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

[The_Jamal]

LaRavia

-Winning plays is what I'm all about. I make the hustle plays, you can expect that every game
-I like playing in these environments, fans are loud.

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1888461820576612390

 

[NewArena]

The front office absolutely cooked with that Laravia move at the final hour. Wow! Thanks Memphis

 

[SLAB]

Looks like they might give Carter's few minutes to him, for the time being

I think it’s time to send Carter back to the GLeague to get his sea legs, conditioning, pro-basketball body all up to snuff.

 

[coolhandluke]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1888462401319608804

Finally! Nice to be on the good side of a large comeback.

 

[gunks]

I only got to watch the 1st quarter, good to see these cats got some fight and came back for the W!

 

[Larry89]

Trey and Carter minutes to more Keon/JV/Laravia seems sensible..

 

[Warhawk]

A little shade here.

 

[coolhandluke]

Christie is not satisfied. Gotta keep up the standard.

"I love all my players but I love winning most."

 

[NewArena]

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

At first, i think he was hesitant because of maybe some of the bad rep he gets for being just a scorer or selfish, even though i don’t think he is. Some guys walk on eggshells when they’re worried about a potential narrative IMO - but it’s good to see him shaking whatever that was right off.

 

[Kingz19]

Great defensive performance from Keegan, Keon, and I think Domas as well tonight.

I think once Domas and LaVine learn eachothers games that will open up a lot. You already see flashes of it. I see a lot of complimentary aspects there.

Though offensively(and defensively) I do have concerns about the cohesion of Monk-LaVine-Deebo long term. Three guys that need to handle the ball quite bit is too much. You’re almost always going to have a guy or two who underperforms in that situation…not to mention the effect on overall ball movement.

Though I think grumbling about LaVine as a defender have so far proved overblown. He’s capable and I don’t see a traffic cone out there.

Fox was a very capable defender who could do good one on one work when he wanted… but as a team defender and throughout a game he would more often gamble for the steal and leave an open lane . So I’m not listening to any Fox was all world defense and now the Kings defense is way worse. It’s the same stuff. Bad most of the time, but unchanged.

But Doug needs to figure out a way to get Keon around 30 minutes each game

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

Christie is not satisfied. Gotta keep up the standard.

I love all my players but I love winning most.

It's hard to beat a tough matchup twice in a row, let alone 3 times in 4 games

 

[iowamcnabb]

Don’t love that some players were not happy with Doug for the rotation decision. I get as a competitor but the data don’t lie

 

[coolhandluke]

It's hard to beat a tough matchup twice in a row, let alone 3 times in 4 games

Well, there's always a first time for everything.

 

[Turgenev]

Don’t love that some players were not happy with Doug for the rotation decision. I get as a competitor but the data don’t lie

Who said what about the rotations?

 

[NiNetNiNe]

I think another thing that’s been underrated because we’ve been losing is how well LaVine defends one on one.

 

[Larry89]

I think another thing that’s been underrated because we’ve been losing is how well LaVine defends one on one.

I didn't see alot of zone defense tonight either.

 

[SacTownKid]

I think another thing that’s been underrated because we’ve been losing is how well LaVine defends one on one.

Yeah, he's pretty good when he's dialed in and putting in effort. Not a stopper but he's putting in effort and that combined with elite athletic ability and size goes a long way.

 

[coolhandluke]

Don’t love that some players were not happy with Doug for the rotation decision. I get as a competitor but the data don’t lie

This is expected. It's a healthy competition. I want more guys putting up their hands.

 

[iowamcnabb]

Who said what about the rotations?

Doug. Not trying to blow it out of proportion but at the very least Monk wasn’t feeling it. The fact that Doug said it publicly probably means it’s not a super big deal. Something to monitor though

 

[iowamcnabb]

This is expected. It's a healthy competition. I want more guys putting up their hands.

that’s fair as long as it’s we over Me

 

[The_Jamal]

Don’t love that some players were not happy with Doug for the rotation decision. I get as a competitor but the data don’t lie

Hmm. I didn't take it like that. Felt it was more just "competitive" and they want to get on the floor.

And hey, the best way to get full buy-in on rotation decisions is to win ball games. Players can start talking smack if you're a 37 win team. Really can't say anything if you're a 50 win team.

 

[Light it up]

We absolutely would not have won without him tonight.

Yep.Was at the game. Was super tense and weird until LaRavia did his thing. You could sense the change.

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

Doug. Not trying to blow it out of proportion but at the very least Monk wasn’t feeling it. The fact that Doug said it publicly probably means it’s not a super big deal. Something to monitor though

If that happened, Monk needs to shut up once in a while. He can yap too much

 

[SacTownKid]

Doug. Not trying to blow it out of proportion but at the very least Monk wasn’t feeling it. The fact that Doug said it publicly probably means it’s not a super big deal. Something to monitor though

Christie's rotations have been haphazard since he's come aboard, and it's hurt the team at times too. Have to remember he's a rookie coach also. There has been more than a few times he's shown it.

 

[Light it up]

LaRavia

-Winning plays is what I'm all about. I make the hustle plays, you can expect that every game
-I like playing in these environments, fans are loud.

I didn’t even think it was loud compared to past games. He’s gunna really feel the loudness when we make the playoffs.

 

[reptilexcq2]

Trey and Carter minutes to more Keon/JV/Laravia seems sensible..

I don't like Trey Lyle keep shooting those hero balls out there and keep missing. I hope to see more of Jake and not Trey. Jake does the winning plays like blocking shots and team defense that Trey can only dream of. Trey has no business of getting more minutes than Jake from now on as far as I am concern.

 

[The_Jamal]

Christie's rotations have been haphazard since he's come aboard, and it's hurt the team at times too. Have to remember he's a rookie coach also. There has been more than a few times he's shown it.

Yep. And in a 1 game turn-around, he kept our best defender on the floor in crunch time, vs a guard who was absolutely scorching us. Immediately learned his lesson from the game in POR. Seen enough now to where Keon+Keegan just gives you at the very least an above average defensive unit on the floor.

 

[coolhandluke]

Doug. Not trying to blow it out of proportion but at the very least Monk wasn’t feeling it. The fact that Doug said it publicly probably means it’s not a super big deal. Something to monitor though

Doug did not complain about Monk at all. Monk wanted to get in but DeRozan hit a bucket and so he was held at the table for a couple of min. I think they understand that they have to go with what's working on the floor at that time.

"I love all my players but I like winning the most" - Christie

 

[kingsfan_4Life]

On an unrelated note, as a 49er fan, I have to choose the lesser of 2 evils tomorrow, so go Eagles I don't want to have to look at Taylor Swift and sick of the chiefs winning so many super bowls.