[Game] Kings vs Timberwolves, 11/15/2024 7pm PST 10pm EST (Emirates Cup Game)
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in all honesty the thing that probably hurt the Kings the most tonight was randomly starting Alex Len despite him failing to show us that he is capable of playing rotation minutes yet this year. The Kings were -14 in the nine minutes he played tonight and that honestly might be better than the eye test would indicate. The spacing was horrendous because neither Domas or Len had any experience playing off of each other on either end
Especially when starting the 2nd half looked to be "the nail in the coffin", horrible start, MB took quite long to call a time out (unlike those Popovich ones he used to take less than a minute in the game) and the whole momentum shifted. Len with Sabonis on the lineup seemed totally disoriented, had only 1 rebound and the rest of the times he was trying just to box out Gobert or Randle not going for the ball himself. Since there was a talk in the past about Sabonis playing better at "4", today that "experiment" was disastrous and it was the main factor that led us to lose, not even the 3s and not even the refs. Domas didn't perform well with Valanciunas in Lithuania NT either when both together in the lineup, the offense doesn't "function" so well and in defense one of them had to guard Randle that wasn't effective either.
I would like to see MB putting it on himself for the lose just like Luka did last night and Spo the night before. I think MB is the one to praise for the resurrection of the Kings, but he is not such a good "tactician", and I see him quite often seeking help from the assistants when things don't go as planned.
BTW i am not starting a "fire Mike Brown" campaign or anything.
I would like to see MB putting it on himself for the lose just like Luka did last night and Spo the night before. I think MB is the one to praise for the resurrection of the Kings, but he is not such a good "tactician", and I see him quite often seeking help from the assistants when things don't go as planned.
BTW i am not starting a "fire Mike Brown" campaign or anything.
You constantly overact for every post I make.
Get over whatever is bothering you.
I posted good things last game about Huerter, so you are overacting and wrong as usual. Post #299.
Facts were posted. He did shoot 28%. He was a team worst -21. And he did play like crap.
Look at his playoff stats they are beyond word bad. All these are facts, nothing you posted including your insults are facts. STOP using mod status to talk sh1t.
Ignored champ.
Get over whatever is bothering you.
I posted good things last game about Huerter, so you are overacting and wrong as usual. Post #299.
Facts were posted. He did shoot 28%. He was a team worst -21. And he did play like crap.
Look at his playoff stats they are beyond word bad. All these are facts, nothing you posted including your insults are facts. STOP using mod status to talk sh1t.
Ignored champ.
Yah, Keegan pumped like he was gonna go up for a 3. I think he hesitated knowing it was way early in the shot clock and we’re up 4. He could have kicked it to Huerter, but I think he saw Sabonis at the 3pt line thinking he was gonna wind down the clock. I actually think Sabonis had the best look of them all. But we went with the worst option on the court 
Yah, Keegan pumped like he was gonna go up for a 3. I think he hesitated knowing it was way early in the shot clock and we’re up 4. He could have kicked it to Huerter, but I think he saw Sabonis at the 3pt line thinking he was gonna wind down the clock. I actually think Sabonis had the best look of them all. But we went with the worst option on the court
I just want to highlight one aspect of the game:
The Wolves repeatedly drove the baseline in the first half and third quarter, oftentimes by Connelly. The Kings had three guys guarding the paint to prevent these baseline drives. They failed every single time to disrupt any passes to wide open Timberwolves 3 point shooters. They were totally impotent in this regard. The Kings didn't have the length to tip, block, intercept or alter any of the passes by the Wolves on these baseline drives. The Wolves, on the other hand, played much the same defense on Kings' baseline drives. The only problem was that the Wolves had Gobert in the paint with his awesome length to block and disrupt the baseline. Because the Kings defense was broken from the start the Wolves got a 20 point lead and tremendous confidence. Of course the valiant comeback arising from the desperation of a 20+ point deficit came afterwards, but we've seen countless times how rare it is that the comeback team has enough gas to finish the deal.
The Wolves repeatedly drove the baseline in the first half and third quarter, oftentimes by Connelly. The Kings had three guys guarding the paint to prevent these baseline drives. They failed every single time to disrupt any passes to wide open Timberwolves 3 point shooters. They were totally impotent in this regard. The Kings didn't have the length to tip, block, intercept or alter any of the passes by the Wolves on these baseline drives. The Wolves, on the other hand, played much the same defense on Kings' baseline drives. The only problem was that the Wolves had Gobert in the paint with his awesome length to block and disrupt the baseline. Because the Kings defense was broken from the start the Wolves got a 20 point lead and tremendous confidence. Of course the valiant comeback arising from the desperation of a 20+ point deficit came afterwards, but we've seen countless times how rare it is that the comeback team has enough gas to finish the deal.
if they make that move, they better be SURE the hypothetical new person can do better. 16 years of futility, 3 years of stability and then back to the unknown is a scary thought.
I always think back to when my Hawkeyes fired Tom Davis. His teams were always competitive but could never get much done in the tourney. They let him go to bring in Steve Alford and many other coaches who all failed before Fran steadied the ship.
There is a lot riding on this season for Monte, Brown and Fox. A second round appearance probably gives us a couple more years of stability. Anything less than that could bring one or more big changes.
I always think back to when my Hawkeyes fired Tom Davis. His teams were always competitive but could never get much done in the tourney. They let him go to bring in Steve Alford and many other coaches who all failed before Fran steadied the ship.
There is a lot riding on this season for Monte, Brown and Fox. A second round appearance probably gives us a couple more years of stability. Anything less than that could bring one or more big changes.
Len and Sabonis not functioning well together after playing on the same time for 4 years is 100% on the coaching staff. They should have tested it more in preseason or at very least in practice (doesn't look like they did) ... It is ridiculous the best set they can come up with is sticking Len in the corner while Sabonis runs dribble hand-offs. It's laughable really. I'm a firm believer that pairing can be effective but they need to actually run things that make sense. Double picks at the top & both roll, or 1 in dunker's spot. Or Len do dribble hand offs & Sabonis in corner since he's the better shooter. Or 1 just facilitates up top - And the other sets down screens for shooters to get open. There's so may plays where they can be effective w/ 2 bigs. That pairing can dominate the offensive glass too but they can't do that if 1 is just chilling in the corner.
F on the coaching staff for lack of creativity.
F on the coaching staff for lack of creativity.
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