[Game] Kings vs. Nets 2/15/2021, 7pm PST, 10pm EST

[SLAB]

Whiteside woke the hell up for tonight’s shindig.

 

[SLAB]

Man, took the wrong big man out. I want Hassan/Bagley tandem.

 

[Tetsujin]

We just ran an adjusted triangle set for that Bagley three for some reason

 

[KainLear]

We just ran an adjusted triangle set for that Bagley three for some reason

You dare think we can understand Luke's play?

 

[Livinthedream]

We just ran an adjusted triangle set for that Bagley three for some reason

After Bagley got cold sitting on the bench for forever.

 

[SacTownKid]

True enough haha! It just busts me up when a maligned player goes off. And I’m definitely no fan of Cojo.

It’ll be amazing if he goes for 25 tonight, not that I’d bet on it!

The question is always whether or not relying on role players to be your offense a good long term goal. The answer is pretty easy for most, haha.

 

[SacTownKid]

The way the refs doing their job, there is no way for players of any teams to play good defense. Only players who are allowed to do that are previously declared "good defenders". Everyone else will just be a foul if he touches his opponent in this contact sport.

NBA is a joke.

Basically defense today consists of 50/50 calls like charges and slap downs at the ball.

 

[SLAB]

3’Aaron Fox

 

[SLAB]

See what happens when you take Hassan out?

 

[Tetsujin]

Fox gets smashed on offense no call.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Fox gets smashed on offense no call.

5-point swing. It's cool, we can totally absorb those.

 

[SacTownKid]

The Nets are now trying. They came in totally half ***ing it, you could tell. They have ZERO respect for the Kings. And yes, Walton runs his team through Joseph and lets his star young big man get iced and then brings him back in a half hour later, lol.

 

[iowamcnabb]

Nets shooting almost 60 percent from three. That’s the difference in the game so far end of story.

 

[KainLear]

The question is always whether or not relying on role players to be your offense a good long term goal. The answer is pretty easy for most, haha.

It's Luke Walton's wet dream to have his role players go off... which mirrors his own mediocre career being a role player. He always seems to draw up plays where his superstars give up the ball to the role player to make the crucial shot.

 

[Tetsujin]

BAGLEY STEP BACK THREE

 

[SLAB]

MBIII just gave Harden a dose of his own medicine. Just missing a leg kick BS foul.

 

[iowamcnabb]

I mean come on

 

[Tetsujin]

Good thing Walton had Bagley sitting on the bench for like forty minutes

 

[Tetsujin]

They called Harden for the push off for the first time ever

 

[Tetsujin]

Marvin scored six points in two minutes. Luke takes him out

 

[SacTownKid]

These substitution patterns are a clear sign of multiple personality disorder. What the heck is going on?

 

[pdxKingsFan]

I thought if I didn't watch this they'd be up a dozen.
Nope.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Marvin scored six points in two minutes. Luke takes him out

They're claiming a minutes restriction, and it's almost (almost!) the only thing that makes sense.

 

[SacTownKid]

Marvin scored six points in two minutes. Luke takes him out

Bagley even bailed out his crappy motion offense with a step back desperation 3. WTF? I'm guessing minutes restriction. Like as in he gets to play 1 minute stretches.

 

[Tetsujin]

Hassan with the random showtime dunk post-whistle

 

[Livinthedream]

They're claiming a minutes restriction, and it's almost (almost!) the only thing that makes sense.

Except that every game Marvin has gone off offensively this year, Walton cuts his minutes short. So I'm not buying it.

 

[Woot!]

I've only caught the last few min. Is HB sick? He didn't look right.

 

[Kingz19]

No more passes to cutters, Hassan

 

[Tetsujin]

DQJ and Hassan in, the defense immediately looks better.

 

[SLAB]

No more passes to cutters, Hassan

He nailed it earlier. He deserved another shot.