[Game] Preseason Kings @ Trailblazers, 10/11/21 7pm Pacific 10pm Eastern (No Local TV)

[steelevt]

we all knew once he got a raise the expectations were going to go up.

I would have been fine with him playing exactly as he did last year.

 

[SacTownKid]

I wonder if this is going to be the last go around for Chriss. Where does he fit in the league?

 

[Tetsujin]

well apparently he didn't get the memo to get the hair transplants done during the lockdown.

Dude needs to ask Lebron for his guy.

 

[Tetsujin]

I wonder if this is going to be the last go around for Chriss. Where does he fit in the league?

Thought he had a chance as a 3/4 but the Blazers are using him at the 5 for some reason. Wonder if his lateral speed is shot after the injury.

 

[gunks]

your dad's gonna be ok

haha he texted me!

Grats on another Sox win!

 

[Tetsujin]

Holmes keeps switching but I don’t think that’s our defense anymore.

 

[Tetsujin]

Holmes made a shot!

 

[HndsmCelt]

Holmes has absolutely no touch right now.

And his ugly shot starts to fall

 

[Tetsujin]

Davion is sooooooo good

 

[SacTownKid]

See, Walton will always Walton. He'll go Harkless/Metu/Holmes before committing to playing the style Monte talked about. This is preseason, the time where he SHOULD be doing that to see if it can work. Tyrese isn't playing, neither is Buddy but the first 2 games weren't much different. When guys start expecting to play real minutes he's going to have no choice.

 

[HndsmCelt]

I have a feeling we're going to see a lot of that Alex Lin Davion Mitchell two-man game

 

[SacTownKid]

Ramsey is really good at getting into the space between his man and the screener and sliding over without losing contact. Davion could actually pick up on some of that.

 

[Tetsujin]

Kings currently have TD at point guard for some reason

 

[Tetsujin]

TD about to fight DSJ lol

 

[Tetsujin]

Cut Jones and give Lou his roster spot.

 

[SacTownKid]

Is Woodard available or just irrevocably boned? haha.

 

[Tetsujin]

Is Woodard available or just irrevocably boned? haha.

Lou’s taken his spot

 

[Tetsujin]

Queta sighting!

 

[Sluggah]

Queta quickly doing things.

 

[HndsmCelt]

Looks like Woodard is sealing his fate

 

[SacTownKid]

And that was a glimpse of your Stockton Kings folks!

 

[iowamcnabb]

Not the most entertaining game but it was nice to see some of these guys we probably won’t see in season. It’s hard to believe Dennis Smith is only 23 years old, I wonder if he is will find a place in the league. Mitchell was credited with only one steal but cause a bunch of turnovers and it wasn’t even his best game defensively

 

[Telemachus]

This was a strange game to watch. I kept getting frustrated at missed shots & poor plays, then would look at the score & see we were up double-digits.

 

[mac]

This was a strange game to watch. I kept getting frustrated at missed shots & poor plays, then would look at the score & see we were up double-digits.

Well we weren't exactly playing a fully-manned Blazers team..

 

[Telemachus]

Well we weren't exactly playing a fully-manned Blazers team..

Neither were the Kings.

 

[iowamcnabb]

rebounding was awful tonight, Blazers had 45 to our 31. Holmes with just one board. That is the one thing Bagley helps us with for sure.

 

[mac]

Neither were the Kings.

Kings without Hali/Buddy/Bagley aren't exactly Blazers without their 3 leading scorers Dame/CJ/Norm Powell and probably 2-3 other rotation guys.

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/statuses/1447737395198136320

Dame to the Kings confirmed

 

[Turgenev]

Not sure how I feel about the (limited) preseason action I've seen. We def have more depth. Better defensive players. More roster flexibility. But so many possessions were zero, one, or two passes and then someone dribbles vs a set defence. Sometimes there was a pick for the ball handler. It's better when Tyrese plays. And ball movement is something Doug always spoke about as a commentator. So let's see how it goes.

 

[mac]

Not sure how I feel about the (limited) preseason action I've seen. We def have more depth. Better defensive players. More roster flexibility. But so many possessions were zero, one, or two passes and then someone dribbles vs a set defence. Sometimes there was a pick for the ball handler. It's better when Tyrese plays. And ball movement is something Doug always spoke about as a commentator. So let's see how it goes.

I saw a lot more effective ball movement leading to open corner 3s, which was good. If Buddy and our other shooters get those looks they're going to make them more times than not. Another thing to note is that our bigs really don't provide much offensive firepower, especially given that Holmes has had a pretty poor preseason so far.