[Game] 44/82: Kings at Nuggets 23 JAN 2025, 6pm PT/9pm ET

These guys are all pro athletes everyone plays back to backs. They need to hustle and play better. This is crazy
True, but not everyone arrives in the city at 4:00 am in the morning to play in Denver. I use to live in Denver as I moved there in my teens. Was on a softball team in Denver and so got so exhausted due to the mile high air. Always felt as if I was out of breath.
 

Tetsujin

The Game Thread Dude
How you going to be tired 1st quarter? If we talking like this in the 4th you have a point. It's not even half time bro
All the starters played heavy minutes last night at essentially sea level. Now they’re playing at elevation against a team that didn’t play yesterday and rested all its players in the second half of their last game because the Sixers suck again.
 
Yea the team is just tired. Getting to sleep at 4:00 am due to a early to mid morning flight will do that to anyone.
Yeah, it's annoying to watch but the team has built up enough good will in the Christie era for me to chalk this up to having to play a B2B in Denver.

Time to watch the Lakers get clobbered! Try not to get too angry fellow Kings fans, we'll take it out on the next team!
 

Capt. Factorial

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We need to play 24 minutes of Carter/McLaughlin/McBuckets/Crawford/Len in the second half. Don't want to see a rotation player outside of Devin to get him some run. We can only get players hurt at this point.
 
He's capable of getting hot from 3 at any time, which is the reason they brought him in. I'd play him over Huerter, but of course they're managing contracts
Are they though? I guess we'll see. I don't get the short leash on Carter. He's a rookie, but playing guys like him 3-4 minutes a game is basically pointless. If he doesn't trust him yet, send him to the G-league.
 
We need to play 24 minutes of Carter/McLaughlin/McBuckets/Crawford/Len in the second half. Don't want to see a rotation player outside of Devin to get him some run. We can only get players hurt at this point.
That's the only possibility...that players get hurt? This team has made all kinds of 15-18 pt runs recently. Christie won't give in before at least seeing some 3rd quarter