[Game] Kings vs Blazers - Tuesday, Jan. 1 - 6:00PT/9:00ET - HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
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Ozymandias
All-Star
Another sweet find by Buddy.
OffTheWallJamal
Starter
FOH WITH THIS KOUFOS STUFF.
I want Giles.
I want Giles.
SLAB
Hall of Famer
Seriously. What’s gonna happen? Nurkic will abuse us even more and we’d have an extra team foul?
Ozymandias
All-Star
HArkless with 3 steals already. He is a major issue for the Kings. Will always remember when he got 3 blocks on Carmelo in a few second span rookie year.
OffTheWallJamal
Starter
YOU SEE THAT DEFENSE BY KOUFOS.
What the heck was that.
What the heck was that.
Bosnian Diehard
Starter
Man such a bad half. Tired of digging ourselves in a hole every game.
The Hammer
All-Star
Worst quarter of basketball i've seen them play this year I'm sorry but it's true. I suspect there will be some fight in the second half.
1234kings
Bench
Yeah shoot it and take the foul cuz theyve been jumping on him every time!
Dime Dropper
All-Star
Pretty bad half. It's worrying that our play has dropped over the last couple of weeks. Bagley is really needed back. Hopefully we can pull it back in the second half.
SLAB
Hall of Famer
I hate to be this guy, but this isn’t surprising. We’re three great but unlikley comebacks away from being on a seven game losing streak. The team has been really really bad since Bagley went down.
Hopefully the bad habits disappear when he gets back, but this is us crashing back down to earth hard.
Hopefully the bad habits disappear when he gets back, but this is us crashing back down to earth hard.
OffTheWallJamal
Starter
We are so lucky that we won those 4 games when we were down big.
Ain't gonna get lucky all the time, we should be under 500 by now because of the way we are playing.
Disgusting to watch, the paint is wide open, let's play that matador defense, allow every team score 30 in a quarter, because we can ''outrun'' them and at the end outscore them.
Oh yeah and this Koufos over Giles in getting ridiculous.
Ain't gonna get lucky all the time, we should be under 500 by now because of the way we are playing.
Disgusting to watch, the paint is wide open, let's play that matador defense, allow every team score 30 in a quarter, because we can ''outrun'' them and at the end outscore them.
Oh yeah and this Koufos over Giles in getting ridiculous.
kingsboi
Hall of Famer
I can't stress enough the fact that Bagley is the Kings' third option and gives the Kings an extra rebounder too
Sac.Kings
All-Star
First half observations. KK can’t be on this roster anymore. Stop playing him. He literally is too uncoordinated and too slow to play this fast. He can’t do it. Not his fault but he isn’t built to play this way.
We need size. Legit size. Big men are killing us with these offensive rebounds and tap outs. We cannot give NBA teams multiple possessions to score all the time. It’s no wonder we give up 30 plus every quarter. Our bad defense coupled with our inability to rebound the ball is handicapping us. We have some legit problems and teams have scouted them out. Honeymoon is over, we need to address these problems via trade if we hope to make the playoffs.
We need size. Legit size. Big men are killing us with these offensive rebounds and tap outs. We cannot give NBA teams multiple possessions to score all the time. It’s no wonder we give up 30 plus every quarter. Our bad defense coupled with our inability to rebound the ball is handicapping us. We have some legit problems and teams have scouted them out. Honeymoon is over, we need to address these problems via trade if we hope to make the playoffs.
OffTheWallJamal
Starter
he has had that shoulder issue since Memphis game almost two weeks ago.
The Hammer
All-Star
If we can play at or near .500 during the inevitable "crash" when the league figures you out a little and then you have to adjust and find that next level, I can handle that. This phase won't last forever.
Livinthedream
All-Star
I know the team tried to get Shumpert going early in the game. But the key is for Bjeli to be hot. 9/10 tikes if he's good, we win. I know teams are meeting him at the 3pt line and making him drive, but Kings need to find a way to get him into a rhythm.
Sactown ExPat
Starter
Yeah, he and Bogi carry that second unit. Seems like our bench has been getting crushed since Bagley went down, Clippers come back being the outlier.
The Effort Police
Starter
This is not a playoff team yet, and another miraculous run would only seem like they're just hanging on by a thread. Short of an Otto Porter trade I don't think there's actually a playoff run in them.
This frontcourt won't cut it.
Shumpert is a good defender but takes some terrible shots and is not a true 3. Bjelica seems pretty feast or famine and is weak in the middle. WCS is lackadaisical and a poor fit with Bjelica defensively.
Bagley is out but is obviously the best frontcourt bet going forward. Giles doesn't play. Koufos is beyond useless.
This frontcourt won't cut it.
Shumpert is a good defender but takes some terrible shots and is not a true 3. Bjelica seems pretty feast or famine and is weak in the middle. WCS is lackadaisical and a poor fit with Bjelica defensively.
Bagley is out but is obviously the best frontcourt bet going forward. Giles doesn't play. Koufos is beyond useless.
gunks
Hall of Famer
This game has been rough...
It seems like the Kings need an efficient 60-70 points from the Fox, Buddy, Bogs trio to have a shot any given night.
If 2 out of those 3 are laying an egg (Fox and Bogi tonight) this team is going to lose more often than not. There isn't anyone else on the roster who can really step it up and pour in 20 points (besides random cameos in this role by guys like Willie and Shump, but you certainly can't rely on that). That's where a healthy Bagley comes in...
The frontcourt is a mess of inconsistency. WCS gets the most heat, but Kosta and Bjeli have also had a lot of real stinker games. Vlade's counting on Bagley and Giles being the frontcourt moving forward, which puts the team in the awkward position of not really wanting to commit to a bandaid front court improvement via trade. Vlade has basically said as much....Soooo we're gonna get eviscerated in the paint every night.
But hey, it's easy to forget this is still a rebuilding team! The Kings weakness may very well be a strength in a couple years if Bags and Giles work out! It can be frustrating to watch right now, but I aint mad!
Also: Kardiac Kings. Let's go in the 2nd half!
It seems like the Kings need an efficient 60-70 points from the Fox, Buddy, Bogs trio to have a shot any given night.
If 2 out of those 3 are laying an egg (Fox and Bogi tonight) this team is going to lose more often than not. There isn't anyone else on the roster who can really step it up and pour in 20 points (besides random cameos in this role by guys like Willie and Shump, but you certainly can't rely on that). That's where a healthy Bagley comes in...
The frontcourt is a mess of inconsistency. WCS gets the most heat, but Kosta and Bjeli have also had a lot of real stinker games. Vlade's counting on Bagley and Giles being the frontcourt moving forward, which puts the team in the awkward position of not really wanting to commit to a bandaid front court improvement via trade. Vlade has basically said as much....Soooo we're gonna get eviscerated in the paint every night.
But hey, it's easy to forget this is still a rebuilding team! The Kings weakness may very well be a strength in a couple years if Bags and Giles work out! It can be frustrating to watch right now, but I aint mad!
Also: Kardiac Kings. Let's go in the 2nd half!
sactowndog
All-Star
We aren’t going to get a good big via trade. Perhaps we should try and develop one of the young bigs we have on the roster.
Ozymandias
All-Star
Buncha Debbie downers and nervous Pervis's in this thread! The Kings are young and wounded. They can easily scrap their way back into striking distance!
kingsboi
Hall of Famer
The time for Bagley to start was over a month ago. Bjelica is best suited for a bench role but since Willie can't shoot outside of 10 feet, Bjelica is there to help space the floor.
