[Game] Kings @ Spurs 1/15/2023 4pm Pacific 7pm Eastern

[Bfreeman]

not good news for the Kings, can't keep everyone if you have Davion becoming a two way role player because that increases his salary that much more

First World Problem, no?

 

[Caccia]

I still don't understand the concept of "SATx" on the Spurs front jersey

SA = San Antonio TX = Texas. Still an ugly acronym, in my opinion.

 

[kingsboi]

Mike Brown must be experiencing cognitive dissonance when he's a defensive coach preaching defense daily and the team keeps getting better on offense.

Brown is a perfect example of a coach that evolves his coaching as the league changes rather than remaining stagnant and stuck in his ways, I don't think otherwise he would be hired

 

[NewArena]

Just checked the score. Light the beam baby!!! I was soooo nervous to check the score just now lmao

 

[sactowndog]

Nice to see Davion have a good offensive game. Just a bring your lunch pail to work guy. Perfect for the 2nd unit.

yeah good game. Sometimes I wonder if our backcourt is better with Mitchell in it as he brings a point defensive presence and sets a defensive tone that neither Fox or Huerter can bring.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

not good news for the Kings, can't keep everyone if you have Davion becoming a two way role player because that increases his salary that much more

Not good news for TD fans but good news for the Kings, I think.

 

[Caccia]

Mike Brown must be experiencing cognitive dissonance when he's a defensive coach preaching defense daily and the team keeps getting better on offense.

My thought exactly. He was known for his defensive schemes and hired largely on that account. And here he has the #1 offense in the NBA.

 

[Woot!]

Whoot!

Close.

 

[kingsboi]

SA = San Antonio TX = Texas. Still an ugly acronym, in my opinion.

it reminds me of this...

 

[kingsboi]

Not good news for TD fans but good news for the Kings, I think.

yeah I don't envision Davion suddenly becoming a Kyle Lowry but you never know. Situations and roles are important

 

[Kingz19]

5 straight double figure scoring games off the bench for Lyles

Kings are 14-6 when Metu plays 10 or more minutes…that doesn’t include the last 2 wins vs HOU where he played slightly under 10 minutes

That’s not trying to overstate his importance but simply noting that the Lyles and Metu frontcourt rotation is the Kings best and proven option and should be stuck with until the Kings find upgrades via trade or free agency.

HB is killing it.

Edit:Kings are actually 14-8 under the Metu criteria. I missed a couple October losses.

 

[NewArena]

not good news for the Kings, can't keep everyone if you have Davion becoming a two way role player because that increases his salary that much more

I’ll take that problem any day

 

[Bfreeman]

What in the blazes is the K-9 hard hat?

 

[NewArena]

Better defense against the Fakers and we beat them. Fox was pissed after the refs screwed so I’m expecting major focus from him, especially.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

yeah I don't envision Davion suddenly becoming a Kyle Lowry but you never know. Situations and roles are important

As long as he plays well after he earns a hearty pay day, I do believe that teams above the cap have a competitive advantage if the owner doesn't mind paying the luxury tax and they aren't stuck with a lot of players on bad contracts.

Even then, we'll probably be above the cap by the time Holmes's deal is up and if he's still here, we can move him to a team desperate for an expiring for a player who hopefully has some value.

My biggest question is when this team is a playoff team will Vivek and the other owners be ok with ponying up the tax bill if that's what it comes to.

 

[QWERTYLICIOUS]

#BeamTheEffingLight!!!



All.
Damn.
Day.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

What in the blazes is the K-9 hard hat?

It's a metaphor for the fact that it's going to take dropping a building on him for the Kings to be free of Kenny Thomas.

 

[TheMobb]

yeah I don't envision Davion suddenly becoming a Kyle Lowry but you never know. Situations and roles are important

I just see so much potential in him but it hasn’t materialized up to this point. Great defense, can get to the basket, underrated athlete. If he can get his outside shot figured out he could potentially be Fox’s backcourt mate closing out games. Lack of playing time and playing in 3 minute spurts really hurts his offense IMO.

 

[Bfreeman]

As long as he plays well after he earns a hearty pay day, I do believe that teams above the cap have a competitive advantage if the owner doesn't mind paying the luxury tax and they aren't stuck with a lot of players on bad contracts.

Even then, we'll probably be above the cap by the time Holmes's deal is up and if he's still here, we can move him to a team desperate for an expiring for a player who hopefully has some value.

My biggest question is when this team is a playoff team will Vivek and the other owners be ok with ponying up the tax bill if that's what it comes to.

I think so, Vivek has a lot of egg on his face due his hubris and incompetence. He’ll do just about anything to be successful, this is a man that is not used to failure.

 

[kingsboi]

As long as he plays well after he earns a hearty pay day, I do believe that teams above the cap have a competitive advantage if the owner doesn't mind paying the luxury tax and they aren't stuck with a lot of players on bad contracts.

Even then, we'll probably be above the cap by the time Holmes's deal is up and if he's still here, we can move him to a team desperate for an expiring for a player who hopefully has some value.

My biggest question is when this team is a playoff team will Vivek and the other owners be ok with ponying up the tax bill if that's what it comes to.

considering that the majority of the contenders have been over the luxury bill, it may be a necessity and Vivek hasn't been stingy in spending. Albeit, he's made a lot of spending errors so now he needs a return in those failed investments.

 

[Fantazija]

Did anyone play defense? I suppose Sabonis gets it for the rebounds? He played crap defense overall I thought

His d is very soft in the first half, gets better in the second.I guess the foul calls every time he tries to challenge someone makes him very reluctant

 

[Woot!]

Did anyone play defense? I suppose Sabonis gets it for the rebounds? He played crap defense overall I thought

Yup. Crap. In fact, it was when Metu (and a couple other bench guys) came in that the D tightened up and the Kings created some distance.

 

[Kingz19]

Davion sporting the DPOG Chain in the post game

 

[Woot!]

Spurs ended the game at 52%. Which sounds awful from a Kings perspective until you remember that they were shooting 69% at halftime.

 

[Fantazija]

5 straight double figure scoring games off the bench for Lyles

Kings are 14-6 when Metu plays 10 or more minutes…that doesn’t include the last 2 wins vs HOU where he played slightly under 10 minutes

That’s not trying to overstate his importance but simply noting that the Lyles and Metu frontcourt rotation is the Kings best and proven option and should be stuck with until the Kings find upgrades via trade or free agency.

HB is killing it.

Metu showing nice awareness around the basket, DS is rubbing off on him

 

[Jc121]

I really like the way it seems that someone on the second team usually steps up his game.
I also thought Kevin had a good game for not playing a few games and it was nice that they were able to keep his minutes down tonight.

 

[Warhawk]

What in the blazes is the K-9 hard hat?

Off topic: Not sure why K-9 has one, but my supervisor has one of those hardhats. He designed the foundations for the Golden 1 Center (I didn't start working there until after that project was complete, unfortunately). The design team leads all got one, I think.

 

[DynaPamm]

Just got done watching the game and it was very cool seeing all the Kings fans and hearing them chant LIGHT THE BEAM in San Antonio’s house

 

[Spike]

Just got done watching the game and it was very cool seeing all the Kings fans and hearing them chant LIGHT THE BEAM in San Antonio’s house

Man, playoff games are going to be amazing when droves of Kings fans show up and call to light the beam in someone else's house.

 

[Tetsujin]

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