[Game] Kings vs Hawks 1/4/2023 7pm Pacific 10pm Eastern

[captain bill]

League pass dying on me altho I just moved so maybe it’s my connection? It seems now that we’re decent a close game against a playoff team like the Hawks is gonna get throttled based on traffic??

 

[Sac.Kings]

2 of our players are consistently running out to the same shooter, leaving another just camping out wide open. One of our guys is making a mistake and it’s killing us. Luckily they missed the last two 3 pointers.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

oddly, I think they are a perfect 22-22 from the free throw line but are missing layups like they missed free throws vs Charlotte

24-24 even! Gotta be our best performance from the line on the year.

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

Monte needs to address back-up C tomorrow. Rim protection dies, rebounding dies and generally the offensive cohesion dies when Sabonis comes off the floor. We can't just punt 25% of the game because none of our 4 back-up C options can play

Len is more than serviceable. Did a good job against Jokic....and yet they still won't play him. He's better right now than Holmes and Queta

 

[Kingz19]

Bail out

 

[The_Jamal]

So Sorry Trae, we won't play defense on you again.

-Refs probably

 

[est.1999]

They can’t take the lead lol

 

[The_Jamal]

Len is more than serviceable. Did a good job against Jokic....and yet they still won't play him. He's better right now than Holmes and Queta

I'm not going to keep having this argument lol. I think Len is bad, you don't. The Kings don't have a real option behind Sabonis. As desperate as Brown has been to find an answer, I think he would have gone to Len already if he had any hope there

 

[est.1999]

This team is something else.

 

[Sluggah]

Uh oh.

 

[Kingz19]

Absolute joke defense

 

[The_Jamal]

Seriously, wtf is that from Hunter? Are you kidding?

 

[Sac.Kings]

That’s that.

 

[LoungeLizard]

Welp

 

[iowamcnabb]

Ugh so frustrating!

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Every single time we tie it they go on a 7-0 run. Every. Time.

OK, we missed 253 layups, but our defense lost this game.

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

I'm not going to keep having this argument lol. I think Len is bad, you don't. The Kings don't have a real option behind Sabonis. As desperate as Brown has been to find an answer, I think he would have gone to Len already if he had any hope there

You didn't think he looked playable against Jokic? Or at least a better option than Holmes or Queta against him?

 

[Hoovtrain]

What is it with these favorable, long home stands against beatable teams and coming out looking like crap?

 

[SacTownKid]

Brown F'd up not playing KZ in this one I think. He let Nate trick him with his rotations. Brown stays small with Fox/Davion while Nate puts some legit G/F size out there with Griffin/Bogdan/Hunter

 

[LoungeLizard]

So frustrating

 

[coolhandluke]

We need KZ for some disruption and defense. Can't win when you are always taking the ball after made baskets.

 

[iowamcnabb]

Our 5th attempt at 5 over .500. Crazy

 

[SacTownKid]

Backup C isn't the real issue guys. I'm telling you. It's a problem yes but the real issue was playing Metu/Lyles together. The issue, besides defense at times obviously, is offensively watching your role guys in the form of Barnes, Huerter, etc. trying to create late game offense and/or the lack of another consistent iso threat to take the pressure off of Fox.

 

[The_Jamal]

You didn't think he looked playable against Jokic? Or at least a better option than Holmes or Queta against him?

Jokic strangely enough might be like the only option he can hang with because of the size and *lack* of speed from Jokic. Just about every other team gets Len in space and cooks him in the PnR. But all the other back-up options get cooked in the PnR too, so maybe just getting his size on the floor and hopefully can control some of the rebounding


Wouldn't be against trying it at this point because everyone else has been so bad. But he's not the answer is my point, the Kings need to find an upgrade quickly

 

[Kingz19]

Another missed layup by the kings, Domas gets clocked again, layup for Atlanta

 

[Hoovtrain]

Oh **** these refs!

 

[Tetsujin]

His Aaron-ness

 

[The_Jamal]

HOLY crap FOX. THAT'S HOW YOU GET YOUR BOY'S BACK

 

[Tetsujin]

Red Velvet!

 

[The_Jamal]

Also Fox got fouled like crazy on that dunk, but who's counting