nikefutbolero
G-League
I see after every loss everybody loves to blame the refs. The refs arent responsible for this teams obivous shortcomings. It's time to look in the mirror.
Stop blaming the refs...
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Folsomkingsfan
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The ref blaming is making the game threads unreadable. It'd be one thing if we were playing like a locked in team, but if Fox is shooting in the low 40's/high 30's, Sabonis isn't being aggressive, and we are getting cooked by role players I'm not going to scream about the refs.
HndsmCelt
Hall of Famer
Why would I look in the mirror? The one thing I'm pretty sure isn't the case is that it's my fault. I'm cheering as hard as I can.
NewArena
All-Star
Completely dismissing the huge disadvantage the Kings have with officiating isn't any better. If we didn't have Fox and Sabonis and even Monk consistently getting mugged in the paint, then i think this thread would be a lot more warranted. It's not the only reason the Kings are losing some of these games but teams consistently getting 15-20 more freethrows is about insurmountable as it gets.
SacTownKid
Hall of Famer
Look, here's the fact, if you are relying on calls you aren't in that upper tier. Probably because you don't have enough players capable of getting those calls or players shying away from trying. Bad calls? Yes. Inability to get certain types of calls? Yes.
GWD
Bench
Kudos for an active imagination! The implementation of such a system would be revolutionary enough to cause a revolution.
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twslam07
All-Star
Interesting…like a missed call adjusted record. Very interesting. Would have to think more how the L2M report could be used in this way.
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A week and a half ago Adam Silver was in attendance and we saw a Kings game officiated like never before.
Two and four games later we saw the Kings on the wrong side of 20+ FT disparities. As little as I care for the over-reliance on 3-pt shooting, especially when settling for lazy threes, it's hard to reconcile why our players should drive and get mugged while consistently receiving no whistle since doing so puts their health, ability to play defense, and career longevity on the line. Then in one of those two 20+ discrepancy games an opposing player flops onto our third best scorer and the centerpiece of our bench (and likely league 6moy) injuring him for the season.
It's whack. And it's beyond time something gets done about it, but it surely seems the louder the organization squawks about it, the more we are buried by officiating. It's like when the bad Kings pouted at the refs on the court, I at least understood why that wasn't rewarded. But now we see other teams rewarded for that behavior, while our guys generally are respectful, and still... It's getting old.
And yeah, it's probably cost us 2-3 games this year which could be the difference between the playoffs and being stuck with pick 14 in a mediocre draft.
Two and four games later we saw the Kings on the wrong side of 20+ FT disparities. As little as I care for the over-reliance on 3-pt shooting, especially when settling for lazy threes, it's hard to reconcile why our players should drive and get mugged while consistently receiving no whistle since doing so puts their health, ability to play defense, and career longevity on the line. Then in one of those two 20+ discrepancy games an opposing player flops onto our third best scorer and the centerpiece of our bench (and likely league 6moy) injuring him for the season.
It's whack. And it's beyond time something gets done about it, but it surely seems the louder the organization squawks about it, the more we are buried by officiating. It's like when the bad Kings pouted at the refs on the court, I at least understood why that wasn't rewarded. But now we see other teams rewarded for that behavior, while our guys generally are respectful, and still... It's getting old.
And yeah, it's probably cost us 2-3 games this year which could be the difference between the playoffs and being stuck with pick 14 in a mediocre draft.
captain bill
All-Star
We're 20th in FTAs / per game, but also 25th in attempts inside 5 feet, and 30th in FT %.
We are getting screwed by the refs, particularly Fox and Domas. Makes no sense to claim that doesn't impact the W/L column. And FTAs are part of the modern NBA, so "depending on foul calls" isn't a bad strategy bc its part of the game
But as stats show we're also not being aggressive enough towards the basket (too many Fox middies) and we're missing our free throws anyways
We are getting screwed by the refs, particularly Fox and Domas. Makes no sense to claim that doesn't impact the W/L column. And FTAs are part of the modern NBA, so "depending on foul calls" isn't a bad strategy bc its part of the game
But as stats show we're also not being aggressive enough towards the basket (too many Fox middies) and we're missing our free throws anyways
King Baller
All-Star
Not being aggressive enough or give up driving to the hole when you get mugged and there is no whistle.......over.........and over......etc.
QWERTYLICIOUS
Starter
After that debacle in 2002, blaming the refs for anything and everything at this point is 100% justified.
fansinceday1
Starter
sabonis and Fox getting to the line more would just put a spotlight on how horrible they are at the line.
NewArena
All-Star
Hard to improve when you barely get there. Would be nice to see how they do with the opportunity to get into some sort of Rhythm, but yes - they do need to improve at the line and for the most part they have.
The center shooting above 70% is not horrible, actually probably around average for that position ( just a guess , don't feel like looking up)
Ok, I was off on that one , the average for centers seems to be around 73%, so Sabonis is definitely below average
Last I checked, De'Aaron Fox had the same career FT% as Lebron James. He's been sub-par at converting his free throws for a guard, but that doesn't mean he shouldn't get the same opportunity to cash in those free points as everyone else. And even with sub-par shooting, Lebron has managed to "horrible" his way to 4th all-time in Free Throws made (soon to be 3rd). I'll take that kind of horrible.
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