[Game] Kings @ Mavericks, 10/31/21 12:30pm Pacific, 3:30pm Eastern

[Tetsujin]

Luka plays so fun but his expression always looks like that of a dude in immense pain.

 

[dude12]

Harkless can’t guard Doncic. Make a change

 

[Tetsujin]

Moe just not doing anything tonight.

 

[Woot!]

Need a shot blocker inside. How about some Len?

 

[Livinthedream]

As someone said previously, Harkless is the new CoJo.

 

[SacTownKid]

Harkless can’t guard Doncic. Make a change

Harkless is a "big G", like Louis King called himself. This is why he was nearly out of the league. On a team like the Nets next to 2 or 3 superstars maybe he can be a major minute starter but this team needs an upgrade there and they are going to regret running it back at that spot when the league has only gotten deeper at the combo F spot.

 

[Tetsujin]

Moe playing off of Luka now for some reason. Immediately gets caught up on a screen and gets TT stuck on Luka. Ugly defense all around.

 

[SacTownKid]

Need a shot blocker inside. How about some Len?

Lukes doing his every other game on/off at a spot again this year. Which is just asking for trouble chemistry wise. Tristan has come in OK though, but that's a tough spot to put players in.

 

[SacTownKid]

As someone said previously, Harkless is the new CoJo.

Call him MoHo.

 

[Tetsujin]

Luka literally won't stop complaining. Acting like Big Slovenian Boogie right now.

 

[Livinthedream]

Dallas is not going to let Buddy get comfortable today.

 

[SacTownKid]

Moe playing off of Luka now for some reason. Immediately gets caught up on a screen and gets TT stuck on Luka. Ugly defense all around.

Yeah, Holmes can switch and that should be his calling card with his lateral mobility. Tristan not so much.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Jeff Wade is getting a lot of mileage out of Walton's alleged comments, regarding wanting Hield to take "up to" fifteen threes a game.

 

[Woot!]

I can’t help but think that Metu could help this team

Why Metu can't get some minutes AT LEAST to pull HB's minutes/game below 37 - total mystery.

We talked about the depth of this team as a plus. Luke isn't using it nearly as well as he might. If the frickin' Mavs can play literally all their guys in a couple games, the Kings should be able to go 10-deep to good effect.

 

[Tetsujin]

Tristan putback

 

[joemama]

2 for 15 from 3

 

[dude12]

TT and Mo on floor together means Dallas can leave 2 guys unguarded

 

[Tetsujin]

MOE DRIVE SPIN!

 

[Woot!]

Kings down 2 playing this badly on both ends tells you how weak the Mavs are, their 3-2 record notwithstanding.

 

[joemama]

Dallas is staying in control of the game.

 

[Tetsujin]

Both teams looking far better in transition than in set offenses because their coaches are bad at their jobs.

 

[Woot!]

bad. Bad. BAD Buddy. Yikes.

 

[SLAB]

Can we bench Budward yet?

 

[Sluggah]

When Buddy is being pressured like this…the answer isn’t to have him handle the ball more. I feel like this should have been learned by now?

 

[dude12]

I know some vet bigs wouldn’t like it but after Holmes, Damian Jones would be the teams best bet at guarding the pick and roll with Doncic and what ever big Dallas uses. But he will never play. TT can’t defend it.

 

[Tetsujin]

Buddy 30 point second half scoring explosion incoming.

 

[SacTownKid]

It's another year where you hope every other team isn't watching this because in the last 2 games teams are figuring it out. You can't let teams double you in pick and roll and not eat them alive as a result. This is back to an iso offense (with Fox off the ball) without looking to get catch and shoot opportunities because teams are leaving a man open somewhere.

 

[Tetsujin]

I know some vet bigs wouldn’t like it but after Holmes, Damian Jones would be the teams best bet at guarding the pick and roll with Doncic and what ever big Dallas uses. But he will never play. TT can’t defend it.

At the same time, TT is absolutely abusing Dallas's bigs under the basket.

 

[Woot!]

Dallas is staying in control of the game.

They're staying in front, dunno about "in control." Neither team looks good. This really is a game where Len could make a real mark - as a rim defender and on the boards. Offensively inside too. Very sorry not to see him in there.

 

[Tetsujin]

Willie getting blocked on one end, letting Barnes drive to the hoop on the other.