[Game] Kings vs. Blazers, 11/8/2023 7pm Pacific 10pm Eastern

[The_Jamal]

Assuming Monk makes both, if you're the Kings, do you foul and play for the win?

uh what? No, you don't give them 2 free FT's. Force them to hit a contested shot to win it

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Assuming Monk makes both, if you're the Kings, do you foul and play for the win?

If Monk hits both, the game is tied. Why would you foul?

 

[Krunker]

Still can't believe the refs reviewed the foul

 

[Tetsujin]

Here comes the Jerami Grant iso

 

[206Fan]

uh what? No, you don't give them 2 free FT's. Force them to hit a contested shot to win it

If Monk hits both, the game is tied. Why would you foul?

Because the Kings haven't been able to stop the Blazers all night

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

Brown went back to the core and they didn't deserve it. For some reason HB gets a leash for being terrible, but Keegan stays on the bench? At least Keegan was playing defense.

Also very little Kessler/Keon here in the 4th. Not rewarding them for stellar defense

He wasn't ready to go out of his comfort zone down the stretch. I was actually surprised he did at all

 

[SacTownKid]

Malik is certainly icey when it comes to those free throws at the end of the game. Ice cold.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

If Monk hits both, the game is tied. Why would you foul?

I think the suggestion is to give up FTs and then have the ball for the last play. I don't know if that strategy has really ever been employed in a tie game.

 

[The_Jamal]

Monk with 17 FTA. GOD DAMN.

Maybe play him more than 25 minutes Brown? MAYBE????

 

[Vinny Basketballerino]

Assuming Monk makes both, if you're the Kings, do you foul and play for the win?

Absolutely not. You go for the stop - or the steal if it's there.

Win it in OT

 

[PorchSurfin]

And....we lose. Serves us right.

 

[Tetsujin]

Overtime it is then

 

[The_Jamal]

Because the Kings haven't been able to stop the Blazers all night

Still, FT's are the highest PPP shot in basketball.

I'm letting Mays shoot that contested 3 all day every day and go win this in OT

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

Wow. Mays nearly dropped that

 

[Vinny Basketballerino]

GOOD D!!!

 

[Tetsujin]

And....we lose. Serves us right.

Uhhhhhhhhhhhh you might wanna doublecheck the score.

 

[The_Jamal]

And....we lose. Serves us right.

pre-loaded message? LOL

 

[TaxMan]

Yay?

 

[pdxKingsFan]

Aside from the fact that the answer was no, after Sharpe fouled out there's no way you give them FTs.

 

[Tetsujin]

Monk with 17 FTA. GOD DAMN.

Maybe play him more than 25 minutes Brown? MAYBE????

Orders from on high to keep his minutes down so we can afford him in free agency next summer

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

Give Brown credit for inserting Ellis and Edwards there. That's progress in a spot situation

 

[PorchSurfin]

pre-loaded message? LOL

Hella lol

 

[206Fan]

I think the suggestion is to give up FTs and then have the ball for the last play. I don't know if that strategy has really ever been employed in a tie game.

Yeah it's a tied game and we haven't really been able to stop them going down-hill. I know it's not a popular strategy, but fouling puts them at the line and forces them to make their shots. Regardless if they make both or not, we'd have the final possession to call game because it'd only be a 2pt game at max.

We managed to stop the Blazers, but I don't think it's an awful strategy....

 

[The_Jamal]

Orders from on high to keep his minutes down so we can afford him in free agency next summer

I mean if we lose 60 games, is anyone keeping their job? Should probably try to win games first lol

 

[pdxKingsFan]

Orders from on high to keep his minutes down so we can afford him in free agency next summer

I had to look it up to remember what team DDV is playing with this year.

 

[Tizzy Flip]

Thank god for the Blazers doing Blazer things. I know Mays is having a career game. But you’re gonna feed the ball to a guy that averages 4ppg and shots 21% from 3?!?

 

[PorchSurfin]

Uhhhhhhhhhhhh you might wanna doublecheck the score.

Don't mind me. I'm so down on this team right now.

 

[The_Jamal]

Yeah it's a tied game and we haven't really been able to stop them going down-hill. I know it's not a popular strategy, but fouling puts them at the line and forces them to make their shots. Regardless if they make both or not, we'd have the final possession to call game because it'd only be a 2pt game at max.

We managed to stop the Blazers, but I don't think it's an awful strategy....

I like most of your ideas and you're very smart. But this ain't it lol. It's a very bad strategy

 

[The_Jamal]

How many times is Brown gonna let HB get smoked by Grant??

 

[206Fan]

I like most of your ideas and you're very smart. But this ain't it lol. It's a very bad strategy

we'll never know if it would've worked now