[Game] Kings vs Mavs, 8/4/2020 11:30AM PST 3:30AM JST
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I'm glad I didn't get to watch this. I can't help but laugh when I see that two Mavericks players had almost 40 rebounds combined and both of them aren't even big men. Also, I hope Bogdanovic isn't re-signed this offseason. Bazemore should be the top priority here. He is a keeper and brings it every game.
Bogi’s an odd case because he’ll have huge performances in FIBA for the national team and have guys like Bill Simmons falling over themselves to clamor that he deserves more touches on the Kings or whatever and then the Kings will give him the ball and a tremendous amount of leeway and then he’ll pretty much turn into a pumpkin 7/10 times.
Regrettable but entirely true. Had DMC stayed healthy and put up the numbers he was capable of making, it would be different. But he's speaking out of bitterness and it's not a good look for him IMHO. He needs to get out on the court and let his game do his talking for him, if that's even still possible.
A reason got behind the Justin James pick and watching him. Yeah, he has a ways to go but his athleticism is refreshing. And I get now why Jeffries is getting some attention. I personally think Guy with the ball in his hands is fast....not a freak athlete but he shoots the crap out of the ball.
Lots of frustrating things going on but we are losing, with some vets who won’t be here, getting big minutes.......and we haven’t developed the 3 young guys one bit.
Lots of frustrating things going on but we are losing, with some vets who won’t be here, getting big minutes.......and we haven’t developed the 3 young guys one bit.
Here is my take on what I have seen so far in the first three games. I am trying to not get down because I felt we had a chance to get in the playoffs. The team is simply not good enough. The Kings need to figure out a way to keep Baze. He is not to big for the moment.... Buddy/ Bogi I dont really care. Both seem to find ways to underachieve in the big moments. I may be in the minority, but this team desperately needs Bagleys offense. The chance at the playoffs have shown that we need a guy that can go get a bucket in the post. I have not given up on him, but He may need to hit leg day to get stronger. I tire of listening to Christie sounding like he would be a good coach. They should just give him a chance already......
If Bjelica had Dirks attitude he could be a very interesting option but he doesn't and that unselfishness and sometimes passiveness often leads him to turn down shots that this team is honestly better with him taking. In a role player that unselfish attitude is great but Luke puts him in sets that land him squarely in that 1/2 option slot. In the right set up and at center in a spread unit he shows his potential with this roster, but that's about the extent of the fit with the way he's being used. He's also not someone you can play a full quarter and half and OT straight. He's asked to do too much already. Help inside, closeout, run pick and roll up top, defend the paint. Thibs was laughing at this one.
Ahem.... pick and roll. Pick and roll. Pick and roll. And... pick and roll. If you want anything close to the real Bogdan that's the only chance. But hey, playing Bjelica like Shaq, Buddy as your backup PG, Bogdan as your SG? Makes total sense, haha. At this point it's not even funny. Walton literally, LITERALLY, has Bogdan and Buddy's roles reversed. This is insane.
Put Bogi on the Spurs and put Buddy on the Warriors or something and they'd both be borderline all-stars at minimum. It's too bad our coach and GM suck. Don't get me wrong, Buddy has been pooping the bed in the bubble, but if I were him and I knew Luke was going to be around for next season I'd try to get traded ASAP. How Bazemore got so many wide open corner 3s while we can't run more than a single play every game to get our 3 point champion an open one is beyond me.
It's all going according to plan. Kings lose the first 3 games to start off the bubble games. Then reel of 4 of 5 or 5 out of 5 to end the season, tied with portland. But due to the season stoppage portland will advance to the play in game with a slightly better winning percentage. Ahh the life of a Kings fan...
I don’t know about that one when contact was made Luka hit Barnes on his shoulder area. To me that’s a block if the contact his in the chest it’s a clear charge but it looked like Luka side stepped the charge attempt.
if he didn’t act like a child he’d still be here and this is coming from a guy who was boogie’s number one guy
if he didn’t act like a child he’d still be here and this is coming from a guy who was boogie’s number one guy
Yeah, well, to defend him — everyone was so hellbent on ‘culture’ and bitching and complaining how Boogie was our lot in life and how things would change markedly once the crybaby was gone.
But guess what? The crybaby has been gone for years now and this team is chock full of supposed good kids that don’t whine and complain after every single call and seem to get along and gel in the locker room.
Yet the KINGS are, well, no better. Might actually be worse.
Because it’s about having talent that can actually step up when things matter most. Boogie was a player that could do that and did do that on a consistent basis. Despite a ton of defensive attention and not a lot of help.
Who does the team have now that can do something similar? Fox can sometimes. With his speed and ball handling. He’s the closest thing to a Cousins this team has. A guy that affects and changes defenses. No other player on the KINGS other than Buddy Hield when he’s shooting it well causes the defense to focus on them.
Imagine Boogie pre-injury and Swipa together? How might that look? Boogie‘s dominance down low drawing defenders with Fox’s speed and ability to get to the rim complimenting him.
That’s the part of the puzzle the KINGS can’t seem to put together. Having two mega pieces at the same time.
No one player can do it on their own. But a duo can. The KINGS only ever manage to have one of those pieces at a time.
They had the chance to rectify that in 2018 but selected the wrong player to compliment Fox. And they’re gonna continue to suffer from that decision unless they get lucky and find another mega piece before Fox‘s tenure in SAC is done.
Circling back to Cousin’s twitter comment, yes, I agree, it’s juvenile. And he is and was a huge pain in the @$$. But I’d much rather have a player or two that is a problem than a bunch of good dudes that aren’t near as impactful.
Everyone loves Kobe Bryant nowadays. But anybody that followed his entire career knows what a huge pain in the @$$ he was. He wasn’t a great teammate. He and Shaq together was toxic. But they won. For a while anyway.
Boogie was no Shaq or Kobe, but had he been paired with another player comparable to his own ability, he’d have won a ton more games in SAC than he did.
Same goes for De’Aaron Fox.
But guess what? The crybaby has been gone for years now and this team is chock full of supposed good kids that don’t whine and complain after every single call and seem to get along and gel in the locker room.
Yet the KINGS are, well, no better. Might actually be worse.
Because it’s about having talent that can actually step up when things matter most. Boogie was a player that could do that and did do that on a consistent basis. Despite a ton of defensive attention and not a lot of help.
Who does the team have now that can do something similar? Fox can sometimes. With his speed and ball handling. He’s the closest thing to a Cousins this team has. A guy that affects and changes defenses. No other player on the KINGS other than Buddy Hield when he’s shooting it well causes the defense to focus on them.
Imagine Boogie pre-injury and Swipa together? How might that look? Boogie‘s dominance down low drawing defenders with Fox’s speed and ability to get to the rim complimenting him.
That’s the part of the puzzle the KINGS can’t seem to put together. Having two mega pieces at the same time.
No one player can do it on their own. But a duo can. The KINGS only ever manage to have one of those pieces at a time.
They had the chance to rectify that in 2018 but selected the wrong player to compliment Fox. And they’re gonna continue to suffer from that decision unless they get lucky and find another mega piece before Fox‘s tenure in SAC is done.
Circling back to Cousin’s twitter comment, yes, I agree, it’s juvenile. And he is and was a huge pain in the @$$. But I’d much rather have a player or two that is a problem than a bunch of good dudes that aren’t near as impactful.
Everyone loves Kobe Bryant nowadays. But anybody that followed his entire career knows what a huge pain in the @$$ he was. He wasn’t a great teammate. He and Shaq together was toxic. But they won. For a while anyway.
Boogie was no Shaq or Kobe, but had he been paired with another player comparable to his own ability, he’d have won a ton more games in SAC than he did.
Same goes for De’Aaron Fox.
First, it’s not Fox’s fault the team was forced by their coach to stop running and slow it down every single time down the floor the last 5 minutes of the game & play against their strengths.
You know this team likes to get out and run. And as G-Man and DC pointed out a couple times down the stretch, the KINGS had opportunities to do so but elected not to. That’s because that’s what they were coached to do. Unlike other team’s and other situations, Fox isn’t given carte blanche to run whatever he wants when he wants down the stretch.
You really think the team wouldn’t run at all if he did? You think the offense would have went through Bogdanovic multiple times the final 4 minutes in today’s game despite being 0 for double digits shooting?
That’s all on Luke Walton, not De’Aaron Fox.
Furthermore, comparing #77 with Swipa is just an awful comparison. One is set completely free to do what he wants and what he does best while the other is not. Just like how some GM’s just have a knack for drafting and acquiring talent while others do not, some coaches know how to utilize their players talents better than others.
In short, you’re making judgements based upon how the player’s are currently utilized. I don’t think many would disagree that #77 is far outperforming Fox given the ways they are utilized.
But that doesn’t mean #77 wouldn’t underperform if misused or that Fox couldn’t excel much, much more than he does now when surrounded by the right talent and utilized in a more effective manner.
I firmly believe #77 has been surrounded by talent that meshes and compliments the things he does well much more than Fox has been surrounded by talent that works best with his skillset.
You know this team likes to get out and run. And as G-Man and DC pointed out a couple times down the stretch, the KINGS had opportunities to do so but elected not to. That’s because that’s what they were coached to do. Unlike other team’s and other situations, Fox isn’t given carte blanche to run whatever he wants when he wants down the stretch.
You really think the team wouldn’t run at all if he did? You think the offense would have went through Bogdanovic multiple times the final 4 minutes in today’s game despite being 0 for double digits shooting?
That’s all on Luke Walton, not De’Aaron Fox.
Furthermore, comparing #77 with Swipa is just an awful comparison. One is set completely free to do what he wants and what he does best while the other is not. Just like how some GM’s just have a knack for drafting and acquiring talent while others do not, some coaches know how to utilize their players talents better than others.
In short, you’re making judgements based upon how the player’s are currently utilized. I don’t think many would disagree that #77 is far outperforming Fox given the ways they are utilized.
But that doesn’t mean #77 wouldn’t underperform if misused or that Fox couldn’t excel much, much more than he does now when surrounded by the right talent and utilized in a more effective manner.
I firmly believe #77 has been surrounded by talent that meshes and compliments the things he does well much more than Fox has been surrounded by talent that works best with his skillset.
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The problem we had down the stretch was not being slow per se it was not moving the ball at all.
we had maybe 3 or 4 key possessions in a row where we dribbled up the floor and just pounded the ball and did nothing.
i simply don't believe that is what Walton said to the team. "dearron bring it up pound the ball don't pass to anyone and take a contested mid ranger, oh and do it four times in a row got it!"
we had maybe 3 or 4 key possessions in a row where we dribbled up the floor and just pounded the ball and did nothing.
i simply don't believe that is what Walton said to the team. "dearron bring it up pound the ball don't pass to anyone and take a contested mid ranger, oh and do it four times in a row got it!"