SLAB
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You know they’re winning both now. Lmao
[Game] Kings at Grizzlies, Thursday May 13th, 5 PM Pacific (8 PM Eastern)
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You know they’re winning both now. Lmao
SacTownKid
Hall of Famer
Coaching battle goes to Jenkins he set the game up (albeit not perfectly) so his team would have gas at the end while Walton burned up JJ and the others like a candle. LOL. Vivek and Monte, and hey Fox, when it comes time to strategize, this dudes going to bite you. Figure it out now before you waste another season.
SLAB
Hall of Famer
They should extend him.
Livinthedream
All-Star
We will no doubt hear the line "the guys in there were playing well so..."
So what. Set the expectation that when you get subbed in, do your job and keep it going. Luke is giving players permission to have bad days whether he knows it or not.
SacTownKid
Hall of Famer
Monte is supposedly a smart guy, how is this not clear that the only things going for him is when players explode. It's been Fox this year, Buddy at times both this year and last, and Davis lately. Justin James tonight. How you manage those moments is what matters and when the pressure is on it's always something. Gassing guys out, wasting a timeout here, drawing up a play for someone who shouldn't have a play drawn up for them there, not running the same play down others teams' throats when it's working, etc. LeBron got one whiff because it was all he needed. Walton in the end has some positives but c'mon man. Start fresh or don't start at all. Sorry Foxy.
Livinthedream
All-Star
Don't worry. They will.
SacTownKid
Hall of Famer
I could buy the injuries or Holmes being out being a factor but this is the same story all year when things get tight and that said, the minutes they played isn't even the issue, it's how they are DISPERSED. I've said it before, look at Adelman tape. He had a decent system to steal rest while playing a tight 8 1/2 -9 man rotation.
SLAB
Hall of Famer
but they played so hard down the stretch the players love him almost playoffs better two year record than GOAT yogurt next year is the year for sure.
SacTownKid
Hall of Famer
Makes you wonder. So, did taking one of the best catch and shoot players in the league and turning him into a PG (which he has exceeded expectations btw) or your number 2 pick, pnr athlete and turning him into a floor spacer spot shooter work here fellas? Vivek and Monte don't be delusional. Sometimes reality backs up the stats and history will help you predict your future. Don't be the pre-LeBron Lakers. It was a ****show.
miltonap
Starter
Absolute keeps prob just haliburton, mayyybe fox
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
It is an ultimate sick wave of irony that the perfect coach for this roster is Nuggets era George Karl.
SacTownKid
Hall of Famer
It's Kangz. The Maloofs were close both numerically and in real life but it's time to sell this team to the actual 3 stooges and get this garbage over with. Let the yuck yucks and slaps commence.
Livinthedream
All-Star
This is the reason why I defend players on this team. They are not put in a position to succeed, yet they are taking all of the blame.
iowamcnabb
Hall of Famer
he does struggle against the bigger centers on D but Haliburton and Fox both get roasted regularly as well. The question is is offensive efficiency and overall defense worth the downside
SLAB
Hall of Famer
Neither of those guys are named Terence Davis, who’s the only true keeper on this roster.
iowamcnabb
Hall of Famer
I only was able to catch the tail end of the game. How did JJ go off?
Livinthedream
All-Star
He got enough minutes with no leash. Was able to play free.
SLAB
Hall of Famer
I have a feeling that is a question that will never have an answer. He’ll probably score 30 points all of next season combined.
If he is still in the league next year.
sactowndog
All-Star
Well the year long troll job for those hoping for a top 5 pick and for those hoping for the playoffs has ended. All that is left is to win one of the next games against a team resting their real players so that we claim our rightful spot at 10 in the draft.
Kings a rudderless ship with no direction.
Kings a rudderless ship with no direction.
sactowndog
All-Star
imagine if we had traded Barnes, had Nesmith and the Boston pick in the mid teams.
SacTownKid
Hall of Famer
I disagree on one part of that, there is a rudder there. Quite a few but the captain has a knack for finding icebergs. This will be interesting. We now find out if Monte has any power or any sense. What's the direction now? Development? Or a continued clean up? I mean, those might not even be mutually exclusive.
SacTownKid
Hall of Famer
Or imagine if this team handed over the reins to their own Nate McMillan during one of those ridiculous multiple game losing streaks. Instead, they stayed the course, stuck at the 50 yard line.
sactowndog
All-Star
keep all options open and don’t choose one.
It’s a truism of all strategy; those who don’t commit to a strategy lose out to those who do. Monte has managed to prove the point. Sadly it will be harder next year absent luck or a genius draft pick. Monte did well with Hali and we shall see in a year or two how good he is.
People have found stars in the teens. Maybe Monte is one of them. If he is that good then I wish he kept some of those 2nd round picks. But as usual the Kings strategy has no consistency.
sactowndog
All-Star
Perhaps. You blame it all on Luke and I split it with Monte. In true Kings fashion I’m sure Luke will be gone and we will see in a few years who is correct.
SacTownKid
Hall of Famer
I think I've been fairly routine on both. The on court blame is ones, the long term strategy and decision making while allowing the one in charge of the on court ones to stay in power is on the other. A few years? LA happened. He was behind the 8 ball before he came into the picture. I'm not sure what kind of connects Walton has but he's on that Joerger line where there are no guarantees unless the politics you've played are top notch and from the looks of it for him they aren't too shabby. In the end it sounds like this is going to stay roughly the same because Fox is just happy Walton has given him the keys but when does Fox get tired of carrying that dead weight? As it is we are back to hoping Walton can stay out of his own way because that's basically all there is to it. When having done it the team looked pretty good. The first bump was when he tried reinstating his system after they went on a streak. He's done that more than a few times, he can't be relied upon not to do it again.
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KingsFanSince85
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That’s because Memphis isn’t all that good. Aside from Ja Morant, who wasn’t good in this game, I’ve never thought any of their other players move the needle much.
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