[Game] 60/82: Kings @ Mavericks, 03 MAR 2025, 5:30p PT/8:30p ET

[bball_nomad]

Rockets were supposedly in love with their lineup and maybe they should have done something at the deadline.

Another thing - VanVleet and Sengun are a bit gassed up, according to Rockets fans. Fans say that currently something is off mentally too. Just all bark and no bite. Naturally, other NBA teams, after hit with surprise adjust and react (as long as MB is not their head coach).

 

[coolhandluke]

Seeing JV towering near the rim stretching his arms must be very intimidating.

They see one guy bounce off of JV and they understand what it means. It was hilarious to see Dinwiddie resort to bricking floaters and middies.

 

[coolhandluke]

I was curious because I heard that the Mavs pbp team was complimentary of the job that Doug has done but has anyone actually come out and said that maybe the FO knew what they were doing yet?

Hope Dougie pins a big fat L onto Malone on Wednesday and he can apologize personally.

Malone won't even shake hands with Christie. No balls, no class.

 

[SLAB]

This Zach LaVine kid clearly isn't any good at this whole basketball thing.
TRADE.
HIM.
NOW.

He’s a ball hog and doesn’t play defense. No one wants to play with him.

 

[kingsboi]

They need to figure out scheduling in a way that load manages for the players without missing games. I know teams share arenas with NHL and other entertainment, but they gotta just find a way to clean up the travel and either spread the schedule a bit or knock off some games.

I wouldn't mind seeing a regular season reduction, making the regular season more valuable to play in. Followed by eliminating the play-in and keeping the best 8 teams in each conference.

 

[Sluggah]

I watched the game but I was in and out cooking. I saw monk leave, but didn’t hear what happened when he came back.

Don’t remember getting an official explanation during the feed. Some speculation that he just needed to get something retaped.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

I wouldn't mind seeing a regular season reduction, making the regular season more valuable to play in. Followed by eliminating the play-in and keeping the best 8 teams in each conference.

I would like to see best 16 teams period. If there's a play-in, only for teams over .500. Maybe if you reduce the schedule you can get closer to a balanced schedule and make that happen. Have every team play home and away, split East/West into two divisions and have those teams play one more home and home, seed top 4 division winners 1-4 and the remaining 12 by record.

I think that gets you around 72 games instead of 82, which might be enough of a reduction to end load management. Especially if you can make make travel more manageable in the process by having the divisional road trips all be two game stands and then maybe schedule the different divisions against each other in a way that has teams do a regional road trip and then a home stand.

I know it's gotta be doable even if it takes 2-3 years to get the arena schedules clear with shared events.

 

[LoungeLizard]

I would like to see best 16 teams period. If there's a play-in, only for teams over .500. Maybe if you reduce the schedule you can get closer to a balanced schedule and make that happen. Have every team play home and away, split East/West into two divisions and have those teams play one more home and home, seed top 4 division winners 1-4 and the remaining 12 by record.

I think that gets you around 72 games instead of 82, which might be enough of a reduction to end load management. Especially if you can make make travel more manageable in the process by having the divisional road trips all be two game stands and then maybe schedule the different divisions against each other in a way that has teams do a regional road trip and then a home stand.

I know it's gotta be doable even if it takes 2-3 years to get the arena schedules clear with shared events.

Has there ever been an instance where a professional league actually reduced the number of games played? Fewer games = less revenue, which ultimately leads to smaller salary caps and smaller contracts. Once a league adds regular season games, theres no turning back (Atleast as far as I’m aware)

 

[pdxKingsFan]

Has there ever been an instance where a professional league actually reduced the number of games played? Fewer games = less revenue, which ultimately leads to smaller salary caps and smaller contracts. Once a league adds regular season games, theres no turning back (Atleast as far as I’m aware)

Which is probably why there has been talk about moving to 40 minute games.

If it was 5 fewer home games a year that sucks for concession sales, etc, but less games with stars sitting out as a result might raise the value of tickets that you could keep the ST price pretty close. Especially if you could ditch unpopular game days in doing so. I'd guess these are Mondays and Tuesdays, but who knows maybe STH really love going to those game nights.

 

[Vinny Basketballerino]

The entire starting five had three turnovers?

THE ENTIRE STARTING FIVE HAD THREE TURNOVERS.

Twelve Lasagnas.

 

[Vinny Basketballerino]

If this group of guys gets to the Playoffs, they may be more goated than the Beam Team 1 group. Ok, maybe not quite that goated but still. For all we went through this season to still be here is special.

We're half a game out of 6th with 21 to go, and have more momentum than any in the bunch. Remarkable after being 13-19.

 

[Vinny Basketballerino]

Jonas is a legit defensive presence on the inside and it makes players hesitate before venturing into the paint allowing our defenders more time to recover and contest shots. He has dramatically improved our overall defense. Why can't we appreciate what we got instead of pitting one player against another?

It's what we've always wanted.

 

[Caccia]

We need Trey's "A" game tonight. And take care of the ball, Mr. Monk! The team should aim for 28 assists, with 7 from our starting PG.

Lyles had nine rebounds and was 4-4 from the field for nine points. Kings had 34 assists, with 8 from Monk. He recorded no turnovers, and the team as a whole had only 7.

 

[coolhandluke]

We're half a game out of 6th with 21 to go, and have more momentum than any in the bunch. Remarkable after being 13-19.

From 6 games below .500 to 4 games over .500 is a +10 game turnaround that is equivalent to adding an All Star to the team. We bungled the 2nd easiest schedule at the start of the season and are now faced with the 2nd toughest schedule for the rest of the season but the Kings continue to chug along. We may have a flawed team but I'm never going to question their grit or heart.

 

[OptimusRhyme]

I'm never going to question their grit or heart.

or their coolness, teams cool af

 

[bball_nomad]

or their coolness, teams cool af

Kings under MB would cool of even if they were for really hot. Just because of "DNP-CD, untimely time-outs, lottery draw style lineups and everything else MB did".
Healthy Domas never is cold.
JV's heart is on fire.
Monk's mouth is in overdrive.
Zach's engine is in overdrive.
Current Kings are fully capable of playing well now. If something is of - DC will call time-out, sub guys and what's not.
Only Adam and refs can force an artificial cool-of.

 

[OptimusRhyme]

Kings under MB would cool of even if they were for really hot. Just because of "DNP-CD, untimely time-outs, lottery draw style lineups and everything else MB did".
Healthy Domas never is cold.
JV's heart is on fire.
Monk's mouth is in overdrive.
Zach's engine is in overdrive.
Current Kings are fully capable of playing well now. If something is of - DC will call time-out, sub guys and what's not.
Only Adam and refs can force an artificial cool-of.

i think you misunderstood me, i meant 'cool' like Willie Nelson cool

 

[Vinny Basketballerino]

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i think you misunderstood me, i meant 'cool' like Willie Nelson cool

Let him go with it, the poetry adds a certain flair to the threads. @bball_nomad

 

[bball_nomad]

i think you misunderstood me, i meant 'cool' like Willie Nelson cool

My bad Just woke up, first cup of coffee didn't hit yet. Second cup is on the way
Zach has a cool smile.
JV has a beer cooler in his beard.
DC rarely loses his cool. It's a chronic condition.
The list goes on. Man, Kings caught a bad cold virus

 

[ESP47]

Great win. They should really be beating these teams by 20+ points and they are. Keegan looked like the Keegan of old last night. He's been more aggressive since the Fox trade for sure.

Sucks that Kyrie tore his ACL. He's one of my favorite non Kings players.

 

[fansinceday1]

Dallas traded Doncic and the wheels just completly came off the wagon.
The amount of injuries they have right now is insane.

 

[The_Jamal]

Great win. They should really be beating these teams by 20+ points and they are. Keegan looked like the Keegan of old last night. He's been more aggressive since the Fox trade for sure.

Sucks that Kyrie tore his ACL. He's one of my favorite non Kings players.

Yeah, Keegan's right back to shooting as we expect. Over his last 25 games, he's at 39.4% from 3 on 6 3PA/game. Has a monthly TS% of:

Jan: 58.6% TS
Feb: 61.4% TS
March: 69.4% TS (2 games)

He's playing the "good" version of HB on offense being mega efficient on low USG but with excellent defense.

 

[SLAB]

Dallas traded Doncic and the wheels just completly came off the wagon.
The amount of injuries they have right now is insane.

Sucks that it’s in the form of injuries but that franchise deserves to be cursed until Nico is fired through the sun.

 

[Section 101]

Don’t remember getting an official explanation during the feed. Some speculation that he just needed to get something retaped.

They were guessing.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

From 6 games below .500 to 4 games over .500 is a +10 game turnaround that is equivalent to adding an All Star to the team. We bungled the 2nd easiest schedule at the start of the season and are now faced with the 2nd toughest schedule for the rest of the season but the Kings continue to chug along. We may have a flawed team but I'm never going to question their grit or heart.

The "2nd easiest schedule" featured a home game vs the Blazers, road the next night in Utah followed by 2 days before the next game in Atlanta, a back to back night in Toronto, with a day off before another game in Miami.

We then flew home to play Toronto on a day's rest.

We actually did win 5 of those 6 but it doesn't really surprise me we had a few losing streaks including the one that got Brown fired in the aftermath.

Sacramento just by virtue of league geography is bound to have one of the toughest travel schedules in the league but they seem to make it even worse than it needs to be.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

Feel for Kyrie, he was playing great for Dallas. Nico is still stupid AF. I thought that was more like a 3-4 week injury not a season ender (granted it is March, but still thought hyperextension not full tear especially since he insisted on taking his FTs hoping to come back).

 

[QWERTYLICIOUS]

Feel for Kyrie, he was playing great for Dallas. Nico is still stupid AF. I thought that was more like a 3-4 week injury not a season ender (granted it is March, but still thought hyperextension not full tear especially since he insisted on taking his FTs hoping to come back).

This must be someone's way of directing a big ol' "F*** Y**" at Nico.

 

[The_Jamal]

Christie is now 19-10 as a head coach. And realistically, I'd be willing to say he's actually 19-8, because Fox tanked the hell out of those 2 games after BKN where we just had absolutely no chance because of all the outside chatter with his trade rumors.

Amazing. Props to him and Monte for not only keeping this ship afloat, but actually thriving.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

Christie is now 19-10 as a head coach. And realistically, I'd be willing to say he's actually 19-8, because Fox tanked the hell out of those 2 games after BKN where we just had absolutely no chance because of all the outside chatter with his trade rumors.

Amazing. Props to him and Monte for not only keeping this ship afloat, but actually thriving.

I don't disagree and we really shouldn't count the first Lakers game either so 19-7 in games played under "normal circumstances".

Without just being a cheerleader for Doug, I think that is a fairer assessment of his body of work as coach thus far. Dude deserves a few years to show this is real.

 

[ESP47]

Yeah, Keegan's right back to shooting as we expect. Over his last 25 games, he's at 39.4% from 3 on 6 3PA/game. Has a monthly TS% of:

Jan: 58.6% TS
Feb: 61.4% TS
March: 69.4% TS (2 games)

He's playing the "good" version of HB on offense being mega efficient on low USG but with excellent defense.

That was a masterclass in defense last night. Crazy that he wound up with zero steals or blocks.

Props to Lyles as well. He's still inconsistent but his good games have been really good games lately.