[Game] VSL Game 1 (7/7/2023): Kings vs Hawks 7:30pm Pacific, 10:30 Eastern

[Caccia]

Nice catch and shoot 3 Edwards!

Yeah, that last one looked a lot smoother.

 

[sactowndog]

Griffin and Bufkin just haven't been impressive. We're playing outstanding defense on them.

Another rim attack for Ford. He's got some surprising burst.

Kessler played impressive defense on Booker…. I would expect him to give Griffith some issues.

 

[KainLear]

Griffin and Bufkin just haven't been impressive. We're playing outstanding defense on them.

Another rim attack for Ford. He's got some surprising burst.

It's almost unfair, some of these kids are showing up to "perform" and "show out" in Summer League, they didn't expect suffocating defense by our baby-Kings.

 

[The_Jamal]

Kessler played impressive defense on Booker…. I would expect him to give Griffith some issues.

It's actually been a lot of Keon on him too. A bit of Jones. Basically all our defensive prospects have been giving him troubles. The few times he's gotten free, it's been on Daum or a switch onto Ford.

 

[KainLear]

I will never forgive this organization for not signing Jerami Grant for 30M a year for 5 years.

But you'll gladly take the younger version in the making in Kessler Edwards, right?

 

[Caccia]

Brady Manek with that patented quick release. I am surprised to see him guarding Queta on the other end.

 

[SLAB]

Manek looks just like Justin Turner of Dodgers’ fame.

 

[Tetsujin]

Queta having a terrible stint right now. Losing Manek every possession. Not fighting for loose balls. Forcing possessions on offense

 

[KainLear]

Brady Manek with that patented quick release. I am surprised to see him guarding Queta on the other end.

Brady Manek looks like that overzealous uncle from the local Y... haha

 

[Tetsujin]

Slawson’ s been a better rim protector for us tonight than Queta, who’s half a foot taller than him

 

[Sluggah]

This shooting. It’s painful. Someone suit up Keegan.

 

[KainLear]

Queta having a terrible stint right now. Losing Manek every possession. Not fighting for loose balls. Forcing possessions on offense

It feels like he still needs to do a better job in conditioning. That, or it's still difficult to adjust to the game speed with that 7-foot-2 body.

 

[The_Jamal]

I like Slawson's defense A LOT. Has a very good feel of where to be and where to help. Lots of defensive disruption.

Also time to go to Slawson at the 5. Get Queta out of there

 

[nunob8]

Queta having a terrible stint right now. Losing Manek every possession. Not fighting for loose balls. Forcing possessions on offense

Queta is defending Pons, not Manek...

 

[KainLear]

Neemi looks frustrated...

 

[Tetsujin]

Luke Loucks probably needs to get Keon back in.

 

[SacTownKid]

Hopefully the Kings lock up Ford tonight before somebody else does. Without him this Kings SL team hasn't got a chance, haha.

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1677531068084387841

 

[dude12]

Ford plays super fast. Easy to see him as a 3rd PG on a team

 

[The_Jamal]

Ford with a beautiful PnR with Queta. Dude is good man.

And WTH was that Slawson pass? Queta had the full seal and he tries to skip pass??? Only for it to get half way there and lead to a TO

 

[KainLear]

It's ok, guys. Points in Summer League mean about as much as in Whose Line Is It Anyway?

 

[The_Jamal]

Ford plays super fast. Easy to see him as a 3rd PG on a team

Fast but in control. Been very impressive, he's outplayed Bufkin by a wide margin

 

[Tetsujin]

Queta going into random Embiid mode lol

 

[Sluggah]

Epic non-call

 

[MizzouKing]

Queta putting the Kings on his back!

 

[Caccia]

Queta stumbled from the foul stripe to the rim, and still got the call.

 

[Krunker]

Queta turning it around! Not exactly consistent but has his moments for sure

 

[KainLear]

Neemi heard SLAB is getting bored so he thought he'd give him a show.

 

[Tetsujin]

This defense is something else. Switching everything

 

[The_Jamal]

Jones has a real pretty floater. Nice pass from Queta!