[Game] Kings vs. Magic [Vegas Summer League] 7/9/2022 1pm Pacific, 4pm Eastern (ESPN)

[HndsmCelt]

Banchero is the Orlando offense. Kings team offense will win this thing.

 

[SLAB]

If you’d have told me we started Frankie Fordpinto, who played exactly like you’d expect him to, and Banchero would render Keegan totally invisible but we’d be winning after 1…

… I’d call you quite a liar.

 

[206Fan]

Murray definitely tightened up his defense on Banchero at the end of this 1st quarter. I don’t know that any of the points he scored was on Murray, maybe 1 shot?

 

[kb02]

Banchero is the Orlando offense. Kings team offense will win this thing.

the game looks easy for him.

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

Justin James still in summer league. What would this be, his 4th season?

 

[SLAB]

I wish I had Mark Jones’ optimism. Lol

 

[Bosnian Diehard]

They completely missed the mismatch Keegan had on that possession.

 

[Tetsujin]

If you’d have told me we started Frankie Fordpinto, who played exactly like you’d expect him to, and Banchero would render Keegan totally invisible but we’d be winning after 1…

… I’d call you quite a liar.

to be fair, I’m not sure how much of that was Paolo and how much of that was Frankie Errorari hunting lobs instead of running an offense. The team immediately went on a run with Coleman in

 

[SLAB]

Coleman > Fordpinto

 

[Tetsujin]

Why the hell aren’t they starting Coleman? Lol

 

[SacTownKid]

The Kings bench might be a difference maker this year again. Sestina is so dang solid.

 

[SLAB]

Why the hell aren’t they starting Coleman? Lol

Less marketable name obvs.

 

[SacTownKid]

Why the hell aren’t they starting Coleman? Lol

Because, he's looking for Coleman ball, not a team offense. Good spark from the bench though.

 

[nunob8]

processing speed.

Processing speed looks good here...

https://twitter.com/x/status/1545865806545915905

 

[Tetsujin]

The Kings bench might be a difference maker this year again. Sestina is so dang solid.

You can definitely tell he’s played in Europe. Smart on reads. Controlled on defense.

 

[MizzouKing]

Nice to see Vlade, Vivek, and Coach sharing some laughs on the sideline as the Kings take a defense-assisted lead.

 

[captain bill]

If you’d have told me we started Frankie Fordpinto, who played exactly like you’d expect him to, and Banchero would render Keegan totally invisible but we’d be winning after 1…

… I’d call you quite a liar.

Shaqueta has helped a bit

 

[SLAB]

Love Paulo calling his own turnovers out.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Banchero (and the Magic in general) have done a very good job of denying the ball to Murray. In summer league, you can afford to take Murray out, but in the NBA, when he's our #3 option on the offense at best, he's going to get his open shots.

He's playing well so far, just had the nice hands on the loose ball, and 1-1 shooting - just hasn't gotten open. Yes, two turnovers trying to do things that we KNOW he's not good at, but the team committed at least three turnovers failing to pass it to him, so... All this while going against the #1 pick in the draft, and holding him to...well, you could argue -1 point while Murray was guarding him, because Keegan fouled him on the breakaway and he missed a FT.

I mean, not bad. Don't worry that Banchero looked better - he went #1 for a reason.

 

[SacTownKid]

You can definitely tell he’s played in Europe. Smart on reads. Controlled on defense.

He's got a 3 point shot too. Monte better be looking at him this year if possible. He'd be a nice cheap signing or maybe Bobby can use him in Stockton.

 

[HndsmCelt]

Headband guy put it all out there

 

[Entity]

I like that Murray isn’t forcing anything. Just flow with the offense. Needs to get used to that. Orlando is just giving it to paulo and letting him do it all and they are losing and he has 4 turnovers

 

[SLAB]

New JJ rocking the braids now.

 

[Tetsujin]

Justin James revenge game

 

[SLAB]

Our bench came out of this quarter sleeping still.

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

Nice to see Vlade, Vivek, and Coach sharing some laughs on the sideline as the Kings take a defense-assisted lead.

Why was it nice to see Vlade anywhere near this process?

 

[SacTownKid]

That's it, Ellis time. We can't have Vlade browbeating Vivek about how he was right about Justin James all along, lol.

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1545868548567773184

 

[kb02]

Our bench came out of this quarter sleeping still.

Talent level between the two teams is night and day. James would be the Kings second best SL player.

 

[Bosnian Diehard]

I like that Murray isn’t forcing anything. Just flow with the offense. Needs to get used to that. Orlando is just giving it to paulo and letting him do it all and they are losing and he has 4 turnovers

Like he said, he doesn’t get too high or too low. Fans might want him to outgun Paolo in the first but he’s just gonna play his game and let it come to him naturally.