[Game] Kings vs Nuggets 12/27/2022 7pm Pacific 10pm Eastern
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Straight up. If the Kings don't adjust their strategy on defense to be more man to man, more switch, less double team and help this probably isn't a playoff team. Even fully healthy. I think the Kings are banking on both the Lakers and Dubs sucking for the whole year at that point and the Warriors are too good at home for their road record to not be the anomaly.
unless 2k gives me another free year next year I think I'll just stick with watching on the NBC sports app when my free sub is up. There's definitely some benefit if I can't catch the game in watching the replays without all comcasts bullcrap but the stream quality was not up to snuff. stuttered for the first 5 minutes and cut out twice.
that said, now I gotta pick my league pass teams for the year.
that said, now I gotta pick my league pass teams for the year.
Nothing like a close loss to bring out the naysayers, bedwetters, and boobirds. Overall, great effort without our coach and best player. We have a chance to avenge ourselves tomorrow, hopefully a little wiser. Glad to see Len and Holmes getting to contribute! Hope they’re up for bigger roles tomorrow…guessing there wil be less smallball.
To be honest though, we had no business being in the game at that point.
We were cooked when Holmes and Len couldn't hack the bare minimum against Jokic. It was only a matter of how fast we were going to bleed out. Some poor shooting from the Nuggets and scoring spurts from Fox kept us in it, but that was a foregone conclusion.
We were cooked when Holmes and Len couldn't hack the bare minimum against Jokic. It was only a matter of how fast we were going to bleed out. Some poor shooting from the Nuggets and scoring spurts from Fox kept us in it, but that was a foregone conclusion.
Not sure if it's been discussed, but for last several games (probably longer), the opposing wings have been killing us. Here are some of the stats
Raptors (12/14):
S. Barnes: 10/16 for 27 pts
VanVleet: 13/25 for 39 pts
Pistons(12/16): No significant scorer
Hornets(12/19):
G Hayward: 8/12 for 19 pts
K Oubre Jr: 12/25 for 31 pts
Lakers(12/21):
Bron: 11/21 for 31 pts
Wizards(12/23):
Kuzma: 14/23 for 32 pts
Beal: 10/16 for 24 pts
Nuggets(12/27):
MPJ: 12/20 for 30 pts
One expects players like Bron to get theirs, but if all opposing wings are consistently having high scoring games against us (both in terms of volume and efficiency), it certainly shows our defense is poor. Whether it's on coaches, or individual players, don't know, but certainly something that needs focus.
Also wonder if giving some extended minutes to KZ is an idea that should be revisited. If the opposing wings are on a tear, having a defensive minded player for stretches might make sense. I understand the experiment didn't quite work out at the beginning, but both KZ and the team should have had a better understanding now.
Raptors (12/14):
S. Barnes: 10/16 for 27 pts
VanVleet: 13/25 for 39 pts
Pistons(12/16): No significant scorer
Hornets(12/19):
G Hayward: 8/12 for 19 pts
K Oubre Jr: 12/25 for 31 pts
Lakers(12/21):
Bron: 11/21 for 31 pts
Wizards(12/23):
Kuzma: 14/23 for 32 pts
Beal: 10/16 for 24 pts
Nuggets(12/27):
MPJ: 12/20 for 30 pts
One expects players like Bron to get theirs, but if all opposing wings are consistently having high scoring games against us (both in terms of volume and efficiency), it certainly shows our defense is poor. Whether it's on coaches, or individual players, don't know, but certainly something that needs focus.
Also wonder if giving some extended minutes to KZ is an idea that should be revisited. If the opposing wings are on a tear, having a defensive minded player for stretches might make sense. I understand the experiment didn't quite work out at the beginning, but both KZ and the team should have had a better understanding now.
This game could have been won if they Kings play a bit smart. Stop turning over the ball. Why is Huerter always the one the killed the momentum for the Kings? Seriously, consecutive turnovers? Why is Davion Mitchell always shooting with such a high arc? I never seen Mitchell getting hot from beyond the arc, EVER. This guy needs to work on his shot. Denver was doing everything possible in the 1st Half for the Kings to blow them out and yet the Kings for whatever reason...just seems like they're destined to lose...trading missing shot after missing shot, really? It's almost like they knew they weren't supposed to win this game. Why is Len not guarding Jokic in the 2nd Half? I thought with his big body, it actually help make him work.
Yeah but you can't let those same players look unstoppable either. The Kings are as expected for any smallish G team right now, at a disadvantage when the battle turns to length and versatility. The only thing that concerns me if they don't commit to playing more ball pressure oriented D (which might not help either in the long run but so far when they've done it they climbed to about the middle of the defensive net ratings) is that the win percentage early in the year was largely built on insane efficiency that can't be expected to last. Kevin Huerter playing like he was the 2nd coming of Peja was a huge part of why the team was pulling off games they probably shouldn't have considering how bad they were on defense. This is an offensive oriented team that can't afford to be a bottom 4-5 defensive team on almost any given night. That is becoming abundantly clear. It shouldn't be a shocker either considering they have like legitimately one player that can go get 25 ppg. The team has a crop that can you 25 on any given night, and 10-15 almost every night but that means you lack that true 2nd option type which gives you a lot less options to be a team that buries opponents on matchups.
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