1234kings
Bench
WE NEEDED BAGLEY OR GILES FOR REBOUNDS, AT LEAST BAGLEY AND HE WASNT EVEN IN THERE.
[Game] Kings @ Nuggets - Wednesday, Feb. 13 - 6PT/9ET
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SacKings123
G-League
Kings can beat the nuggets in a 7 game series. We will see them in the playoffs.
Tizzy Flip
Starter
Joerger has done a great job this season. But these are the type of games where decisions on the margin make the difference between a win or a loss. He should have sat Bogey once he got in that whole Beasley altercation and then he tried dunking on everyone. He should have rested Barnes when he started short arming everything. He should have brought in bagley when we needed a low post presence.
This game shows the tremendous progress we’ve made but we should have won it.
This game shows the tremendous progress we’ve made but we should have won it.
White_Chocolate
Starter
To be fair the Nuggets are the second best rebounding team in the league and we played small so that was probably to be expected to some degree. Nonetheless it absolutely killed us.
Playing a good Denver team on their home floor is almost always a guaranteed loss. Credit these guys for giving themselves a real shot at a win. Rebounding is the reason this team is fighting LA for the 8 seed right now instead of fighting Portland for the 4 seed. Joerger could have put Bagley out there instead but Jokic probably goes right through him and makes the shot anyway. We're a very good team with one killer flaw. That is still miles ahead of where we thought we were.
Kingfanpaul
Starter
I feel like Bagley might have made a difference in Jokic getting that game winner. We'll never know though.
TaxMan
Starter
Good game. Not sure how people can get too pissed with this one. They battled their a$$ off on the road against a top team in the west. I refuse to trash them for this one.
burekijogurt
Starter
Bagley had 3 rebounds and Giles 0. But anyway, we played a good game I think. There were some things that could have gone our way, some wierd travel calls that were missed, a shot here and there, but that is basketball.
Suicide King
Starter
We keep losing these big leads by going away from what got them in the first place. A lot of standing around, lack of player/ball movement and thus assists in that third. Still, we lost the game. On to the next one after a much needed break and some well earned All-Star fun.
FoxOnTheRun
G-League
Jokic makes our bigs look like absolute fools under the basket. I also didn’t get the final play call. Why have Buddy turn back towards the basket like that with .08 of a second left? Ugh. I’m pissed, we should have won this game. Would have been a huge win to start the most crucial stretch of basketball all season.
Chupacabra
Starter
I'm surprised that a small-ball lineup was used against Denver, of all teams. Millsap went totally nuts on us, as usual.
Kingfanpaul
Starter
Some of the hardest losses to take are the ones where you are beating one of the best teams in the league for most of the game and then you narrowly lose it in the end. You had it. It was there. It was within grasp....sigh. Oh well. Its not a big deal to lose this game, we'll be fine, but it still sucks.
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
Bjeli's man went for 25 and 13.
Kings Faithful
Starter
Biggest need in the offseason is a rebounder. Im tired of this soft crap. I recognize willies talent but his softness freaking kills me. Give me a high energy bruiser who can grab a freaking rebound and dunk the ball over a human stick who can't finish.
burekijogurt
Starter
Bjeli and Marvin's man you mean.
Kingsfan23
All-Star
I made it clear we needed a center at the break. Gasol/Jordan/Kanter. Anything. We could compete with a big body over WCS now, this year
sactowndog
All-Star
Yep but very frustrating we let this get away. Many people in Serbia watching. Beli having an on game playing well and Joeger iced him.
Heuge
Starter
Barnes did a very good job on Milsap . It was hard to go away from that defensive matchup.
Hoovtrain
All-Star
I’ve laid out why I’m pissed. The inability to secure rebounds is unacceptable and just cost them a huge game. They are in the last 26 games of an incredibly tight playoff race. The time for moral victory’s is over. They need to pull these games out. That said it’s been a super fun year and a pleasant surprise.
I agree but we lost this in the third. Still we had our chances. Frustrating but hopefully one we learn from. And hopefully Joerger learns as well because I think this was poorly managed in the second half. Oy.
sactowndog
All-Star
What the **** would a center do if Joeger insists on playing a small ball line-up? The problem was we only had one big on the floor. Another big sitting on the bench does us no good.
Heuge
Starter
None of the other bigs could stop Milsap.
TaxMan
Starter
Dude. That last shot almost went in. Not sure you can ask for much more.
reptilexcq2
Bench
Willie Cauley-Stein...tall and sometimes useless. His second jump is terribly slow. The Kings coach should have put Bagley in....how can you not? Denver had 2 big men and they're good rebounding team. It is the difference in the game. Bagley would have swatted that 2nd jump by Jorkic because Bagley second jump is better than anybody in the game. Sometimes, it is the coach substitution that cost the Kings the game and I feel he did just that in this game. Explain this...you're going to use Gile against Jorkic out there? Really? I can't believe what i see out there. Why didn't you put Cauley-Stein as soon as Jorkic is in the game. I can't remember how many games this coach have lost the game due to suspect substitution. The smart coach would go toe-to-toe with whoever the opponent have out there. Jeff Van Gundy is an example of smart coach. He would never going have Gile guarding Jorkic out there. Not only he have Giles out there guarding Jorkic...he had Barnes guarding Milsap...what? Where is Bagley when you need him!! He ain't foul out. The quickest and fastest jumper in the game and you sit him? lol. No wonder the Kings lose.
kingsboi
Hall of Famer
can you really learn from not being able to rebound though?
