[Game] Kings @ Rockets, 11/6/2023 5pm Pacific 8pm Eastern

[Caccia]

I know he doesn’t give us any offense, but we need to consider giving Edwards some run

His TS% last year was 56.9, which is not bad, and better than Terence Davis and Davion Mitchell.

 

[Bosnian Diehard]

Sabonis has been patheticly passive. Has an open short jumper in the paint and kicks out to a Duarte who isn’t even open. Be a leader man. Shoulder the offensive load.

 

[kingsboi]

Sabonis has been patheticly passive. Has an open short jumper in the paint and kicks out to a Duarte who isn’t even open. Be a leader man. Shoulder the offensive load.

I don't know if Sabonis has the ability to shoulder an offensive load, just not what he has been thus far in his career

 

[TaxMan]

Not good. I’m not going to flip out without Fox on the floor but this is a different team right now. I’m not seeing any joy out there. Ugly offense.

 

[Tetsujin]

Chris Duarte and Davion have had some absolutely stinkers of offball defensive possessions this half. Just no movement or rotation on either end of the floor from either of them.

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

At what point is it "fair game" to hit the concerned button? Cause I'm ready to press it

 

[iowamcnabb]

Can get it to 8 or 9 points by half. As sad as it is, that has to be the goal

 

[KF8]

Sabonis has been patheticly passive. Has an open short jumper in the paint and kicks out to a Duarte who isn’t even open. Be a leader man. Shoulder the offensive load.

Unfortunately that's not the type of player he is. That's the gripe with him. He's not some1 you can go to and be like look.. go get me a basket.

 

[Caccia]

Twelve free throws for the Rockets, two for the Kings. Our guys have been fouling, no question. But have the Rockets? Sabonis gets hammered, as usual.

 

[Vinny Basketballerino]

How is this game even worse than the last game?

 

[SLAB]

So … are both “This team absolutely needs to stay healthy” and “Injuries probably happen and it will really affect their season” really such ludicrous takes now?

 

[SacTownKid]

I don't know if Sabonis has the ability to shoulder an offensive load, just not what he has been thus far in his career

It's not really who he is. I would say he's a like a C version of Chris Paul. Paul was always seemingly uncomfortable being a scorer first. Types like he and Domas can do it but it runs against a lot of their grain.

 

[miltonap]

I think I understand the issue with the Kings.

basically they are looking for the 3 and driving so the rockets are leaving them more open at the mid range and the Kings aren't shooting that.

So we are getting hard 3 point shots and a clogged paint (I think), because no one wants to take the middy.

 

[dude12]

Not a foul on Keegan

 

[nikefutbolero]

We suck again

 

[SacTownKid]

So … are both “This team absolutely needs to stay healthy” and “Injuries probably happen and it will really affect their season” really such ludicrous takes now?

The Kings being 4-5 with Fox last season was something to be aware of for sure. Along with Fox only missing that many games.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

So … are both “This team absolutely needs to stay healthy” and “Injuries probably happen and it will really affect their season” really such ludicrous takes now?

If any other player got hurt would it be as bad as the one that did? Maybe Domas.

 

[206Fan]

I’m starting to think that we caught the Warriors on an off night…

this team is nothing without Fox

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

Unfortunately that's not the type of player he is. That's the gripe with him. He's not some1 you can go to and be like look.. go get me a basket.

and it's a tough pill to swallow, if that's the case with a guy who gets paid that much

 

[Rob-The-Great]

This is embarrassing

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

I'd be playing Monk with the 3 fouls. At this stage, you can't let your team get down by 20+ at the half

 

[AaronPDX]

Wow. This is unwatchable.

 

[Rob-The-Great]

We are getting zero calls
Our offense is terrible
Our defense is terrible

amazing what a player like brooks can do to a team. If we wanted to play defense we should have got defenders. We added more offensive players and expect to play better defense smh m. Stick to our strength man!

 

[SLAB]

If any other player got hurt would it be as bad as the one that did? Maybe Domas.

Domas for sure. Anyone else and they can probably stay afloat.

Like I said after last game, this is whatever. We stink without Fox. But the injuries with little time missed were an anomaly last year and we need to be mindful more of this can very possibly tank our season. Health is a must and it isn’t certain. Far from it.

 

[TaxMan]

Wow. This is unwatchable.

This is Cory Joseph Kings level of ugly

 

[Tetsujin]

O-Max would have fixed this

 

[Rob-The-Great]

Bring back Davis. He played way better than duerta so far. We need a freakin play maker. No way fox can be this important to where we just suck. And stop fouling!!!

 

[iowamcnabb]

20-2 free throw differential

 

[Tetsujin]

Sasha with some absolutely ghastly defense. Might not see him for the next week

 

[SacTownKid]

I’m starting to think that we caught the Warriors on an off night…

this team is nothing without Fox

This team is a little bit shook right now and when the answer is someone that can put the ball in the hole on a consistent basis this team was in trouble already. Keegan is supposed to be the next guy up, but so far even he's more of a defender this year. Not a ton of O is getting loaded up on his plate, just the toughest matchup on D. That might be his future and it might work for the best, but if it is, then in the interim Fox goes down, they go down. True contenders don't fall this far when their number 1 goes out. Fall yes, but not flat.