Game 54: Kings (27-26) @ Pelicans (12-41)

[codydaze]

Facing off against the Pels again but in New Orleans this tome for the first game of a B2B where we will also face the Pels for the second night as well. Zion is playing today so he will probably be out tomorrow.

[BoogieTime]

Zach, your play since joining the Kings... Time to step up

[codydaze]

Keon is such a beast. Almost automatic on those catch and shoot threes too.

[BoogieTime]

Keon is such a beast. Almost automatic on those catch and shoot threes too.

Its pretty amazing how far I've come on him.... don't care who sits, he needs to start now

[codydaze]

Keon is such a beast. Almost automatic on those catch and shoot threes too.

Its pretty amazing how far I've come on him.... don't care who sits, he needs to start now

Yeah, he simply plays winning basketball.

[codydaze]

Keon supermax?

[BoogieTime]

Lyles still has zero place in the nba or on this team... walking negative

Imagine this team if Zach starts playing... Keegan on O with some consistency as well

Monk with the monstrous +/- as well.. Him and Zach need to pick it up. other than that starters were fine

[BoogieTime]

There you go Trey with those charges…

At least Zach putting in work at the line

[BoogieTime]

Somewhere LightTheBeam going crazy with those two stupid DeRozan/Monk ISOs in a row

[BoogieTime]

Keon doing everything, teams second best player out there tonight fo sho

[BoogieTime]

Shot of your Kings career there Zach, that one made three out of a billion was momentum

[LightTheBeam]

Baby came today and a beam!! Good good day!

[BoogieTime]

The O and D are clunky with Monk/Lavibe/Derozan, with Keon needing to start, problem is Derozan is balling and only monk can handle and Zach is paid and who you’d like to consider a talent

[codydaze]

The O and D are clunky with Monk/Lavibe/Derozan, with Keon needing to start, problem is Derozan is balling and only monk can handle and Zach is paid and who you’d like to consider a talent

Really wish we could have swung Cam Johnson and another role player returned in the Fox trade. At face value Zach is the better player but I think Cam would have been a more seamless fit.

[codydaze]

Baby came today and a beam!! Good good day!

Congrats, man!! Enjoy it and cherish all the sleep you're able to get

[codydaze]

Very winnable games to close out the month. Pels again where Zion likely sits since he hasn't been playing back to backs, Warriors should still be beatable and then Hornets and Jazz. 32-26 is not a bad place to be considering the start to the season.

[OxAndFox]

Baby came today and a beam!! Good good day!

Congrats Dude. Thrilled.

[OxAndFox]

The O and D are clunky with Monk/Lavibe/Derozan, with Keon needing to start, problem is Derozan is balling and only monk can handle and Zach is paid and who you’d like to consider a talent

Hence the problem that has been talked about ad nauseam. No one has said these guys can't play. And in actual fact if this was streetball the Kings might just have one of the better teams, but hey it's not.

The MAJOR problem is what you are talking your way through. We now have a problem where Keon is the most impactful player of the 4 players. And even though you didn't say it here, but DDR to the bench was the easiest way to get this done and put Lavine to the 3, but Deebo is balling (although his plays of, I'm stuck, picked up my dribble, and I can't find an open man to pass to even though all 4 have made moves to be wide open and I have made it look like I can't get them the ball, but oh well I might as well shoot it, these types of plays are getting annoying).
So, we know you can't bench Lavine as he is Monte's guy now, whether he likes it or not, and you can't bench Deebo, so that leaves Monk. And I don't think they are going to do that. All this does is anger Keon's agent and keeps asking him, are you in the right place to maximise your career earnings?

[BoogieTime]

The O and D are clunky with Monk/Lavibe/Derozan, with Keon needing to start, problem is Derozan is balling and only monk can handle and Zach is paid and who you’d like to consider a talent

Hence the problem that has been talked about ad nauseam. No one has said these guys can't play. And in actual fact if this was streetball the Kings might just have one of the better teams, but hey it's not.

The MAJOR problem is what you are talking your way through. We now have a problem where Keon is the most impactful player of the 4 players. And even though you didn't say it here, but DDR to the bench was the easiest way to get this done and put Lavine to the 3, but Deebo is balling (although his plays of, I'm stuck, picked up my dribble, and I can't find an open man to pass to even though all 4 have made moves to be wide open and I have made it look like I can't get them the ball, but oh well I might as well shoot it, these types of plays are getting annoying).
So, we know you can't bench Lavine as he is Monte's guy now, whether he likes it or not, and you can't bench Deebo, so that leaves Monk. And I don't think they are going to do that. All this does is anger Keon's agent and keeps asking him, are you in the right place to maximise your career earnings?

Didn't say it here, but have said it the entire time.

I wanted Fox moved to start that Monk/Keon juggernaut backcourt, and have defended Zach at the three - he played most of his minutes in Chicago at the SF/PF. In addition to the much needed D, perhaps that stokes the O and gets Monk in rhythm

That is the easiest way - having Deebo off the bench, but Deebo been balling lately putting more questions on Doug to enact it