Game 32: Kings (13-18) @ Lakers (17-13)

[LightTheBeam]

Id love to feel what's the Lakers feel with the refs for just one season. They don't even have to try to score, they just flop and yell and hurl something at the rim.

+16 differential

[OxAndFox]

Id love to feel what's the Lakers feel with the refs for just one season. They don't even have to try to score, they just flop and yell and hurl something at the rim.

+16 differential

It's ridiculous. But what's more ridiculous is that everyone else in the NBA is expected to just shut up, sit down and take your medicine. It's going to take an owner with, dare I say it, balls & class to stand up and refuse to play the Lakers. Yes I mean that, it's that bad, but hey, we're talking about billionaires that don't want to ruin their investment, and the payoff to that is you and I will NEVER, EVER root for a Sacramento Kings team that gets THE whistle. Why do we even pay money to watch this? It's not even sport at this point. And I'm not just speaking about this game in particular or anything, its been evident for some time though. Sorry. Rant over.

[KF10]

Austin Reeves killed the Kings all night long. Refs or not.

[BoogieTime]

I was going to say new coach, still want value for Fox/Murray, but Domas and others having bad games would look like I'm just faulting them for the loss

[OxAndFox]

And I should add the kings didn't deserve to win here.

It's on Doug now though. Stop with the help D and leave guys on an island and then watch guys try harder. THEN work out your scheme.
There are 2 guys in particular that are playing scared. Keegan. Kevin. Keegan is excellent defensively.
There is 1 guy that should be catapulted into 26-30mpg. Keon (he played 13 tonight FFS).

What I hated about this game was just sitting back and doing the same thing they have done over and over again and expecting something different. Doug. Doug. Doug. You had a chance to stamp your authority on the team with Keon into the starting line-up (yes I know Monk was hot early, who cares, it's not going to make anyone feel better) but you didn't trust your gut and went with Mike's line-up.
If the Kings are going to go on a winning streak they need to get a proper PF in there. It doesn't matter if its Lyles or Jones, just get some size in there and put whoever to the bench.

[OxAndFox]

I was going to say new coach, still want value for Fox/Murray, but Domas and others having bad games would look like I'm just faulting them for the loss

Domas is still sick. He looked horrid. I know, I know, making excuses again. LOL. He went out there and certainly he wouldn't make excuses, and I was mad at some of his decisions/execution, but he isn't well. He came to his teammates side at a time of need. Leadership. Domas gets a pass in my book.

[BoogieTime]

I was actually going to make a positive comment about Ellis in relation to the rest of the guards, but now he's apparently doing dumb stuff like liking trade suggestions from the kings on social media to stay out of any good graces for me

[LightTheBeam]

And I should add the kings didn't deserve to win here.

It's on Doug now though. Stop with the help D and leave guys on an island and then watch guys try harder. THEN work out your scheme.
There are 2 guys in particular that are playing scared. Keegan. Kevin. Keegan is excellent defensively.
There is 1 guy that should be catapulted into 26-30mpg. Keon (he played 13 tonight FFS).

What I hated about this game was just sitting back and doing the same thing they have done over and over again and expecting something different. Doug. Doug. Doug. You had a chance to stamp your authority on the team with Keon into the starting line-up (yes I know Monk was hot early, who cares, it's not going to make anyone feel better) but you didn't trust your gut and went with Mike's line-up.
If the Kings are going to go on a winning streak they need to get a proper PF in there. It doesn't matter if its Lyles or Jones, just get some size in there and put whoever to the bench.

Well said.

Christie needs to grow a pair of balls. He's got a 10% chance of sticking around next year and that's going to take a massive stamp on this team. Playing the Mike brown basketball gives him zero chance to get the job. Now I'll say it takes more than half a day to install your game plan, so I'll give it a few games. But 100%, no more doubles, no more sagging, no more switching guards onto AD/Wemby types.

And grow some balls and give Carter / Keon 50 minutes next game!

[blind prophet]

On a positive we are slated to pick 8th over at the tankathon. 26.3% at top 4

Couple more loses think I'll start hoping we lose games.

[LightTheBeam]

On a positive we are slated to pick 8th over at the tankathon. 26.3% at top 4

Couple more loses think I'll start hoping we lose games.

I'm already there. Dump derozan, huerter, lyles. Consider fox if the return is right. Big minutes for Carter, Keon, keegan, isaac jones. Grab cooper flagg. Maybe then we have a chance to be a real team

[BoogieTime]

I was ready for that Monk/Carter lineup, but Malik hasn't looked particularly good in the starting lineup like codydaze thought... maybe one of the reasons for the stubborn refusal to assess Fox's value. But maybe Devin could play PG, which I didn't think was his natural fit