[Game] Kings vs. Hornets 2/28/21, 7pm PST, 10pm EST

[SacTownKid]

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Bagley is the tank commander.

#fadeforcade

Not tonight he wasn't. The garbage platoon at the start of the 4th and the moronic exhibition of negative substiution pattern for offense and defense killed it. Even if they wan the L's there is now ZERO percent doubt where the Kings biggest weakness lies.

 

[OffTheWallJamal]

Still can't believe it five missed free throws out of six. Are you serious?

 

[Groovygreg]

The Kings have a collection of mentally weak, over-paid players.

 

[Kingz19]

Yup I'm checked out for the season. That was pathetic

I was so numbed by the collapse after getting to 12-11. I was actually believing. Now, I want the tank.

 

[Tetsujin]

We would have all seen this coming if we had someone to tell us “Remember that point” after a missed free throw.

We needed someone to highlight our chances for a 2-for-1

 

[joemama]

Rotations are waaaay too tight!
Only one Kings player scored off the bench, ONE.

 

[SwipaTical]

That was effort I didn't expect to see. Then you have tinker fest for stretches from the worst coach in the game. At least Tanksey was clearly trying to go for the loss. These are the same compounded in game decisions we've seen all year.

I was just back on board for winning games after noticing the Hornets jumped up like 5 spots in the lottery last year making tanking almost pointless . First game back caring this is what happens...cant make this ish up

 

[joemama]

We

Bagley is the tank commander.

#fadeforcade

Bagley is the Five Star General!

 

[KingsCitizen]

Walton can't wait to cash out his remaining paychecks

 

[SLAB]

Bagley with 24 points.

He gave up a career high 42 to PJ Washington.
Washington's previous career high 28.

When will we learn Bagley is soft?

SHHHHHHHHHHHH, he’s improving!!!!

 

[Tetsujin]

SHHHHHHHHHHHH, he’s improving!!!!

And, I will say, PJ’s three to cut the lead to one happened with Bagley off the floor

 

[The_Jamal]

Bagley with 24 points.

He gave up a career high 42 to PJ Washington.
Washington's previous career high 28.

When will we learn Bagley is soft?

It's funny that you think this is how defense works. Bagley wasn't even matched up on PJ for most of the game, who played a ton of C

 

[SLAB]

And, I will say, PJ’s three to cut the lead to one happened with Bagley off the floor

I’m certainly not advocating Bagley’s new backup is any better at all.

 

[joemama]

Still can't believe it five missed free throws out of six. Are you serious?

I was looking closely for the tank "gesture," hands around the throat is too obvious.

 

[SacTownKid]

Rotations are waaaay too tight!
Only one Kings player scored off the bench, ONE.

The issue isn't really that they are tight per se, and injuries are playing a part, but it's what it's always been, he doesn't stagger lineups. He'll platoon in imbalanced lineups and let the the other team eat away at a lead or get the Kings down in a hole. I don't know how as a coach you can't look at someone like Rick Adelman and figure out how to stagger your subs so you aren't running at a loss for huge chunks of the game. The 5 man stats since Walton came aboard back this up. He'll have 1 or 2 plus lineups and then filter in total crap around it. In different variations depending on the day too.

 

[EIM86]

The only positive we got out of that is it might land us Evan Mobley or one of the other top 6 draft picks.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

And, I will say, PJ’s three to cut the lead to one happened with Bagley off the floor

How dare you challenge The Narrative?

 

[joemama]

It's funny that you think this is how defense works. Bagley wasn't even matched up on PJ for most of the game, who played a ton of C

They were the only two bigs on the floor for long stretches, so yeah he was.

Don't use the word "matched" it implies there was some form of competition.

 

[Sam0ah]

This one hurt..... Monte please do something.....

 

[SacTownKid]

I was just back on board for winning games after noticing the Hornets jumped up like 5 spots in the lottery last year making tanking almost pointless . First game back caring this is what happens...cant make this ish up

They've gone from hope in multiple games being dashed to hopes in a quarter being dashed. LOL. This ain't going away Monte. Don't let the operative word in the name McNair be "Air" pal.

 

[joemama]

Another game another career high/monster night by some mediocre big.

 

[Livinthedream]

How dare you challenge The Narrative?

The narrative has gone full blown alternative reality conspiracy theory type ish.

 

[The_Jamal]

They were the only two bigs on the floor for long stretches, so yeah he was.

Don't use the word "matched" it implies there was some form of competition.

matched up means the primary defender. Just a little lesson for ya

Not even going to bother, clear you have an agenda and aren't going to let facts get in the way.

 

[SacTownKid]

And not to crap on Cojo but this isn't even funny at this point. He puts Cojo in a position to save the game defensively and it's costs them the freaking game. He puts Buddy on the line with one ankle. He didn't even really push off on his shots. I can't bag him on the Buddy thing and Buddy just standing there in what I'm sure was agony is kudos to him and I'm sure Buddy was begging to get in but man, Cojo on the ball? Really? ....

 

[Tetsujin]

They were the only two bigs on the floor for long stretches, so yeah he was.

Don't use the word "matched" it implies there was some form of competition.

They weren’t though. Luke always had some combination of Holmes/Bagley/Bjelica/Barnes out there in two-big lineups. But apparently Holmes and Bjelica are completely inculpable in regards to Washington dropping a billion points.

 

[LPKingsFan]

Rotations are waaaay too tight!
Only one Kings player scored off the bench, ONE.

just because guys didn’t score, doesn’t mean they didn’t play.

 

[hrdboild]

Rotations are waaaay too tight!
Only one Kings player scored off the bench, ONE.

With Haliburton and Whiteside both inactive we have no bench. Bjelica gave us some nice minutes but the other 5 guys suited up tonight have done nothing this season to warrant surprise when they're entirely ineffective. I don't usually pay attention to +/- but CoJo racking up a -20 score in 16 minutes is just adding fuel to that Kingsfan scapegoat fire. We have two games next week and then a week off so playing the starters big minutes was somewhat justified if you're a coach trying to win to save your job.

 

[joemama]

matched up means the primary defender. Just a little lesson for ya

Not even going to bother, clear you have an agenda and aren't going to let facts get in the way.

It's called a joke.
Guess you've never heard of those.

The agenda comment was excessive.

Have a great night.

 

[LPKingsFan]

They weren’t though. Luke always had some combination of Holmes/Bagley/Bjelica/Barnes out there in two-big lineups. But apparently Holmes and Bjelica are completely inculpable in regards to Washington dropping a billion points.

Or guards getting broken down that begin the plays...

 

[upinsmoke]