[Game] Kings vs. Magic 1/9/2023 7pm Pacific 10pm Eastern

[Tetsujin]

Oh god the Magic somehow gave up two hustle rebounds to TD and PJ and then an incredibly ugly three to Delly that went in because that's how Delly is.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Lyles is a black hole in this lineup

Lyles and Davis should never be on the court at the same time.

 

[Tetsujin]

Trey just tried to end a Magic player's life.

 

[The_Jamal]

Trey Lyles getting his shot quota for the month in early

 

[QWERTYLICIOUS]

#BeamTheEffingLight!!!

 

[Woot!]

Huerter, Barnes, Murray - 15-21 from 3.

 

[HndsmCelt]

Nice nice game

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1612679771842031617

 

[The_Jamal]

Game thread reminder to go vote for Fox and Sabonis!

 

[QWERTYLICIOUS]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1612679771842031617

And the winner of the "KingsFans.com game thread comment/post of the night" goes to...

@Tetsujin!!!

 

[The Effort Police]

Orlando has a lot of individual talent but the way I'm most concerned for their future is that they don't really have a lot of shooting.

 

[SLAB]

ROCK IT

DID WHAT WE WERE SUPPOSED TOO

LIGHT THE BEAN

 

[captain bill]

Feeling bad for the haters and doubters, tonight would’ve been great to come out of the woodworks but we still have 3 more games in the soft schedule to boof

 

[iowamcnabb]

Good to get the win. When HB is Black Falcon we won’t lose many games. Felt a little bit more like a hot shooting night than a dominant performance but that makes up a bit for Thomas Bryant night

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1612680587369906176

 

[Sluggah]

Game thread reminder to go vote for Fox and Sabonis!

I have to admit, after seeing Kevon Looney‘s 7pt 8reb averages crushing Sabonis in the first voting returns…I lost my will.

 

[iowamcnabb]

Did anyone play stand out defense? Keegan was solid most of the night but nothing crazy. Davion didn’t have anyone to lock down. I dunno

 

[QWERTYLICIOUS]

ROCK IT

DID WHAT WE WERE SUPPOSED TOO

LIGHT THE BEAN

Never knew such a thing already exists...Looks like someone already beat you to the punch, @SLAB...

 

[captain bill]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1612681347059048455

guess who’s getting an extension…

 

[pdxKingsFan]

My kiddo got me some Light the Beam socks for Christmas. Better believe I will be wearing them to the office tomorrow.

 

[Tetsujin]

Orlando has a lot of individual talent but the way I'm most concerned for their future is that they don't really have a lot of shooting.

This year has definitely shown that there is a limit to the idea that filling your roster with nothing but very tall and long players is going to lead to basketball success. Paolo's a good shot generator but that will only work if one or two of the three 6'10" forwards you're trying to play next to him is capable of hitting an open shot. They're all also bad at defense somehow too.

 

[The_Jamal]

Did anyone play stand out defense? Keegan was solid most of the night but nothing crazy. Davion didn’t have anyone to lock down. I dunno

KZ was excellent. Metu was good enough, which is more than we can say for anyone in that back-up C slot for a good while.

 

[Fantazija]

Anthony -38 in 24 minutes for the Magic. That seems not ideal

Wow

 

[steelevt]

ROCK IT

DID WHAT WE WERE SUPPOSED TOO

LIGHT THE BEAN

You got it…

 

[pdxKingsFan]

I don't understand the commentators saying Paolo has the harder lift when Keegan doesn't just have the green light to chase ROtY ballots. I'm not saying Keegan should be in the discussion, just that Keegan has to play team ball and winning ball or he doesn't play.

 

[The_Jamal]

Orlando has a lot of individual talent but the way I'm most concerned for their future is that they don't really have a lot of shooting.

Suggs and Anthony really stalling out their development is setting them back. If I were them, commit to one of Fultz, Anthony or Suggs, trade the other 2 and build your core up around Franz and Paolo, who I think both can be excellent cornerstones. Should be WCJ too as a cornerstone, but I think they're going to be dumb and move him. He had better success defending Sabonis than anyone has had all season. Awesome player that's not going to get fully appreciated for his impact until he's on a winning team

 

[SacTownKid]

Meh, they were more than fine in real minutes. Especially with the KZ bridge with them. This is just junkball, don't really care about these minutes

If they can produce points the defense will be acceptable.

 

[Fantazija]

I have to admit, after seeing Kevon Looney‘s 7pt 8reb averages crushing Sabonis in the first voting returns…I lost my will.

Yep me too.I stopped voting after that first report came out.Reaves, Wiggins, Looney and D Rose vote numbers took my will away

 

[captain bill]

I don't understand the commentators saying Paolo has the harder lift when Keegan doesn't just have the green light to chase ROtY ballots. I'm not saying Keegan should be in the discussion, just that Keegan has to play team ball and winning ball or he doesn't play.

Based on his play so far I’m not sure Keegan would benefit much by being the sole focus of a franchise.
More shots sure but he seems to be lacking the sort of assertiveness that would get him there but who
Knows , maybe on an ultranatank team he’d find that extra gear and motivation

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1612683759140368384