[Game] New Orleans Pelicans @ Kings, 1-7-24 3PM PST/6PM EST

[iowamcnabb]

Ok, New Orleans did what they needed to do. We have to make a statement this quarter. Just win the quarter even it’s just by 1 point.

 

[Kingz19]

Kings desperately need more length. They shoot over the Kings at almost every matchup through the rotation…and the same length bothers the Kings defensively. Most notably Fox in these matchups.

 

[Caccia]

Sasha Vezenkov in Sudden Impact.

 

[Caccia]

Kings desperately need more length. They shoot over the Kings at almost every matchup through the rotation…and the same length bothers the Kings defensively. Most notably Fox in these matchups.

So play Kessler Edwards instead of Huerter. This is not rocket science.

 

[ick300]

Domas to Sasha

Almost like bringing Sasha didn’t make sense if you didn’t plan on playing him with Sabonis

And a heinous airball by Davion

That is good said for Sabonis - Sasha

 

[The_Jamal]

Yeah Fox, needs to get right. Maybe he's been sick or whatever, but we're not going to keep going if he keeps playing so poorly.

 

[SacTownKid]

Kings desperately need more length. They shoot over the Kings at almost every matchup through the rotation…and the same length bothers the Kings defensively. Most notably Fox in these matchups.

We'll see what happens but when the Kings score 21 points in a quarter it's usually a very bad sign. Thankfully Domas was able to carry them a little.

 

[BenchMob]

McGee….why

 

[ick300]

Again javale but not lin ?

 

[SLAB]

Yeah Fox, needs to get right. Maybe he's been sick or whatever, but we're not going to keep going if he keeps playing so poorly.

It’ll happen. Every guy will have a rough stretch. Need others besides Sabonis to step up in the meantime.

 

[Kingz19]

They own us and the Kings look like they know it too

 

[Sluggah]

Are we allowed to just forfeit games?

 

[TaxMan]

This is ****ing bullcrap

 

[The_Jamal]

Yeah I was just kidding about that whole "playing good defense, but they're hitting shots thing" Horrible here the last few minutes.

 

[Tizzy Flip]

4th game this year where they e dominated the paint and boards. And our response is to shoot more 3s. Maybe we would have learned something after a game or 2?

 

[KF8]

To the basketball gods... we'll be willing to lose to the pistons if you grant us a win against the pelicans. Thank you.

 

[SacTownKid]

Fox might have finally bottomed out on the wearing down we've been seeing the last few weeks. He's been able to get another wind late but it seems like it comes later and later lately.

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

McGee….why

It's an odd situation. Len comes back and looks very solid, better than Javale, then they just go right back to McGee. Are they going to just swap every couple few games between them for the duration of the season? Who knows at this point

 

[iowamcnabb]

A guy who averages 19 a game has 17 with 9 minutes left in the second quarter. Makes sense haha

 

[TaxMan]

No resistance defensively, no energy offensively

 

[The_Jamal]

It’ll happen. Every guy will have a rough stretch. Need others besides Sabonis to step up in the meantime.

I guess, but you don't really get a rough stretch if you want to be called a top 10 player. Role players are allowed rough stretches, not all-stars/all-nba Getting punked, again, by a team that's owned us and Fox looks bored out there with a 1-5 shooting start for 3 points, 0 rebounds, 0 assists.

We got through it during the Magic game, but this team goes as Fox goes.

 

[SLAB]

Can’t say I expected much for this game, so at least I’m not disappointed. lol

 

[SacTownKid]

When the Kings search for big 3's and don't hit they get pushed right under their own rim on the other end. Starting to fall apart on both sides right now. 23 points in 14 minutes of game time certainly won't cut it.

 

[The_Jamal]

Also, gee, what a surprise, Javale minutes are a total disaster.

 

[Jones2006]

4th game this year where they e dominated the paint and boards. And our response is to shoot more 3s. Maybe we would have learned something after a game or 2?

Lol their response is also to not play the most physical presence they have in the paint for any minutes. (Len)

 

[The_Jamal]

When the Kings search for big 3's and don't hit they get pushed right under their own rim on the other end. Starting to fall apart on both sides right now. 23 points in 14 minutes of game time certainly won't cut it.

When the Kings offense is right, it's the best in the NBA. Our defense "playing well" is being average.

Not sure how anyone could look at this game and say "Yeah, if we had more offense, we'd be alright. NVM the fact we've allowed 49 points in 15 minutes"

 

[SacTownKid]

Not sure why Brown called a timeout there. Bad defensive sequence for sure but the gimmicky small ball lineup was starting to work.

 

[Jones2006]

Also, gee, what a surprise, Javale minutes are a total disaster.

It's the little things that he doesn't do compared to Len ... I didn't see 1 hard screen by him in the whole 3 minutes, he's slow going up and down the court and not intentional w/ his movements to set screens. For this Kings offense, the big being able to screen is critical to so much offensively. Partly cause he's just older, but McGee doesn't have the girth/physicality Len has. Guys bounce off Len; McGee can jump higher than Len but his speed, explosiveness, agility is no longer an advantage for him. It's a bit comical at this point.

 

[Kingz19]

I can only guess Len is being load managed or something. Hey said his ankle wasn’t 100 percent when he returned but he played well in all the games since he had returned. Javale on the other hand hasn’t played well since the Denver game.

They would still be getting their ass kicked today but it was a curious move the last couple of games as well

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

Up and down, up and down. Hopefully they figure out a rotation and play that peaks going into the later part of the season.....and stay close to a top 6 seed in the mean time