[Game] 21/82: Kings vs. Spurs 01 DEC 2024, 6pm PT/9pm ET

[hrdboild]

Love watching the Kentucky Connection!

 

[The_Jamal]

trying to laugh so I don’t cry

I'm not even upset by it anymore. Why would I? We know it's coming and the team isn't going to do anything to fix it.

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

I'm not going to cave on this "all that matters is 3pt shooting" philosophy. All that matters is outscoring your opponent. I have never cared how an offense scores their points, just that my team has more of them than whoever we're playing by the final whistle.

I definitely don't buy into "all the matters is 3 pt shooting".

Defense matters....and when you're consistently getting killed in an area, you better figure out a way to change it. Especially when your record is below .500

 

[Capt. Factorial]

I'm not going to cave on this "all that matters is 3pt shooting" philosophy. All that matters is outscoring your opponent. I have never cared how an offense scores their points, just that my team has more of them than whoever we're playing by the final whistle.

Maybe when your opponent is scoring 2/3 of their points from three, then you need to focus on stopping that.

 

[Tetsujin]

ISAAAAAAACCCCC

 

[Capt. Factorial]

WHAT DID JONES JUST DO?!?!

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

snatch dunk !!

 

[coolhandluke]

Damn, IJ

 

[megapoxy]

IJ!!!

 

[Tetsujin]

WHERE DID THEY FIND THIS GUY

 

[OptimusRhyme]

okay jones! that was sick

 

[The_Jamal]

ISAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACCCCCCCCCCCCCCC

 

[funkykingston]

Don't hurt 'em Isaac!

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

WHERE DID THEY FIND THIS GUY

the state of washington

 

[SacTownKid]

Malik Monk might have a nice energizer to go with him now in Jones. Dare I say, Jones might have the best hands on a Kings player since Webber.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

My only thing is that these two statements:

If they don't improve their 3 pt defense, they are not making the playoffs. Bet on it

All that matters is outscoring your opponent. I have never cared how an offense scores their points, just that my team has more of them than whoever we're playing by the final whistle.

... Are not contradictory. So I'm not really sure what the argument is?

It is true that it doesn't matter how the Kings score, as long as they have more points than the other guys when the time runs out. It is also true that if the Kings can't defend against three-point shooting, how they get buckets is of little consequence, because evidence strongly suggests that they're not going to be able to score enough to have more points than the other team at the end of the game, unless they can stop the three.

 

[hrdboild]

Maybe when your opponent is scoring 2/3 of their points from three, then you need to focus on stopping that.

I'm just more confused than anything that people are still letting the 3pt shooting bother them when the Kings are winning. We're owning these guys from inside the arc on both ends and I just think that's who this team is. Embrace it and play that game with precision. Who cares what Boston and Cleveland do? We're not those teams.

 

[The_Jamal]

See, right there. That's scheme. Keegan went to touch paint rather than stay home on Vassell. Allowed a wide open 3.

Stupid

 

[gunks]

Let's just keep those 3 point shooters open fellas, eventually their arms will get tired from launching all those open looks and they'll start to miss!

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

I'm just more confused than anything that people are still letting the 3pt shooting bother them when the Kings are winning. We're owning these guys from inside the arc on both ends and I just think that's who this team is. Embrace it and play that game with precision. Who cares what Boston and Cleveland do? We're not those teams.

Their record is below .500. What are you thinking here

 

[Tetsujin]

Jae floater??

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

You gotta score when they play Humpty in the arena.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

I'm just more confused than anything that people are still letting the 3pt shooting bother them when the Kings are winning. We're owning these guys from inside the arc on both ends and I just think that's who this team is. Embrace it and play that game with precision. Who cares what Boston and Cleveland do? We're not those teams.

It doesn't matter to me if we score most of our points in the paint. That's fine if that's who we are and if we can pull it off without ideal floor spacing. But we can't just concede easy, high-efficiency points over and over and expect to win a lot of games.

 

[The_Jamal]

I'm just more confused than anything that people are still letting the 3pt shooting bother them when the Kings are winning. We're owning these guys from inside the arc on both ends and I just think that's who this team is. Embrace it and play that game with precision. Who cares what Boston and Cleveland do? We're not those teams.

We're up 5 and -10 3PM. Allowing 51% from 3. Sure, we're winning, but we SHOULD be winning by significantly more. How does that not make sense? What are you getting here?

If we allowed them to shoot 40% (still god awful), we'd be by 20 right now. How does that not matter?

 

[iowamcnabb]

wtf

 

[hrdboild]

That is some BS. What a ridiculous series of calls.

 

[Tetsujin]

Keon with a disastrous end of quarter

 

[Tetsujin]

Isaac jumped high enough to actually affect that Wemby shot

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

A very ignominious final two seconds for Keon Ellis.

 

[iowamcnabb]

That was a frustration foul by Keon, can’t do that