[Game] Kings @ Trailblazers - Wednesday, April 10 - 7:30PT/10:30ET
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And we were blowing them out when our actually important players were playing.
Now I can see how this would be a huge blow if you were in the "Frank Mason and Troy Williams are viable NBA players!" contingent but I wasn't so things went pretty much as expected once Bogi and Bagley went out.
And also Joerger apparently hasn't figured out how to scheme against a zone, which was probably the biggest reason for the loss.
Now I can see how this would be a huge blow if you were in the "Frank Mason and Troy Williams are viable NBA players!" contingent but I wasn't so things went pretty much as expected once Bogi and Bagley went out.
And also Joerger apparently hasn't figured out how to scheme against a zone, which was probably the biggest reason for the loss.
Because getting Swanigan an extra 8 minutes is ****ing stupid when you could energize a fan base for the entire offseason by just putting this game away. It was weird and then it got worse by putting in the deep deep bench. They also didn't even attempt to defend, they literally let POR walk the ball up and get into early offense with no attempt to stop it.
All that's true, but if ever there was a moral victory notching 40 wins this year would have been it.
12 hours ago I was debating whether to drop a grand to sit behind the team bench tonight with a thank you sign for the team. The only thing that stopped me was I did my taxes last night and I will say I'm a lot saltier about tonight's game than I am about the checks I'll be cutting next week.
eta: I was also weary this is what would happen on the last night of the season, which is the other reason I skipped. I hate being right about this type of crap.
12 hours ago I was debating whether to drop a grand to sit behind the team bench tonight with a thank you sign for the team. The only thing that stopped me was I did my taxes last night and I will say I'm a lot saltier about tonight's game than I am about the checks I'll be cutting next week.
eta: I was also weary this is what would happen on the last night of the season, which is the other reason I skipped. I hate being right about this type of crap.
a 12 win uptick is huge progress! it's been a GREAT season, not a good one. This team... is a team, there's an identity here, a blueprint, large amount of it is fleshed out already...
look at the ball movement, if you arent excited about the way the kings move the ball u need to get your pulse checked.
even beyond the record, we got our hands on Harrison Barnes for cheap! We'll see if Swanigan pays dividends next year. Number 2 pick Bagley looks fantastic. Giles made it thru the season without much wear and tear, and he's shown the flashes. Willie is obviously a legit starter in this league, pretty much improved in every statistical category. Fox is the goods, obviously, he showed this year he's the fastest player in the NBA and a legit 20/10 /2stls threat for many years to come. Buddy Bombs were amajor thing this year, he ignited and went supernova this season.
and ya know there's plenty of addition by subtraction to come, with all the positives we've remained extreme flexibility, vlade's done a commendable job remaining patient....
also this season was huge on the balance sheet... .Kings hopefully saved up some warchest for the future having one of the cheapest rosters all season..
when u really think about Zach Randolph being the highest paid player on this team for a bulk of the games, and not playing a minute... we did pretty good... our core group of guys has nothing to hang its heads about.
look at the ball movement, if you arent excited about the way the kings move the ball u need to get your pulse checked.
even beyond the record, we got our hands on Harrison Barnes for cheap! We'll see if Swanigan pays dividends next year. Number 2 pick Bagley looks fantastic. Giles made it thru the season without much wear and tear, and he's shown the flashes. Willie is obviously a legit starter in this league, pretty much improved in every statistical category. Fox is the goods, obviously, he showed this year he's the fastest player in the NBA and a legit 20/10 /2stls threat for many years to come. Buddy Bombs were amajor thing this year, he ignited and went supernova this season.
and ya know there's plenty of addition by subtraction to come, with all the positives we've remained extreme flexibility, vlade's done a commendable job remaining patient....
also this season was huge on the balance sheet... .Kings hopefully saved up some warchest for the future having one of the cheapest rosters all season..
when u really think about Zach Randolph being the highest paid player on this team for a bulk of the games, and not playing a minute... we did pretty good... our core group of guys has nothing to hang its heads about.
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Right the question is DJ never played those guys last year when it was in our interest to lose. But this year when we needed the win for a positive feeling going into free agency and next year he sits the guys he never sat last year.
F Dave Joeger.... the front office has wanted to fire him all year. They can’t do it soon enough.
F Dave Joeger.... the front office has wanted to fire him all year. They can’t do it soon enough.
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This game alone shouldn't. Also that disconnect happens all the time. Like every other year here, haha. For the first time in a long time the Kings have a lot of talent that does make some sense as a roster. There is no excuse with the talent Vlade put together for this to start heading the other way. I'll say it again, exit interviews and data analysis are really important in the next few days. If Vlade listents to Doug Christie alone that will help. DC has been spot on for a long time about almost everything going on strategically.
But they were largely abusing our G-Leaguers and not our second stringers though.
Caleb, Troy, and BJ (whoever the hell that is) all played time in the G-League this season. Frank hasn't for whatever reason even though he should (and he looked bad for most of Summer League). Yogi and Corey both also saw time at the end of the game and while both are benchers and solid guys, they aren't exactly impact game breakers.
Caleb, Troy, and BJ (whoever the hell that is) all played time in the G-League this season. Frank hasn't for whatever reason even though he should (and he looked bad for most of Summer League). Yogi and Corey both also saw time at the end of the game and while both are benchers and solid guys, they aren't exactly impact game breakers.
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