[Game] Kings v. Lakers - 12/12/16 - 7:30PT/10:30ET

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Nothing worse than watching a bunch of vets play terrible basketball, hope they put us out of our misery and soon

Mileage varies on that; there's a reason why I refuse to watch college basketball.

 

[kingjatt]

Well ball is moving more without Rudy out there.

Super small sample size alert though.

 

[dude12]

Cuz in the paint....who doesn't like that?

 

[Tetsujin]

How can a guy as good at three point shooting as Omri is be as bad at free throws as he is?

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Timofey Mozgov is definitely no Rudy Gobert...

 

[Tetsujin]

Cuz in the paint....who doesn't like that?

You can do that when Kosta AND Rudy aren't both already clogging the paint.

 

[dude12]

George Karl lineup in

 

[funkykingston]

I think I might join you on this sentiment.

20 games in and you have a good sense of what type of team you have. Well, this is game #24 and what we have is another mediocre Kings team that wants to make a playoff push but simply isn't good enough to fight for the 8th seed.

Especially frustrating to see them currently losing to a Laker team that was worse for a couple seasons only to restock in a couple drafts, sign a few ho-hum veterans and not only leapfrog the Kings this season but have a much brighter future going forward.

What is the hope for the Kings going forward? That they can sign a new crop of free agents to replace Gay, Collison, Casspi, Lawson, McLemore and maybe Tolliver & Afflalo and somehow piece together a better team around Cousins?

Or that some other team will trade valuable players for the Kings junk? That Cauley-Stein, Papagiannis, Richardsonans Labissiere will make a huge jump next season?

What is the argument against a total rebuild at this point? That we'd rather watch a 28 win team with little hope of improvement than a 15 win team with some young lottery picks.

In addition to the Lakers, Philadelphia is currently a better team than the Kings with a far brighter future.

So frustrating.

 

[kingjatt]

Oh god Lawson and Collison together lets hope it doesnt become a three point storm for young and williams.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Damn, that was Drexler-like.

 

[SLAB]

I'm enjoying this Rudy-less lineup.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

MT has it stuck on automatic!

 

[HndsmCelt]

Timofey Mozgov is definitely no Rudy Gobert...

dude is a bear skin and a club away from being an exhibit in the National Museum of Science

 

[dude12]

20 games in and you have a good sense of what type of team you have. Well, this is game #24 and what we have is another mediocre Kings team that wants to make a playoff push but simply isn't good enough to fight for the 8th seed.

Especially frustrating to see them currently losing to a Laker team that was worse for a couple seasons only to restock in a couple drafts, sign a few ho-hum veterans and not only leapfrog the Kings this season but have a much brighter future going forward.

What is the hope for the Kings going forward? That they can sign a new crop of free agents to replace Gay, Collison, Casspi, Lawson, McLemore and maybe Tolliver & Afflalo and somehow piece together a better team around Cousins?

Or that some other team will trade valuable players for the Kings junk? That Cauley-Stein, Papagiannis, Richardsonans Labissiere will make a huge jump next season?

What is the argument against a total rebuild at this point? That we'd rather watch a 28 win team with little hope of improvement than a 15 win team with some young lottery picks.

In addition to the Lakers, Philadelphia is currently a better team than the Kings with a far brighter future.

So frustrating.

You posted this and the Kings are playing very well this quarter.

 

[Tetsujin]

The absence of Rudy hasn't so much as opened the Kings offense up as much as it has simply just forced Boogie to take charge.

 

[Sluggah]

Bad...feeling...dissipating...

 

[Bricklayer]

there we go. Cuz is back + we are back. Inserting the hustle roleplayers really gave us a bump. Question now is what is the bench going to look like? Who is the bench, and can we afford to play them?

 

[Tetsujin]

20 games in and you have a good sense of what type of team you have. Well, this is game #24 and what we have is another mediocre Kings team that wants to make a playoff push but simply isn't good enough to fight for the 8th seed.

Especially frustrating to see them currently losing to a Laker team that was worse for a couple seasons only to restock in a couple drafts, sign a few ho-hum veterans and not only leapfrog the Kings this season but have a much brighter future going forward.

What is the hope for the Kings going forward? That they can sign a new crop of free agents to replace Gay, Collison, Casspi, Lawson, McLemore and maybe Tolliver & Afflalo and somehow piece together a better team around Cousins?

Or that some other team will trade valuable players for the Kings junk? That Cauley-Stein, Papagiannis, Richardsonans Labissiere will make a huge jump next season?

What is the argument against a total rebuild at this point? That we'd rather watch a 28 win team with little hope of improvement than a 15 win team with some young lottery picks.

In addition to the Lakers, Philadelphia is currently a better team than the Kings with a far brighter future.

So frustrating.

Quick! Write more on this topic!

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

I'm enjoying this Rudy-less lineup.

I hate to say it, but so am I. It makes sense, though: you can usually afford to have one iso player on the court, but most teams can't handle having two of them.

 

[PurpleHaze]

Cousins best shooter on Kings, best rebounder, best facilitator, best everything. Is it enough. Maybe against this competition.

 

[206Fan]

How can a guy as good at three point shooting as Omri is be as bad at free throws as he is?

he has a weird release lol. i'd rather trust him with a game winning 3pt shot vs. 3 game winning FT shots.

 

[Tetsujin]

Joerger has no choice but to run the small ball lineup out there because 2/3 of his SF rotation and his starting SG are all out tonight.

 

[HndsmCelt]

there we go. Cuz is back + we are back. Inserting the hustle roleplayers really gave us a bump. Question now is what is the bench going to look like? Who is the bench, and can we afford to play them?

Affalo time?

 

[dude12]

Sometimes we look really good......fun to watch that

 

[Tetsujin]

Jeebus. Watching Boogie feast on the Lakers this quarter has been like watching a nature documentary where a killer whale gobbles up all the seals.

 

[funkykingston]

You posted this and the Kings are playing very well this quarter.

I will ALWAYS love seeing the Kings beat the Lakers so yeah, this is a big improvement. I actually am behind live TV after putting the kids to bed at halftime but great start to the 3rd.

I still am concerned about the long term plan but whether they rebuild completely or try and build around Boogie I think Gay needs to be dealt ASAP. He's a ball stopper who has already said he wants out. And I don't think it's a coincidence that the Kings play with more energy when he's not out there. Why is he still here?

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

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What @boogiecousins is doing this quarter got us like...

I can't figure out whether the guy who runs the Kings Twitter account takes his job too seriously, or not seriously enough?

 

[SLAB]

Lol TRob

 

[Suicide King]

Halftime hugs must have been good

 

[Tetsujin]

TRob gonna TRob