[Game] New Orleans Pelicans @ Kings, 1-7-24 3PM PST/6PM EST

[SacTownKid]

When the Kings offense is right, it's the best in the NBA. Our defense "playing well" is being average.

Not sure how anyone could look at this game and say "Yeah, if we had more offense, we'd be alright. NVM the fact we've allowed 49 points in 15 minutes"

Well apparently Monte is. so....

The Kings win on offense. The stats back it up. Is what it is.

 

[TaxMan]

These refs reeeeaaaly don’t want to call fouls today.

 

[The_Jamal]

Well apparently Monte is. so....

Says who? Based on what? Because we inquired about Beal and didn't even make an offer?

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

It's the little things that he doesn't do compared to Len ... I didn't see 1 hard screen by him in the whole 3 minutes, he's slow going up and down the court and not intentional w/ his movements to set screens. For this Kings offense, the big being able to screen is critical to so much offensively. Partly cause he's just older, but McGee doesn't have the girth/physicality Len has. Guys bounce off Len; McGee can jump higher than Len but his speed, explosiveness, agility is no longer an advantage for him. It's a bit comical at this point.

Len is also a much better passer and hand off guy

 

[Kingz19]

Go away Davion

 

[iowamcnabb]

I don’t normally complain about refs but the last few games I feel every time we defend at the rim it’s a foul and everytime we drive it’s a clean block or no foul. Maybe they are all correct calls but seems unlikely

 

[KF8]

Just don't let the lead ballon to 20 by half and we'll consider it a win. Kings need to regroup and perhaps the pelicans will cool off.

A change of course. Keep it under 30.

 

[The_Jamal]

Hmm Keegan at the 2? Brown going big

 

[HndsmCelt]

Hmm Keegan at the 2? Brown going big

That might be the right idea, but he does need to hit those threes

 

[Kingz19]

Let’s give Keon Ellis some run here. Davion is having trouble even holding the ball today

 

[BenchMob]

Pelicans shooting like prime Warriors

 

[The_Jamal]

Well apparently Monte is. so....

The Kings win on offense. The stats back it up. Is what it is.

The Kings only win on offense. That's the problem. Have to be able to tap other parts of a team game, if Fox struggles like this, if the shooting isn't up to snuff, etc.

Zach LaVine does nothing to improve out outcome of winning this exact game. Alex Caruso would.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

A change of course. Keep it under 30.

Pretty sure at this point that the correct strategy is to let it balloon to 50 so we bench everybody we can't afford to get injured for the whole second half.

 

[HndsmCelt]

Kings of God start crashing the boards

 

[SacTownKid]

Says who? Based on what? Because we inquired about Beal and didn't even make an offer?

And Siakam. And didn't make an offer? Where did you hear that. Chams said the Wiz were sitting on one and Beal mentioned the Kings in his interview.

 

[TaxMan]

This is hard to watch

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

The terrible defensive scheme and execution rears it's head again. They're getting slaughtered with open 3's

 

[SacTownKid]

The Kings only win on offense. That's the problem. Have to be able to tap other parts of a team game, if Fox struggles like this, if the shooting isn't up to snuff, etc.

Zach LaVine does nothing to improve out outcome of winning this exact game. Alex Caruso would.

Really? So Caruso is going to turn the Kings into a defensive juggernaut by himself? Davion is no slouch on defense just so you know. Picking up talent is a way to build a defensive core without sacrificing offense. Otherwise you do things like start KZ Okpala and realize there's a talent gap.

 

[Kingz19]

Keegan needs to hit that.

 

[ick300]

4th game in a row they are scoring everything we nothing ….
Is there a curse with pelicans damn ….

 

[NewArena]

Multiple possessions with Fox and Monk not shooting or touching the ball is unacceptable. At some point, this defense has to change as well. What in the world is this scheme that continues to give up wide open threes? Let's try something different please

 

[KF8]

Kings will need comeback of the century to win this one. I'm ready to turn this one off by half.

 

[BenchMob]

This where is wish we had a bruiser to lay a hard foul

 

[SacTownKid]

4th game in a row they are scoring everything we nothing ….
Is there a curse with pelicans damn ….

Bad, bad matchup for sure. Even without Zion.

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

Really? So Caruso is going to turn the Kings into a defensive juggernaut by himself? Davion is no slouch on defense just so you know. Picking up talent is a way to build a defensive core without sacrificing offense. Otherwise you do things like start KZ Okpala and realize there's a talent gap.

They're a better team with Keon Ellis playing. Just need to find a deal for Mitchell

 

[HndsmCelt]

The terrible defensive scheme and execution rears it's head again. They're getting slaughtered with open 3's

Pelicans are hitting from everywhere. They got 30 points of the damn paint.

 

[OffTheWallJamal]

This is embarassing. Trade the falcon. We need a playable wing.

 

[Tizzy Flip]

total complete ownage. We have played 14 quarters against the Pels and have no solution. Not even when they don’t have Zion

 

[SacTownKid]

They're a better team with Keon Ellis playing. Just need to find a deal for Mitchell

Probably, largely due to the fact that Keon is a better distributor in Brown's system. That and size. He can actually play with Fox and Monk and the Kings aren't painfully small.

 

[BenchMob]

Bad, bad matchup for sure. Even without Zion.

lol I forgot Zion was out