SacTownKid
Hall of Famer
Slawson comes in and at least now it seems like the Kings have some degree of foot speed now.
[Game] (preseason) Kings @ Lakers in Anaheim, 10/11/2023 7 pm Pacific, 10 pm Eastern
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NewArena
All-Star
We need him shooting more of that mid range shot, if you ask me. That Brad Miller top of the key, free throw line jumper should be money. We maybe beat the warriors had that thing fallen more.
TaxMan
Starter
As long as we hit our stride by the end of the preseason I'm good, but not getting all the warm and fuzzy vibes from last year right now. I think to some degree, we were really locked in last year in camp as we had a big time mission to get to the playoffs. I feel like to some extent the guys feel like they can do it and are probably taking these pre-season games a little bit lighter than last year. All we can do is wait to see if we really can just turn it on when it starts for real.
NewArena
All-Star
We’re gonna kill teams when the dust settles. Buckle up!!
SacTownKid
Hall of Famer
Certain combos do for sure so far, haha. The real question is what teams that kind of did suck last year won't this year. Last deadline, the West got a facelift.
NewArena
All-Star
I forgot we don’t have Keegan tonight. I think he’s going to be so similar to Kevin Martin in the sense that he will adjust and get better each season, learning to draw fouls however he can. Keegan is such a smart, hard working and coachable kid + the way Mike Brown is raving about him - he must have really been kicking butt in training camp as well.
MizzouKing
Starter
Slawson has had a relatively good showing tonight.
NewArena
All-Star
My guess is that he already knows Lyles works at the C, but this is the time to discover what else you have. No need for Lyles to do too much right now.
NewArena
All-Star
You’re probably right about that and if that’s the case, i hope Mike Brown calls them out on that early before we have some 0-4 start that tumbles into something that doesn’t resemble last season. But, then again, a lot of PTSD has followed Kings fans around for ages now, so anything that doesn’t resemble last seasons Cinderella story may feel more doom and gloom than it is. Two things can be true, i hope.
SacTownKid
Hall of Famer
Maybe, but I'm starting to have some doubts because the only real example of him being there was kind of last resort option last season.
TaxMan
Starter
Absolutely. I will hold judgement, but if this is what we look like in game one, I will be a bit nervous. It is really annoying to hear people talk about how healthy we were last year, etc. but there is a little bit of truth to the "everything seemed to go right" nature of the season. It's never going to feel like last year again, so anything less than what feels like a step forward is going to be a frustrating year.You’re probably right about that and if that’s the case, i hope Mike Brown calls them out on that early before we have some 0-4 start that tumbles into something that doesn’t resemble last season. But, then again, a lot of PTSD has followed Kings fans around for ages now, so anything that doesn’t resemble last seasons Cinderella story may feel more doom and gloom than it is. Two things can be true, i hope.
SacTownKid
Hall of Famer
It's early but yes, it might be time for Brown to start refining that rotation a bit haha. Len honestly still looks like the better backup C to me if Brown is going big like this. This team is what it is, a skill team, the more skill the better. I do like that little wrinkle they've added to the DHO running a lightening fast pnr second option out of it when a team comes up to pressure. Once Huerter comes back to life that can be a nice weapon. For Keegan as well.
NewArena
All-Star
Oh yes! Having Keegan back changes everything. This could be a generational shooter we’re talking about here + let’s not forget, Fox ain’t going at full tilt right now and not even a little bit. If he needs to preserve himself a bit to avoid any annoying injuries, I’m all for it in preseason. I’d rather they crap the bed now, learning some of these new sets and new faces.
NewArena
All-Star
captain bill
All-Star
Yet we came out the gate 0-4. Which was mainly due to schedule but the beginning of the season was very rough despite a great summer of exhibition games. No reason to read too much into preseason either way
ShastaKingsFan
All-Star
Not even close to everything went right. They tripped up at home through the season, including the playoff series.
Being really good at home should be team goal #1 this season
iowamcnabb
Hall of Famer
Duarte, Fox and HB were the bright spots for me.
I like Davion’s new form on his three pointers despite the results tonight. I expect him to make his catch and shoot opportunities this year. When he was set, shot looked great. You can tell he has more confidence this year, his presence is different in a good way. Having said that I don’t think he did a good job running the offense and his passes were really sloppy.
Sasha didn’t play well in this one and I was hoping to see more action with Sabonis but at least he got the reps.
McGee is rough on the perimeter but made some nice passes and did well rolling to the basket.
Sabonis hesitated a few times on shots he should have taken from the elbow. Monster on the boards and did a good job getting to the line. He was pretty bad as the last line of defense.
next preseason game could be fun since it’s a home game. After that, I could do without preseason ball
I like Davion’s new form on his three pointers despite the results tonight. I expect him to make his catch and shoot opportunities this year. When he was set, shot looked great. You can tell he has more confidence this year, his presence is different in a good way. Having said that I don’t think he did a good job running the offense and his passes were really sloppy.
Sasha didn’t play well in this one and I was hoping to see more action with Sabonis but at least he got the reps.
McGee is rough on the perimeter but made some nice passes and did well rolling to the basket.
Sabonis hesitated a few times on shots he should have taken from the elbow. Monster on the boards and did a good job getting to the line. He was pretty bad as the last line of defense.
next preseason game could be fun since it’s a home game. After that, I could do without preseason ball
coolhandluke
Starter
It's not a surprise that we have the same shortcomings as last year because Monte didn't do anything to address them yet. Just have to outshoot the opponents.
NewArena
All-Star
Yeah i have no real interest in the preseason games at this point. I want our guys healthy and to make sure the chemistry and spark is there, but that’s it for me.
King Baller
All-Star
Darvin Ham rode an 8 man rotation for most of the game, their deep bench played some at the end. He got a preseason win sans James and Davis. As much as I hate to say it the L's have built a good team behind their two stars. Prince, Vincent and Wood scored 44 points as relative new comers to LA. Russell had 21 in 20 minutes and Rui scored 13. That's 5 guys with double digit scoring and together they scored 78 points!
Coach Brown is doing his thing and trying to figure out what he has. I expect a tighter rotation will make a big difference, as will having Keegan Murray on the court. Sasha is in a new country, in a different league, with different rules and playing with new fellas on a new team. It may take more than 2 games for him to hit his stride
Overall the Kings shot poorly and did not look cohesive. It may take a minute for Coach and staff to get it figured out.....stay tuned
Coach Brown is doing his thing and trying to figure out what he has. I expect a tighter rotation will make a big difference, as will having Keegan Murray on the court. Sasha is in a new country, in a different league, with different rules and playing with new fellas on a new team. It may take more than 2 games for him to hit his stride
Overall the Kings shot poorly and did not look cohesive. It may take a minute for Coach and staff to get it figured out.....stay tuned
Kingz19
Hall of Famer
Forgot to watch this.
I realized I’ve probably watched a full seasons worth of preseason games in my years of Kings fandom and I literally can only remember one. The Doug Christie/Rick Fox fight game.
don’t fill up on bread and certainly don’t take too much(or any) stock in what you see in preseason. Good, bad, and ugly. It’s forgettable and irrelevant. Just get in shape.
I realized I’ve probably watched a full seasons worth of preseason games in my years of Kings fandom and I literally can only remember one. The Doug Christie/Rick Fox fight game.
don’t fill up on bread and certainly don’t take too much(or any) stock in what you see in preseason. Good, bad, and ugly. It’s forgettable and irrelevant. Just get in shape.
Kingster
Hall of Famer
Pathetic defense. If Brown is trying to incorporate defensive principles into this team it looked like they all said, "Whatever, teach, we're taking the night off." Heurter looked particularly inept, but he had lots of company. To me, the most inept defensive lineup on this team would have Heurter AND Sasha in the lineup at the same time. I don't ever want to see that.
I hate to say this, but the the Lakers bench looked great. I particular hate to say it because so many of their bench players were gotten for chump change. There's been a lot of talk about how great the Kings' bench is going to be, but the Lakers bench looks superior to me. Granted, the Lakers bench needs to be superior because of LBJ's age and Davis's propensity for injury, but if those aforementioned All Stars can be healthy for 70% of the season, the Lakers could be pretty good this season.
I hate to say this, but the the Lakers bench looked great. I particular hate to say it because so many of their bench players were gotten for chump change. There's been a lot of talk about how great the Kings' bench is going to be, but the Lakers bench looks superior to me. Granted, the Lakers bench needs to be superior because of LBJ's age and Davis's propensity for injury, but if those aforementioned All Stars can be healthy for 70% of the season, the Lakers could be pretty good this season.
reptilexcq2
Bench
I expect the lineup to change when regular season start. I expect Sobonis rotation just like last year where Fox sit while Sabonis continue to play through the 1st quarter. In this pre-season game, they both came out and when that happened, the game is lost...I don't think Monk and McGee will do much damage. I expect McGee only come in after Sabonis take a breather and when Fox come in....so it's going to be Fox, Monk McGee....and probably Sasha and Trey Lyle....or maybe Duerte and Trey Lyle. I like Duerte's defense...so I expect Brown to play him often. It maybe Fox Monk Mitchell, Duerte and Murrey or Lyle or Barnes...in the small lineup. The main thing is how do you put a lineup that can score points without Sabonis in there...or even without Sabonis and Fox. Mitchell still doesn't impress me...same style...same attacking hesitation, same missing shots.
MizzouKing
Starter
That fight was preseason?? I’d totally forgotten that. Best preseason game ever!!
TaxMan
Starter
I will do the same. Between summer league and preseason, the amount of focus on meaningless NBA games are at an all time high. It’s easy to overreact one way or the other when the reality is we really don’t know until they get into a normal rotation and intensity staring game 1. Of course I’d rather have them winning these and looking great than not, but outside of getting a peak at Sasha and seeing if Keegan really does look like he has taken a year two leap, these games aren’t fun.
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