[Game] 32/82: Kings @ lakers 28 DEC 2025, 6:30pm PT/9:30pm ET

[ESP47]

My quick takeways...

Somebody has got to get Kayte to take her meds. The non-stop incoherent babbling is going to a medically troubling state.

The Academy Awards Association has been very remiss in their Best Actress Award now for several years now. Luka Doncic deserves it hands down. The facial grimaces, the histrionics, the emotive gestures must have been the product of graduating from Juilliard followed by years of grueling method acting to follow. The "fall down and throw up your hands" schtick is so priceless it gets the refs applauding her every single time.

I can see why JJ Redick is held in such high repute as a the Lakers head coach. Up 28 points and challenging the ref call with some four minutes left in the game manifest incredibly high IQ and says a lot about his class as a person and a coach.

At least it was fun watching Max in this game. I thought his perimeter defense was pretty darned good in this game for a 7 footer.

My wife will be scrolling on her phone, not even paying attention to the game and even she will throw out a "shut up Kayte!" randomly each game. She is the queen of taking a 10 word sentence and stretching it into 10,000 words. I think we're going to be stuck listening to her babbling nonsense for a really long time with the way this organization is ran. They will never in a million years fire her for her lack of skill.

 

[Section 101]

My wife will be scrolling on her phone, not even paying attention to the game and even she will throw out a "shut up Kayte!" randomly each game. She is the queen of taking a 10 word sentence and stretching it into 10,000 words. I think we're going to be stuck listening to her babbling nonsense for a really long time with the way this organization is ran. They will never in a million years fire her for her lack of skill.

Which is why she was a great sideline reporter. She had a time limit.

She's doing half the play by play taking Drapers job.

 

[Kingster]

My wife will be scrolling on her phone, not even paying attention to the game and even she will throw out a "shut up Kayte!" randomly each game. She is the queen of taking a 10 word sentence and stretching it into 10,000 words. I think we're going to be stuck listening to her babbling nonsense for a really long time with the way this organization is ran. They will never in a million years fire her for her lack of skill.

My wife also can't stand her. We both love Morgan and Deuce in the pre and post game.

 

[Folsomkingsfan]

My wife will be scrolling on her phone, not even paying attention to the game and even she will throw out a "shut up Kayte!" randomly each game. She is the queen of taking a 10 word sentence and stretching it into 10,000 words. I think we're going to be stuck listening to her babbling nonsense for a really long time with the way this organization is ran. They will never in a million years fire her for her lack of skill.

It's tough to fire someone with such iconic catch phrases such as:

"If the Kings want to have a shot at winning this game they need to play defense and make shots"

"If the Kings would've made more 3's they would've won the game"

"It's really important that the Kings make their free throws tonight"

You get all these gems in addition to non stop complaining about officials

 

[BuddyBuckets]

Another 34 shots taken by Demar and Russ.

I still don't get why we are letting Russ play, develop your damn youth! Sick of watching these 37 year olds with 80% usage while the rest of the guys stand in the corner.

 

[Srzly]

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Another 34 shots taken by Demar and Russ.

I still don't get why we are letting Russ play, develop your damn youth! Sick of watching these 37 year olds with 80% usage while the rest of the guys stand in the corner.

It would be one thing if it was winning us games, but it isn’t.

It is actually the opposite style of play that they played with in our few wins we have.

The only thing it does is pad their stats and take everyone else out of rhythm on offense.

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

It's tough to fire someone with such iconic catch phrases such as:

"If the Kings want to have a shot at winning this game they need to play defense and make shots"

"If the Kings would've made more 3's they would've won the game"

"It's really important that the Kings make their free throws tonight"

You get all these gems in addition to non stop complaining about officials

along with explaining how a challenge should go, while we all look at it and see nothing of the sort for what she's trying to sell. Embarrassing

 

[SacTownKid]

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It would be one thing if it was winning us games, but it isn’t.

It is actually the opposite style of play that they played with in our few wins we have.

The only thing it does is pad their stats and take everyone else out of rhythm on offense.

And while Russ isn't playing badly, it's setting the team back. We know what happens after a season like this, it's back to square one for the young guys. The rookies are playing but almost everything they are doing isn't being generated by them. It's catch and finish or broken plays. That's good considering they're likely role players but it's kind of like Keegan where they are almost certainly dooming them to be that from day 1.

 

[The_Jamal]

Another 34 shots taken by Demar and Russ.

I still don't get why we are letting Russ play, develop your damn youth! Sick of watching these 37 year olds with 80% usage while the rest of the guys stand in the corner.

Tankathon baby.

 

[ESP47]

And while Russ isn't playing badly, it's setting the team back. We know what happens after a season like this, it's back to square one for the young guys. The rookies are playing but almost everything they are doing isn't being generated by them. It's catch and finish or broken plays. That's good considering they're likely role players but it's kind of like Keegan where they are almost certainly dooming them to be that from day 1.

Yeah I'd rather tank watching Nique make stupid mistakes and figure out why picking up your dribble at the first sign of resistance is bad, over watching vets spam shots all game. We don't need to showcase these guys. The league knows what they're capable of if they're interested in a trade.

 

[SacTownKid]

Yeah I'd rather tank watching Nique make stupid mistakes and figure out why picking up your dribble at the first sign of resistance is bad, over watching vets spam shots all game. We don't need to showcase these guys. The league knows what they're capable of if they're interested in a trade.

And let Max run some classic Kings O up top in some motion sets. He looks to have the ability.