[Game] Kings @ Nuggets - Saturday, Oct. 21 - 6 PT

[VF21]

My guest comment comes from ... Larry89.

B2B in Denver... going to be a tough gem. I forsee Zach Randolph not being as effective in Denver on a B2B. Nuggets have a much improved linup.. on paper, and are one of my sleeper teams. They have a capable big and skilled front court. Their interior and pick and roll defense, is quite suspect if you can get Jokic/chandler/ having to defend pick and roll. A good defensive set of guards.

De'Aaron Fox should be able to have a field day at the rim. Skal will have a tough time guarding Milsap. If we run pick and roll with Skal he should have at least 10 pts easily.

Reminder: Please remember this is the game thread. Tangential discussions are better served if they're in a separate thread as they often linger long after discussion of the game itself is over. Thanks.

 

[Larry89]

B2B in Denver... going to be a tough game. I foresee Zach Randolph not being as effective in Denver on a B2B. Nuggets have a much improved lineup.. on paper, and are one of my sleeper teams. They have a capable big and skilled front court. Their interior and pick and roll defense, is quite suspect if you can get Jokic/chandler/ having to defend pick and roll. A good defensive set of guards.

Dearron Fox should be able to have a field day at the rim. Skal will have a tough time guarding Milsap. If we run pick and roll with Skal he should have at least 10pts easily.

 

[Tetsujin]

The Nuggets are the worst defensive team in the league (strange, considering their coach). Jokic is a brilliant passer but he makes Skal look like a rabid dog with his considerable lack of aggression.

But it’s Denver on a B2B so I don’t know if we can pull it off.

 

[kingdivac]

Nuggets are favored by 11 pts in betting spreads - O/U ~ 215pts so they're guessing a loss of approx 102-113. Seems a little steep but possible. That's a fairly nice cushion of points.

 

["The Serbian Sniper"]

Will Bogdan play ?

Serbia will be awake tonight, watching this. Do a good job Kings! I expect good, attractive game from this two young teams.

 

[dude12]

Lets see how the young guys react on the 2 nd game of b2b.......and it's in the mile high city. Might we see mason? It will be an early test on the road against a good team

 

[allrightythen]

James Ham says no Bogdan tonight. It stinks but no reason to play him hurt.

 

[kingsboi]

back to back at high altitude, let's see who gets gassed first.

 

[VF21]

Starting for the Kings:

Hill
Hield
Jackson
Randolph
WCS

 

[Larry89]

Wow the Denver PA guy is way too intense for me

 

[SLAB]

I'm a fan of JJ. Plays his game, doesn't try to do too much.

 

[VF21]

Mike Malone hasn't changed much but I certainly don't feel jealous any longer that Denver has him.

 

[VF21]

Good to see the officials are in full form this early in the game.

 

[Larry89]

WCS needs to pressure Jokic more all his passes are too easy, Gary Harris will lockdown Buddy.

 

[VF21]

Good grief. Early impression? Back-to-backs in Denver still wreak havoc.

 

[Kingsfan23]

Let’s play some offense

 

[Vladizzle]

I know the altitude back2back stuff doesn't go well for anyone but..

THIS STARTING LINEUP DOESN'T WORK DAVE.

I know it'll be 3-5 more games until any changes are made but just on paper it doesn't work and it's showing in the game, too congested and out of sync

 

[Larry89]

These slow offensive starts are worrisome. 3 points in 6 minutes? wow

 

[VF21]

Fox in early.

 

[allrightythen]

I'm not a fan of the "stand around and throw it to nobody in particular" offense.

 

[Vladizzle]

Fox in early.

6 Minutes isn't early by normal coaching standards. But yes, early for us.

 

[VF21]

Fox, Hield, Temple, Skal and WCS in now for the Kings. I like the potential of this lineup.

 

[allrightythen]

Fox in early.

Well the guys were playing too slow. I'm certain that's one problem that Fox will always be able to fix,

 

[Joshoua]

WCS shot looks good when it’s a set shot he should never shoot off the dribble

 

[Tetsujin]

I was about to say that the Kings should know how to attack a Mike Malone defense but then I realized no one who's currently on the Kings' roster played for him

 

[VF21]

Carmichael Dave ‏Verified account@CarmichaelDave 44s45 seconds ago


Since we always get screwed by the refs, nice no call on that massive carry by our rookie Mr. Fox.

 

[VF21]

Okay, this offense is a lot easier on the eyes.

 

[allrightythen]

If Skal can hit 3s consistently he will have a nice long career.

 

[VF21]

Like how Vince goes out and greets the young players as they come off the court. And as I type that, I'm still freaking amazed to see VINCE CARTER in a Kings uniform.

 

[Vladizzle]

Skal always looks like he's going to miss the heck out of the shot and swishes more often than not. Becoming a believer in him.