[Game] Kings vs. Lakers, 4/2/2021, 7pm PST 10pm EST

[Tetsujin]

Oh god. Now Doug’s doing it too

 

[SacTownKid]

Yeah, this is the same stuff he wanted Haliburton and Fox to run. This could be a decent bench identity with Barnes and Harkless together but forcing this on the Kings starters will be a disaster.

 

[dude12]

Refs bailed out Montrez on that shot

 

[Tetsujin]

Props to Monte for getting Metu into a Kings uniform

Monte’s shown a penchant for nabbing another team’s outcasts that fit his team’s system and also trusting in Rico Hines to help polish them up.

 

[mac]

I am not a fan of players dribbling the ball when the shotclock only has a few seconds left for the quarter. Like c'mon, you know your only hope is to chuck up a shot, just do it instead of preserving your FG%

 

[SacTownKid]

If done right this could be a very interesting 1/2 punch with a finesse unit and a bruiser unit. This is a real small ball unit right here with size across all positions.

 

[mac]

Fox 1-5 FG, 0-2 FT, 1 TO, 0 Ast. Needs to step up.

 

[SacTownKid]

I am not a fan of players dribbling the ball when the shotclock only has a few seconds left for the quarter. Like c'mon, you know your only hope is to chuck up a shot, just do it instead of preserving your FG%

Yeah, the only shot that has a zero percent chance of going in is the one you don't shoot. That's why these incentives in contracts are a big no no. If a player can rake in millions off of something as arbitrary as shooting 39% from 3 instead of 38.9, what do you expect is going to happen?

 

[Tetsujin]

We’re in turn on our star player for no reason mode already I see

 

[SacTownKid]

There you go, clear the lane and run some finesse 2 man game.

 

[Livinthedream]

Tyrese should have been a DB.

 

[SacTownKid]

Back to attack, attack, attack with 3 guards. No, that's not the way Luke.

 

[dude12]

Starters can’t stop anyone.

 

[Tetsujin]

Not sure why the hell our entire offense is now built around a 28-year old journeyman big man instead of our two star guards but here we are.

 

[Tetsujin]

really cannot be understated how “off” Holmes has been the last couple of games

 

[Hoovtrain]

This game is really pissing me off

 

[SLAB]

Not sure why the hell our entire offense is now built around a 28-year old journeyman big man instead of our two star guards but here we are.

*One of the best two way centers in the entire NBA!

 

[Tetsujin]

*One of the best two way centers in the entire NBA!

Pretty much just a more athletic Embiid

 

[Tetsujin]

Might need Metu in for Richaun right now. He’s forcing too much right now

 

[Tetsujin]

the Caw has been the only good thing about this half of basketball

 

[mac]

Might need Metu in for Richaun right now. He’s forcing too much right now

Keeps driving against bigger guys instead of taking his push shot. What gives?

 

[dude12]

really cannot be understated how “off” Holmes has been the last couple of games

He gets muscled in certain matchups.....and this is one of them.

 

[SacTownKid]

really cannot be understated how “off” Holmes has been the last couple of games

There is a directive here. Walton wants everyone to attack the rack, including Holmes. Not sure why when he's got one of the most efficient little push shots ever. Well, actually, I know exactly why. haha.

 

[Tetsujin]

Keeps driving against bigger guys instead of taking his push shot. What gives?

And he’s not even driving particularly hard either. Maybe there’s some injury we haven’t been told about but normally he charges in for dunks on everything that he’s trying to lay in tonight.

 

[SacTownKid]

Keeps driving against bigger guys instead of taking his push shot. What gives?

It's everybody, they obviously got some "practice" time in here lately.

 

[Tetsujin]

There is a directive here. Walton wants everyone to attack the rack, including Holmes. Not sure why when he's got one of the most efficient little push shots ever. Well, actually, I know exactly why. haha.

And having Holmes drive to the hoop every time is actually getting in the way of Fox

 

[SacTownKid]

And that Rex/Harkless tidbit was interesting. That might explain why someone whose career was on life support all of a sudden gets a key role. I'm guessing he knows better than anyone what Rex wants to do defensively.

 

[ESP47]

Fox's defense is atrocious this game.

 

[Tetsujin]

And that Rex/Harkless tidbit was interesting. That might explain why someone whose career was on life support all of a sudden gets a key role. I'm guessing he knows better than anyone what Rex wants to do defensively.

Harkless has been pretty solid in his stints so I’m fine with that it’s the designing an entirely new bad offense for us that’s more concerning.

 

[dude12]

Small lineup