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

[Turgenev]

So when do you think we hear the “not known for their team three point shooting” line tonight?

We got it already after Daniel's wide open swish?

 

[SLAB]

Keegan shrinking and shrinking when he’s needed stinks. I still think he pulls out of it, but dang man I was hoping for a third year jump.

This mini schedule break is going to be huge. Injuries just too much to handle!

 

[pdxKingsFan]

It doesn't bode well when it takes a heroic effort to beat the Utah Jazz

With no DDR, Domas, Monk we're watching 2017-2018 vintage Kings talking ourselves into "these are real NBA players"

And I like a lot of the bench guys we have playing right now but damn.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

It doesn't bode well when it takes a heroic effort to beat the Utah Jazz

Remember when Monk went out and we all said, "Man, this is going to be a rough stretch without Monk"? We lost two starters since then.

 

[Tetsujin]

I guess he’ll do it himself

 

[pdxKingsFan]

ok Fox says it is going to be like that, eh?

 

[Turgenev]

I love Keon but not as a focal point of the offence.

 

[iowamcnabb]

Atlanta is shooting lights out. If we can hang around those numbers historically come down in the second half. Gotta make those looks tougher though

 

[TaxMan]

It doesn't bode well when it takes a heroic effort to beat the Utah Jazz

I mean, you got to expect some drop off when you are down three of your top four players, right?

 

[The_Jamal]

Remember when Monk went out and we all said, "Man, this is going to be a rough stretch without Monk"? We lost two starters since then.

Said this last thread, but we have roughly $90mil in salary and 3 of our 4 offensive hubs out of the game. That kinda sorta matters. Probably

 

[Tetsujin]

well that escalated quickly

 

[TaxMan]

Wow!

 

[Capt. Factorial]

We DIDN'T take the 2-for-1 and got a great shot, weird.

 

[The_Jamal]

Love it Keon! No hesitation there, pulled it in rhythm

 

[Double-K]

It doesn't bode well when it takes a heroic effort to beat the Utah Jazz

I don't know if I would personally classify it only as a "heroic effort". Will Hardy knew Fox was hot going into the game, witnessed it live for 3 quarters and still didn't wanna double-team him. Like I said in the other thread, Fox was just getting what the defense was giving him.

This time they seem to top-lock Fox and double him, so we shall see if our shooters can prove their worth, which they seem to be heating up now.

 

[Sluggah]

I’ll take down 2 after all that all day

 

[iowamcnabb]

Well pretty good

 

[SacTownKid]

That smallball lineup started cooking there.

 

[Insomniacal Fan]

I mean, you got to expect some drop off when you are down three of your top four players, right?

Remember when Monk went out and we all said, "Man, this is going to be a rough stretch without Monk"? We lost two starters since then.

Yes, we beat the Jazz handily when we were at full strength, my sense of doom is about our short term-prospects, not season aspirations

 

[pdxKingsFan]

Wish that last shot wouldn't have gone in but I'll take it ...

 

[Tetsujin]

Things look better when our good three point shooters aren’t all bricking shots like they’ve never seen a basketball before

 

[TaxMan]

Said this last thread, but we have roughly $90mil in salary and 3 of our 4 offensive hubs out of the game. That kinda sorta matters. Probably

Nah….just losing your all nba center, future hall of fame SF, and perennial 6th man of the year candidate. No biggie.

 

[iowamcnabb]

That corner 3 has been wide open all night. Gotta slow that down

 

[Caccia]

That's my man: Neon Keon!

 

[Tetsujin]

We DIDN'T take the 2-for-1 and got a great shot, weird.

Heart sank when Keon and Trey randomly decked to slow down instead of taking a two-der-one and sank even more when Keon almost dribbled the ball off his own buttcheek only to be proven wrong when the ball swung to McBuckets for a three lol

 

[SacTownKid]

Things look better when our good three point shooters aren’t all bricking shots like they’ve never seen a basketball before

These are more of the drive and dish variety tonight as well as the last game. Even Fox acknowledged those are easier shots. And they are. If the Kings brick those all season then they might have to go on some sort of mountain retreat in season, haha.

 

[Kingz19]

That corner 3 has been wide open all night. Gotta slow that down

that shot has been wide open for the last 2 years

 

[megapoxy]

Fox late 2 became a 3.

 

[The_Jamal]

We DIDN'T take the 2-for-1 and got a great shot, weird.

2for1 remains one of the dumbest "rules" every team follows. Forcing a horrible shot just to have a rushed 2nd shot? Give me 1 good possession.

 

[Caccia]

Has Keon show himself to be worthy of starting of late?

Yes. See my post in the last game thread:

https://community.kingsfans.com/thr...24-7pm-pst-10pm-est.99036/page-7#post-1830104