Tetsujin
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He’s literally the only point guard on the roster right now.
[Game] Kings @ Magic, 3/26/2022 4pm Pacific, 7pm Eastern
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NewArena
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Pretty awesome
Sluggah
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We’re building momentum, chemistry, confidence, a winning culture, etc.
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me 16 times, shame on…me?
sactowndog
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so? Playing Dante on the ball
sactowndog
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Anyone know why Kayte wasn’t announcing today.
"Highly possible" is Washington losing out and us going 4-3? HUH???
Since it's highly possible, I'll charity bet whatever you want we don't fall below 7th in the lotto standings.
$100 charity bet we don't fall below 7th in lotto odds.
sactowndog
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Highly possible is 30-40% odds. I didn’t say likely but it isn’t impossible. If we win our next 3 versus an imploding Miami and Houston back to back let’s talk about that charity bet.
Tetsujin
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To be fair, Harrison was once again doing more to help the team lose than win.
SLAB
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Out of everyone on the roster, he’s the dude I want to see gone the most this offseason. He’s not close to a bad player but he’s just not a fit for a rebuilding team. He’d be an excellent fit as the 4th/5th best starter on an already good team.
Yeah, Gentry a total donkey. Playing a 9-man rotation like we're pushing for something. Davion 45, Harrison 40, Lyles 36, Holiday 34, Len 22. No Queta minutes. These are all dudes we very likely need healthy for next year.
No excuse for minute totals to be getting this high. Let Harkless and Josh Jackson play for 12-15 minutes. Let Queta get a consistent 15 MPG. At this point, who cares if we go 12 guys, the point should be to get a good look at some key young guys (DDV, Mitchell, Queta) and make sure the vets stay healthy for next season.
sactowndog
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not sure why you let his boss off the hook. He can easily say no one gets more than 36 mins a night. The problem starts with Vivek and the stupidity filters down.
Tetsujin
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Go root for the Dolphins if you're that into having an owner who wants to tank.
SLAB
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Dont go all Grant on us, man.
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
Nah, I get that we as fans want to tank and get a good pick or whatever but the second an owner is "in on it", the whole concept of team sports for money sorta goes out the window. That's the reason those Stephen Ross offering to pay Flores 100,000$ a loss stories gained so much traction.
The people associated with a team (employed or whatever) should never aim to lose.
I curse every person and their children and their children's children who were even fractionally responsible for tonight's minute allocation. May they never look or think about basketball again.
happy?
gunks
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inb4 the Fox vs Davion threads
Tetsujin
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At the same time, I'm really not sure why the hell you were all banking on a loss to the Orlando Magic.
While they're 7 for their last 15, they've only won 20 games all season and weren't playing Wendell Carter or Suggs (who, to be fair, would probably not help our chances at a loss considering how rough he's been all year.) Aside from Franz Wagner, their entire active roster was pretty much nothing but chuckers or the lesser siblings of good basketball players.
While I thought that the Pacers were probably going to beat us, I've had this marked as a win for us even after Fox and Sabonis both got hurt.
While they're 7 for their last 15, they've only won 20 games all season and weren't playing Wendell Carter or Suggs (who, to be fair, would probably not help our chances at a loss considering how rough he's been all year.) Aside from Franz Wagner, their entire active roster was pretty much nothing but chuckers or the lesser siblings of good basketball players.
While I thought that the Pacers were probably going to beat us, I've had this marked as a win for us even after Fox and Sabonis both got hurt.
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EIM86
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now or never lol
sactowndog
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Like I said a big difference exists between playing to lose and playing key players so many minutes you increase the standard risk of injury for nothing.
Gentry is a dead man walking. He can care less about next year. He won’t be here. He’s just trying to “pad” his career wins.
sactowndog
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no one is asking the team to lose. But a significant difference exists between playing to lose and playing your starters excessive minutes in a meaningless game. If Davion experiences a significant injury it’s on the organization.
sactowndog
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as did I but the issue is how they lost not that they lost.
Tetsujin
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They won on the back of Davion playing like a star though?
He's been at 45, 38, 36, 35 in the last 4 games after spending a good chunk of the year in the 23-28 range. The Davion development is very important, but you're right; extending him like this is foolish. Keep him healthy around 33-34 while letting him get his chance to continue to run the team.
From the perspective of someone who's Off That Narcotic™, why shouldn't he? It's not like him agreeing to cooperate with the tank would have saved his job; what's it to him if the Kings don't win the lottery?
Tetsujin
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The thing is that I think we’ve all given up on the play-in faster than the Kings have. Playing Davion heavy minutes doesn’t make sense if you’re tanking but if you’re trying to keep your head above water, playing your one remaining good player huge minutes is a foregone conclusion.
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