[Game] Kings v. Pelicans - Sunday, April 7 - 6PT/9ET
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Question is if that even matters. They’ve clinched a losing season. The symbolism we were hoping for was a winning or even season. A “would’ve made the playoffs in the East” season but we aren’t even getting that since the 8th seed out East is likely to finish with 41 wins.
Kings just never made the next step and really phoned it in down the home stretch. So we been stuck at the “if I told you in August...” symbol which is fine going forward but disappointing when they lost a few games that should’ve been easy down the stretch that would change the narrative completely.
Kings just never made the next step and really phoned it in down the home stretch. So we been stuck at the “if I told you in August...” symbol which is fine going forward but disappointing when they lost a few games that should’ve been easy down the stretch that would change the narrative completely.
See its these kind of takes that infuriate me. This is an IMPROVING team. What we saw this year was an IMPROVEMENT. It's not the ceiling. What we will see next year is the next step. Fox will take the next step. Hield will take the next step. Bagley will improve. Giles will improve. Bogdan will play better within the team construct. See this year was a stepping stone.
To make a post like this is so asinine and short sighted it just drives me up the wall. No offense, as I like you. But you can be so irrationally emotional it is just insanely stupid.
Edit: I'm not calling this team a playoff team right now. It needs an offseason. But next year yeah, it will be a playoff team. Through natural progression, quite easily. Most teams in the West wont come back as currently constructed. But the Kings will.
To make a post like this is so asinine and short sighted it just drives me up the wall. No offense, as I like you. But you can be so irrationally emotional it is just insanely stupid.
Edit: I'm not calling this team a playoff team right now. It needs an offseason. But next year yeah, it will be a playoff team. Through natural progression, quite easily. Most teams in the West wont come back as currently constructed. But the Kings will.
And therein lies the natural progression of basketball. As teams naturally start tightening up for the postseason the young Kings playing free and loose started having shots blocked (Buddy, Fox, Bagley) and lanes closed as well as half court offenses exploiting low post weaknesses and half court switch weaknesses.
Learning experience.
Learning experience.
I really don’t think my reaction is irrational. And in no way am I saying we didn’t improve. Because we did. Is it really that crazy to say we played far above our heads and next year will be our legit .500 year?
The team is on the right path. There is reason to have hope. But we aren’t as far ahead of the schedule as it appeared even a few months ago.
To your point on the players... I only worry about Buddy. We were at our best when he was pretending to be Klay Thompson. Is he really that good? I honestly don’t think he is. That’s not a knock... but his highs this year are going to be tough to match.
The team is on the right path. There is reason to have hope. But we aren’t as far ahead of the schedule as it appeared even a few months ago.
To your point on the players... I only worry about Buddy. We were at our best when he was pretending to be Klay Thompson. Is he really that good? I honestly don’t think he is. That’s not a knock... but his highs this year are going to be tough to match.