[Game] Kings @ Pistons, 11/15/21 4pm Pacific 7pm Eastern

[SacTownKid]

You know, another subtle thing about Luke is that he doesn't understand psychology at all. You take your starters out at the high point in garbage time so they leave on a positive note. Keeping them in until the end keeps them in as the game starts sliding the other way so now, they leave on a negative note.

 

[dude12]

Lead down to 18

 

[macadocious]

This is a joke 14-0 run

 

[SLAB]

This is a joke 14-0 run

Get Bagley back in!

 

[Das_Boot]

Hmm... is that a 14-0 run they're on now? Please tell me they're not going to lose this.

 

[dude12]

HB air balled a shot

 

[Rob-The-Great]

This hate on Bagley is comical. Guys played 10 min all season. Hustled and didn't hesitate to shoot out there and brought something new to the team. All of this is meaningless against such a terrible team but... All these sarcastic comments making grown men in here sound like 12 year old girls snickering at the new girl at lunch.

 

[SacTownKid]

Hmm... is that a 14-0 run they're on now? Please tell me they're not going to lose this.

Not going to happen but this now ends on a bad note for the starters that largely did their job. If you've kicked a teams butt from end to end, they shouldn't be playing the full 48 as they say.

 

[kingdivac]

Is Fox trying to foul there?

 

[macadocious]

This hate on Bagley is comical. Guys played 10 min all season. Hustled and didn't hesitate to shoot out there and brought something new to the team. All of this is meaningless against such a terrible team but... All these sarcastic comments making grown men in here sound like 12 year old girls snickering at the new girl at lunch.

sorry, but no. The plays that were being referenced was a 1 on 3 charge, followed by spinning in a circle as a player drove by him followed by aggressively guarding nobody as they cut away. That has nothing to do with effort or hustle.

 

[Rob-The-Great]

Get the dam starters out Luke! Man!

 

[SLAB]

This hate on Bagley is comical. Guys played 10 min all season. Hustled and didn't hesitate to shoot out there and brought something new to the team. All of this is meaningless against such a terrible team but... All these sarcastic comments making grown men in here sound like 12 year old girls snickering at the new girl at lunch.

Dude lost any and all credibility, benefit of the doubt, and the mean comment safety net when he didn’t check in.

 

[Das_Boot]

Not going to happen but this now ends on a bad note for the starters that largely did their job. If you've kicked a teams butt from end to end, they shouldn't be playing the full 48 as they say.

3 minutes left, up 21, and the starters are still in. Why?

 

[Rob-The-Great]

sorry, but no. The plays that were being referenced was a 1 on 3 charge, followed by spinning in a circle as a player drove by him followed by aggressively guarding nobody as they cut away. That has nothing to do with effort or hustle.

Forget about that much needed extra burst and the threat of a big man actually scoring off the drive for once. The charge was suspect as well. Regardless, he's playing no worse than harkless did for 12 games or metu for that matter. Js the snickering is a lil childish for a forum calling a player childish.

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1460429749113683969

 

[Rob-The-Great]

Speaking of harkless, how does one go from starting 13 games to no PT in one game lol. Maybe he shouldn't have been starting in the 1st place Luke! Whats the logic of from starter to nothing? Honest question?

 

[SLAB]

Lmao Damian Jones THREEEEEE

 

[Rob-The-Great]

Walton must have slipped pistons coach some money for this game. They made us look like Allstars out there

 

[SLAB]

Final buzzer, announce the Bagley trade now.

 

[dude12]

Fox and Hali wracked up the assists in this one. Tonight each one was able to get theirs

 

[Tetsujin]

Fox and Hali wracked up the assists in this one. Tonight each one was able to get theirs

We should play the Pistons more often.

 

[EIM86]

This team still sucks

 

[SacTownKid]

Speaking of harkless, how does one go from starting 13 games to no PT in one game lol. Maybe he shouldn't have been starting in the 1st place Luke! Whats the logic of from starter to nothing? Honest question?

Luke has always looked for the answers to his problems at the fringes of his rotation. Why was Len playing so well, Tristan not, yet Len hasn't played in the last couple of games? He fiddles. Metu is an upgrade but in the end we'll have to see how it works against the real deal teams that will attack the big lineups at every turn if this starts to get back on track and expectations rise.

 

[mac]

Why do I feel like this wasn't the first time we've had a "must win or coaches are gone" game against the Pistons, that we won and ultimately led to said coach sticking around?

Edit: ah - last year we were on our first 9 game losing streak going into the game against the Pistons, and everyone was like if we lose to the Pistons Walton is gone. Well we won, and he stuck around long enough for us to get another 9 game losing streak woohoo! Good times.

 

[kingdivac]

We should play the Pistons more often.

We should play the Pistons more often.

 

[SacTownKid]

Why do I feel like this wasn't the first time we've had a "must win or coaches are gone" game against the Pistons, that we won and ultimately led to said coach sticking around?

Lets fast forward into the future. Vivek Ranadive on not firing Luke Walton earlier in the season: "Well, he won the Pistons game, what was I supposed to do?"

 

[Woot!]

Well. Loved Ty's game night. And loved that Metu was able - apparently - to solidify his spot in the rotation, presumably as starter.

Moe Harkless, former starter? Terrence Davis, sometime rotation guy? Nope.

 

[Kingz19]

Fox and Hali wracked up the assists in this one. Tonight each one was able to get theirs

Mitchell also had 7 dimes off the bench

 

[kingdivac]

It was a 1st quarter win.....black swan event

 

[Woot!]

Lets fast forward into the future. Vivek Ranadive on not firing Luke Walton earlier in the season: "Well, he won the Pistons game, what was I supposed to do?"

Exactly. How many more data points does he need?