[Game] 77/82: Kings @ Hornets 04 APR 2025, 4pm PT/7pm ET

[chief bromden]

Deebo checking backing in with 90 seconds left for his first action of the second quarter

 

[Tetsujin]

lol these refs hate Devin Carter

 

[SacTownKid]

Carter getting rookied tonight. Hardly a ward off, lol.

 

[Spike]

So, apparently they can unload against a bad team.

 

[SacTownKid]

So, apparently they can unload against a bad team.

It's all about the resistance. Things go good = they can hang with anyone. Things go bad = they can hang their heads with anyone. Speaks to a lack of confidence that eventually bleeds over into desire. This is why restructuring that much of the team at the deadline needs at least a summer and a few months of next season before you can for sure draw conclusions. Now it's up to Domas and DeMar as to whether they'll even give it a shot for a few months.

 

[Spike]

This is some weird halftime voodoo. Where is Gollum when you need him?

 

[SLAB]

Glad to see this score. Even if the team is kind of a mismatched disaster right now, there’s no reason the talent alone can’t beat this depleted undertalented Hornets team.

 

[coolhandluke]

This is why restructuring that much of the team at the deadline needs at least a summer and a few months of next season before you can for sure draw conclusions.

Who has the time for such things? Neither the owner nor the fans have the patience.

 

[coolhandluke]

lol these refs hate Devin Carter

The refs made a bad call first and Carter showed disdain that hurt their feelings. He's getting called for every silly thing now.

 

[SacTownKid]

Who has the time for such things? Neither the owner nor the fans have the patience.

Haha, it sucks, but any GM doing what Monte did had to have that mindset going in otherwise they don't know what they're doing. He needed to target an upside ender, not LaVine in that case. Going way back it's like when Petrie started to retool the Webber team. He brought in Mobley likely because there was no long term commitment. Once Webber was able to be moved Petrie shifted course and it took him another season to start to figure it out. It could be worse but they should only have a short window should the players in question be willing to come back. The worst thing Monte or the Kings could do is take this summer and just try and top talent over talent at the expense of potential rebuild pieces. It's time to play the middle of the road here. The path that opens should dictate direction and that should be based on how they look at the start of next season with an actual preseason and training camp. If they come in next season looking competitive? Maybe you go all in. Right now though it would be crazy to even consider it.

 

[SacTownKid]

Hopefully they can change that to a foul here, because it was.

 

[coolhandluke]

Trey finally coming alive.

 

[Caccia]

Trey finally coming alive.

And how.

 

[Caccia]

Carter fouls out in only 14 minutes. He was bringing it tonight.

 

[coolhandluke]

Must be annoying trying to defend Deebo lol.

 

[Caccia]

Kings cannot afford to coast.

Coast to coast is good, though.

 

[Tetsujin]

Carter fouls out in only 14 minutes. He was bringing it tonight.

Refs saw a King trying on defense and decided they were having none of it lol

 

[coolhandluke]

This unit is not getting it done defensively.

 

[Tetsujin]

Zach Lavine: Elite bad team destroyer lol

 

[Spike]

No need to stat-pad here. Empty the bench and give the kids some solid PT.

 

[Caccia]

Meanwhile, the Suns are losing to the Celtics in Boston by 21.

 

[coolhandluke]

McBuckets wasting no time.

 

[coolhandluke]

IJ shows up everytime he gets an opportunity.

 

[Caccia]

No need to stat-pad here. Empty the bench and give the kids some solid PT.

Isaac Jones stymies the spin move then hits a three a couple of minutes later. Most of the younger players are in the G-League playoffs with Stockton. Next game Sunday afternoon.

 

[fansinceday1]

I gotta make big money kings bets more often. Young guys getting some good game minutes is always a good thing.

 

[Sluggah]

I get that not everyone watches every game…but this IJ story is on repeat.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

How do you foul two guys out in a game you're winning by 30?

 

[Spike]

Refs earning their paycheck tonight.

 

[Caccia]

Jae Crowder looks like he has not played basketball in a couple of months. But he still hit a three.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

"Light the Beam" chants? Hell naw. After losing 11 of 14, they don't deserve it.