[Game] Kings @ Clippers, 12/01/21 7:30pm Pacific, 10:30pm Eastern

[steelevt]

For the record Fox had 24 points on 50 percent from the field, 50 percent from 3 and 8/9 from the stripe.

last 10 games his slash line is 46/34/79
He has basically been the same player he was last year for about half the season but we can’t let go of the poor start.

I’m not opposed to trading Fox if it makes the team better but the hyperbole is getting out of control.

https://community.kingsfans.com/threads/next-scapegoat.81876/page-2#post-1602888

he got over 50% of the vote for next scapegoat. They gotta blame someone

 

[KingsFanSince85]

I think the team is pretty easy to figure out. There is no home court advantage for them anymore, so there is no significance to their home/away record...they are all just games. All NBA players are capable of having good games. This team, regardless of who is playing and who isn't, will win some games....but it won't be 50% of them by the end of the season

There’s always a home court advantage, regardless of fans and crowd noise. It’s called not having to travel and being able to sleep in your own bed. Typically for a nice stretch of games. And playing on the same court and shooting at the same rims quite often. And usually not having to play back-to-back games, although the NBA oddly has scheduled quite a few of those.

They should be much better at home, and like all teams and for those reasons they usually are.

 

[NewArena]

For the love of god, keep this question buried here and no one make a thread about the next X games

PLEASE! I BEG

 

[kb02]

There’s always a home court advantage, regardless of fans and crowd noise. It’s called not having to travel and being able to sleep in your own bed. Typically for a nice stretch of games. And playing on the same court and shooting at the same rims quite often. And usually not having to play back-to-back games, although the NBA oddly has scheduled quite a few of those.

They should be much better at home, and like all teams and for those reasons they usually are.

Researchers have actually found that there is no home court advantage. Sports books and sports bettors, though, usually assign a slight edge to the home team. The edge, though, is usually within 3 points for the NFL and within a possession in the NBA. In other words, not enough to impact the Kings crappy play.

 

[ppine]

I have seen few games this year, but watched this game recorded yesterday morning after the black out.

The Kings' defense appears to be right back where it was last year. Lots of talk, a good Summer League, drafting Mitchell. Some new players, no Hield and Bagley starting, etc. It has made little difference. It is the glaring problem with the Kings.

Going right along with this issue is poor defensive rebounding. The Clippers must have had 5 possessions in one trip down the floor.

Their offense is mostly push the ball, run and shoot. It is boring and not very successful. Hot shooting nights they can win. Poor shooting nights they lose by a lot. Average shooting nights they lose by a little.

 

[EIM86]

I have seen few games this year, but watched this game recorded yesterday morning after the black out.

The Kings' defense appears to be right back where it was last year. Lots of talk, a good Summer League, drafting Mitchell. Some new players, no Hield and Bagley starting, etc. It has made little difference. It is the glaring problem with the Kings.

Going right along with this issue is poor defensive rebounding. The Clippers must have had 5 possessions in one trip down the floor.

Their offense is mostly push the ball, run and shoot. It is boring and not very successful. Hot shooting nights they can win. Poor shooting nights they lose by a lot. Average shooting nights they lose by a little.

It’s Kangz basketball! Show some pride!

 

[ppine]

After 20 years, there is little to have pride about.
I keep seeing former Kings' players doing well. Last night it was Bejelica wowing the crowd for Golden State against Phoenix.

 

[sactowndog]

You're basically seeing what I'm seeing. Watch a Warriors game and their passing has a point to it. Each pass is like a set up for the next pass, which in turn sets up an opportunity. The Kings team passing is of the "uh oh I'm being guarded, here you do something with it" variety. Swinging the ball around the perimeter without ever getting a step on the defender just puts the player you passed the ball to in the same position you were just in. Your ball handlers should be smart enough to not dribble for 10 seconds, only to set up TT for a midrange jumper that he isn't going to take. There is a reason why TT was left there wide open and it's not because the other defense sucks.

The team defense is frustrating. It's as if they don't know who they're playing against and play every set against every player the same. Continually sagging off good 3pt shooters to help defend the paint against players who aren't even known for driving and scoring in the paint in the first place. Not to mention they are out of position anyway so even their paint help defense isn't that effective. Doubling non shooters at the elbow or sagging off of players like Curry so he can't kick it to Toscano Anderson for a midrange shot.

Lou King's defense has been disappointing to say the least. He did not look nearly this bad in SL. Obviously the level of competition is different but I'm not talking about him getting blown up by a Lillard or anything. I'm talking about him reacting a full second to late to a drive by players I have to look up on wikipedia. He did not defend like this in SL or at the end of last season.

In the end it was just one of those games where the shots fell. They played the same way they have been playing for a while but they got the same kind of luck they had at the end of the Lakers triple OT game. They'll come crashing down to earth and then do this same thing a few games later. It's what bad teams do.

Serbian players grow up being taught to pass and move the ball or they literally get choked by their coach. When we lost Bogi and Beli and good chunk of our game IQ left along with shooting. It’s not a surprise both of them are key contributors on good teams.

And yes by the end they weren’t helping but I think they have proven the org was a big part of it.

 

[EIM86]

I bet we would beat the Clippers with out Playoff P**** but even on a B2B im just gonna watch and see. Lets see if all that rest and practice does anything

 

[steelevt]

After 20 years, there is little to have pride about.
I keep seeing former Kings' players doing well. Last night it was Bejelica wowing the crowd for Golden State against Phoenix.

So you’re saying a kings player stuck on a crappy team with a crappy coach is playing well on a team with a better front office, better players and a better coach. No way.

 

[Tetsujin]

So you’re saying a kings player stuck on a crappy team with a crappy coach is playing well on a team with a better front office, better players and a better coach. No way.

I can see it already...

Kings fans now: TRADE FOX FOR THE FIRST OFFER THAT COMES IN!
Kings fans next season when he's an all-star for some other team: WHY THE EFF DID WE TRADE FOX?