[Game] Kings vs. Grizzlies, 12/17/2021 7pm Pacific 10pm Eastern

[hrdboild]

Look who showed up for the block party! Welcome to the league Neemias!

 

[Tetsujin]

Considering we're missing half the roster, the fact that we blew a 15 point lead and are now down two at half doesn't seem so bad

 

[SacTownKid]

Doug even knows how to get a players feet wet. He put Queta in there when the minute mattered but not enough to F up the game for him or the team. Nice.

 

[SLAB]

QUETA IS THE MAN O’ WAR

 

[The_Jamal]

NEEEEEMMMMIIIE GIVE ME SOME

 

[iowamcnabb]

Love Queta. If he can rebound he has a chance to be a monster

 

[KainLear]

Neemi here to shut Dillion Brooks up!

 

[Woot!]

Teams will eventually take away passing lanes and take the easy pass away. Now is where they have to figure out who is going to get them buckets in the half court.

They didn't turn the ball over 11 times in the quarter because of "passing lanes."

 

[HndsmCelt]

This was not the game I thought I'd be watching tonight!

 

[Kingster]

I'll take a two-point deficit. You figured it was going to be rough with the turnovers with all the new guys and fewer ball handlers.

 

[SLAB]

Give me Red Panda: Take 2

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nope, it’s … Volt-O-Wheel!

 

[KainLear]

Those who are familiar with NM State, they have been banking on having these foreign huge guys for a few years by now huh?

Wasn't Sim Buhlar from NM State too?

 

[The_Jamal]

Considering we're missing half the roster, the fact that we blew a 15 point lead and are now down two at half doesn't seem so bad

Not mad in the slightest. These guys are out there working hard and competing on the defensive end and Hali is working the ball around beautifully. We're at a severe talent deficiency, so a big run like that is expected.

 

[PurpleHaze]

Smart by DC to get Queta in with less than minute to go before the half. Let him get his feet wet before maybe needing him a lot if two Kings centers get into foul trouble second half.

 

[kb02]

They didn't turn the ball over 11 times in the quarter because of "passing lanes."

Yea. They turned the ball over because clumsiness

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1472056859779649543

Neemias is loooooooooong. If the dude even becomes an okay rebounder, he's a rotation guy for years.

 

[SacTownKid]

They didn't turn the ball over 11 times in the quarter because of "passing lanes."

Part of it was. Give the Grizz credit they played up into them and got some easy ones.

 

[SLAB]

If this man doesn’t stack bowls, I don’t care.

 

[Woot!]

QUETA WITH TWO BLOCKS IN A SINGLE SECOND

Hey - what's that per 36?!

 

[Kingster]

I'd like someone to lay out Brooks and "welcome" him to the Kings arena. That guy is a pain in the rear.

 

[The_Jamal]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1472056859779649543

Neemias is loooooooooong. If the dude even becomes an okay rebounder, he's a rotation guy for years.

He's done great work on his body, looks super fit. IIRC, he was a little chubby in Summer League

 

[Tetsujin]

Hey - what's that per 36?!

If this is the only action Queta sees tonight, his stat line may break BBRef.

 

[HndsmCelt]

Considering we're missing half the roster, the fact that we blew a 15 point lead and are now down two at half doesn't seem so bad

well numerically you're correct I would point out that I never expected Memphis to not go on a run and we all knew once starters had to sit we were going to have some issues.... But yeah no complaints here.

 

[KainLear]

Sooooo are we giving up Woodard? Is he not close to being NBA ready?

 

[parker]

They didn't turn the ball over 11 times in the quarter because of "passing lanes."

Right, it was because they had no idea where each other were on the court. It's like a pickup basketball game out there for the kings.

 

[Woot!]

Considering we're missing half the roster, the fact that we blew a 15 point lead and are now down two at half doesn't seem so bad

Down 2 isn't bad at all. 10 turnovers, most of the especially crappy/unforced variety... erg!

 

[SacTownKid]

Yea. They turned the ball over because clumsiness

LOL. this is a team that hasn't even hardly played together let alone some of the players they have out there. The Grizz eventually forced their defense up in the passing lanes especially in those transition opportunities and the Kings fumbled out of lack of cohesion. Clumsiness? Eh. Partly because of a lack of chemistry has to be the benefit of the doubt. Tyrese made a couple of a horrible turnovers but again, he was trying to make the right plays.

 

[SacTownKid]

Sooooo are we giving up Woodard? Is he not close to being NBA ready?

What kind of message does it send when a guy you signed TODAY plays and you don't? haha.

 

[Tetsujin]

Sooooo are we giving up Woodard? Is he not close to being NBA ready?

Somehow, the forward position is like the one area of the team that wasn't hit by COVID so Barnes, Metu, and Harkless are playing all the minutes and leaving Woodard on the outside looking in lol

 

[SLAB]

Sooooo are we giving up Woodard? Is he not close to being NBA ready?

I’ve been ready for awhile. Dude looks way to stiff and useless on offense to ever be useful, even as a potentially solid defender.