[Game] Kings vs. Pacers, 11/07/21 3pm Pacific 6pm Eastern

[Tetsujin]

Great defense by Buddy there.

Buddy turning into a legit 3-and-D (emphasis on the D) guy is the most pleasant surprise of the season.

 

[SacTownKid]

Overall, can't complain. The Kings are getting GREAT shots for the most part, but coming off a record breaking night from 3, they can't hit anything as the universe balances itself.

 

[Tetsujin]

Kayte just towering over everyone who stands next to her will never not be funny.

 

[Woot!]

Turner has 3 fouls. I hope the Kings try to plant him on the bench w/a 4th early in the 3rd.

 

[Tetsujin]

Kings hopefully will be shooting better than 23 percent from three by the time the game's over.

 

[kingwin]

Im sorry Fox cant get beat by McConnel that easily

 

[Volblorx8634]

Glad to see Tyrese take 3 shots there at the end of the half. Initially looked like it'd be another game where he's scared to shoot.

Hopefully Kings can start hitting shots in the 2nd half.

Indiana killing us with the pick and roll. We can't defend them on it whether we switch or not.

 

[SacTownKid]

Buddy turning into a legit 3-and-D (emphasis on the D) guy is the most pleasant surprise of the season.

He's always been solid individually regardless of what most people think so when they really allow him to play tight on the ball you see his size, strength, and mobility shine. Year after year he's been forced to be the "tag" guy. Playing down off the 3 on help and once the offense breaks into the paint he looks like the biggest idiot because his job was to switch back out and challenge. They have Barnes doing that more this year and frankly, he's just simply better at it.

 

[Volblorx8634]

Im sorry Fox cant get beat by McConnel that easily

Absolutely. That's flashbacks to last year sorta stuff.

 

[Woot!]

Overall, can't complain. The Kings are getting GREAT shots for the most part, but coming off a record breaking night from 3, they can't hit anything as the universe balances itself.

Yup. Like the way they're moving the ball. Just need more of those shots to fall - and stronger work on the boards. 10 steals keeping them in it. Pacers have 13 TO's.

 

[Tetsujin]

Im sorry Fox cant get beat by McConnel that easily

All of our guards are playing way off of him for some reason though so I'm not sure if that's Fox's fault or a schematic issue.

 

[Kingster]

Im sorry Fox cant get beat by McConnel that easily

He played some faux defense on him. Didn't even get his hand up. He does that kind of thing too often.

 

[New Era]

He played some faux defense on him. Didn't even get his hand up. He does that kind of thing too often.

He does this like half the time. Sometimes, he digs in and everybody goes crazy about how good his D is....but then the other half he just lets players blow right by him.

 

[Kingster]

All of our guards are playing way off of him for some reason though so I'm not sure if that's Fox's fault or a schematic issue.

Not Mitchell. Come on Kings. Play like Davion!

 

[SacTownKid]

All of our guards are playing way off of him for some reason though so I'm not sure if that's Fox's fault or a schematic issue.

You saw when Fox played back on the ball, tight, that he looked much better. He got beat one time but that's going to happen from time to time. Happens to Davion quite a bit too for those watching BTW.

 

[SacTownKid]

Not Mitchell. Come on Kings. Play like Davion!

They had Mitchell playing off earlier and switching. The Kings played tighter as the Pacers were slicing them up from downtown on help. Thankfully the Pacers didn't hit a bunch of the open look either.

 

[Tetsujin]

Not Mitchell. Come on Kings. Play like Davion!

Mitchell was playing off of him too though

 

[Tetsujin]

Not too late for Bobby to coach the second half.

 

[Kingster]

You saw when Fox played back on the ball, tight, that he looked much better. He got beat one time but that's going to happen from time to time. Happens to Davion quite a bit too for those watching BTW.

Fox just plays pretend defense sometimes. I've seen him just "play" at D, not getting hand up, like he's playing some school kids, not NBA professionals. I still haven't seen the 100% buy-in by Fox on defensive end.

 

[dude12]

McConnel blew past Davion on the first time Davion matched up with him. I mean, it’s not like McConnel is slow

 

[Kingster]

Mitchell must have *at least* five excellent defensive plays in the first half. If he doesn't get on the All-Defense team this year then the people that vote on that don't have a freaking clue.

 

[Kingz19]

That’s not Tower bridge Mark

 

[Kingster]

McConnel blew past Davion on the first time Davion matched up with him. I mean, it’s not like McConnel is slow

It's not about blowing past the guy. It's about "get your freaking hand up in the air" and stop fooling around.

 

[Tetsujin]

I feel like the Fox isn't committed to defense thing and the Fox is too far off McConnell thing are two completely different worthwhile conversations that are getting put together for some reason.

 

[SacTownKid]

I would be interested to see the amount of points the Kings have gotten out of that long *** pin down play. I'd bet...ZERO. lol.

 

[Tetsujin]

Should also point out Richaun is having an awful game.

 

[dude12]

Should also point out Richaun is having an awful game.

Not sure who is having a good game.

 

[Tetsujin]

In true Luke Walton Kings fashion, the Kings come out absolutely flat to start the third.

 

[SacTownKid]

It usually starts with a pin down, and that turd just keeps sliding down after the fact.

 

[Kingz19]

Ok, this would be such a KANGZ let down after that performance vs Charlotte