That man is special. Ivey looked good in spots (bailed out with a few bad calls) but i can't lie and say it wasn't satisfying to see Keegan be aggressive, look for his shot and rise to the occasion yet again, taking on someone from his draft class. That pep in his step tells me Keegan is much more of an assassin than people thought he'd be. It was also funny seeing Ivey trying to pad his stats, launching bricks in the final few minutes LOL
[Game] Kings @ Pistons, 9 JAN 2024 4PM PST/7PM EST
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So I want the uncensored version of what Coach Brown said to the team in the 2nd quarter. Give me the tape! The National Enquirer pays good money for that stuff.
Keegan was great, but I still have to give the game ball to Sabonis. He actually showed up for the game fully alive with faculties in tact and didn't participate in the Walking Dead funeral dirge in the first quarter. Apparently, he or the Coach said the magic words that awakened the corpses from their trances, and away they went to the land of the living.
P.S. One of the weirder and off-putting comments I've ever heard on a broadcast was Draper, referring to Keegan's defense on Bogdanovic: "......with Keegan draped all over him like a prom dress!" What the hell? I'm still shaking my head over that one.
Keegan was great, but I still have to give the game ball to Sabonis. He actually showed up for the game fully alive with faculties in tact and didn't participate in the Walking Dead funeral dirge in the first quarter. Apparently, he or the Coach said the magic words that awakened the corpses from their trances, and away they went to the land of the living.
P.S. One of the weirder and off-putting comments I've ever heard on a broadcast was Draper, referring to Keegan's defense on Bogdanovic: "......with Keegan draped all over him like a prom dress!" What the hell? I'm still shaking my head over that one.
Fox is an exceptional scorer. Fox is NOT our franchise player and the sooner you all realize this the better for everyone. He is not a leader, does not want to be a leader, never will be a leader. He does not make people better, effort is inconsistent, looks apathetic all too often. Domas is the leader of this team. I am not going to debate who is physically better at basketball (comparable gap between them and their peers at each position) but Domas has the natural intangibles to be the leader. Last year Coach Brown was the leader of this team and this year he’s waiting for someone to step up and take reins. Domas is doing just that. I expect the Jeckyl and Hyde act to disappear as the team starts to take on the personality of the REAL franchise player. Get Barnes and Davion outta here, let Fox nestle in as the # 2 player and let’s gets this team in the groove.
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PTSD from following this team so long always makes me feel like the team is completely melting down whenever something like that first quarter happens. So happy we didn't just bounce back but did it emphatically
Approaching halfway we're at a 50 win pace and only a game out of 4th. West is more competitive this year but we're sneakily having a very strong sophomore effort under MB
Approaching halfway we're at a 50 win pace and only a game out of 4th. West is more competitive this year but we're sneakily having a very strong sophomore effort under MB
Yes, he's doing it more often. I noticed a couple of games ago after a Kings win Murray referred to the 4th quarter as the "Fox and Monk" show and that he tried to just fill in (my paraphrase). My hope is that Murray throws that thought in the waste bin and takes command of more games like he did in this Detroit game.
but, overall, we certainly don't win without his high energy. I'm super appreciative of what he does off that bench and completely understand why Mike Brown ain't budging on that particular choice.
Not a fan of individual defensive ratings, but the Pistons are like averaging 120 as a team so they are flat out terrible. He's actually not that bad. He stays with guys pretty well. He was underrated on defense since his Utah days. Just a few seasons ago on a good defensive team Bojan was at 111-114. You don't bring him in for pure defense but he was the engine of that Utah team and their style was almost identical.
Yeah, I don't know exactly what it is with Fox. We've seen these ups and downs over his entire career. He'll never have the consistency of Sabonis. To me, he's more like a sprinter than an endurance runner. He looks fantastic when he's fast and feeling good and the shot is going in, but then he'll blow a tire after a while and it doesn't look so good. He missed some games early in the season because of the ankle so it's hard for me to buy the "he's tired" excuse, so I really don't know what it is with him right now.
Well we have 3 hard games coming so I’m so glad we pulled our heads out of our butts after that shocking first quarter. We just finished the game but I knew we weren’t doing well without even looking at TV I was in kitchen getting dinner ready as I kept hearing the F-bomb every few seconds hahaha but when I sat down I was in shock. Really great defense/offense with Keegan, Domas another triple double, Fox and Monk finally dug our selves out of that embarrassing hole. Oh course then they go up by 15 and I’m thinking you’ve got to be kidding me. So Hueter I don’t know if he’ll ever get his shot back I really think he’s too deep in his own head. But most of you already have pretty much said my same thoughts so good night light the beam and get rest for our BTB tomorrow!!
What the hell does everyone have against Davion? He hasn't played great this season but his struggles have been almost entirely on the offensive side of the floor. He's played the best defense in a Sacramento Kings uniform since Ron Artest almost 20 years ago. If anything, he should be playing more since Fox, Sabonis, Murray, and Monk are already outscoring other teams without much help from everyone else and you can't win a championship in this league without playing defense.
I actually like Davion quite a bit just not on this team. He needs to be on a team with length and I think we might have the least of any team. I like the Spurs fit. I just mentioned him because it’s best for both parties and I think there are still teams that are in love with his defense and will have confidence that they can get his shot right. He might fetch more than we think tbh but the sooner we make the move the better.
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