[Game] Kings vs. Lakers 1/7/2022 7pm Pacific 10pm Eastern
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I don’t know how cap holds work but I can’t see any reason why it’s not mutually beneficial to keep Barnes around on a friendly deal.
I wouldn’t be surprised if one of him and Keegan end up on the bench if we find a solution that works to improve our starting defense allowing a package of Monk Davion and Keegan to come off the bench
I wouldn’t be surprised if one of him and Keegan end up on the bench if we find a solution that works to improve our starting defense allowing a package of Monk Davion and Keegan to come off the bench
Reviewing the box score:
Are we shopping Holmes? Don’t understand the minutes all of a sudden when he doesn’t really fit
Terrence Davis 0-4 with a turnover in 10 minutes.
KZ Okpala felt like 8 wasted minutes
Let’s not forget how badly we needed Monk taking those 18 minutes
Not sure why Len is stuck on the bench. Much less Metu. Feel like we’re much better served with Len / Metu than Holmes / Okpala
surprised to learn Neemias was active on the bench. Would’ve loved to see him get some backup minutes. I can imagine Neemi paired with Holmes Metu or Lyles having some interesting implications. We have a legit 7 footer with 23 year old legs. It’s criminal we’re not giving him burn. I suspect Okpala may be the next to go if the FO is ready to trim Mike Brown’s team Nigeria guys who haven’t been a factor
Are we shopping Holmes? Don’t understand the minutes all of a sudden when he doesn’t really fit
Terrence Davis 0-4 with a turnover in 10 minutes.
KZ Okpala felt like 8 wasted minutes
Let’s not forget how badly we needed Monk taking those 18 minutes
Not sure why Len is stuck on the bench. Much less Metu. Feel like we’re much better served with Len / Metu than Holmes / Okpala
surprised to learn Neemias was active on the bench. Would’ve loved to see him get some backup minutes. I can imagine Neemi paired with Holmes Metu or Lyles having some interesting implications. We have a legit 7 footer with 23 year old legs. It’s criminal we’re not giving him burn. I suspect Okpala may be the next to go if the FO is ready to trim Mike Brown’s team Nigeria guys who haven’t been a factor
The last time the Kings got jobbed this badly twice in a row by a questionable non-call (Dejounte Murray push-off on his layup with 16 seconds left) and bad call (game-deciding shooting foul called against Fox with 3 seconds left) they reeled off 7 straight wins out of pure spite. Hopefully history repeats itself here. Technically the OT Fox buzzer beater in Orlando came between the hack jobs in Miami and Golden State but I'm going to call this close enough.
The reason Fox was so pissed that he stormed off the court instead of shaking anyone's hand is that he gets hit harder than that on every drive to the basket (including the shot Okongwu blocked at the end of that Hawks game) and most of them are non-calls. To make that call against Fox knowing it was likely going to end the game is... well it's what I've come to expect from the NBA. This team is now at least 4 wins better than their record. But I think this illustrates what has been missing for the past couple weeks. After the winning streak and the Beam Team magic folks around the league started complimenting the Kings for the first time in forever and they lost the intensity which got them there. It has to be us against the world -- the players have to take this personally and take out the frustration on our next opponents because that's how they win. Set the tone in minute 1 that we're only there for one reason and don't let up until it's over. Stay angry. If they do that, these late game calls shouldn't matter. We just have to assume we're going to get screwed out of wins if it's close.
The reason Fox was so pissed that he stormed off the court instead of shaking anyone's hand is that he gets hit harder than that on every drive to the basket (including the shot Okongwu blocked at the end of that Hawks game) and most of them are non-calls. To make that call against Fox knowing it was likely going to end the game is... well it's what I've come to expect from the NBA. This team is now at least 4 wins better than their record. But I think this illustrates what has been missing for the past couple weeks. After the winning streak and the Beam Team magic folks around the league started complimenting the Kings for the first time in forever and they lost the intensity which got them there. It has to be us against the world -- the players have to take this personally and take out the frustration on our next opponents because that's how they win. Set the tone in minute 1 that we're only there for one reason and don't let up until it's over. Stay angry. If they do that, these late game calls shouldn't matter. We just have to assume we're going to get screwed out of wins if it's close.
I think just the fan energy from bringing in Boogie alone would carry the Kings to some home wins…which are becoming sadly rare. Boogie would bring it to and put together some monster offensive games in limited minutes which he’s still capable of. It’s unfinished business to be part of a Kings winner. I’m in. The Kings are already on the outs with refs. So Boogie will fit right in. Maybe they’ll remember they don’t hate Domas as much as they do Boogie.
Yes, it would be ideal to shop Holmes and that’s what they’re doing…but he’s virtually unmovable until the 2024-2025 season..that is unless he can string together enough decent basketball to make another team believe that he can be a 14-8 player if put in the right situation again. So I think they are trying to bring his value back. Everything else be damned…but It’s not like a winning combination is being held back for Richaun to have minutes.
Yes, it would be ideal to shop Holmes and that’s what they’re doing…but he’s virtually unmovable until the 2024-2025 season..that is unless he can string together enough decent basketball to make another team believe that he can be a 14-8 player if put in the right situation again. So I think they are trying to bring his value back. Everything else be damned…but It’s not like a winning combination is being held back for Richaun to have minutes.
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Neemias is the proof that this organization is horrible at player development, from getting stuck on the bench for months on end without any meaningful NBA time to the way hes been utilized in the G-league, its just sad to see players like Roddy and Orlando Robinson that used to be destroyed by Neemy in college, ending up getting more NBA time than him.
Right there with you. I hate the refs. They are garbage. Kings clearly get screwed at the end of games more often than not. But they have way worse issues right now than the refs. No one in our starting line up plays any defense at all. Almost every game we make one role player look like a generational talent. This team will go no where as long as they continue to give zero effort on that end, no matter how many points they can score.
True that. Which therein lies the big problem.
People can love the WWENBA all they want and foolishly believe it’s legit — but it’s clear as day to anyone that wants to see the truth that it’s far from legit. The evidence mounts up with each and every game.
It’s not about legitimately finding out who the best team is, but rather building and maintaining brands in what they consider the marquee markets. Same applies to the NFL.
People can love the WWENBA all they want and foolishly believe it’s legit — but it’s clear as day to anyone that wants to see the truth that it’s far from legit. The evidence mounts up with each and every game.
It’s not about legitimately finding out who the best team is, but rather building and maintaining brands in what they consider the marquee markets. Same applies to the NFL.
Part of the reason we have no interior defense is because Sabonis isn't allowed to play defense. He's constantly having to avoid contact for fear of getting fouled out. Maybe he has things to work on, but there isn't another player in the league with his skillset that is night in night out being removed from the game by the refs to the extent that it appears malicious.
The annoying thing is Fox can be very good defensively. Since his strategy offensively is to save most of the volume for the the last 15-20 minutes of the game I wish he would heavily prioritize defense in the first half.
Even if he did. Huerter gets beat. HB gets beat. Keegan gets caught in unfavorable matchups and gets beat. Domas isn’t a rim protector. Kings need to add a better and longer defender in the frontcourt with Domas and need to get better defense from Fox. They also need almost all of their bench guys to be competent defenders. Not just one or two guys, only one that plays consistently.
the defensive issue is a long way from being solved this season..what can be solved is those offensive droughts when there is a bench heavy unit in. We only have one reliable scorer off the bench and even he’s proving to be streaky. Kings need to be even better offensively and can be.
Even if he did. Huerter gets beat. HB gets beat. Keegan gets caught in unfavorable matchups and gets beat. Domas isn’t a rim protector. Kings need to add a better and longer defender in the frontcourt with Domas and need to get better defense from Fox. They also need almost all of their bench guys to be competent defenders. Not just one or two guys, only one that plays consistently.
the defensive issue is a long way from being solved this season..what can be solved is those offensive droughts when there is a bench heavy unit in. We only have one reliable scorer off the bench and even he’s proving to be streaky. Kings need to be even better offensively and can be.
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