anyone remember when we'd have players frozen out of the offense? I don't feel like that here. Everyone touches the ball
It's really early in the season, but this is probably the best offensive Kings team since 2005? We look like we're running a legitimate offense with all the actions, hand offs, screens, passing, and ball movement. The unselfishness also speaks volume. Anyone remember when we'd have players frozen out of the offense? I don't feel like that here. Everyone touches the ball
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