IST Quarterfinals: New Orleans Pelicans at Sacramento Kings, 12/4/2023, 7pm Pacific 10pm Eastern (TNT)
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We’ll be ok. 4-0 before tonight in the tournament, and we know New Orleans is our new toughest matchup the way the wolves were for us last season. We’ll figure em out eventually! For now, let’s get Keegan and our guys healthy and focus on the games that truly matter moving forward. We have many beams to light 
Oh get off your damn high horse, jesus christ. The Kings STUNK for 15 years and now we're going to act like an entitled fanbase? We finally have good Kings basketball for the first time in damn near 20 years and you want the fans to go "Boo" them? So guys like Malik Monk walk out in FA next year? The Kings play harder (most of the time ) than a majority of the league and are one of the more entertaining watches among any other team.
No one asked you to be a Kings fan. Being critical is absolutely needed and acceptable. Booing a team that doesn't deserve it is childish and dumb.
No one asked you to be a Kings fan. Being critical is absolutely needed and acceptable. Booing a team that doesn't deserve it is childish and dumb.
You’ll never see Trent Williams, Aiyuk, or Kittle take a play off. But for the Kings, we’ll let the team go on a 10-0 run just in time tor Coach Brown to call a timeout. After the timeout, we respond by turning the ball over…. How? How do you turn the ball over after a timeout and getting the chance to set up your play? Sloppy basketball, no sense of urgency.
It falls on the lack of coaching and discipline.
It falls on the lack of coaching and discipline.
The Kings played well enough to qualify for the In-Season Tournament Quarterfinals in the first place and it was a 5pt game mid-way through the 4th. From that point on we had open shots that didn't fall and they had open shots that did. That's not a matter of being outclassed, that's just a bad roll of the dice.
These teams played even tonight with each team taking turns going on a huge run and they ended up on top. Allowances should also be made for the Kings "fouling" the Pelicans with their faces twice. That set the tone that their physicality was going to be rewarded and we were going to be playing behind. I'll give it up to the Pelicans for forcing the issue and being physical enough to take us out of our gameplan for around 20 minutes. They also have a better bench unit than we do and Ingram is a helluva shot-maker.
I give them props for being a good team and they're going to be a tough matchup for everyone this season. But considering the Kings have already beaten almost every contender in the west this season besides the Pelicans, I don't think they're a better team than the Kings and I don't think three games is a big enough sample to abandon all hope.
These teams played even tonight with each team taking turns going on a huge run and they ended up on top. Allowances should also be made for the Kings "fouling" the Pelicans with their faces twice. That set the tone that their physicality was going to be rewarded and we were going to be playing behind. I'll give it up to the Pelicans for forcing the issue and being physical enough to take us out of our gameplan for around 20 minutes. They also have a better bench unit than we do and Ingram is a helluva shot-maker.
I give them props for being a good team and they're going to be a tough matchup for everyone this season. But considering the Kings have already beaten almost every contender in the west this season besides the Pelicans, I don't think they're a better team than the Kings and I don't think three games is a big enough sample to abandon all hope.
The problem is I'm not sure anyone saw HB's steep athletic decline coming this season. He's just a ghost on offense these days, not getting to the line and he just can't stay in front of any starting-caliber wing.
Is what it is, but Monte and Brown need to plug his slot in the starting lineup pronto. I think the band-aid solution I'd go to is Sasha. Kings are 10.3 points better with him on the floor (213 minutes) while remaining neutral on defense. And just the eye-test; Sasha is far more physical defensively and on the glass and (somehow) moves his feet better than HB currently is. And basically every Sasha offensive grouping is just ripping right now; 2-man/3-man stuff with Fox/Domas is very very very good.
Is what it is, but Monte and Brown need to plug his slot in the starting lineup pronto. I think the band-aid solution I'd go to is Sasha. Kings are 10.3 points better with him on the floor (213 minutes) while remaining neutral on defense. And just the eye-test; Sasha is far more physical defensively and on the glass and (somehow) moves his feet better than HB currently is. And basically every Sasha offensive grouping is just ripping right now; 2-man/3-man stuff with Fox/Domas is very very very good.
Yah the team will be fine. They show they will bounceback pretty quickly. I’m sure Fox is the most disappointed of them all. You could tell he wanted this IST really bad, just wasn’t his day. Alvarado was getting to him and he settled for too many 3s when I thought he was able to get to the lane all game and create. His FT shooting has been disappointing especially shooting the best of his career last year so hopefully he can find that form
It feels bad because the kings had a huge lead and pissed it away with stupidity.
Just didn't value the game at all, I'm talking about those turnovers they had in the first half it was like 5 in a row I think.
Didn't deserve the win.
Will note that I was watching kind of on and off during that turnover time but I think that's what happened.
Just didn't value the game at all, I'm talking about those turnovers they had in the first half it was like 5 in a row I think.
Didn't deserve the win.
Will note that I was watching kind of on and off during that turnover time but I think that's what happened.
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