[Game] Preseason Kings @ Lakers 10/3/2022 7:30pm Pacific 10:30pm Eastern

[Kingz19]

Summer league Murray is now preseason Murray

Encouraged that Holmes has played well too.

 

[SacTownKid]

It's crazy when you contrast the Lakers and Kings in terms of depth. The Kings throwing out rotation level players in garbage time, lol.

 

[Tetsujin]

Delly is fun to watch not because he's particularly good at anything but because he's guaranteed to end up on the floor fighting for the ball on70% of his possessions.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Cook immediately back out

 

[SacTownKid]

What a difference an off-season makes. Len, T.Davis and Metu were three of our key bench rotation players for a good chunk of last year. So much nicer when they're you're 11-14 guys instead.

Len might come in handy if they can find a taker for Holmes. He is a solid backup.

 

[KainLear]

haha Bill was like "Another amazing pass..." as Delly did the behind-the-back falling-out-of-bound pass, just to hear him finish the sentence with "... for Pippen that didn't come to fruition..."

I spit my water haha

 

[Capt. Factorial]

We won the third by 22, so that's something.

 

[Sluggah]

Just got home to turn on the game and check the box score. I assume Keegan is still on the GOAT track?

Damn straight.

 

[KainLear]

We won the third by 22, so that's something.

Certainly not nothing.

 

[The Effort Police]

Our third string consists of three of our top nine guys from last year. Metu and Davis even got some starts, so that's an improvement.

I'm not entirely in love with the depth even if it's better than last year.

1-5 is solid presuming Murray gets the minutes he should. Mitchell's a good 6 and Holmes in theory a good 7 should he get back to what he was. I'd like the depth a lot better if Monk doesn't do whatever this is.

 

[Tetsujin]

It's crazy when you contrast the Lakers and Kings in terms of depth. The Kings throwing out rotation level players in garbage time, lol.

Last year, TD was arguably our best wing to start the season. This year he's our third string shooting guard. Monte finally built us a roster.

 

[SLAB]

I think I’m ready to wrap up for the night. I can’t take this commentary anymore. Solid debut. More of the same later. Hopefully against non-scrubs like this second half.

But baby steps.

 

[PorchSurfin]

About to?

I've heard nothing since the opening minutes.

It's really pathetic when people only spend time here to be negative and expect any sort of respect. At least @SLAB is man enough to admit.

I honestly think she is only here to bet against the Kings. There is little to no Fandom there.

 

[Entity]

Our third string consists of three of our top nine guys from last year. Metu and Davis even got some starts, so that's an improvement.

Wow that’s true. That’s says something right?

 

[The_Jamal]

We'll see what happens with KZ the rest of preseason. If this was just a "We don't want Keegan's first NBA action vs AD/LeBron" or if he's actually considering him as the "opener" defender on starting wings. Pretty obvious he's a favorite of Brown. That bench unit looks damn explosive though so I get the idea of balancing your USG and upping the defensive ability of the starters. As long as Keegan is consistently getting 25-28, I could live with him off the bench to start the year.

That said, if you do that, you better start off hot and winning games. Otherwise you're going to get asked very quickly why Keegan is sitting in lieu of a journeyman wing defender.

 

[Tetsujin]

I think I’m ready to wrap up for the night. I can’t take this commentary anymore. Solid debut. More of the same later. Hopefully against non-scrubs like this second half.

But baby steps.

Hey, the start of the third was against 2/5 of the Lakers starting lineup!

 

[Entity]

I think I’m ready to wrap up for the night. I can’t take this commentary anymore. Solid debut. More of the same later. Hopefully against non-scrubs like this second half.

But baby steps.

Stick around metu is about to hit a grove. I’m hoping for moneke alao

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

Summer league Murray is now preseason Murray

Encouraged that Holmes has played well too.

I would play Murray a lot in the preseason. Let him continue his rhythm right into the first real game

 

[KainLear]

Holmes without glasses = 65 games at most.
Holmes with glasses = potential 82

 

[Entity]

Oh crap I forgot about Keon and Queta and baze to go along with moneke

 

[KainLear]

Oh crap I forgot about Keon and Queta and baze to go along with moneke

Our team is quite deep this season, huh?

 

[The Effort Police]

We'll see what happens with KZ the rest of preseason. If this was just a "We don't want Keegan's first NBA action vs AD/LeBron" or if he's actually considering him as the "opener" defender on starting wings. Pretty obvious he's a favorite of Brown. That bench unit looks damn explosive though so I get the idea of balancing your USG and upping the defensive ability of the starters. As long as Keegan is consistently getting 25-28, I could live with him off the bench to start the year.

That said, if you do that, you better start off hot and winning games. Otherwise you're going to get asked very quickly why Keegan is sitting in lieu of a journeyman wing defender.

I think Keegan just slots perfectly into the starting lineup. Okpala probably makes it a bit better defensively but the 1-5 of Fox, Huerter, Barnes, Murray, Sabonis is just a clean starting unit.

I'm a bit leery on Okpala minutes because in lieu of that means someone amongst Barnes or Murray is playing a bit too many minutes at 3 for my liking.

 

[iowamcnabb]

It’s also nice to watch the development of Keegan and ON instead of squinting to see something with Woodard and Ramsey

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Our team is quite deep this season, huh?

Can't keep all of 'em

 

[Entity]

Holmes without glasses = 65 games at most.
Holmes with glasses = potential 82

Glasses probably wasn’t only issue at the time but with glasses I’d take the 65 he sucked ass with them

 

[SacTownKid]

Holmes without glasses = 65 games at most.
Holmes with glasses = potential 82

Holmes with glasses = financial savings on future eyepatch budget.

 

[SLAB]

Oh crap I forgot about Keon and Queta and baze to go along with moneke

Oh snap… Queta, I’m back in. Forgot about his existence. Give him all the 4th quarter minutes.

 

[Tetsujin]

Oh crap I forgot about Keon and Queta and baze to go along with moneke

Quinn Cook also was a rotation player at times in seasons past.

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

Holmes without glasses = 65 games at most.
Holmes with glasses = potential 82

This is the first game where he looked like himself with the glasses on

 

[PorchSurfin]

I think I’m ready to wrap up for the night. I can’t take this commentary anymore. Solid debut. More of the same later. Hopefully against non-scrubs like this second half.

But baby steps.

The commentary is what is to be expected. On the flip side, if you watched the Kings 2 years ago you would have been happy to listen to our announcers gush over the team we were playing against.

Grant was sickening how much syrup he laid on opposing teams. F that guy.