[Game] 56/82: Warriors @ Kings 21 FEB 2025, 7pm PT/10pm ET

[Tetsujin]

Warriors are making everything

Buddy Hield having his first good shooting night in like three months.

 

[Rob-The-Great]

Derozen and savonis only ones who came to play tonight.

Something needs to be done with monk. I love the guy but it may be tike to get him out the starting lineup. He had his chance

 

[Joshyjosh31]

What the hell is this lineup?

It’s a roster problem

 

[hrdboild]

Worried about lavin like he's some rookie. He's not going to suck just because he got traded. I dont understand these people turning on a two time allstar. As if we where never down 15 with Fox in our lives.

People aren't turning on him, they've just never watched him for more than a few games a season before. It's the same reason why fans sour on Buddy Hield once they actually have to watch him play 80 times a year. In LaVine's case, he's always played like this. He made the All-Star game twice because he played in the Eastern Conference and All Star votes are popularity contests and team achievement awards.

 

[Tetsujin]

The most obnoxious people you know gonna be celebrating the Kings losing this game because Trey (as a Canadian citizen who plays for the Canadian national team) wore a Canada hockey jersey to the arena tonight.

 

[HndsmCelt]

Well, there will be plenty to learn from the tape of this game

 

[Caccia]

Season high in turnovers for a regulation game. A lot of poor passes or passes forced by the defense.

 

[DynaPamm]

So 21 turn overs and 14 bench points is not going to cut it

 

[Rob-The-Great]

32 points off turn overs to 2. That's crazy

 

["Him"mer Fredette]

Now with all of the new assets is the dribble handoff offense the right system for us? Does the system fit the skills on the team/core? Im curious what you all think

 

[The_Jamal]

Just honestly don't have a ton of interest in watching the new starting 5. It's just not going to work and the crapty part is you have the piece on the bench that can make it work. You have a starting 5 that's shown a ton of success on the squad this year. But because we can't manage ego's, it's not going to happen.

 

[Tetsujin]

Ain’t too late for the Warriors bus to veer off of the causeway on the way back to the bay area

 

[Sherds]

I said at the start of this thread, win or loss, was just hoping to see some positive fluidity

Even if we lost, was hoping that would at least provide a direction and some hope for the rest of the seaon

Right now, I don't know what to think .. The more games that go by, the more awkward everyone looks together

 

[The_Jamal]

So 21 turn overs and 14 bench points is not going to cut it

This bench was designed around Monk being the hub of it and being a top 3 6 MOY guy. Pull him out of that and it's not a surprise it struggles to score.

 

[Tetsujin]

Getting cooked by future Shanghai Shark Kevin Knox for gods sake.

 

[Joshyjosh31]

Lavine contract is untraceable btw Monte is an absolute clown

 

[Elektrik]

Kings need to do the honorable thing and go out back behind the garage….

 

[Kingz19]

24 turnovers

Yikes

 

[Joshyjosh31]

Only thing to look foward to on kings games is seeing Morgan in the post game

 

[Sluggah]

I need this game completely scrubbed from my brain. With steel wool. I don’t know if I can go on knowing it happened.

 

[Sam0ah]

Lavine contract is untraceable btw Monte is an absolute clown

I am not sure Lavine is the problem, but more that He isn't the go to guy like Demar is..

 

[Rob-The-Great]

Terrible game

 

[Sherds]

Lavine contract is untraceable btw Monte is an absolute clown

Well, Hopefully NBA can't trace it and we get an extra 47M to spend

 

[SacTownKid]

It sucks for this year that the schedule is as tough as it is down the stretch. If the Kings can't speed up the gelling process it's going to be a tough haul but if Monte didn't see it as the likely outcome short term then he doesn't understand the game. This is such a huge chunk of the rotation changing on top of a new coach that those odds are what they are.

 

[Rob-The-Great]

It sucks for this year that the schedule is as tough as it is down the stretch. If the Kings can't speed up the gelling process it's going to be a tough haul but if Monte didn't see it as the likely outcome short term then he doesn't understand the game. This is such a huge chunk of the rotation changing on top of a new coach that those odds are what they are.

Call be gullible but I still have faith we can get in playoffs. But we do need to switch this starting lineup up. We can't keep staring in the hole every dam game

 

[MizzouKing]

Well, the sun even shines on a dog's butt every once in awhile. Good game by the Dubs.

 

[Rob-The-Great]

Perhaps no pg in the lineup is the reason we have so many turn overs

 

[gunks]

The process has also absolutely not borne any fruit.

I'd say it depends a lot on the GM overseeing the process.

I can't imagine an OKC or Houston rebuilding as well as they have with Vlade in the chair.

 

[iowamcnabb]

Honestly I’m at peace with whatever happens this season. I’m not going to be miserable for the rest of the year, that doesn’t sound like fun. Hopefully we can make the playoffs but the biggest thing is to learn what we can about the collection of players we have and map out a new path for next season. See what Fultz has, figure out the best way to maximize Lavine. Get more growth out of Keegan and Keon and Devin. Short term goals are improving chemistry, reducing turnovers and just playing together. Long term we have plenty of ammo to change to the course of the team in the offseason.

 

[SacTownKid]

Now with all of the new assets is the dribble handoff offense the right system for us? Does the system fit the skills on the team/core? Im curious what you all think

Brown basically already kind of ditched it this season. Well, for him at least. On paper this team should potentially be better with it than with Fox/Monk TBH although the tip top of where it takes you is anyones guess. If it's still mediocrity then lateral it was. Just throwing guys out there in it is going to take time. This season the Kings are short on time but it is what it is. These moves weren't just about this season or they better not have been. Reality says that the odds point towards this team needing an offseason to develop but they have shown glimpses already. The break coming right after wholesale changes is no excuse but it can't be denied either.