[Game] Kings vs. T-Wolves 2/09/22 7pm Pacific 10pm Eastern

[notoriousBEN3]

I enjoyed the toughness from Sabonis. Maybe he’s not a defensive anchor, but he’s got some grit to him that is going to be a nice asset to the team. That’s always needed on the Kings

 

[Tetsujin]

I don't think the addition of Lamb and Holiday can be understated. They didn't have great games, and I would say they are relatively average NBA players, but they give us a much much more balanced team on the floor. Its the same "mystery" why we are a much better team with Harkless on the floor.

The important part is that they've spent years with Sabonis and know how to move off of him to get open looks. After the first three or four minutes, the rest of the team started following their lead and the offense instantly looked elite out of nowhere.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

What I loved is that we had a 10 point lead with about 2 minutes to go. The Kings of old would have put Fox in a spread iso, barrel to the rim with 2 seconds left ugly attempt. With Sabonis out there, we actually had some pick and roll action that still allowed us to play a little conservatively to milk some clock, but resulted in movement and what looked like a normal offense. He is going to make Fox a MUCH better half court player.

Fox already looks like old Fox. That little thread the needle to Sabonis? I was really irked when I read the national press today run the Fox sucks so they had to trade Haliburton narrative. You know what Fox didn't do when the team drafted back to back pgs... sit around and sulk. His numbers dropped for sure and he took the brunt of fan criticism because he got paid. Welcome back Foxy.

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

Sabonis is like Vlade and Webber combined.

For real.

 

[SacTownKid]

Crazy to think that Arvydas was like this but like four inches taller and an even better shooter.

Dude was unreal. Always wondered what it would have been like to snatch him from the Blazers. Webber, Vlade, Sabonis. Over.

 

[miltonap]

Kings looked night and day different. The high post offense added a totally new dynamic to the team, Domantas's basketball IQ making it work of course.

Added length with Holiday and Lamb and the team just looked completely different.

The spacing was there, teamwork, it just looked good.

Before it was a lot of forcing from the guards and the offense just didn't look good. Just force, drive and kick.

Now adding this different dynamic to the offense suddenly there's space on the court.

And all Fox or Davion need is SPACE to completely dismantle a defense.

It was just night and day, and way prettier to watch

 

[Livinthedream]

Fox showing a pulse and some emotion out there definitely helps. I’m buying heavy stock that while they may have gotten along well enough off the court, Fox hated playing with Hali and it seeped onto the floor and into his game.

May not have been playing with Haliburton, but the fact that the team kept drafting PGs when Fox wanted the team to fill out other positions.

 

[hrdboild]

"If you're starving, and somebody gives you a cracker..."

Eddie's even wearing the right colors! Nicely done!

 

[TaxMan]

Fox showing a pulse and some emotion out there definitely helps. I’m buying heavy stock that while they may have gotten along well enough off the court, Fox hated playing with Hali and it seeped onto the floor and into his game.

This... Fox is passive aggressive (I know the type intimately....) He wants to be the man that controls the game and has the ball in his hands. They may have poo poo'ed the suggestion that they didn't get along (I truly believe they do), but Fox was pouting all year because the team around him was all an awkward fit.

 

[The_Jamal]

I don't think the addition of Lamb and Holiday can be understated. They didn't have great games, and I would say they are relatively average NBA players, but they give us a much much more balanced team on the floor. Its the same "mystery" why we are a much better team with Harkless on the floor.

I actually strongly disagree. They didn't shoot well, but they were absolutely crucial on continuing what Sabonis was cooking with the ball movement on offense. Maybe they didn't get credit for every assist, but they were a massive reason we got so many clean looks, whether on 3pt shots or at the rim.

And the size/length just plays on D. Wasn't perfect, but it's a noticeable improvement on the wing defense we've been trying to use all year.

 

[Dongoodboy]

Having a constant scoring threat in the front court feels good.

 

[hrdboild]

This... Fox is passive aggressive (I know the type intimately....) He wants to be the man that controls the game and has the ball in his hands. They may have poo poo'ed the suggestion that they didn't get along (I truly believe they do), but Fox was pouting all year because the team around him was all an awkward fit.

I think he was sick of losing. That smile we saw from him tonight was the same thing we're all smiling about -- it was the resurrection of hope.

 

[MizzouKing]

He is like a taller Isaiah Thomas that plays defense. We didn’t trade away our future we just saw a different path.

May be one of the only times Davion gets referred to as “taller!”

 

[Das_Boot]

Fox showing a pulse and some emotion out there definitely helps. I’m buying heavy stock that while they may have gotten along well enough off the court, Fox hated playing with Hali and it seeped onto the floor and into his game.

I have a feeling the emergence of Hali had Fox on the trade block for longer than we know. Probably weighed a lot on the guy.

 

[MizzouKing]

In addition to Domantas Sabonis, we apparently traded Tyrese for the 2002 Kings passing game.

Someone has GOT to develop a White Chocolate elbow bump pass!

 

[Sluggah]

OK, we need to speak this into existence. I mean, not the pun necessarily, but the championship run based on the pun.

No. All or nothing. The pun, necessarily.

 

[dude12]

Jerami Grant incoming…..it’s going to happen

 

[SacTownKid]

Jerami Grant incoming…..it’s going to happen

If so, this might be it, drought officially over. Too good a fit, too much talent right?

 

[SLAB]

The dream 6-7 years ago. Now with that contract and unfortunate injury history... well screw it, let's do it Monty haha

Id like it more than Grant.

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/statuses/1491650550605172745

 

[Dongoodboy]

Jerami Grant incoming…..it’s going to happen

He plays 4 though, so we move him to 3 or play him as a backup?

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/statuses/1491649730748710914

 

[iowamcnabb]

I can’t believe I didn’t get to watch this game. Guess I’ll have to binge highlights based on the energy in this thread. Good to hear the team looked good.

Holmes playing was weird if he is getting traded. Who is coming back for Bags? Will Mitchell continue to come off the bench? Lots of interesting things to come tomorrow and in the following weeks

 

[ESP47]

Jerami Grant incoming…..it’s going to happen

Call me crazy, but if you would have told me that the Kings traded for Grant and they put a Grant jersey on Holiday, I wouldn't even have known it wasn't Grant.

 

[Tetsujin]

Call me crazy, but if you would have told me that the Kings traded for Grant and they put a Grant jersey on Holiday, I wouldn't even have known it wasn't Grant.

The Kings acquiring a bunch of freakishly long role players is really the potential unexpected twist of the trade deadline.

 

[The_Jamal]

I can’t believe I didn’t get to watch this game. Guess I’ll have to binge highlights based on the energy in this thread. Good to hear the team looked good.

Holmes playing was weird if he is getting traded. Who is coming back for Bags? Will Mitchell continue to come off the bench? Lots of interesting things to come tomorrow and in the following weeks

My man, you literally missed the worst possible game. For all the anguish we go through as Kings fans, this one was fun as hell.

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/statuses/1491649664415936517

More impressive than all that was the way the dude made Russell and Ant Man's lives a living hell in the fourth quarter.

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

He plays 4 though, so we move him to 3 or play him as a backup?

Barnes at 3. Where he usually plays

 

[Kingster]

Honest question….where did all the energy come from? I mean, the team loved Haliburton, but is it partBuddy gone? Part Sabonis on the team?

Both!

 

[The_Jamal]

The Kings acquiring a bunch of freakishly long role players is really the potential unexpected twist of the trade deadline.

One appealing aspect of Grant I'm interested in is the Lamb-Harkless-Holiday-Grant wingspan LU where they just hold hands and cover the full width of the court.

Edit: BTW, PJ Washington as a 7'2 wingspan. He'd fit right in.