[Game] 10/82: Kings vs. Timberwolves 09 NOV 2025, 6pm PT/9pm ET

[MizzouKing]

NO ONE could coach this team as assembled to greatness. That's not on Doug or Scott, they just contracted to inherit the bag they are holding. Give us a team of Perry-picked rookies and Doug is the man for the job of building the team into something we all want to see. But first, we have to wait for the math to play out, in the form of contracts. Adversity is the opportunity for Faith that you'll someday be bragging about.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

He isn't worse than Deebo on defense.....

Statistics indicate otherwise, even if not by much.

 

[The_Jamal]

Serious question. If these current 5 on the floor all played 30+ MPG as starters... or sub Keegan for Precious. We'd still have a win or 2 right?

 

[sactowndog]

I enjoy this part of the game the most... Nique, Max, Keon

If they played that from the start I might have watched more of it. Instead a record it and blow through it to get a sense of the game before signing off.

 

[kingsboi]

Why even bother with Schroder at this point? Game is done. Dudes rocking 3 points and 1 assist.

George Hill syndrome

 

[Rob-The-Great]

Good news is this will be a sellers trade deadline. Get rid of

DDR
Denis
Monk
Sabonis can go now too. Time for a change.

Then we can get a few 1st and start over

 

[sactowndog]

NO ONE could coach this team as assembled to greatness. That's not on Doug or Scott, they just contracted to inherit the bag they are holding. Give us a team of Perry-picked rookies and Doug is the man for the job of building the team into something we all want to see. But first, we have to wait for the math to play out, in the form of contracts. Adversity is the opportunity for Faith that you'll someday be bragging about.

Yeah but signing Russ was incredibly dumb.

 

[kingsboi]

Doug is the ultimate yes man. He is going to play the people he thinks Vivek wants him to play.

there is a reason he went from working with Napear to head coach without going through the mud like Bobby did

 

[hrdboild]

Going to agree to disagree on this one my friend. I just see no point of blaming a owner of a team. It doesn't do anything. Unless they not firing someone.

Wow Carter comes. Defense

Ellis defense.

Come on coach

Well, at least we all seem to be on the same page about Ellis and Carter getting benched for no reason being a mistake. It's cool if we disagree on who's fault that is -- the Coach who makes the rotation, the GM who built the roster, or the owner who hired them both. It's sortof a chicken and egg thing.

And I'm really only arguing semantics with you because I remember a lot of the details and I think that simply stating "Vivek saved the team" is unfair to the hundreds of people who raised money, made videos, flew to New York, negotiated with the city to make Golden 1 Center possible, etc. all of it long before Vivek was even involved.

 

[sactowndog]

Good news is this will be a sellers trade deadline. Get rid of

DDR
Denis
Monk
Sabonis can go now too. Time for a change.

Then we can get a few 1st and start over

Not sure any of them are movable without adding assets.

 

[Rob-The-Great]

Yeah but signing Russ was incredibly dumb.

Honestly id habe absolutely signed Westbrook over Dennis

 

[Tetsujin]

there is a reason he went from working with Napear to head coach without going through the mud like Bobby did

He was an assistant for three different coaches?

 

[Sam0ah]

This game may have broken me.

I was just about to the same thing. Kings fans are loyal, but the coaching and the bad lineups with out size are really starting make me bitter.

 

[Padrino]

NO ONE could coach this team as assembled to greatness. That's not on Doug or Scott, they just contracted to inherit the bag they are holding. Give us a team of Perry-picked rookies and Doug is the man for the job of building the team into something we all want to see. But first, we have to wait for the math to play out, in the form of contracts. Adversity is the opportunity for Faith that you'll someday be bragging about.

Soooo... it's not on Scott that he acquired Schroder and Westbrook, and it's not on Christie that he refuses to play balanced lineups despite the Kings giving up 130+ regularly?!

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Serious question. If these current 5 on the floor all played 30+ MPG as starters... or sub Keegan for Precious. We'd still have a win or 2 right?

If the Kings' starting lineup had been Carter, Ellis, Clifford, Murray and Raynaud for all ten games they'd probably be 4-6.

 

[Rob-The-Great]

Not sure any of them are movable without adding assets.

Naw they have value. Just not together

 

[iowamcnabb]

This game may have broken me.

Nice try fella, you have to suffer through this with the rest of us

 

[AaronPDX]

Man, I think this game will give me about a ten-game break on watching Kings games. Too miserable for me.
And for all of you concerned with Devin/Keon not playing, have no fear - neither will be here next year anyway, likely not even the remainder of this season FWIW. This is just BAD basketball and a horrible product out there. SMH

 

[fansinceday1]

To say he doesn't need either one of you guys money would be a understatement.

But you will get no argument from me that the Kings Organization isnt a model franchise.

Try being a Raiders and Kings fan. Im pouring salt in my left eye as I type.

i don’t care if he doesn’t feel it. if i was the only one doing it, hey props to me! i actually get a sense of joy that i am not contributing one single cent to this crap.

 

[iowamcnabb]

Obligatory trade everyone and build around Precious

 

[SacTownKid]

It's just hard to wrap your head around what the point of all this is. Gap year doesn't have to mean crap year.

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

He was an assistant for three different coaches?

None of whom chose him. I know Brown didn't. Don't think Walton did either

 

[sactowndog]

If the Kings' starting lineup had been Carter, Ellis, Clifford, Murray and Raynaud for all ten games they'd probably be 4-6.

Or even 0-10. Positioned for the lottery and a fan based who tuned in to watch. I know record the game, fast forward through the geriatric grew, stop to watch a bit of Clifford in meaningful minutes, and turn it off when it runs out of hand.

 

[The_Jamal]

If the Kings' starting lineup had been Carter, Ellis, Clifford, Murray and Raynaud for all ten games they'd probably be 4-6.

Nique would have to be ROY level (which maybe he is, too bad we haven't really been able to find out), for that to happen, but I'd be pretty confident that unit would actually give a crap on defense.

But basically, my point is that if we just played all the young guys, all the time, I don't think our record would be much different than it is now. Which is pretty sad.

 

[TTown Kings]

NO ONE could coach this team as assembled to greatness. That's not on Doug or Scott, they just contracted to inherit the bag they are holding. Give us a team of Perry-picked rookies and Doug is the man for the job of building the team into something we all want to see. But first, we have to wait for the math to play out, in the form of contracts. Adversity is the opportunity for Faith that you'll someday be bragging about.

Perry signed Dennis Schroeder to a 3 year 14m/ year deal. I've got news for you about him...

 

[Tetsujin]

Nique with 10/6/5 in 23 minutes off the bench. You gotta move off of at least one of Deebo/Zach/Malik to free up more minutes for him.

 

[SacTownKid]

Now to see how many times the Wolves didn't "feel us".

 

[kingsboi]

He was an assistant for three different coaches?

not saying much when Bobby is his assistant now

 

[Joshyjosh31]

Yeah but signing Russ was incredibly dumb.

As was Schroeder

 

[hrdboild]

Giving up 144 points in 4 quarters is absolute insanity. I hope that Doug watches this game on a loop until he Hulks out, smashes up his office, and benches all of the veterans for a game.