[Game] Kings v. Hawks - 1/21/16 - 7 PT, 10 ET

[Variant]

From Twitter the ball touched Millsap last (still on his fingers).

I really think this happens a lot of the time, actually... it's just that the refs don't review such plays until the end of the game.

 

[Mad D]

Geez, a Variant sighting

 

[Telemachus]

Honestly ATL was missing some wide open looks. We sag off so much on perimeter shooters.

The Kings missed a lot of wide open shots as well, not to mention quite a few right at the basket.

 

[KingsFanatic]

Hopefully George Karl gets some credit here! It's easy to hate on the guy when the Kings lose, but then to be fair, we should also give him some love when the Kings are smoking hot!!!

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Geez, a Variant sighting

Start winning a few games, and everybody starts coming out of the woodwork...

As long as you're here, fix the chat room, @Variant!

 

[KingsFanatic]

The Kings missed a lot of wide open shots as well, not to mention quite a few right at the basket.

That's how you know that the Kings are growing, because in past games, we probably wouldn't have been able to climb out of that hole, but we found a way to win in spite of our poor shooting....

 

[King Baller]

Always lots of heavy breathing at the George Karl post game interview.

 

[KingsFanatic]

LOL so funny you said that, I have the post-game on the background and was hearing some heavy nostril sound, and I was thinking "karl must be talking".......

 

[VF21]

Cauley-Stein gets 29+ minutes in back to back games and our opponents score 93 & 88.

Coincidence?

I think not.

 

[Glenn]

Karl sounds like he's having trouble breathing in the post-game.

His vocal chords were zapped in radiation therapy and I think he is moistening them up. He isn't very inspirational talking like that, is he?

 

[LoungeLizard]

"He got a triple double because of me"

-DMC (asked about Rondos triple double)

That was awesome. Made all the reporters crack up.

 

[VF21]

Always lots of heavy breathing at the George Karl post game interview.

It's kinda scary. His thoughts seem disjointed and if you try and transcribe his comments (which I did a couple of times) his train of thought seems to leave the track way too often.

 

[KingsFanatic]

His vocal chords were zapped in radiation therapy and I think he is moistening them up. He isn't very inspirational talking like that, is he?

yea, I forgot the poor guy had Cancer....that probably definitely has something to do with it.

 

[jcwkings]

WCS is really a difference maker. For this team at least, the threat of the lob, offensive rebounds, being able to guard the perimeter in the switch and be effective, help defense. It's just like a lot of those holes in this team have magically been filled with him on the court. I can't remember the last time this team has had a player who just brings things to the table and doesn't take anything away

I would say never, The Sacramento Kings have never had a player like Willie Cauley Stein, and actually in the history of the league there are very few bigs with his type of attributes.

 

[Livinthedream]

Ugh.

Yep

 

[VF21]

...in the history of the league there are very few bigs with his type of attributes.

Just think. That statement can actually apply to TWO Kings. We are blessed.

 

[hrdboild]

Really hope he can sustain it. I'm sure having Rondo here helps.

Now, if Marco can just find his lost mojo....We might actually have a SG rotation.

Yeah, Marco has been the biggest disappointment of the season for me. This guy has shot 39% or better from deep 4 different seasons and he's currently watching noted marksmen Rajon Rondo and DeMarcus Cousins out shoot him. That's unacceptable. But more than that, the kinds of shots he's taking -- off-balance pull-ups after dribbling around for 10 seconds -- will get you booed out of a pickup game. I don't think he forgot how to shoot, he's just taking shots that the greatest players of all time would struggle to convert consistently. He could still be an effective player if he'd knock off the street-ball, take the open jumper when it's there, and swing the ball when it's not.

I know he knows better, he played for Greg Popovich for 2 years after all. There's a lot of ugly tape out there from this season that somebody needs to bring to his attention to get him straightened out.

 

[Boogie_Fever]

Kangz!!!!!!!

 

[Livinthedream]

#Kangz

 

[206Fan]

We just beat the Atlanta Hawks without Rudy!!!!

We shot only 36% from the field and still won. Wow. Really good to see Ben step up BIG time even though he missed his shots. Rondo came out with a huge triple double..much needed in order to win this game. Cuz was a bit iffy today, but he didn't let that stop him from winning this game! Casspi was amazing on defense...holy hell.

WCS was the best King tonight imo. His defensive impact and hustle was incredible. I also think he might've tipped the inbounds pass...it looked a bit off. Rookie proving a lot wrong!!!

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Just think. That statement can actually apply to TWO Kings. We are blessed.

When Cousins, Gay and Cauley-Stein are playing like they did last night, I'm reminded of what Chicago tried to build around Eddy Curry, Tyson Chandler and Luol Deng. We have better versions of all those guys, though, so we may actually get it right.

 

[Chupacabra]

Glad I stayed up for this one! Damn thats a good win! Beating a good team in a close game shorthanded might be our best win of the year.

Cousins and WCS are going to be a monster frontcourt for many years.

 

[Glaivenomics]

I only got to watch the first half, and most of the 4th...but it didn't seem that the Hawks announcers had much good to say about our guys. Especially Dominique, who seemed to just be a not very well informed Kings hater... Oooooor I could just be a homer.

 

[jcwkings]

I only got to watch the first half, and most of the 4th...but it didn't seem that the Hawks announcers had much good to say about our guys. Especially Dominique, who seemed to just be a not very well informed Kings hater... Oooooor I could just be a homer.

I think he is so used to watching horrid Kings performances vs Atlanta that it the thought of a Kings team outplaying the Hawks was not possible. This is surely the best game Cousins has ever played vs the Hawks.

 

[EIM86]

Wholohooo!!! Man what a game. I think we would have beat them easier with Gay. I still like the Caspi and Gay combo. Nobody can really defend it still.

 

[KingMilz]

Thank god WCS made his free throw since in the future teams might use hack-a-Willie which just doesn't sound right.

He looked like a 7'0 Shawn Marion out there with the way he was flying.