I defended Huerter through a lot of unwarranted criticism of his play last season. He was a consistent scorer last season. Even on nights his three wasn’t dropping.
Only 16 games out of 76 last season where he didn’t score double figures. One of them was a game he left with injury in the first few minutes. He already has 13 games out of 28 where he hasn’t scored double figures this season. Only 6 games where he reached or exceeded his season average from last season.
It’s beyond a funk now. At this point it’s the season he is having. He’s having the worst season of his career including his rookie season in Atlanta. Not simply a decline from last season..which isn’t even comparable at this point. He wasn’t just a little better last season. He was way better last season. He was a legitimate starting SG last season.
I don’t know how long Brown can continue with him at the starter. Basically his role is diminished in every single way EXCEPT him being trotted out as a starter every night. His minutes way down. His shot attempts and percentage way down.
Both that position and the bench need a considerable shakeup. As the bench has been another major disappointment. Even with Monk having a consistent season, the bench ranks near the bottom of the league.
It’s actually a testament to the Kings main core that on many nights they aren’t getting offensive production from 1-2 starters, and bottom end of the league bench play and still be top 6 in the west.
Kings should consider a shakeup at SG though. It might be good for the team and Huerter as he might be able to play more his game as a reserve. Nobody has really taken up that spot though since Duarte has had a bad season too. Unless we want to move Monk into the starting role of course which is tempting.
THE BOLDED POINT IS WHAT I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET AT SINCE THE START OF THE SEASON! We don't know which version of Kevin/Keegan/Barnes we're getting every night. I hate to lump in Keegan because he's been playing great lately, but it just goes with the overall inconsistency from our players. It goes beyond having a "shoot slump." If you're a professional NBA team, you should expect the ball to go in every single time your 3pt specialist shoots. A wide open 3pt shot on the Kings is not a near-guaranteed 3 like we see on contending teams (see the Celtics game). It's been very frustrating how we hang our hat on 3pt shooting, but it doesn't translate every game. I've seen people here just shrug and state that it was just an "off-shooting" night. I don't buy that excuse. In the NBA, there are no "off-shooting" nights. A 3pt shot counts as much as any FG or shot attempt. If Sabonis missed 5 lay-ups around the rim, we wouldn't say "oh, it just wasn't our night at the rim." So why are we giving the shooters any benefit of the doubt? The 3pt shot is harder because you're further from the rim, but shooting 3s are part of scoring.I defended Huerter through a lot of unwarranted criticism of his play last season. He was a consistent scorer last season. Even on nights his three wasn’t dropping.
Only 16 games out of 76 last season where he didn’t score double figures. One of them was a game he left with injury in the first few minutes. He already has 13 games out of 28 where he hasn’t scored double figures this season. Only 6 games where he reached or exceeded his season average from last season.
It’s beyond a funk now. At this point it’s the season he is having. He’s having the worst season of his career including his rookie season in Atlanta. Not simply a decline from last season..which isn’t even comparable at this point. He wasn’t just a little better last season. He was way better last season. He was a legitimate starting SG last season.
I don’t know how long Brown can continue with him at the starter. Basically his role is diminished in every single way EXCEPT him being trotted out as a starter every night. His minutes way down. His shot attempts and percentage way down.
Both that position and the bench need a considerable shakeup. As the bench has been another major disappointment. Even with Monk having a consistent season, the bench ranks near the bottom of the league.
It’s actually a testament to the Kings main core that on many nights they aren’t getting offensive production from 1-2 starters, and bottom end of the league bench play and still be top 6 in the west.
Kings should consider a shakeup at SG though. It might be good for the team and Huerter as he might be able to play more his game as a reserve. Nobody has really taken up that spot though since Duarte has had a bad season too. Unless we want to move Monk into the starting role of course which is tempting.
Huerter is more Pepto Dismal than Red Velvet. I forget what we gave Atlanta besides a first but it appears we lost that trade.
Maybe im a little overreacting but 10 out of 38 on three attempts over the last ten games is just over 26%.Oof. Don't be a prisoner of the moment. Last season Huerter was MORE than outplayed the protected first we gave ATL. He's regressing this year, but it's wrong to say we "lost" the trade because he's been bad this year.
My internet went out midway through the first. I put on a movie and ended up falling asleep. Woke up around 2 hours after the game ended and saw what happened. Didn’t miss a damn thing.Wow I picked a good day to not realize this team was playing.
When the success rate is this low, it pains me to see Sasha just passing the ball 90% of the time while we throw it into the Huerter black hole hoping he’ll “get hot” again. I’d rather see the volume 3 point attempts coming from Sasha at this point. I know he’s still finding his game, but his well-established skills and experience have a whole lot more potential that we should be investing in.Maybe im a little overreacting but 10 out of 38 on three attempts over the last ten games is just over 26%.
Not real good for a guy billed as a threat from outside.
I don’t know at what point you no longer call it a funk and curious how that lack of production can be fixed.
Also the thing with Huerter, maybe its just me but it seems he still gets wide open 3's off the DHO this year but just bricks them, its not like teams are scheming him defensively and he's forcing shots. Although i do see a minor improvement in rebounding and team defense, he is a revolving door one on one and teams seek that out. Its time to move on from him.
Maybe im a little overreacting but 10 out of 38 on three attempts over the last ten games is just over 26%.
Not real good for a guy billed as a threat from outside.
I don’t know at what point you no longer call it a funk and curious how that lack of production can be fixed.
I feel like we're overreacting a bit here. We are 17-12 and had a pretty rough schedule so far and some injuries to deal with. Coach Brown is trying to emphasize defense which will take away from the offense for the time being. It's not going to happen overnight and there will be some bad games along the way. The key to this is getting it all sorted out and playing at a high level on both ends of the floor come playoff time.
I feel like we're overreacting a bit here. We are 17-12 and had a pretty rough schedule so far and some injuries to deal with. Coach Brown is trying to emphasize defense which will take away from the offense for the time being. It's not going to happen overnight and there will be some bad games along the way. The key to this is getting it all sorted out and playing at a high level on both ends of the floor come playoff time.
Yeh it’s what fans do. Every fanbase thinks their defense sucks, can’t rebound, bad rotations, every fringe player needs to be traded and the sky is falling after every loss. I’m not excluding myself from these activities by the way haha. The reality is we have a top 5 hardest schedule so far, more injuries than all of last year, a middling offense ( by our standard) and are still outpacing last year in a super competitive western conference. The blowout losses are maddening however and we have plenty of things to get better at if we want to stay in the top 6 all season.
What if the sky is actually falling?
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I feel like we're overreacting a bit here. We are 17-12 and had a pretty rough schedule so far and some injuries to deal with. Coach Brown is trying to emphasize defense which will take away from the offense for the time being. It's not going to happen overnight and there will be some bad games along the way. The key to this is getting it all sorted out and playing at a high level on both ends of the floor come playoff time.
I feel like this makes it worse!![]()
What if the sky is actually falling?
Schedule has nothing to do with Portland who is 2nd to last in the standings. They were missing 2 starters and we still got blown out.
We were missing rotations, not rebounding, etc.
You and others keep saying this, or something like this. I will just say that Malik Monk was in the league for five years before he got to Sacramento, and the only role in which he's truly had any real success is the role that he's in right now. There's no particular evidence that he can make this productivity translate into a full-time starters' role. Like, people seem to want to believe that Monk is the Sami Zayn of the Kings, but what if it turns out that he's Bo Dallas? What if his gimmick only works in NXT (i.e., as the sixth man)?Malik is an amazing spark off the bench. But he’s constantly being thrown out as one of our Core Four. Start him. Find a new playmaker / facilitator for the bench. He doesn’t need to be as dynamic and “SIXTH MAN OF THE YEAR” level as Monk, just a guy to acceptably shoulder the load when he sits.
This team wasn’t good enough to just run it back and hope things get better. Losses like this are actually good because Monte can realize this faster and fix the team. Not some panic move, but changes need to be made. Barnes should have never been brought back. It’ll be addition by subtraction when he’s out because I think the guys behind him (Sup Sasha and Trey) will provide far more than he does when given the same amount of time. We don’t need his leadership anymore. Huerter needs to find himself or get benched to clear his head. Malik is an amazing spark off the bench. But he’s constantly being thrown out as one of our Core Four. Start him. Find a new playmaker / facilitator for the bench. He doesn’t need to be as dynamic and “SIXTH MAN OF THE YEAR” level as Monk, just a guy to acceptably shoulder the load when he sits.
There is truly big upside here. But it’s not going to happen as constructed. Tweak this.
Davis is an interesting case. He seemed to have value for the team last year, but they let him walk. This would seem questionable, but then no other team signed him, either.Ironically they had a microwave spark player off the bench in Terence Davis, which could have allowed Monk to move into a starting spot. They let him walk away
You and others keep saying this, or something like this. I will just say that Malik Monk was in the league for five years before he got to Sacramento, and the only role in which he's truly had any real success is the role that he's in right now.
The lakers went 14-23 in those games.2021-22 LAL: Games 76; Minutes per game: 28:09; FG% 47.3; 3P% 39.1; FT% 79.5; Assists 2.9; Steals 0.8; Points per game 13.8. That season, he started 37 of 76 games, hence the high number of minutes per game. As a starter, he averaged 17.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.3 assists.
The lakers went 14-23 in those games.
Davis is an interesting case. He seemed to have value for the team last year, but they let him walk. This would seem questionable, but then no other team signed him, either.