[Game] Kings vs. Spurs, 12/19/2021 3pm Pacific 6pm Eastern

[SLAB]

Kayte and Jones talking about Christie as if he's already the full-time head coach.

Seriously just send Gentry a very generous fruit basket to help him realize the retired life is the life he really wants now.

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

Murray is tough.

I always had the feeling that Spurs stole him late in that draft. He's really coming into his own now

 

[Groovygreg]

Buddy!

 

[KainLear]

Kayte and Jones talking about Christie as if he's already the full-time head coach.

Haha I was gonna say the same...

"What kind of legacy is Coach Christie going to leave!?!?"

 

[SLAB]

ACTIVATE THE WATER SYSTEMS, BUDDY HIELD HAS COMBUSTED!

 

[pdxKingsFan]

Monday to do:
Trade Buddy
Promote Doug

 

[steelevt]

Lol buddy even hitting half court shots

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Hali ended the first half with 11 assists. He ended the game with 11 assists (though, he did get one in the second half, they took away one from the first half that didn't exist).

 

[SLAB]

Monday to do:
Trade Buddy
Promote Doug

Also Fox

 

[HndsmCelt]

Whoot... Playing through adversity may pull these guys together

 

[KainLear]

I'm interested to see how the rotation shakes up when our main guys are back.

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

Lol buddy even hitting half court shots

Did he hit that one after the buzzer?

 

[SacTownKid]

Now it's kind of getting a bit awkward. Everyone including the players kind of act like DC IS the coach. And he is.

 

[miltonap]

The difference here was the coach guys.

 

[Woot!]

Kayte and Jones talking about Christie as if he's already the full-time head coach.

He's certainly on his way at this rate. No question they've played consistently hard under his watch - and his rapport with the players... wow.

 

[Woot!]

Did he hit that one after the buzzer?

He did!

 

[Groovygreg]

Good things happen when your team plays with hustle, energy, and effort on both ends of the floor.

 

[steelevt]

Any chance GS rests their starting line up 2 games in a row?

 

[Capt. Factorial]

He's certainly on his way at this rate. No question they've played consistently hard under his watch - and his rapport with the players... wow.

The crazy thing is that Doug has no real resume...but it might be the right move.

 

[PurpleHaze]

Why would Gentry want to return to boo's. Surely he knows if comes back and it goes south he will get the blame, the wrath, all the boo's. But I don't think Vivek has the guts to do it even if he thinks it's the time to act decisively.

 

[SacTownKid]

Monday to do:
Trade Buddy
Promote Doug

I don't know. Haliburton/Buddy is a LOT of shooting ability. Have to see if Buddy is back and able to buy in under coach Christie. If it's at all possible DC can pull it off.

 

[The_Jamal]

Now it's kind of getting a bit awkward. Everyone including the players kind of act like DC IS the coach. And he is.

Club also got a boost after Gentry came on board though. Hard to argue with the results of the last 3 games; team is banding together under Christie like we haven't seen for a long time.

Got to see how you work Fox into what Hali has done the last 2 games. Pretty clearly the offensive flow has been much better and he's getting the team easier shots/better shots. But you still need Fox's shot creation/ability to get to the free throw line. But finding that balance where he's your #1 scoring option/secondary creator while Hali keeps the keys is the balance they need to find.

 

[SacTownKid]

Club also got a boost after Gentry came on board though. Hard to argue with the results of the last 3 games; team is banding together under Christie like we haven't seen for a long time.

Got to see how you work Fox into what Hali has done the last 2 games. Pretty clearly the offensive flow has been much better and he's getting the team easier shots/better shots. But you still need Fox's shot creation/ability to get to the free throw line. But finding that balance where he's your #1 scoring option/secondary creator while Hali keeps the keys is the balance they need to find.

Yeah, but the players weren't this gung ho from the start. Gee, a Walton hire not seen as the answer to these guys? haha.

 

[miltonap]

Any chance GS rests their starting line up 2 games in a row?

If Doug pulls off a win against the Warriors , Alvin better not come back, he can stay as a lead assistant but definitely not as HC

 

[Woot!]

I'm interested to see how the rotation shakes up when our main guys are back.

Obviously, we can't make the mistake of thinking that today we saw the "real" Damian Jones, any more than the 4th quarter represented the "real" Buddy Field. But I do think this team is legit deep in rotation-quality players - more than enough to fuel Doug's play-your-heart-out-until-you're-tired approach.

 

[kingdivac]

What got into Jones?

Kings now 6 games under .500.

 

[Groovygreg]

Ty is a really good player already in just the early part of his 2nd NBA season and he’s only get better from here.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

I don't know. Haliburton/Buddy is a LOT of shooting ability. Have to see if Buddy is back and able to buy in under coach Christie. If it's at all possible DC can pull it off.

Hard to believe he won't revert back to the mean. No slight on him though, I just don't see him being around in any reasonable timeline for this team.

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

Now it's kind of getting a bit awkward. Everyone including the players kind of act like DC IS the coach. And he is.

I wonder if Gentry might step up and make the suggestion that he wants Doug to continue on has head coach? It's a really odd situation

 

[miltonap]

I wonder if Gentry might step up and make the suggestion that he wants Doug to continue on has head coach? It's a really odd situation

If the Kings are firing on all cylinders honestly it would be the right thing to do imo