[Game] Kings v. Magic - Monday, Jan. 13 - 7PT/10ET

[Kings_of_California]

Has Giles been banished from the court again?

 

[burekijogurt]

Bjelica with 41% of the team's points on 22% of the team's shots.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Has Giles been banished from the court again?

Probably more a case of can't bench Bjelli.

 

[kb02]

Whoever Buddy is guarding, that player is attacking him off the dribble. Fournier, Fultz...

 

[kingsboi]

Kings are at a point where they aren't even trying to play defense

 

[Tetsujin]

Why are we posting up Barnes when Fox is in the game and pretty much getting to the rim at will?

 

[kb02]

Kings are at a point where they aren't even trying to play defense

It’s becoming borderline infuriating.

 

[SacTownKid]

This is where you see that Bjelica will eventually be attacked by the other team. Clifford isn't going to let the Kings keep him at center for much longer here. I want to see Bagley getting more minutes with this crew at center and see how it goes.

 

[Kingster]

Fox missed a couple of gimmes too. There is no excuse for the Kings not play with this kind of spacing every game. Walton has to make sure there are spacers around Fox more often and ditch that 2 PG garbage.

He did. But his penetration more than makes up for it.

 

[Tetsujin]

We're doing a better job of guarding Fox and Bjeli than the Magic are.

 

[KingKong]

This Kings offense is putrid.

 

[kb02]

Sigh.

 

[Kingster]

The defense is gawdawful.

 

[SacTownKid]

I want to see Walton stay small to start the 2nd half then go big on his subs. See if that has a better sustainability to it. It's yet another game where the Kings get down and this same basic unit has to claw it's way back. It's hard to do that every game and eventually even what's working will sour on the players and they'll quit pushing that boulder up hill.

 

[Kingster]

The Kings better ramp up the D in a huge booster rocket way in order to get back in this game. Play the guys that can and will play D. Don't play the guys that can't or won't. Enough is enough. Only at Disneyland does Orlando get 65 freaking points in a half.

 

[Kangztillidie]

Is Air Bud available?

 

[VF21]

So they brought back the dance team? They look younger than I temember...

 

[Kingster]

Is Air Bud available?

Who?????

 

[burekijogurt]

I want to see Walton stay small to start the 2nd half then go big on his subs. See if that has a better sustainability to it. It's yet another game where the Kings get down and this same basic unit has to claw it's way back. It's hard to do that every game and eventually even what's working will sour on the players and they'll quit pushing that boulder up hill.

Didn't the Kings fall behind in this one when they went small though?

 

[Kangztillidie]

Who?????

The golden retriever who worked magic for a basketball team. Was a movie from the late 90s.

 

[Kingster]

The funny thing is, the guy that gets a lot of criticism (aka scapegoating?) is Bagley, who I thought did quite nicely on defense when he was in there. Hopefully, the docs gave him enough minutes to make a diff in the 2nd half.

 

[kb02]

The Magic are dead last in scoring, averaging 103.49 per game. They’re on track to score 130, 25.6% more than their season average.

There is literally no physicality, no hustle, no heart on defense.

 

[Tetsujin]

Didn't the Kings fall behind in this one when they went small though?

They fell behind when they pulled De'Aaron and slowed things down to a pace the Magic were comfortable playing

 

[VF21]

Who?????

A labrador retriever that plays basketball. Disney movie.

 

[Kingster]

Doug's Key to 2nd half: Defensive intensity.

I'm waiting..................

 

[Kingster]

A labrador retriever that plays basketball. Disney movie.

Does he play defense? We need him.

 

[Tetsujin]

The most frustrating part of the night is hearing Grant and Jerry fumble their way through an evening both barely aware there's a basketball game even going on. They truly bring out the worst in each other

 

[Kangztillidie]

The Magic are dead last in scoring, averaging 103.49 per game. They’re on track to score 130, 25.6% more than their season average.

There is literally no physicality, no hustle, no heart on defense.

No heart for the season save a few outbursts from Holmes and Bjelly. Makes me want to cry. It's so sad.

 

[Kingster]

The most frustrating part of the night is hearing Grant and Jerry fumble their way through an evening both barely aware there's a basketball game even going on. They truly bring out the worst in each other

I like Christie soooooo much better. I feel very fortunate to listen to him, not so much with Reynolds.

 

[VF21]

The funny thing is, the guy that gets a lot of criticism (aka scapegoating?) is Bagley, who I thought did quite nicely on defense when he was in there. Hopefully, the docs gave him enough minutes to make a diff in the 2nd half.

I thought I saw 8 minutes as the restriction but it might be 8 minutes per half.