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Of course, we have to give up Fox and Sabonis to get him.
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Of course, we have to give up Fox and Sabonis to get him.
PurpleHaze
All-Star
Great story father and son, Arvydas and Domantas Sabonis NBA stars past and present.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id...gendary-father-arvydas-enormous-weight-legacy
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id...gendary-father-arvydas-enormous-weight-legacy
SacTownKid
Hall of Famer
Yeah, pretty much certifies Browns love for DHO and probably why it took so long for him to switch up to more pick and roll. The Kings obviously still run it a lot as the stats point out but man, those possessions had to be pried out of his cold hands haha. The pick and roll is and always will be the way to go between the two as a first option play since it is all based around the keeping a live dribble. However it is interesting the way DDR uses the DHO as an iso starter.
BTW, this article shows you how important Doug Christie is. Dude's a big part of the good in Sac.
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Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
Teams With The Best Defensive Field Goal Percentage (DFG%) In The 2024-25 NBA Regular Season :
— Stat Defender (@statdefender) December 12, 2024
1. Oklahoma City Thunder — 42.7%
2. Houston Rockets — 43.4%
3. Memphis Grizzlies — 43.8%
3. Golden State Warriors — 43.8%
5. Dallas Mavericks —… https://t.co/o2AyTIVw1O pic.twitter.com/0M2unWJvB7
OK, riddle me this: We're 9th overall in FG% allowed (.459), and we're also 9th overall in 2PT% allowed (.528), but we're **29th** overall in 3PT% allowed (.377)! Teams just take so few 2PTers against us (27th in the league) and so many threes (4th) that the fact that 3PT percentages are lower in general evens things out on FG%.
To show how meaningless FG% allowed is, we are 19th in eFG% allowed (.545). (BBRef does not have opponent TS% but presumably it is similar.) It would appear that it's the fact that we're pretty good at forcing turnovers (11th) and defensive rebounding% (5th) that brings our DRTG up to 13th.
SacTownKid
Hall of Famer
Yeah, it really depends on what types of FG's you're giving up along with FGA's per game, etc.
So this is pretty good! pic.twitter.com/zEYeMdwLtv
— Skyler (KFR) (@SacFilmRoom) December 13, 2024
Super encouraging. Basically every combo of the starters +Huerter/Keon is really really good. I think that's shown out on the film the last 5 games too where the on-court cohesion is looking super strong.
coolhandluke
Starter
Wow. Look at the Defensive Rating and Net Rating with Keon Ellis on the floor.
SacTownKid
Hall of Famer
Yeah, you can clearly see some cementing although there's no way those offensive rating numbers hold up with Keon but who knows. The defensive ones? Eh, maybe. Obviously the defense is a lot better with Huerter and Keon so far but the offense suffered largely because the shooting was so bad early on in that Huerter lineup. The Kings are number 1 with Keon and around 24-25th with Monk on defense. Definitely a huge swing. Probably not as dramatic with even minutes and more evidence but likely the real result.
iowamcnabb
Hall of Famer
iowamcnabb
Hall of Famer
a bit strange, Colby seemed to have earned a bit of Browns trust and Kev is listed day to day with the shoulder sprain. What’s going on?
Stockton does have a game today so maybe they just him to get more run
Stockton does have a game today so maybe they just him to get more run
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Yep, it's a home game today. Our front office has made this move plenty of times in the past, no real surprise here.
Do the Sacramento Kings ever play again?
(yes I know, tomorrow, but still... remind me why we had such a nonsensical travel and 3 in 4 type stretch schedule?)
(yes I know, tomorrow, but still... remind me why we had such a nonsensical travel and 3 in 4 type stretch schedule?)
It's a slow week because of the We Gettin' Arab Money Cup.
I've seen other teams playing that got knocked out though?
Also, while on the subject of the cup, wasn't the final in Vegas played on a Saturday last year? Why did they move it to a Tuesday?
Every team has to play two games over the course of the Cup, they count toward regular season standings. If you don't make it to the Cup, two games get scheduled. If you make it to the cup and get busted out in the first game, you get one extra game scheduled. If you make it to the Cup Semis, that's your two. If you make it to the Finals, that game doesn't count for regular season standings, it's a bonus.
So every team has a long break it is just noticeable because I care about one team only?
Yep!
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
The mutual respect between Malik Monk and DeMar DeRozan continues to entertain. pic.twitter.com/6f0mJQdZnc
— Sean Cunningham (@SeanCunningham) December 15, 2024
macadocious
Starter
I got my Sabonis "Ones" wine today
iowamcnabb
Hall of Famer
Interesting. Are you drinking some of it or is this a collector wine?
macadocious
Starter
I'm not touching it for a while. It's gotta be super young. It needs to age, regardless of if it's good or not.
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
mostly unrelated but found out my parents still had one of those collectible Kings Diet Pepsi cans from like 2001 in their garage fridge when I was back home a couple of months ago. Between the Vlade bio on the back and the whole being 20+ years over the expiration date, it must taste great at this point.
iowamcnabb
Hall of Famer
iowamcnabb
Hall of Famer
If all three are out I’m starting:
Fox
Monk
Mcbuckets
Deebo
Lyles
Could go with Len too and see if he slow down AD in spurts.
Fox
Monk
Mcbuckets
Deebo
Lyles
Could go with Len too and see if he slow down AD in spurts.
coolhandluke
Starter
That Domas fall didn't look good in the game. Dude soldiered on even with discomfort. Anyway, it's better to rest and recover when it comes to back issues.
coolhandluke
Starter
The Kings are valued at $4.11B this year, ranked 14th in the NBA with YoY growth in value of 19%. The most worth is the Warriors at $9.14B and the least worth being the Grizzlies at $3.06B.
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coolhandluke
Starter
LeBron shot 8-21 last night and was more miffed about Keegan than DeRozan. That being said, can't fault people for putting out hot takes to generate engagement.
