[Game] Kings at Toronto, Wednesday Nov. 6th, 4:30 PM PT/7:30 PM ET
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The offense is really settling in. That’s encouraging.
The defense was not encouraging. Some of it is the Raptors team passing ability but the ease that Ibaka was scoring when the Kings needed stops was infuriating.
2-6 is a hole but win or lose, whatever the hell that was from the first 5 games appears to be gone.
The defense was not encouraging. Some of it is the Raptors team passing ability but the ease that Ibaka was scoring when the Kings needed stops was infuriating.
2-6 is a hole but win or lose, whatever the hell that was from the first 5 games appears to be gone.
Yeah I'll watch the re broadcast. That said, they are -9 -11 and -9 respectively. I don't care for +/- in a single game of course but it's a pattern. Getting beaten badly even in the span of a few minutes turns the tide between a win and loss, especially against a talented team like Toronto on the road..
He has the makings of the tools, but until he becomes a threat to take and make outside shots he will not be a winning #1 option - whether scoring or setting guys up. He has shown flashes, just has to be more consistent and it will open up the offense way more for Buddy/Holmes etc to get open. Needs to cut down the turnovers as well.
Kings got out executed, but the coaching and play has done a 180 from the beginning of the year.
I always thought ten games would be a fair measurement of Walton. 8 games in, I like the progress. Although, truthfully, I was ready to burn the ship after game five. Lolzzz.
It struck me today, Buddy Hield is our version of JR Smith. Electric shooting mixed with a whole lot of WTF moments.
Joseph showed signs of why he was signed today. Solid offense, tough defense.
I don’t know if the Kings can afford to go with the Bogi, Joseph, & Ariza second unit any longer. They just don’t seem to compliment each other well.
If we had Bags for this game, we win. I took the Kings + 10 (bought 2 points). Felt good to not have to worry about the line n root for the straight win.
I always thought ten games would be a fair measurement of Walton. 8 games in, I like the progress. Although, truthfully, I was ready to burn the ship after game five. Lolzzz.
It struck me today, Buddy Hield is our version of JR Smith. Electric shooting mixed with a whole lot of WTF moments.
Joseph showed signs of why he was signed today. Solid offense, tough defense.
I don’t know if the Kings can afford to go with the Bogi, Joseph, & Ariza second unit any longer. They just don’t seem to compliment each other well.
If we had Bags for this game, we win. I took the Kings + 10 (bought 2 points). Felt good to not have to worry about the line n root for the straight win.
Honestly that was a really good effort I have never seen a game where the opposing team would just hit us with a dagger (literally like 20+ of them) everytime we got a run going. I thought we were thoroughly outplayed but we kept scrapping the Raptors did an amazing job blowing up the pick n roll to Holmes who was rolling well but we could not get it to him due to the D.
If they lose like that it's acceptable because there really was not much more they could have done that effort gets you a W most the time.
If they lose like that it's acceptable because there really was not much more they could have done that effort gets you a W most the time.
The reason a lot of Fox's shots come up short is more due to him not following through, he regularly jerks/pushes the ball towards the rim. He was definitely tired towards the end too but he also does this at the start of games. He's a much better shooter when he follows through instead of flicking it towards the rim.
While true, those three missed mid range shots we're the byproduct of a player pressing. If Bags was playing, the Kings would've won, because they would've had a 6 to 8 point lead at that point. The Kings need that type of cushion against battle tested teams to win.
The Raps ability to make shots in crunch time, the composure was a direct byproduct of their championship experience.
I have always been of the belief that a team's ceiling is determined by their initial burst. It is what separates a special generation from a good, but not quite great generation. When the Kings make the playoffs, they need to not just make it, they need to push and surprise--potentially win it all. For every SF Giant and GSW generation where they exceeded expectations, you have the early 2000 Kings and the forever competing, but not quite there Sharks. Plus the recent failures of the Dodgers.
The Raps ability to get over that hump is what we saw last night. Just a belief that they'll squeeze out the win, one way or another. It's almost like a +3 in ability for everyone on their squad.
The Raps ability to make shots in crunch time, the composure was a direct byproduct of their championship experience.
I have always been of the belief that a team's ceiling is determined by their initial burst. It is what separates a special generation from a good, but not quite great generation. When the Kings make the playoffs, they need to not just make it, they need to push and surprise--potentially win it all. For every SF Giant and GSW generation where they exceeded expectations, you have the early 2000 Kings and the forever competing, but not quite there Sharks. Plus the recent failures of the Dodgers.
The Raps ability to get over that hump is what we saw last night. Just a belief that they'll squeeze out the win, one way or another. It's almost like a +3 in ability for everyone on their squad.
I'm not as impressed with CoJo getting the mins as #2 point guard. Runs the offense okay, but his inability to hit the 3 has really hurt our second team, particularly when we need to make up points.. I'd like to see Yogi get some more burn with that second unit, especially when we're in a deficit. Yeah, he has his own deficits, but I think he gives the second team a scoring punch, that outside of bogi, they don't seem to have at the moment