[Game] Kings @ Denver Nuggets, 2/28/2024, 6:00p PT/9:00p ET

[Tetsujin]

Domas isn't going to keep his double-double streak if the Nuggets don't ever miss another shot

Hard to rebound the ball when all the Nuggets shots either go in the hoop or directly into the hands of a waiting Nuggets player

 

[Tetsujin]

Glad to see no one is making any sweeping proclamations based on one game against the full strength Nuggets in which our best player wasn't playing and every single player went ice cold at the exact same minute.

 

[Kingz19]

Looks like Domas double double streak may end. Sitting at 9 rebounds.

He’s probably due for a rest and i don’t see him getting back in the game once out.

He didn’t play very well so fitting night for it to end but 40 is a good run if Brown doesn’t leave him in for the padding

 

[forza kings]

Hopefully Monte doesn’t sit on his a** this offseason

He can start with looking for a better coach who cares a bit more about defense.

 

[NewArena]

Sheesh. I guess our staff and everyone are prioritizing Fox and health for the Wolves game and beyond. I’m not mad at that! Just get this within 15 or so and make it respectable if you can.

 

[captain bill]

Looks like Domas double double streak may end. Sitting at 9 rebounds.

He’s probably due for a rest and i don’t see him getting back in the game once out.

He didn’t play very well so fitting night for it to end but 40 is a good run if Brown doesn’t leave him in for the padding

Just put him in. It's 1 board. If they don't I'm gonna be annoyed

 

[Capt. Factorial]

He can start with looking for a better coach who cares a bit more about defense.

You might consider taking a look at Mike Brown's reputation.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

You might consider taking a look at Mike Brown's reputation.

Counterpoint: The Kings' defense, considering Brown's reputation doesn't speak well for his rotations or ability to make adjustments.

 

[Tetsujin]

He can start with looking for a better coach who cares a bit more about defense.

Not saying the defense was great or anything but this game probably looks a little different if literally anyone the Kings was moderately lukewarm on offense tonight.

 

[Tetsujin]

I guess this game just counters out the time we blew out the (full strength aside from missing MPJ, which honestly might make them better) Nuggets by thirty, which only leaves the other two times we beat them this season.

 

[Tetsujin]

Also playing Jamal Murray against our third string guys at this point in the game just seems like playing with fire unnecessarily. Dude's already played 30 minutes and has chronic shin issues in addition to the bevy of other health issues that have kept him out of games the last half decade.

 

[Tizzy Flip]

Sabonis and Keegan back in with a 26 point deficit!?! Really, Brown?

 

[Tetsujin]

Domas is probably having his worst ever game as a King so that's also happening.

 

[Kingz19]

So the double double streak lives.

 

[SacTownKid]

OK, cut the stat chasing. Get Domas off the court. No reason to risk this.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Counterpoint: The Kings' defense, considering Brown's reputation doesn't speak well for his rotations or ability to make adjustments.

The Kings' defense is terrible, but the defense is not terrible because the coach is not a defensive coach. The defense is terrible because the players are not defensive players.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Did Brown put Sabonis back in the game just to keep his streak alive? That's cheap as hell.

 

[SacTownKid]

The Kings' defense is terrible, but the defense is not terrible because the coach is not a defensive coach. The defense is terrible because the players are not defensive players.

True but the Brown Dubs defense has been figured out. No doubt. You will never be elite playing off the highest percentage 3's in those corners. Once the ball gets inside or in those corners this defense is toast. Now, if Monte can get some legit size on the G/F spot it might be decent.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

The Kings' defense is terrible, but the defense is not terrible because the coach is not a defensive coach. The defense is terrible because the players are not defensive players.

Well, the ones that get playing time certainly don't appear to be. I don't know how many people are going to agree that Len, Mitchell, Edwards and Ellis aren't defensive players.

 

[Tetsujin]

For all the Calvin Booth bluster about "Who needs Bruce Brown when Christian Braun and Peyton Watson are already better than that bum?!", neither guy has looked particularly awesome against the Kings in the four different matchups this season.

 

[SacTownKid]

Well, the ones that get playing time certainly don't appear to be. I don't know how many people are going to agree that Len, Mitchell, Edwards and Ellis aren't defensive players.

Davion is one of the worst defensive players in the league according to the ratings. That shows you something is wrong because there is no way that's accurate, lol.

 

[Tizzy Flip]

Well at least Keegan got a highlight reel. Still don’t understand why he’s in

 

[Tetsujin]

I get that we're in complain about the defense mode but despite garbage time pushing the percentages back up to being moderately not embarrassing, not many teams win games shooting sub-40 from the field and sub-35 from three.

 

[chief bromden]

I'd be surprised if Kessler Edwards is on this team next year.

 

[Tetsujin]

Well at least Keegan got a highlight reel. Still don’t understand why he’s in

It's to help continue to fasttrack his development with the ball in his hands. These live reps could pay off down the line in his development as an on-ball option.

 

[SacTownKid]

I get that we're in complain about the defense mode but despite garbage time pushing the percentages back up to being moderately not embarrassing, not many teams win games shooting sub-40 from the field and sub-35 from three.

Long term defense is key, but yeah, this is a scoring team. If they don't shoot well it's over. Without Fox, it's really over.

 

[SacTownKid]

I'd be surprised if Kessler Edwards is on this team next year.

He's bubble guy for sure.

 

[nikefutbolero]

We suck

 

[Tetsujin]

Long term defense is key, but yeah, this is a scoring team. If they don't shoot well it's over. Without Fox, it's really over.

To be honest, I don't think the Kings played that poorly on defense tonight. At a certain point, their offense was so inept that there was like a three minute stretch where every single possession was either a live ball turnover or a missed shot that allowed the Nuggets to just play pickup ball going downhill on the fastbreak. When it came to defending the Nuggets standard actions, the Kings looked pretty much like they have against them all season, that is to say very solid.

 

[Tizzy Flip]

It's to help continue to fasttrack his development with the ball in his hands. These live reps could pay off down the line in his development as an on-ball option.

I don’t buy it. That’s garbage time with none of the Nuggets starters in. What would have been better is if Brown made him the central part of the offense like he was in the 1st quarter / start of 2nd. This was the best opportunity without Fox to post him up, do things he can’t do with Fox on the floor. We instead let Monk take the majority of the shots when we already know what we have with him.