[Game] Kings vs Raptors, 10/8/2025 7PM Pacific 10PM Eastern (Pre-Season)

[Caccia]

In Malik Monk's interview yesterday, he pointed out a couple things of importance: 1) He thought the team was over-helping on defense 2) Players sometimes tried to rebound when they were at the key, i.e., not in position, instead of getting back.

He also mentioned that when the regular season starts, some of the current players "will be gone." I take that to mean that the dynamics of the team will change and the focus will be sharper. He adds, "We [are] not in game form, not even close."

 

[Jdbraver137]

True but are the vets even taking preseason serious? Maybe some do but most probably don’t care about wins and losses until it counts.

Sounds like a leadership problem then and that is definetly not good.

 

[kingdivac]

I didn't think Maxime looked very good, especially on defense. He looked to be about as effective as Sabonis out there. It's the main reason why I wasn't a fan of taking him in the draft. Big men that can't defend normally aren't winning players.

Cardwell looked every bit the fan favorite that I figured he would be. Tons of energy, effective defense, some huge throw downs and even took a Raptor to suplex city when trying to pry the ball away from him. His free throws have the same difficulty as a half court shot for most players. Poor guy shoots like I do.

Carter was a little up and down but he showed some handles out there that I didn't know he had and had a nice step back 3. Also dropped a few dimes and was a bright spot on defense.

Clifford was a bit wild but was fun to watch run the point.

I think I'd much rather watch these guys lose than watch our veterans play .450 ball.

.450 ball is optimistic

 

[SacTownKid]

.450 ball is optimistic

Who knows with this team. They have offensive talent, the issue for sure is the supposed vision. They will play better defense than last game most likely, but question is always ceiling. If they aren't budging from the vets money would be on Christie doing what some other coaches have done in the past by just figuring F it, we'll just try to outscore opponents. That depends on how serious they are about winning vs. developing.

 

[SLAB]

.450 ball is optimistic

I think there’s enough offensive talent well accidentally win a bunch of games just because people get hot.

Not enough to be a play-in team. And too much to be a lottery winner contender.

The absolute best place to be pretty much!!!