[Game] 52/82: Pelicans @ Kings 08 FEB 2025, 7pm PT/10pm ET

[kingsfan_4Life]

It's not about cap space. The Grizz didn't pick up his 4th year option so any team that holds his contract can't offer more than the value of the rejected option. Stupid rule. But a rule.

well I guess then we will just have to deal with sucking the next few years.

 

[Tizzy Flip]

Honestly Monk did not deserve to go back into the game. Carter should have gone in. You make this many turnover and bad shots, you deserve to sit and watch

 

[Rob-The-Great]

When Lyles is bad, he is really bad.

Every sterter has been worse than Lyles tho

 

[TaxMan]

This is AWESOME!!!

 

[Kingz19]

Kayte..just say the Kings are trash at defending the three instead of framing it game after game as “yeah theyre an awful three point shooting team..but they’re streaky, I guess it’s just their night”

The common denominator is always the Kings

 

[Rob-The-Great]

Ellis also been trash this game. They are not even guarding zion. Way too much respect man

 

[coolhandluke]

LaVine has to be aggressive. Need him a scorer first.

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

He's looking a bit tired. Those 40 mpg days are probably starting to catch up as well as teams are starting to blitz him.

Would have been interesting to see how he would have continued on with Keon in the starting lineup. They had a such a good flow going together.

Now, we're left wondering again

 

[jphilip]

Off season.. shooters more shooters get dantini for seven seconds pffense

 

[Tizzy Flip]

Let’s keep giving Boston that elbow 3

 

[Kingz19]

LaRavia comes in hot. Cuts lead to 7 and then basically never touched the ball again.

Vintage Kings riding the hot hand.

 

[The_Jamal]

Kayte..just say the Kings are trash at defending the three instead of framing it game after game as “yeah theyre an awful three point shooting team..but they’re streaky, I guess it’s just their night”

The common denominator is always the Kings

Same story every game. We're lazy with our 3pt defense early, we make "corrections" to actually get out and contest these shots, but it's too late because the other team has a rhythm and confidence going.

 

[kingsfan_4Life]

Can you imagine how many points we would be down if we were actually playing a good team? Yikes! I don't even want to think about it. It would probably be one for the record books.

 

[The_Jamal]

Good adjustment from LaVine and Domas here. Screw trying to run the offense, just go get a bucket and get downhill

Like I said earlier, just play.

 

[Kingz19]

At this rate, I would rather allow layup after layup than three after three.

I think it takes more disclipline for a team to commit to driving the ball all game rather than just take open threes. I’d take my chances that they would rather shoot more contested threes because that’s just how it is now.

Just abandon the help defense. Please please

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

Same story every game. We're lazy with our 3pt defense early, we make "corrections" to actually get out and contest these shots, but it's too late because the other team has a rhythm and confidence going.

They need to ditch the "zone" and just play man to man, with no help and sagging off. The easiest way to force guys to defend the 3

 

[Kingz19]

Besides, it’s not like their help defense prevents open layups anyway

 

[Tizzy Flip]

Feels like Keegan is good for a foot out of bounds turnover a game

 

[ESP47]

Zero point in watching the rest of this game. Zion is going to wind up with a +/- of +35 for the night. They have zero ability to stop the action he's running.

 

[The_Jamal]

This group is looking good. Weird, 3 offensive hubs, 2 defenders seems to flow better?

 

[Kingz19]

Botched fast break

One of the themes of the season

 

[Spike]

Ok, so maybe a little more practice would be a good thing.

 

[captain bill]

Sitting on the knife’s edge of playoff standings vs lotto watch

 

[Tizzy Flip]

Keon with the questionable fast break pass that leads to a harder shot/miss, then a 3 for Pelicans. These are the times we make things too difficult. Just like when Sabonis had the break and had LaVine blitzing on the right and passes it out to Monk for a corner 3 instead. Making it way too hard

 

[iowamcnabb]

10-17 from 3. I don’t think I’ve been more frustrated with anything in basketball than the inability to defend the three and allow teams to go off. We have to fix it

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

Keon is usually right when he asks for a challenge

 

[Sluggah]

I wonder how many more OOB calls they’ll miss.

 

[Tizzy Flip]

Another botched fast break. Jeezus

 

[luckytkp]

We needed those points, Malik.

 

[Tetsujin]

Doug’s gotta call out some sets or something for his guys on offense because everyone is confused all the time right now.