[Game] THE Kings vs. Detroit Pistons, 2/7/2024, 7:00p PT/10:00p ET

[NewArena]

As a fan, i was way more confident going into the 7 game road trip than i was coming into tonight. Hilarious

 

[The_Jamal]

It's the coaching - not the roster.

If it's coaching, how did the Kings just have the best road 7 game road trip in franchise history? Wouldn't bad coaching have reared it's ugly head?

 

[NewArena]

Unfortunately, I think we are headed for the play-in games and a first round exit. This team is soft mentally. They don't have that dawg in them.

They aren’t a play-in team but if they do get in that situation, they’ll be lucky to get into a first round to begin with. I don’t see them winning a single elimination game, at least not at home.

 

[Vinny Basketballerino]

56/54/100 shooting splits are how a 7 win team wins

Do we bear any responsibility for a team shooting great against us? We're one of the worst three pt defending teams in the league.

 

[nikefutbolero]

I hope monte/vivek dont do anything dumb this trade deadline just because of this one game.

It’s not just one game. You could see it all season. This isn’t the team from last year.

 

[NewArena]

If it's coaching, how did the Kings just have the best road 7 game road trip in franchise history? Wouldn't bad coaching have reared it's ugly head?

You’re just gonna have to ignore that specific commentary and agenda, or else you’ll just drive yourself nuts man

 

[Norcalphilly]

Unfortunately, I think we are headed for the play-in games and a first round exit. This team is soft mentally. They don't have that dawg in them.

Yeah, I agree, they don't have that dawg.

 

[iowamcnabb]

Unfortunately, I think we are headed for the play-in games and a first round exit. This team is soft mentally. They don't have that dawg in them.

It depends on who the match up is I’d say. If it’s Clippers or Nawlins we would be in serious trouble. I’m not giving up on them. The biggest thing we need imo is the return of Star Fox. If Giannis or Luka or SGA had 12 points their teams would likely be in trouble too

 

[BenchMob]

Our 3 point defense has been terrible for like since…forever? Why do we leave shooters wide open every game? Is it personnel? Coaching?? It’s frustrating

 

[Tetsujin]

It’s not just one game. You could see it all season. This isn’t the team from last year.

It literally is. Which might be the problem.

 

[Vinny Basketballerino]

If it's coaching, how did the Kings just have the best road 7 game road trip in franchise history? Wouldn't bad coaching have reared it's ugly head?

Some people are just really sensitive to criticism.

 

[NewArena]

It’s not just one game. You could see it all season. This isn’t the team from last year.

I’m pretty sure this Kings team lost to the spurs at home when they had a chance to clinch a post season birth in April. The teams are very very similar

 

[fansinceday1]

Pelicans beat the clips. Ouch. Kings now in the 7th spot.

 

[Makaveli]

Yea this is the thing i notice about fox. He doesn't play with any urgency when it's against the weaker teams.

We played our best ball when Fox was on the bench tonight. Bench squad kit a fire and Fox came back in and pissed on it

 

[SLAB]

Games like this are why I can’t get into this season. I appreciate the good. I want to squint my eyes and pretend that’s who they really are, but this roster is very flawed and won’t win playoff series. Hopefully big trades coming.

 

[NewArena]

It literally is. Which might be the problem.

This. Now let’s see what happens before the deadline

 

[Tetsujin]

You’re just gonna have to ignore that specific commentary and agenda, or else you’ll just drive yourself nuts man

Had to bust out that button for the first time in a while tonight. Sad times lol.

 

[Vinny Basketballerino]

Our 3 point defense has been terrible for like since…forever? Why do we leave shooters wide open every game? Is it personnel? Coaching?? It’s frustrating

Nooooooooo brooooo it can't be the coooooacccchingggg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Tetsujin]

Man it’s a real circlejerk of doom and gloom in here tonight lmao

 

[Tizzy Flip]

Yea this is the thing i notice about fox. He doesn't play with any urgency when it's against the weaker teams.

He needs to imagine every player he goes up against is Westbrook or Booker or SGA

 

[NewArena]

Fox being 0-4 from the line is stunning to me. I know they’re exhausted but i just can’t excuse this kind of stuff. I wish the Kings were playing tomorrow so we can quickly move on

 

[iowamcnabb]

Get it all out ladies and gentlemen so it doesn’t ruin the rest of your night or day tomorrow haha.

I was looking forward to a solid win and a fun day tomorrow with the deadline. It’s hard being this attached to your team!

 

[KF8]

It doesn't get any easier the next 4 games...

Nuggets
@Thunder
@Suns
@Nuggets

If not careful they can drop even further than 7th seed.

 

[The_Jamal]

Some people are just really sensitive to criticism.

Who is sensitive to criticism? Brown? Fox? The team?

If so, then wouldn't we have lost more games on this latest road trip? Why were we just able to come off a 5-2 record if the team is sensitive to criticism? Or did that just happen tonight?

 

[NewArena]

He needs to imagine every player he goes up against is Westbrook or Booker or SGA

Now this is true. Good news for us in the playoffs and for the tough schedule coming up but yea, you guys aren’t wrong IMO.

 

[Vinny Basketballerino]

Unfortunately, I think we are headed for the play-in games and a first round exit. This team is soft mentally. They don't have that dawg in them.

But it's definitely not on the coaches. They are incredible and beyond reproach. There is absolutely not way that us being mentally soft has anything to do with the coaches. If you think that you are wrong and bad.

 

[SacTownKid]

It's the coaching - not the roster.

Chicken or the egg, it kind of is. The Kings simply do not have a bunch of the types of defenders or athletic ability on the wing you see out of a lot of teams. Then at the rim this isn't a big team although Domas is very good with positioning at the rim. The Kings stops at the rim almost always rely on body movement on help and in Brown's system that means pushing down from the 3 and then running back out. With small guard or bigger slower lineups sending someone back out to cover that shot is not workable the farther down you go.

 

[Vinny Basketballerino]

Who is sensitive to criticism? Brown? Fox? The team?

If so, then wouldn't we have lost more games on this latest road trip? Why were we just able to come off a 5-2 record if the team is sensitive to criticism? Or did that just happen tonight?

You're really sensitive when I criticize the coach of our team.

 

[NewArena]

It doesn't get any easier the next 4 games...

Nuggets
@Thunder
@Suns
@Nuggets

If not careful they can drop even further than 7th seed.

Very true! But this team matches up well against all of those teams (for the most part) and always plays super hard against the good-great teams, so, I’ll say what i said before the long road trip - I’m not nearly as worried as tonight suggests we should be. Most of us knew deep down that we’d likely lose tonight

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Agree to disagree sir. Maybe he's not the best fit for the team he's on. But his efficiency average as you may say is still good individually. His shooting averaged are very good and his defense isn't bad either. He's got highest trade value of anyone on that team

45% from the field and 34% from 3 is very good?

His career PER is below league average. His PER for the season is, like, a fraction of a percent above league average.