[Game] Hawks vs Kings 11/18/2024, 7pm PST 10pm EST

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In the first game against the Hawks in Atlanta, November 1, the Kings came away with a 123-115 win. But Sacramento had all their players available. Tonight, Monk and DeRozan remain out and the NBA's most dominant rebounder, Domantas Sabonis, is questionable. Sean Cunningham reports that he did not "appear to be in attendance at this morning's shootaround."

Atlanta, on the other hand, has most of their rotation players available. Last time out, Mike Brown used the first half as a kind of pre-season tryout session, playing eleven guys! Keon Ellis did not make it into the game until the beginning of the second quarter. What kind of recipes will the coaches serve up tonight? Stay tuned.
 
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If I had to guess, I think Mason probably gets cut and Keon retakes those minutes with a stronger game. I'd be surprised if we ran the 3 man C rotation again, but seemed like the plan was O-Rob first, Len 2nd, Isaac Jones 3rd all for roughly 6ish minutes per rotation. I'd be pretty interested if Isaac Jones sees any time with one of Len or Orob too.

Fox
Huerter
McDermott
Keegan
Lyles

Jmac
Keon
Orob/Len/Isaac Jones
 
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The_Jamal said:
If I had to guess, I think Mason probably gets cut and Keon retakes those minutes with a stronger game. I'd be surprised if we ran the 3 man C rotation again, but seemed like the plan was O-Rob first, Len 2nd, Isaac Jones 3rd all for roughly 6ish minutes per rotation. I'd be pretty interested if Isaac Jones sees any time with one of Len or Orob too.

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Keegan
Lyles

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Orob/Len/Isaac Jones
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Isaac just played huge minutes in Stockton last night so I dunno how much action he’ll be seeing
 
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It’s going to be a tough game but Keegan should step up take the shot, hopefully Trey will be able to drop 3’s (?), and whoever else is playing step up I’m sure Fox will appreciate any help he can get he really shouldn’t be the only one working so damn hard but as a fan we will of course love every point he makes.. And hopefully let’s take this as a win since it sounds like the odds are against us and light the beam. I believe I believe I believe….

#Light the beam
#Sacramento proud
#Hear us roar
 
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Caccia said:
Good point. Mason Jones played 36 minutes, as well. He tied Isaac with 22 points. He also 15 (!) assists against 7 turnovers. Colby Jones had a team-high 25 points in 35 minutes. I doubt we will see those three guys tonight.

https://www.espn.com/nba-g-league/boxscore/_/gameId/401712307
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You should have started with BRONNY JAMES WITH 1 BLOCK 2 ASSISTS 2 REBOUNDS and then mentioning what Stockton players did, like all major media do. Imagine if Bronny scores 20 in a match (he had 4 with 2/10 fg btw).
 
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megapoxy said:
You should have started with BRONNY JAMES WITH 1 BLOCK 2 ASSISTS 2 REBOUNDS and then mentioning what Stockton players did, like all major media do. Imagine if Bronny scores 20 in a match (he had 4 with 2/10 fg btw).
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Heard he's only playing G-League home games....

Like man. Talk about ruining this kids career. He needs as much playing time as humanely possible and they're willingly just sacrificing that for photo ops with his dad?

I don't think my profile on him as really changed much. There's some really raw tools there, but he's not close to ready for NBA basketball. Keep him for 2 years in the G-League at 30+ MPG and see what he looks like year 3 as a pro and at 22 years old.
 
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Why? They're all young and expendable. I'd play any of them, if I thought we need it
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Mason apparently can pass the ball, and we need guys who can dribble and distribute, so maybe he does get a chance tonight. I look forward to seeing the "Big O" again tonight (not that he will make anyone forget Oscar Robertson).
 
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The_Jamal said:
Heard he's only playing G-League home games....

Like man. Talk about ruining this kids career. He needs as much playing time as humanely possible and they're willingly just sacrificing that for photo ops with his dad?

I don't think my profile on him as really changed much. There's some really raw tools there, but he's not close to ready for NBA basketball. Keep him for 2 years in the G-League at 30+ MPG and see what he looks like year 3 as a pro and at 22 years old.
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He wasn't a top talent in his college conference, let alone a legit NBA prospect.

They made a bad decision by pulling him out of college and it's probably really going to hurt him going forward
 
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The_Jamal said:
Heard he's only playing G-League home games....

Like man. Talk about ruining this kids career. He needs as much playing time as humanely possible and they're willingly just sacrificing that for photo ops with his dad?

I don't think my profile on him as really changed much. There's some really raw tools there, but he's not close to ready for NBA basketball. Keep him for 2 years in the G-League at 30+ MPG and see what he looks like year 3 as a pro and at 22 years old.
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The story is that Bronny refuses to fly commercial. Keeping him home is compromise to avoid showdown.
 
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He wasn't a top talent in his college conference, let alone a legit NBA prospect.

They made a bad decision by pulling him out of college and it's probably really going to hurt him going forward
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Once Lebron retires, there might be 1-2 years of goodwill for him and then he will be out of the league (unless Lebron buys a team). He just isn't an NBA talent, like you said.
 
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It probably hasn’t helped but Keegs and his teammates were shooting poorly in preseason too. Fox has been shooting better so hopefully Keegan is next.
 
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ShastaKingsFan said:
He wasn't a top talent in his college conference, let alone a legit NBA prospect.

They made a bad decision by pulling him out of college and it's probably really going to hurt him going forward
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Heading into the college season, he was fairly unanimously around a top 20 guy. Obviously changed with his poor season, but I think those raw tools are still there.

Problem is, they're treating him as some top-tier prospect, not someone who REALLY needs to show growth in the next season or 2 if he wants an NBA job when he's 24 years old.
 
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Caccia said:
Good point. Mason Jones played 36 minutes, as well. He tied Isaac with 22 points. He also 15 (!) assists against 7 turnovers. Colby Jones had a team-high 25 points in 35 minutes. I doubt we will see those three guys tonight.

https://www.espn.com/nba-g-league/boxscore/_/gameId/401712307
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If they don’t play because of the Gleague game you have to wonder why they were sent to Stockton given our injuries. I’m guessing we will see at least one of them give they likely will only play 10ish minutes
 
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The_Jamal said:
Heading into the college season, he was fairly unanimously around a top 20 guy. Obviously changed with his poor season, but I think those raw tools are still there.

Problem is, they're treating him as some top-tier prospect, not someone who REALLY needs to show growth in the next season or 2 if he wants an NBA job when he's 24 years old.
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I still think that Boogie Ellis is a better player than he is
 
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Not optimistic about this one. Fox is probably due for a bad game. Keegan's shooting has been suspect. Where will the offense come from?
 
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