Game 48 Thread - Kings (27-20) @ Wolves (26-25)

[codydaze]

First of two straight games in Minny. Ideally would like to take both of these but the Wolves have been playing better ball lately.

[codydaze]

Up 59-57 at the half with DLo being absolutely on fire, he's 8-8 from the field with 7 threes.

[BoogieTime]

Fox back to low motor play. His plus/minus been hideous for a bit. Not leading the bench. -13 and we’re down 8, he was a ridiculous minus the last few outings too

[BoogieTime]

I don’t know what it’s going to take to see Len on the court. Metu sucks IMHO

[codydaze]

DLo was unconscious in the first half and now Ant hitting some crazy tough shots in the second half.

[BoogieTime]

There is the game, for the second time in a row won’t be competitive down the stretch. Wolves on a b2b.

I think we may have gotten ahead of ourselves. We’ve been relatively injury free, with a lighter western schedule. Maybe we finish 1 or 2 above .500 and in the playin, which would still be a step forward

Domas, by far and away the teams top talent, has been falling to earth at a time when his hand should be healing

[codydaze]

There is the game, for the second time in a row won’t be competitive down the stretch. Wolves on a b2b.

I think we may have gotten ahead of ourselves. We’ve been relatively injury free, with a lighter western schedule. Maybe we finish 1 or 2 above .500 and in the playin, which would still be a step forward

Domas, by far and away the teams top talent, has been falling to earth at a time when his hand should be healing

It was a two possession game with 50 seconds left. I would argue that overreacting to two losses is getting ahead of yourself more than where we are on the year. Losses are going to happen, we're still third in West and we actually have a lighter schedule ahead of us.

[Lost in LA]

We have no bench..

[BoogieTime]

There is the game, for the second time in a row won’t be competitive down the stretch. Wolves on a b2b.

I think we may have gotten ahead of ourselves. We’ve been relatively injury free, with a lighter western schedule. Maybe we finish 1 or 2 above .500 and in the playin, which would still be a step forward

Domas, by far and away the teams top talent, has been falling to earth at a time when his hand should be healing

It was a two possession game with 50 seconds left. I would argue that overreacting to two losses is getting ahead of yourself more than where we are on the year. Losses are going to happen, we're still third in West and we actually have a lighter schedule ahead of us.

All the teams we’re up on games with pelicans/clippers/timberwolves/suns/warriors have had significant injuries, and I think Domas has missed one game, Huerter, Barnes and Keegan a couple? (without looking up). I thought we also just went through our kind stretch to pad this 7-8 game cushion.

No harm in not being a legit 3 coming from winning low 30s if that’s true. If other teams get healthy, I would take the 6th non playin spot now probably..

[OxAndFox]

I don’t know what it’s going to take to see Len on the court. Metu sucks IMHO

I agree with you Metu sucks. But Len is not the answer. Holmes was the guy tonight. Match Reid's energy.

[OxAndFox]

There is the game, for the second time in a row won’t be competitive down the stretch. Wolves on a b2b.

I think we may have gotten ahead of ourselves. We’ve been relatively injury free, with a lighter western schedule. Maybe we finish 1 or 2 above .500 and in the playin, which would still be a step forward

Domas, by far and away the teams top talent, has been falling to earth at a time when his hand should be healing

I'm not sure I will go 100% with you, but
We do have one of the "easiest" schedules from here on in. IMO that doesn't mean crap, and the Kings need to pull their finger out.


1 - TELL Lyles to shoot the damn bball again. Talk about getting ahead of yourself.

2 - Fox is a hell of a scorer, having a better season (not AS in WC IMO) but at what point does the above come into play for coach Brown???
So, what I mean is, coach Brown spoke about Lyles and GS would know he would pump fake etc, etc. Brown says shoot it FFS and all of a sudden Lyles is this fantastic sub.
Now, why wouldn't Brown have said to Fox, score like you are in the 4th in every damn quarter. If you can't, why not just play you in the second half. That's hyperbole, but FFS Fox, take over a game in the opening quarter. You got embarrassed by Russell and did nothing.

3. Maybe the most important. The Kings are now being found out against WC teams, not just EC ones. Sacramento is the softest team in the L. No other team, at least in the top 8 in each conference is particularly close.
It's not about rim protection, getting a bench rim protector isn't going to do ANYTHING to this Sac team. It's not about anything else other than playing hard. The Kings unfortunately don't have it. We will hang on and have a good PO series where hopefully some guys catch fire and carry us to being up in the last where Fox will lead us home.
If Metu, Okpala and Davion get on the floor in the POs we are in trouble.

[BoogieTime]

There is the game, for the second time in a row won’t be competitive down the stretch. Wolves on a b2b.

I think we may have gotten ahead of ourselves. We’ve been relatively injury free, with a lighter western schedule. Maybe we finish 1 or 2 above .500 and in the playin, which would still be a step forward

Domas, by far and away the teams top talent, has been falling to earth at a time when his hand should be healing

I'm not sure I will go 100% with you, but
We do have one of the "easiest" schedules from here on in. IMO that doesn't mean crap, and the Kings need to pull their finger out.


1 - TELL Lyles to shoot the damn bball again. Talk about getting ahead of yourself.

2 - Fox is a hell of a scorer, having a better season (not AS in WC IMO) but at what point does the above come into play for coach Brown???
So, what I mean is, coach Brown spoke about Lyles and GS would know he would pump fake etc, etc. Brown says shoot it FFS and all of a sudden Lyles is this fantastic sub.
Now, why wouldn't Brown have said to Fox, score like you are in the 4th in every damn quarter. If you can't, why not just play you in the second half. That's hyperbole, but FFS Fox, take over a game in the opening quarter. You got embarrassed by Russell and did nothing.

3. Maybe the most important. The Kings are now being found out against WC teams, not just EC ones. Sacramento is the softest team in the L. No other team, at least in the top 8 in each conference is particularly close.
It's not about rim protection, getting a bench rim protector isn't going to do ANYTHING to this Sac team. It's not about anything else other than playing hard. The Kings unfortunately don't have it. We will hang on and have a good PO series where hopefully some guys catch fire and carry us to being up in the last where Fox will lead us home.
If Metu, Okpala and Davion get on the floor in the POs we are in trouble.

They have an easier schedule than the group of teams immediately behind them? I thought we just witnessed the Kings underwhelm a bit on what was their easiest stretch by losing a couple games at home they shouldn’t have. Would be nice to see a stat on this.

[BoogieTime]

There is the game, for the second time in a row won’t be competitive down the stretch. Wolves on a b2b.

I think we may have gotten ahead of ourselves. We’ve been relatively injury free, with a lighter western schedule. Maybe we finish 1 or 2 above .500 and in the playin, which would still be a step forward

Domas, by far and away the teams top talent, has been falling to earth at a time when his hand should be healing

I'm not sure I will go 100% with you, but
We do have one of the "easiest" schedules from here on in. IMO that doesn't mean crap, and the Kings need to pull their finger out.


1 - TELL Lyles to shoot the damn bball again. Talk about getting ahead of yourself.

2 - Fox is a hell of a scorer, having a better season (not AS in WC IMO) but at what point does the above come into play for coach Brown???
So, what I mean is, coach Brown spoke about Lyles and GS would know he would pump fake etc, etc. Brown says shoot it FFS and all of a sudden Lyles is this fantastic sub.
Now, why wouldn't Brown have said to Fox, score like you are in the 4th in every damn quarter. If you can't, why not just play you in the second half. That's hyperbole, but FFS Fox, take over a game in the opening quarter. You got embarrassed by Russell and did nothing.

3. Maybe the most important. The Kings are now being found out against WC teams, not just EC ones. Sacramento is the softest team in the L. No other team, at least in the top 8 in each conference is particularly close.
It's not about rim protection, getting a bench rim protector isn't going to do ANYTHING to this Sac team. It's not about anything else other than playing hard. The Kings unfortunately don't have it. We will hang on and have a good PO series where hopefully some guys catch fire and carry us to being up in the last where Fox will lead us home.
If Metu, Okpala and Davion get on the floor in the POs we are in trouble.

They have an easier schedule than the group of teams immediately behind them? I thought we just witnessed the Kings underwhelm a bit on what was their easiest stretch by losing a couple games at home they shouldn’t have. Would be nice to see a stat on this.

I guess only New Orleans and Dallas play tougher teams, so maybe I was off, though we do play several more on the road than most of these counterparts immediately behind us