[Game] Kings @ Warriors, 11/1/2023 7pm Pacific 10pm Eastern
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It’s ridiculous what Draymond gets away with, especially against Domas and the KINGS lately.
We get it … Draymond at one time was an A+ defender and is still pretty darn good at times. But his reputation allows him far too much leeway.
Sad thing is, other teams get away with murder against Domas too. It’s like having Shaq on our team except w/o the physical dominance he brought to the table. Domas surely isn’t Shaq in his prime, but he does get hammered like Shaq used to every single game with a lot of the contact going uncalled.
We get it … Draymond at one time was an A+ defender and is still pretty darn good at times. But his reputation allows him far too much leeway.
Sad thing is, other teams get away with murder against Domas too. It’s like having Shaq on our team except w/o the physical dominance he brought to the table. Domas surely isn’t Shaq in his prime, but he does get hammered like Shaq used to every single game with a lot of the contact going uncalled.
or put in our only true 3 which is Kessler. I was surprised he wasn’t in the game.
Davion as good as he is can’t guard 6’ 6” guys who can shoot because they just shoot over him. We can blame Brown but Monte has had 3 years to get that guy and hasn’t. Roster construction is part of the teams problem.
Davion as good as he is can’t guard 6’ 6” guys who can shoot because they just shoot over him. We can blame Brown but Monte has had 3 years to get that guy and hasn’t. Roster construction is part of the teams problem.
Sabonis missing 50% of his free-throw didn't help. A couple of them are crucial. However, Barnes and Huerter made their free-throw when it matter. However, Barnes missing 3s didn't help. It seems like Barnes could never overcome big shot in crunch time. He's probably still haunted by the game winner from last year's Playoffs.
The Mitchell on Klay matchup didn't go unnoticed. Free throws are a non-factor for me. There's nothing much you can do about it. Try more? Nope. If anything it will worsen free throws. Practice more? They do practice and it's questionable whether any more practice would do any good. It is what it is.
What an odd odd argument for you to make. Did Domas miss some free throws? Yes. And do we generally need to do better at free throws as a team? Yes. But were his misses clutch free throws that turned the game around? No. In fact, the last two free throws Domas missed were at the 9 minute mark, with us trailing by two points. We got a stop (Domas the board) and then Monk hit two free throws to tie it up. So really no harm no foul.
To claim otherwise is to basically make the foolish Grant Napear argument that every missed free throw should just be added to our final score as though the game would have unfolded the exact same way if he had made them. It doesn't work that way. The game would have unfolded differently because the different score would have led to different in game decisions and realities. Missed free throws early in the game only really hurt if they are compounded in a way that changes momentum. That didn't happen here since we got the stop and got the points back the next possession.
Missed free throws late in games, on the other hand, are critical, and can have a profound impact on the final score since there is so little time to recover from them. You are correct to positively note that Barnes and Huerter hit huge free throws. Huerter hit two free throws at the 3:11 mark to bring us to down 1. Barnes hit 2 at the 2:53 mark to give us a 1 point lead. Just massive free throws. But that bum Domas, whose free throws were apparently our undoing, gets no credit for hitting two at the 1:12 mark to give us a 3 point lead. Massive free throws as well.
Finally, since the NBA likes to use the 5:00 minute mark to define clutch time, Domas was 3-3 FG, 2-2 FT, (8 points and 1 assist) in the last 5 minutes. Perfect shooting and directly responsible for 10 of our 16 points. He also made the pass that set up the two Huerter free throws, and had a hockey assist on the Monk layup that was assisted by Keegan.
To claim otherwise is to basically make the foolish Grant Napear argument that every missed free throw should just be added to our final score as though the game would have unfolded the exact same way if he had made them. It doesn't work that way. The game would have unfolded differently because the different score would have led to different in game decisions and realities. Missed free throws early in the game only really hurt if they are compounded in a way that changes momentum. That didn't happen here since we got the stop and got the points back the next possession.
Missed free throws late in games, on the other hand, are critical, and can have a profound impact on the final score since there is so little time to recover from them. You are correct to positively note that Barnes and Huerter hit huge free throws. Huerter hit two free throws at the 3:11 mark to bring us to down 1. Barnes hit 2 at the 2:53 mark to give us a 1 point lead. Just massive free throws. But that bum Domas, whose free throws were apparently our undoing, gets no credit for hitting two at the 1:12 mark to give us a 3 point lead. Massive free throws as well.
Finally, since the NBA likes to use the 5:00 minute mark to define clutch time, Domas was 3-3 FG, 2-2 FT, (8 points and 1 assist) in the last 5 minutes. Perfect shooting and directly responsible for 10 of our 16 points. He also made the pass that set up the two Huerter free throws, and had a hockey assist on the Monk layup that was assisted by Keegan.
The Kings next game against the hated Warriors is on Tuesday, November 28th. It's the last game of the 4 game In-Season Tournament.
Wouldn't it be sweet to beat them and knock them out of the 1st ever In-Season Tournament and send us to the tournament playoffs!
We should have Foxy back by then. It would be sweet revenge!
Wouldn't it be sweet to beat them and knock them out of the 1st ever In-Season Tournament and send us to the tournament playoffs!
We should have Foxy back by then. It would be sweet revenge!
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