[Game] Kings @ Rockets, 11/6/2023 5pm Pacific 8pm Eastern

[TaxMan]

Bring back Davis. He played way better than duerta so far. We need a freakin play maker. No way fox can be this important to where we just suck. And stop fouling!!!

There is definitely something to this. Outside of Fox and Monk we have nobody on this roster that can get cooking and take over a game single handedly.

 

["Him"mer Fredette]

I get Houston is very athletic, but it's frustrating that they are switching every dribble hand off, and the kings can't take advantage of the bigs defending Guards. It feels like besides Monk and Fox, we don't have a ton of explosiveness off the dribble... I'm here win or loss lol curious if anyone is seeing any offensive scheme adjustments on the fly

 

[Rob-The-Great]

Listen I know we playing bad but these fouls are rediculous. We get raped on one side and can’t touch them on the other side

 

[SacTownKid]

There is definitely something to this. Outside of Fox and Monk we have nobody on this roster that can get cooking and take over a game single handedly.

Saw that clearly in the playoffs too. Monte knows it though. Believe that.

 

[PorchSurfin]

Why do we look so bad?

 

[kingsboi]

It's not really who he is. I would say he's a like a C version of Chris Paul. Paul was always seemingly uncomfortable being a scorer first. Types like he and Domas can do it but it runs against a lot of their grain.

you and I share the same vision here except I was saying to myself that he has the mindset of a pass first point guard who just happens to be blessed with 7 feet

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

At what point is it "fair game" to hit the concerned button? Cause I'm ready to press it

When I used to watch a lot of hospital dramas (like ER and Grey's Anatomy) one of the things I heard semi-regularly was, "a body isn't dead until it's warm and dead." If Fox comes back and the Kings are still stinking it up, I'd call that panic time.

 

[Sluggah]

My soul hurts

 

[SacTownKid]

Why do we look so bad?

No hub out there to carry and they're out of sync. Confidence is a little shook up. Plus the Rox are everything the Kings aren't even with Fox. Tough, physical, athletic on the wing.

 

[iowamcnabb]

What’s the record for most players fouled out in a game?

 

[TaxMan]

I mean the rockets have a 22 to 4 free throw advantage and the rockets are shooting 67% from three. We are playing like crap but seems like the gods are working in favor of the rockets right now.

 

[Rob-The-Great]

Why do we look so bad?

Because we Are pressing. We had a great opportunity to build our identity as the best nba Team ever offensively, instead brown decided to focus on our weakness and start again from scratch

 

[TaxMan]

Ha

 

[Tetsujin]

Well that sorta sums up the entire half lol
FVV with the running one hander from the logo after the Kings miss three consecutive bunnies.

 

[iowamcnabb]

Yeh you knew that one was going in

 

[KF8]

Ok had enough. Can't watch this anymore.

 

[Kingz19]

Shameful performance

Kings look awful

 

[Vinny Basketballerino]

This is the worst 1.5 games of basketball we've seen in over a year and a half. As far as I'm concerned, play the entire second half with Len, Edwards, Ford, and whoever else.

 

[Rob-The-Great]

And the half ends very fitting

 

[Tetsujin]

Yeh you knew that one was going in

Between FVV and Jalen Green, the Rockets have assembled one of the greatest lineups of Kings killers who play like utter dog crap the other 75% of the time ever.

 

[Rob-The-Great]

Ok y’all time to regroup. What do we have to do second half?

 

[SLAB]

Ok y’all time to regroup. What do we have to do second half?

Pray to the ankle gods De’Aaron gets better and stays better.

 

[iowamcnabb]

The thing about this game is if we just played to our ability Saturday you could live with this. But when you lay an egg you can’t do it again.

Everything has gone right for the Rockets. They are making all their threes, bouncing some in and miracle shots, getting fouled every time they put a toe inside the arch and to their credit playing great defense.

We are doing basically nothing well. We are so far behind the likelihood of coming back is so small and no lineups have been effective so far. I have no ideas what Brown should do here.

 

[miltonap]

I was doing something where I was only watching the offense of the Kings and not defense.

And I couldn't help but notice the rockets at the line or scoring on what seemed like every single possession.

Are they letting us play defense what gives?

 

[TaxMan]

The one bright point is that Fox didn’t rush it back to play in this game. I’m not sure anything would beat the rockets tonight. This feels like some of our games last year where our offense got rolling and there was just a ridiculous amount of magic happening for them right now.

 

[dude12]

I’m not that mad at the amount of FTs the Rockets are taking but why can’t we get more foul calls on the other side.

 

[SacTownKid]

Because we Are pressing. We had a great opportunity to build our identity as the best nba Team ever offensively, instead brown decided to focus on our weakness and start again from scratch

Brown had to come back with a roster of particular weaknesses though and try and make it what it needed to be. Can't totally blame him although so far, not so good for sure.

 

[Tetsujin]

Ok y’all time to regroup. What do we have to do second half?

Go smaller. HB giving us nothing tonight and Brooks is already a much smaller wing as it is.

Sabonis/Keegan/Huerter/Jones/Malik. Jones and Malik are pretty much the only guards on the roster capable of getting the ball downhill without randomly airmailing a shot off the backboard or dribbling the ball off their foot right now. Huerter has been our best player tonight. Keegan also capable of playing downhill. Sabonis is going to need to have a better half.

Not sure why Mike Brown hasn't dusted off that 1-2-2 zone look from the Warriors games but he should probably just try that as a change of pace too.

 

[Rob-The-Great]

I’ve lost all faith in Mitchell ever being a good enough backup to help us win if fox is out. We need a more fox like backup. When he comes in he’s a tempo killer. He’s a 3 and D miget pg. we need a downhill backup pg so we can keep the same offense going. I’m pissed

 

[iowamcnabb]

At this point, it’s less about getting a win and more about not embarrassing yourself. I’d probably feed Sabonis every time and see if he can either turn the foul game tide or kick back out for spray threes. We are going to need to get this to 12 by the end of the 3rd to have even the slightest chance.