[Game] 68/82: Kings @ Clippers 14 MAR 2026, 7:30pm PT/10:30pm ET (ESPN)

[SacTownKid]

I saw people in the Pacers [Game] thread telling you that the kids care about winning games. People telling you that the Kings were doing a good job developing them (or even developing them at all)? Not so much.

Haha, and certainly not developing the guy who won that game almost by himself. Talk about in spite of, lol.

 

[iowamcnabb]

The scary thing is 6th is definitely in reach. Even without a win against the Jazz.

5 game difference between the kings and the Mavs, seems like a stretch.

 

[Rob-The-Great]

Foolish kings fans rooting to tank.

I knew my kings would not disappoint and win 10 meaningless games to push us out of top 5. They are the Raides of the NBA.

You dont root for this team to lose, you root for other teams to be so bad it doesn't matter.

Kings will only get a top pick if its forced on them. Otherwise rooting for them to lose only hurts yourself.

Light that dam beam of sorrows

 

[iowamcnabb]

Ten points between Dunn, Lopez and Jones in the starting lineup

 

[SacTownKid]

5 game difference between the kings and the Mavs, seems like a stretch.

Hopefully but they're on pace right now to win 1 more game this season. If the Kings play this .500 ish ball for the rest of the year it's right there.

 

[Tetsujin]

Ten points between Dunn, Lopez and Jones in the starting lineup

Yeah, my thought watching this game was “How in the hell is this roster the hottest team in the league?!”

 

[fansinceday1]

10 years ago this S woulda had me tearing my hair out. Now?
It’s just kinda humorous. This franchise man……………..
I just feel really bad for the people who live and die with this crap.

 

[iowamcnabb]

Go away.

 

[SacTownKid]

Foolish kings fans rooting to tank.

I knew my kings would not disappoint and win 10 meaningless games to push us out of top 5. They are the Raides of the NBA.

You dont root for this team to lose, you root for other teams to be so bad it doesn't matter.

Kings will only get a top pick if its forced on them. Otherwise rooting for them to lose only hurts yourself.

Light that dam beam of sorrows

Eh, kids winning yeah. Kings winning with players that won't be here with the next season or two? Been down that road, know how it ends. Jason Thompson, Spencer Hawes. Yep, about that level. Developing you can build on, this? Couldn't a month ago. Certainly can't now.

 

[Caccia]

Yeah, this is pretty Kangzy but there's only 8 suited tonight so...

Nine, actually, but that is only one more than the league minimum. One important way to develop young players is for them to learn how to win. It won't happen playing NBA2K26.

 

[MizzouKing]

Just love watching 2 forty year olds win meaningless games for us so that we miss out on generational talent.

This to me is the perfect summary of what we just witnessed.

 

[Joshyjosh31]

Just love watching 2 forty year olds win meaningless games for us so that we miss out on generational talent.

Don’t worry Jokic got drafted in the second round and drafting later is better just watch you’ll read this by some as cope

 

[Caccia]

Eh, kids winning yeah. Kings winning with players that won't be here with the next season or two?

Which ones?

 

[SacTownKid]

Nine, actually, but that is only one more than the league minimum. One important way to develop young players is for them to learn how to win. It won't happen playing NBA2K26.

The Kings develop? Simply doesn't happen. And largely for this very reason we're seeing now.

 

[SacTownKid]

Which ones?

Which ones what? That won't be here? DeMar, possibly Russ, and likely Precious?

 

[jiimbob]

Daeqwon and Precious, impressive.
Starting to wonder if Precious is a legitimate starting caliber player.

 

[Krunker]

I dunno, Max has developed nicely, Nique is getting there

 

[Caccia]

Which ones what? That won't be here? DeMar, possibly Russ, and likely Precious?

Which young players: Clifford, Cardwell, Raynaud, Plowden, Carter, or Murray? And how does one know?

 

[ESP47]

Playing Russ and DDR 37min is peak kangz. Franchise is so dumb it makes my eyes water.

 

[Joshyjosh31]

After tomorrow’s win vs the five equipment managers Utah is gonna throw out there we’ll be tied with the nets for third worst record while they face Portland, NY, and OKC. Bottom three record is pure fantasy at this point let Russ pad his stats folks

 

[SacTownKid]

Which young players: Clifford, Cardwell, Raynaud, Plowden, Carter, or Murray? And how does one know?

Considering that's all the young players they have, OK? This game was literally orchestrated by DeMar and Russ. They were the featured guys and ran the entire show. That Pacers win the other night was the young guys doing. They weren't waiting for the other two to either create offense for themselves or them.

 

[SacTownKid]

After tomorrow’s win vs the five equipment managers Utah is gonna throw out there we’ll be tied with the nets for third worst record while they face Portland, NY, and OKC. Bottom three record is pure fantasy at this point let Russ pad his stats folks

It is really crazy that this is probably going to be this for the rest of the year. Throughout the years at least April has been reserved for the young guys. It really might not be this time, lol.

 

[BuddyBuckets]

Which ones what? That won't be here? DeMar, possibly Russ, and likely Precious?

Precious has most certainly earned himself a contract elsewhere. Kings are not going to be able to retain him.

 

[kingsfan101]

Not a fan of tanking, but the franchise shouldn't be winning these games with Russ and DDR playing 37 minutes.

I understand that that's on Scott, and not Doug. Somehow, all this won't matter if we slip down the lottery.

 

[MizzouKing]

Scott has the faith of a lot of people,including myself, but if he blows this after putting us through this insufferable season that faith will completely evaporate at breathtaking speed.

 

[Joshyjosh31]

Scott has the faith of a lot of people,including myself, but if he blows this after putting us through this insufferable season that faith will completely evaporate at breathtaking speed.

Why do you have faith in him?

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Wait until the Cardwell Effect starts winning us games during the tank-off and read the posts around here then get back to me on that whole "nightmare" thing.

Hahahahahahahahahaha

 

[sactowndog]

Scott has the faith of a lot of people,including myself, but if he blows this after putting us through this insufferable season that faith will completely evaporate at breathtaking speed.

Yep he is loosing me rapidly but guessing this crap is Vivek’s doing. The worst case of little man disease in history.

 

[Tetsujin]

Nine, actually, but that is only one more than the league minimum. One important way to develop young players is for them to learn how to win. It won't happen playing NBA2K26.

Nique hit the dagger three and Max was getting Baby Jokic praise from Mike Malone all night on the ESPN broadcast. Dylan looked rusty but he still made some nice effort plays whilst also getting destroyed by Kawhi on multiple switches. Plowden continues to look like a good 3-and-D wing. In other words, aside from Hayes only getting six minutes (and his contract is up in a few days so maybe they’re just phasing him out), all the guys who are definitely at least rebuild adjacent played good hard minutes. Just gotta figure out how to keep Precious without paying him 15 mil a year lol

 

[The_Jamal]

Yep he is loosing me rapidly but guessing this crap is Vivek’s doing. The worst case of little man disease in history.

What happened to Scott being on control?