[Game] Kings vs. Raptors, 1/8/2021 7pm PST, 10pm EST
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He has to put on 10-15 pounds. That will go a long way on both ends. Right now I'm glad he seems to have got the message on that 2nd time around crash after getting knocked out of the air realizing physics is a thing. Heavier object hits lighter object, lighter object goes flying haha. Luckily he didn't break anything this time. I'm still not sure if trying to adapt his game too much is a good thing. He's so good at what he does and next to Fox and Bagley it's EXACTLY what you need moving forward. That Draymond type who makes it all flow. He has a really good spot shot, a developing step back, and side step jumper but off pick and roll he's not much outside of a floater or the drive. Like you said, not much midrange off screens and some of that has to do with his shot mechanics. And to that, I say, who cares, getting to the rim with his size and length is butter and a floater is all you basically need nowadays anyway.
Buddy had 15/5/6. I'm conflicted on if I like the all around game Buddy or the high scoring Buddy. I know what Walton likes, but this team may be more in need of a guy who can light you up for 35pts on any given night. Especially with the addition of Tyrese who can be the playmaker, defensive player that Walton was trying to make Buddy into.
I’m with Slab! Holmes and Bagley could not stop Siakim or Boucher down low Why no Whiteside ?
He should have slowed them down low.
Luke stayed with small ball all night. WTF Luke!
Buddy and Belicia sucked. He should have put Tyrese on Van Vleet all night! Or small ball lineup could not play defense AT ALL!!’
He should have slowed them down low.
Luke stayed with small ball all night. WTF Luke!
Buddy and Belicia sucked. He should have put Tyrese on Van Vleet all night! Or small ball lineup could not play defense AT ALL!!’
Whiteside isn't a good basketball player, no matter how much you may want it to be true. But I absolutely agree in today's case that Holmes/Bagley/the entire Kings defense was getting utterly torched in every facet. Can't just keep beating your head against the wall (Or apparently Walton actually can) while a team drops its franchise record on you.
Yeah there were several questions about Whiteside, he said it was not a performance thing with Whiteside, said it was more about the pace they are trying to play at. But at some point it should be plain to see it is not working.
And Haliburton should be able to set Whiteside up offensively too, even if he is not going to run up and down the floor as well as the smaller unit.
And Haliburton should be able to set Whiteside up offensively too, even if he is not going to run up and down the floor as well as the smaller unit.
So goes the problem of a left over coach. Not that Luke would do that anyway but when you usher your GM out the door and HIS coach is left holding the bag, it kind of strips that coach of a lot of abilities. Since that day he was hanging on by a thread, and these players aren't oblivious to that. Add on that he's already had run ins with at least 2 of his stars then oh boy, it's a matter of time. First signs of real wavering and the mess is just that much harder to clean up.
hahaha. Fight around screens. Been there, done that. Luke can't commit to any one thing. He wants to play small but it can't force a Cory Joseph towards the back of the rotation for goodness sake! So it doesn't. We can't not play big! So he'll switch with Bjelica on a guard and Joseph helping off the high percentage 3's. Either get with the picture and join the rest of the league or move on. Almost all of the Kings issues come back to rotation in some way. Luke Walton doesn't understand how to switch after last season and in this one it's fairly easy to see. Maybe this team in the end isn't a reliable switch team in any formation. Maybe not though. Might as well find out right? Luke has been waaay erratic in his lineups this year. Changing on the fly isn't the issue it's the pieces he's putting in and out that don't change the dynamic and the ability to effectively run what he's trying to run. As of now, as a quick bandaid they really shouldn't have let Baze go. Now, there are many other issue besides the switching but Baze was certainly someone he could rely on in his defensive scheme and he's missing that in a big way.