[Game] Kings @ Rockets, 3/30/2022 5pm Pacific, 8pm Eastern

[The_Jamal]

Queta "not being ready" to play vs the Rockets sitting 4 of their best players is so dumb to me. If that's the case, he'll never be an NBA player. Gentry is the ultimate coach speak coach I've ever seen.

 

[SacTownKid]

Kings gonna get Bruno Fernando paid this summer lol

He's a solid big. When he was a throw in in the Wright trade I was a bit disappointed he wasn't heading to Sac. But Tristan was so great for the locker room, right? lol.

 

[Tetsujin]

Kings started making a run so Gentry put Barnes, who knows his assignment, back in

 

[The_Jamal]

Damian noooooooooo. You gotta finish that

 

[SacTownKid]

Queta "not being ready" to play vs the Rockets sitting 4 of their best players is so dumb to me. If that's the case, he'll never be an NBA player. Gentry is the ultimate coach speak coach I've ever seen.

This is true. I mean, if he doesn't want to play a rookie over someone that's fine, but don't say things and then literally do the opposite.

 

[captain bill]

All the defense that the FO added to this roster is one of the only things that gives me hope at this point

 

[nunob8]

You must not have seen Queta's minutes in Miami.

Jones 5 rebounds last game fell right into his hands, he's not that great of a rebounder either

 

[Tetsujin]

Nothing says stealth tank more than guarding Jalen Green with Jeremy Lamb when your other guard on the floor is Davion Mitchell.

 

[nunob8]

This is true. I mean, if he doesn't want to play a rookie over someone that's fine, but don't say things and then literally do the opposite.

Especially after today when he said Queta had a very bright future in this organization, everytime the man opens his mouth i get more confused...

 

[Tetsujin]

To put his performance into context, Dame is on pace to have more fantasy points tonight than Nikola Jokic and Joker on the verge of a 30-pt triple double.

 

[The_Jamal]

Trey Lyles just angling to win the starting 4 job outright next year. Sheesh. I guess he's too good to play now too in the tank?

 

[SacTownKid]

It's amazing what a combo of size and skill on the perimeter can do. Now we know it, Lamb can sit back down, haha.

 

[Tetsujin]

Holiday hasn't checked back into the game since midway through the first quarter.

 

[The_Jamal]

Holiday hasn't checked back into the game since midway through the first quarter.

I think Holiday very well may have played his way out of a rotation spot with us next year. Wouldn't be surprised to see him shopped this summer.

 

[Tetsujin]

I think Holiday very well may have played his way out of a rotation spot with us next year. Wouldn't be surprised to see him shopped this summer.

Easily moveable as an expiring as part of a bigger trade with Holmes and/or Barnes.

 

[Tetsujin]

I was higher than most on Usman Garuba during the draft last year but the dude just does not look good.

 

[Tetsujin]

Meanwhile Davion turning into Kemba but with defense before our eyes.

 

[SacTownKid]

Davion in the zone.

 

[captain bill]

Gotta wonder if Davion is playing his way into a starter role, especially after Fox rehabilitated his trade value the second half of the year

 

[SacTownKid]

I was higher than most on Usman Garuba during the draft last year but the dude just does not look good.

Yeah, not a lot there so far. Tough deal for tweeners like him these days. Still young yet though.

 

[SacTownKid]

Gotta wonder if Davion is playing his way into a starter role, especially after Fox rehabilitated his trade value the second half of the year

If the deadline says anything, and it did, it might be telling us the Davion/pick package value just went up.

 

[The_Jamal]

-Davion Mitchell the best player on the floor

-Trey Lyles continues to shine. Looking more and more like Monte found another core piece at the deadline

-Damian Jones continues to cement his back-up C role for next season. Feel very comfortable with him being 12-15 MPG on a good team.

-Jeremy Lamb continues to look really nice. If we can be confident with his health, I wouldn't mind the scoring/playmaking option off the bench that sorely needs it.

-Alex Len got worked over by Bruno Fernando. Thanks Gentry.

-Bit of a quiet half for DDV. Not too much impact either way

-HB just looks like he doesn't care. Him and Justin Holiday look like they're trying to get an early start on the off-season

 

[Tetsujin]

Yeah, not a lot there so far. Tough deal for tweeners like him these days. Still young yet though.

Yeah 4/5 tweeners are what 3/4 tweeners were a decade ago.

I loved his defensive game in Euroleague but it just hasn’t translated against NBA spacing.

 

[SLAB]

Trey Lyles just angling to win the starting 4 job outright next year. Sheesh. I guess he's too good to play now too in the tank?

Yet no one talks about his amazing breakthrough and how Detroit was holding him back. Smh fml

 

[Tetsujin]

Yet no one talks about his amazing breakthrough and how Detroit was holding him back. Smh fml

Any time a guy can put up 14 points a game on 23% from three while also catching lobs from Cade all night, you gotta talk about it!!!

 

[SLAB]

Any time a guy can put up 14 points a game on 23% from three while also catching lobs from Cade all night, you gotta talk about it!!!

That’s max money stuff right there.

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1509329816935440387

Sportscenter having to tweet this the day ESPN put the Kings future dead last in the league seems poetic.

 

[The_Jamal]

Any time a guy can put up 14 points a game on 23% from three while also catching lobs from Cade all night, you gotta talk about it!!!

He is who he is at this point. a 15 MPG offensive bench big that will occasionally spike for a really big game. But the defense, shooting, lack of playmaking are still all so weak and keep him from being an NBA starter.

I hope DET doesn't ruin a good thing with their prospects by giving him a 4/50 type of deal and expecting a big role out of him. They just need to stay the course with Cade/Bey/Stew/this years FRP and keep building from there.

 

[SacTownKid]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1509329816935440387

Sportscenter having to tweet this the day ESPN put the Kings future dead last in the league seems poetic.

The future's so dark it feels like I'm wearing shades.

 

[captain bill]

If the deadline says anything, and it did, it might be telling us the Davion/pick package value just went up.

I was thinking more in terms of Fox getting shipped out but that wouldn’t surprise me either