iowamcnabb
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I think we need 10 wins to secure a top 6 finish.
That would mean they will have to go 10-5 the rest of the way with a very tough schedule. Judging from the schedule kings only have 6-7 games where they are most likely favored to win, but the rest 8-9 games will be against teams where the kings aren't favored to win.I think we need 10 wins to secure a top 6 finish.
My ranking on who I'd rather have the kings play in the first round if they make the 6th seedAs now (today) we would play Denver in the first round. That would be so fitting having the reigning NBA champs in the first round in two consecutive years.
Thunder are crazy pesky (on defense).My ranking on who I'd rather have the kings play in the first round if they make the 6th seed
1. Thunder
Yea I'd rather play the Clippers over the Nuggets for sure, but I don't think the Clippers will make the top 3 seed. However if somehow by miracle the Kings make the 5th seed I'd rather play the Clippers over the Pelicans for sure.2. Timberwolves are more dangerous without Towns. They are way tougher defensively. And less Towns usually means more Anderson, who is like a more aggressive version of Barnes. You know that "slow-motion" thing that Barnes does every 6-7 games that gives opposing defenses fits? Well, Anderson does that every game.
3. Clippers would lowkey be a better playoff matchup for the Kings than the Nuggets. Clippers might have the Kings' number during the regular season but, outside of Kawhi, they are a team full of guys who have the reputation of being choke artists in the playoffs.
Only thing is we're unlikely to play the clippers since they are too far behind to get the top 3 seed, but if my mircle kings get the 5th seed facing the clippers wouldn't be too bad.Thunder are crazy pesky (on defense).
I'm waiting for Clippers to start their unhealthy/injured trends and hopefully leapfrog them.
The Kings are 6-3 in the month of March with a defensive rating that ranks top 6 in the league, offensive rating at 7th, i believe. They chose the best time to get it going and that's a recipe for success.
Thunder are crazy pesky (on defense).
I'm waiting for Clippers to start their unhealthy/injured trends and hopefully leapfrog them.
Was keeping a close eye on that game. It was sooo frustrating watching Wemby play. For a guy his size he should be shooting better than 46% overall and shouldn't be taking 5+ 3's a game especially when he's shooting a low percentage. He plays super soft and is lacking the strength to do anything down low on the offensive end. It makes you appreciate sabonis tough physical style a lot more with how soft some of these big men are. That being said he's still a rookie so hard to judge where he'll be 5 years from now. My bet is he'll probably get it together.Dallas won at San Antonio despite Doncic hitting 6/27 shots (and Wemby 3/13 for the Spurs) climbing in the 7th spot, Houston had their 6th win in a row at Washington (that had unavailable 3 of the 5 starters, let's see if something similar will happen vs Kings) and are now 2.5 wins behind the Warriors for the 10th place, Pelicans won at Brooklyn and are now half a game behind the 4th Clippers while the Nuggets won at Minnesota and are now 2nd leaving the Wolves in the 3rd place.
Tomorrow all Western play off contenders are favorites to win their matches
Kings at Raptors
Thunder vs Jazz
Warriors vs Grizzlies
Suns vs Sixers
Clippers at Blazers
And he’d have to take that physicality/beating 4-7 games in a row. I’d be shocked if he wasn’t hurting after that series.Big thing with the Thunder is Chet has just been total swiss cheese vs Domas. He can't handle his physicality at all.
Stopping Shai damn near impossible, but I like that Domas vs Chet match-up. They just don't have the size to handle him
And he’d have to take that physicality/beating 4-7 games in a row. I’d be shocked if he wasn’t hurting after that series.
And while I like Jaylin Williams as a defender, he just doesn't have the size either to handle Domas.
Do feel like they made a mistake not going and getting a "big" big in the West. Jokic, Domas, Nurkic, Gobert, Zubac, jval all atop the conference. Not guys you want Chet having to handle for a playoff series without help
I think Chet helps them in other ways (scoring from distance, opening space for SGA to attack the basket) and they don't have so many similar issues with other teams/centers like they do against Domas. The thing about Chet and Wemby is that their body looks like they can get injured easily (as did Chet last season) but Chet has been extremely healthy throughout the season, while Wemby is like in a constant sort of minute restriction schedule to avoid getting injured or fatigue or whatever. Anyway what I mean is that an "old fashioned" center for Thunder could disrupt their offense tactics and they don't risk giving away some of their assets or future draft picks.
Apparently not having a clear NR.1 dog in a clutch is not working, but they came back against Kings down big in the 4th, those stats would be even worse without our collapse
Probably helped that they were actually calling fouls for the first part of the season. The current pivot to “anything goes as long as it’s in traffic” is probably not great for player health.And now the injuries are piling up all over the league. Awful smh the league was doing a semi-decent job of staying healthy compared to previous recent seasons.
oh jeez. Don’t want to speculate but that does not look good.