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

[Woot!]

Barnes with 30 on 11 shots. Insanity.

Yesterday he had 21 on 7.

Against GS last week he had 25 on 11.

Night before that it was 19 on 9 vs. the Nets.

Seewadimsayin'?

 

[The_Jamal]

We actually passed the ball man that was so god damn fun to watch

I swear I was 10 years old again watching C-webb/Vlade/Bibby and Peja carve teams up. It honestly makes no sense how ridiculously good the offense was after the first quarter.

 

[SacTownKid]

I'll be honest I started turning around on the trade when I realized that they weren't just throw ins (and probably seeing other people talking up Buddy like the cherry on top of a heist), but hot damn I really was not fair to Sabonis based on his lousy defense reputation.

It's amazing what long wings can do. Now when Harkless comes back it adds up like wingspan city between Barnes, Lamb, Holiday, and Harkless. haha. all Sabonis has to do it stay back and bang.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

Sabonis plays almost just like Cousins... maybe this is our chance to make it right?

without the yap that got us all into trouble.
sadly he didn't get much more respect out of tonight's atrocious crew.

 

[dude12]

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?

 

[O0chieboomboom]

20 pages and going… tonight was great… can’t wait for the next game…

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Do you think that Domatas speaks Lithuanian with an American accent?

 

[Noble]

Sabonis is like Vlade and Webber combined.

 

[captain bill]

All these fans staying and cheering for a win over the wolves in February. Love it

 

[TaxMan]

2 days ago i had no hope and wanted the tank. 2 days later PLAYOFFS WHY NOT !

Either way, I just want to enjoy watching games again. I'm looking at the remainder of this season as a feeling out for this new look team. Next year the pressure is on for sure.

 

[Sac.Kings]

I may have to buy league pass again after 3 years of deciding it wasn’t worth it.

 

[Woot!]

Dude needs to stay a good player not go back to the quiet man like he tends to do.

He needs players around him who know how to play hi-IQ, movement ball.

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1491646925463982084

I guess picking Davion at the 9 spot wasn't a bad decision after all.

 

[SacTownKid]

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?

Getting the elephant out of the room and balancing your roster can do wonders sometimes. Truth the Kings have a PG/C combo now that has star ability. First time in a loooong time.

 

[kingsboi]

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?

just based on body language alone, Sabonis is a positive, upbeat guy. This may be contagious to those around him.

 

[captain bill]

Sabonis is like Vlade and Webber combined.

Arvydas wasn’t half bad himself

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

Good first game. Great passing, more athletic guards n wings.

I'm with you. The eye test was passed in spades in game 1

 

[ESP47]

Sabonis is like Vlade and Webber combined.

He's like if Arvydas had a baby.

 

[SLAB]

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?

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.

 

[Entity]

Biggest benefactor of the trade is Davion by far. In other news Gentry has cancelled practice the rest of the season

 

[OffTheWallJamal]

Hi guys! Well, a lot of bball fans from LTU or from ET or CT time zones will have to stay late. As when Domas father played for the Blazers.

Labas, Baltic neighbour! Nice to see someone from my side of the world here also.

 

[Tetsujin]

He's like if Arvydas had a baby.

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

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

All these fans staying and cheering for a win over the wolves in February. Love it

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

 

[Tetsujin]

Labas, Baltic neighbour! Nice to see someone from my side of the world here also.

There's still time for the Kings to trade for Kristaps!

 

[TaxMan]

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.

 

[206Fan]

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 on the court, Fox hated playing with Hali.

I agree 100%. Fox looked different out there tonight. He was his old dominant self with a ton of energy. I wonder if trading Haliburton helped boost his confidence?

Fox-Haliburton was never going to workout long term, and I think he knew this too.

 

[Noble]

I was really warming up to Haliburton, but Fox is the star. I would keep Fox 10/10 times. Made so much sense to get an ALL STAR big man to pair with Fox.

 

[EIM86]

I swear I was 10 years old again watching C-webb/Vlade/Bibby and Peja carve teams up. It honestly makes no sense how ridiculously good the offense was after the first quarter.

Agreed the flow happened so quickly. You could see it get better near the end of the first quarter but I did not expect that, In the second and on! It was as if they’ve had an off-season together!

 

[TaxMan]

Good first game. Great passing, more athletic guards n wings.

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.

 

[OffTheWallJamal]

There's still time for the Kings to trade for Kristaps!

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