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Kings vs. Blazers: Open Game Thread II

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DMC! no!!

come on buddy

"Gerald Wallace really took a charge on that play"

Fuck you, Mike Rice.

wut happened?

DMC

Dunk turned ankle it looked bad

jj

needs to dunk the damn ball

Wow. Camby got hit in ribs? But Salmons back as he fouled him
done with hickson after that 1
Just sad to watch
Salmons is garbage

that is all.

I seriously cannot believe the BBIQ on this team
Kinda sad when the best BBIQ probably belongs to the rooks...
why kings so selfish?
That's the kind of play that leaves me discouraged about the future, Mr. Evans.
lets count how many times mike rice says the kings never pass the ball
Glad to see DMC back out there
Cuz coming back in/?
kings need to do a secret santa or white elephant gift night and just become friends with each other
We make the blazers look like champions
Globetrotters vs. Washington Generals
Grab a rebound!!
REBOUND

For love of god they are leaving the door open

JT getting props from Mike and Mike
bless their hearts
Yes, thank you ref. JT shut the fuck up.
This Game

Is still winnable

wish i could be that optimistic

But its taken these guys half of an hour to reach 40 points. I don’t think its going to get better.

Our offense is wretched.
Defense isn't much better. They are getting too many second chance shots.
how was our offense so much better (while still regularly bad) last year?

its incredible

Salmons for Beno
prediction. hickson wil take some bad shots. i may be going crazy
Theyve been held to 2 points...

4 minutes in…. weve only score 2? TAKE ADVANTAGE KINGS!..

there goes that..
peaches sounds bored
Dunno if Cousins should be playin the rest of this

looks pretty gimpy out there

Might as well ice hime down

Not getting up floor on break

It's not a knee. He should be okay.
no it's not a knee ... it's an ankle ... ?
Tyreke make Felton look like DPOY
If Donte had a jumpshot we wouldn't need another SF
i don't think anyone currently playing has the mindset needed to win the game. Falling back into bad habits
I love Donte for just about everything BUT his shooting

And yet he feels like he like he should be taking more shots than anyone not named Cousins…

We need to go to cousins in the post...
It's a shame the only people who know this are following this thread right now
Agree, Kings spend 90% of their possession beyond the 3 line.

Cousins should be receiving the ball in the post at least 50% of the time and running the offense from there

Cousin

even with on legs quicker than Camby

goddamn fast break fails
I GOT IT!!!!!

Tell Jackson to put a jersey on… honestly hed bring energy and heart we dont have…and could probably sink some shots that we cant…

Bobby Jackson, of course.
if only tyreke had more speed

and hops to dunk

speed is there. hops r needed
He

Would be lebron like if he did

no foul? wheres the love for Tyreke?
this is such an ugly game on both ends
Come on kings...do you even want to win?
they love to bash our passing but we have more assists lol
goddamn we actually had an assisted dunk again

“The Blazers are the team passing the ball around for open shots.”

i gotta give em that one
although we sorta are passing, just missing horribly
No, they're the only ones hitting open shots.

We’ve got 14 assists on 18 made FG’s. We’re just not hitting shots.

where the F is Jimmer, the only one with a decent shooting percentage, should have been in 8 minutes ago
would agree actually
thomas cant shoot
It's hard to throw the ball that high
This game

Makes the Niners loss yesterday bearable to watch.
This team stinks and is really difficult to watch. Pisses me off!

Don't agree with this one

I’ll take a blowout where I can resign halfway through the game over a blown playoff game in overtime any day. That was the single most depressing game I’ve ever seen.

I'd agree

Until trying to watch this. At least the Niners were competitive and fun to watch.
I’m feeling the apathy start to kick in over the Kings and that sucks considering what unknowns there are past this season.

Every score is an accident for this team.
cmon Petrie. make a move. this is an abismal roster
Petrie won't save this team
wheres jimmer?
would be money he comes in now
I don't care if we lose this game by 2 points, this game is so much more frustrating than the blowout at Memphis
hickson hates playing D
The way refs calling game

would be on the bench with fouls — see JT with 4 fouls

Let

Make a little run to close out the quarter

chaotic. and when portland misses they get their ball back
Zone is getting shredded
Guys, I'll tell u what...

With a few draft picks and some worthwhile trades,
we could make the playoffs in or 4 years.

That's what everyone said 4 years ago!
Ha Ha, you could be a politician with America's short memory
Sweet!

so 8 year rebuild project, that sounds successful!

our team has the worse luck ever
Gerald Wallace has officially moved up to #2 on players that I hate
I hate that we don't have Wallace, I don't hate the man. Kobe on the other hand....
It feels like he's out on a revenge mission every time he faces the Kings
Why?

Is it because he’s showing is what a real SF is? He plays with more heart and hustle than 90 percent of our roster combined.

Not sure how that is a foul. But ok.
So we run the zone in the 2nd and we get killed

now we run the zone again … and guess what?

nobody came to help cousins though
How can that be off Cousins?
Nobody Is

MOVING standing around watching the fucking ball

When was the last truly post-up play for the Kings?
when artest left?
i practically want artest back on this team

would you let Metta play over our shitty 3’s?

You'd be longing for Salmons' jump shot
ya i know ron's pretty terrible now
nobody on the team can post up
Cousins?
nobody on the team can post up
tell me DMC's post up move?

the one that isn’t a fade away that leads to a 4 on 5 or isn’t a turnover.

Run the offense through the post making cuts.

JT, Hickson, and Cousins post up, get position but then turn to face-up. I don’t get it

I think your thinking of back door cuts
its true dmc is good down low, but only off driving to the basket or getting rebounds
exactly
not as much of an insult as is sounds like though

he can be a great “down low” player, without really going back to the basket too often…. couldnt hurt to learn how though

thats why i used to think landry would have been good next to cousins,

he can post a little bit…. but i guess that didnt work

Well, theres that one Wally

Where he takes 3 steps and then passes the ball to the ref…

nobody on the team can entry pass
Well

At least were not as bad as the Wizards

More Jimmer

Less everyone else.

McGee and Blatche would go off on this team
i would take a shovel to wallaces face given the chance
and if he were on our team you'd love him
He's on the Deon Sanders, Brockman, DMC, etc. list of players you only like if they areo n your team
I've been riding the "In Petrie We Trust" wagon for the past 7 years. I think I am about to hop off the wagon if a change doesn't happen soon
Change will be not playing road games against teams that are 42-8 at home
Thats a good point.
The Blazers are playing atrocious. Any other NBA team would be right in this

We, on the other hand, are down 15

Really don't think you are right about this. They are 6-1 at home. 7-1 after tonight
I'm talking about this game.

They are shooting 41%. They are bricking dunks and wide open shots. And they’re UP BY 20!

And they've made some very difficult shots. Wallace hit a fallaway, contested one hander

That’s basketball

It doesn't matter what their record is, it's about the desire to win and I don't see a desire from this team right now
How? They are playing hard?
I don't mind a loss if they show some effort and right now they're lacking effort. How the hell do you allow so many 2nd chance points and play carelessly?
Blazers are a good rebounding team. These guys haven't quit

Don’t get me wrong. Tonight is frustrating. But team is fighting. And we’ve had a brutal stretch of road games.

We need a nice home stand.

I'm truly trying to stay optimistic this season but I can't wrap my head around why Salmons AND Outlaw are still on this team after 17 games. Our SF position is almost non-existent and Petrie hasn't done anything to fill the need
Agree. He tried with Salmons who has fallen off a cliff

I am sure he knows this. WE’ll see what happens.

Improvement can be seen, but the road stretch has been brutal.

They have the desire but they don't have the ability!
"about too?" What has taken you so long?
Is there such a thing as a one wheeled wagon?

Cuz I think the other 3 left that ride years ago…

Yup, I'm done.

Fire Petrie.

Kings have been very competitive in this one, save for a 6-8 minute stretch

But then again, that is always the excuse with this team.

Which game have you been watching. Obviously, not the same one I'm watching.
1Q + 3Q = 2 point game, for starters (2 minutes ago)
Isn't that like 20% though!?
we suck bad.
is that better than sucking good?
redundancy

We suck.

I had something more deviant in mind
nobody on the team can entry pass
do we have any pieces someone would want other than reke and dmc?
Sorry, but i'm willing to part with Reke for the right move

I like him, and he adds a lot of value, but i’d be more than willing to look at the offer sheet before turning my nose at it.

hes been very inconsistent...
Completely agree!

It reminds me of the Malindas selling off their true bread and butter, (Beer distributorship) , in hopes of what was to be possible in the future, (The Palms).
At some point you have to live within your means. Tyreke can be great in the future, but the Kings need to trade him for someone who can help this team NOW.

Isaiah now 3 for last 26

That’s 11.5%

Starting to think IT just cant shoot. Maybe this isnt a slump for IT.
I think it's always a concern when a guard never shot 40% from 3 in college
This team is TERRIBLE
They're worse than that

They’re truly turrble

Charles Barkley

would be laughing his ass off if he was actually watching this game

Can't you hear him saying

“The problem with the KIngs is they suck.”

its a good thing we're not on national tv,

so people dont catch on to how ugly it really is, as long as we mix in a few wins here and there like we have, vs lakers vs spurs

jamal crawford would have been a great signing
they hit tough fadeaways we miss layups
They have Crawford, we have Outlaw.
they have blazers, we have kings
they've missed a ton of layups along the way
Welp, it's been real.

practice shooting more, Kings, I hear that really helps…

we need a 5 game road trip

all in toronto

The Canadian 5-Pack, sponsored by Labatt Blue
At least Outlaw hasn't come back in.
My God

I can not watch this game no more!we are a joke.

Try closing your eyes

Won’t be that bad

Jamal Crawford

If he made that i was just gonna fucking cry

Someone in the Kings A/V crew pulled the plug on League Pass Audio

out of respect to the fans listening away from home.

It would be awesome if when we lost

we could do ANYTHING other than get blown out. We either win a close, close game or we get run out the gym every single night. These players need some pride….this is pathetic.

At least we only lost by 12 tonight....I guess.
peaches is DEJECTED
I think we are doing ok

The Blazers just keep getting good/lucky shots plus they have really good shooters in Crawford and Matthews. Plus they have Thomas and Smith to do the dirty work. We need Hayes to come back soon.

They are absolutely demolishing us on the boards..

OReb Total
Blazers 19 47
Kings 9 27

petrie you better do something or get out!
Overpay Wilson Chandler and trade Salmons for anyone
Silver Lining

Jimmer’s confidence seems to be building

i wish we signed jamal
jimmy jims
should have been shooting all game

IT was bricking while jimmy was riding the pine

IT should only pass to Jimmer
everyone should only pass to jimmer on the perimeter
IT to Jimmer connection
Cousin

Is getting killed hes gonna be in the ice tube all day tommorow

I love Cousins. He's in Kurt Thomas' head
Thought DMC flopped

but almost looks like there is some water or sweat on the floor there

Fredette

i’m officially watching to see how much Fredette can score. Kings marketing has somewhat paid off.

DMC, IT, Jimmer bright spots in this game
IT made one!!!!
May still be shooting

12%

if the team spent time creating for ferdette tonight, we'd be in this game. Now I'm not saying he's superman, but he's obviously hot right now, and no one else is.
goddamnit, getting false hope
nice passing sequence for once
LIFE!!!!!!!!!!

I see signs of life on the floor ( am i dreaming)

9-0 run by the Kings
Hey look we got some shooters on the court
Okay, think Jimmer can use some more minute now
Looking so much better
correction

I think the Kings can use more minutes from Jimmer now

You can really see the impact he has on the game when he's playing well.
Here we go

9-0 run

Jimmys DOWN

seinfeld

OMG I am seeing LIFE. Thank you Paul Westphal for calling keith smart and telling him what we must do to win. Love you westy.

That second unit looks good

DMC playing the role of facilitator, Me likey

if it wasn't a pic-free thread

This would be perfect timing for “DMC immersed in the Stephen king novel”.

Cousins received the ball in the high post and every other king just stood there on the perimeter with their hands out to receive the pass.

Garcia is the lucky recipient and drives. Not a productive offense.

is wallace and aldridge in? im not getting hopes up
Ok

Now get this to single digits and let see some fucking PRIDE

Your damn right portland commentators the kings have ball movement. The reason we didin’t have it earlier is because Gerald fkn Wallace kept playing the passing lanes making us scared to pass.

horrendous the shooting

jimmer, dmc, garcia only ones scoring well

Hahaha Tan-ZANia
Yeah that was bad.
why is garcia kinda good sometimes?
Because he is kinda bad sometimes?
He has his spurts of good plays then a couple of bone-head plays
Oh, that?

It’s a plot to drive you insane:)

lol, dipshit announcer

talking about the current comeback is because the Kings have 15 assists.

Kings had 13 in the 3rd quarter

don't get me wrong, the passing has been better

but don’t use the assist stat like that

Cousins needs to stop reaching
I get to meet Tyreke and DeMarcus when the Kings come here to PHX.

What should I tell them?

Tell them to lock themselves in a gym for 72 hours and run 2000 Pick and Rolls.
To stop sharing the ball with everyone else
Terrible. Terrible call
aah jeez
thats practically game, we needed a comeback fest
Can this team guard the perimeter?!
Not in the play book

along with guarding the paint

actually yes they can

just not in transition

They're a young team so

Run the hell back and get in defensive position

it's usually because they are confused on who guards who

and playing a lot of zone so you have to guard a zone and in transition it can get confusing who gets what

Little mistakes here and there are adding up
Attempted entry pass was to the top of the key.
Thanks, Jamal

Take less cash and then rip our hearts out for good measure.

Day in the life of a Kings fan
yikes

bad idea Jimmer

bad pass by jimmer
Gawd we could've used crawford's shooting

even if he’s streaky

He's shooting 34% for the season
And what is Salmons and Outlaw shooting?
Salmons is 35%

They are both bad

Yeah

but at this point? I’m desperate.

it took playing AGAINST us

for him to finally break out

Crawford killing us

Good timeout

Oh Jimmer...

This is painful now but the day will come where he makes these plays successfully. Got to remember he’s a rookie

yeah

that’s a play you don’t try to make

our road games are so predictable
This is a young team

and we dont have the luxury of “time” to groom them. We really need a few proven vets and a lot less youth.

Careful what you wish for

Outlaw,Salmons

Proven vets

Not vets that should have retired! lol!

How about Bibby?
I'd take him back in a heartbeat
Hell, at this point

I’d take back Doug Christie!

Don't joke

he’d probably still be our best defender:(

He'd definitly be

be our most professional

Seriously? I was joking.
Dead serious
I'm tired of watching my Kings look like a high school team
yeah we could use some guys like Crawford and AK 47

Oh wait…they pretty much told us where to stick it when we tried to sign them.

May have to give up some youth in a trade

To get someone here

Thornton, Hickson, and Salmons for Paul Pierce

let’s do it

Seriously

People keep saying “Give them time”, but by the time they have had enough, contracts will start expiring. You think ’Reke and them will stick around if they get a higher offer (or not) from a championship or playoff caliber team?

We've been rebuilding for years now. This is bull shit.
Gee I wonder why Crawford turned us down
there you go Cisco
the kings say "my bad" way too many times on defense
Why do you double craig smith and leave wallace open?
How is that a foul on Cousins. Ugh.
something i thought of again

where was tyreke to help us? He’s been so great in our wins but… he cant disappear like this, i hardly remember him scoring besides the half courter

He needs a reliable midranger. missing tonight and Portland is very long. Can't rely on layups
when tyreke does disappear, he disappears hard
in hindsight

Probably should have given Garcia more burn (given that fact) tonight. Again, in hindsight.

where was the foul.........
Craig Smith looks like small version of DMC
14 pt lead

The hustle is there

18/25 from the line :(
Eesh Cousins drives in for the foul but there was what, 2 other Kings in the paint at the time?
GAME OVER

Night folks

outrebounded by 20 tonight??

horrible

I am sooooo freaking sad.

Isaiah's jumper is just horrible
Bad play cisco

back to a 19pt lead ;(

Only thing consistent on this team is JT's reaction to each foul he makes.
lol, and with that im out of here

im gonna end on a high note

IT please don't shoot
holyyyyyyyyy shittttttt
the things that's so depressing about all these blowouts

is that they make you realize the win have pretty much been flukes.

L.A. does that so effortlessly
just lost the ball
IT runs fast...that's all I'm sure of
Aldridge is too good
Just started scoring

they didn’t need his points tonight

You know. The problem isn't the offense any more. It isn't the coaching. People are getting open looks and they just miss the shots.
Team is moving the ball better.

Need to learn to play better team D.

Shots also need to go in. Home court will help with that. 8 of our 13 in Feb are on the road, but at least some easier teams.

Lol. When did Donte pick up the christie hand to sky
A season or two ago?
I hate to mention this

But this is pretty much an average game offensively for the Kings if you look at %s across the board and TOs

I agree, but

It is also true that the Kings were a 6-8 minute lazy stretch (mid-late 2nd quarter) away from making this a game. They just dug themselves too big a hole and had little chance to dig out of it.

This team is sooooooooooooo

bad.

Fantastic pass by IT
Team keeps fighting
We get 3 good games outta reke every 8 games or so
You notice that too
One Last Thing

21 Ast should be more and will be when they start shooting better.

The KIngs couldn't shoot much worse if they were wearing boxing gloves

Don’t you have to pass a minimum shooting efficiency test to play in the NBA?

Lmao its fkn unreal. How the hell are they shooting so bad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Major bad luck tonight

Is anyone else crying right now? Because I am :’(

FYI

Reke 2-10
IT 2-10

start beno
Beno come back, any kind of fool could see

There was something, in everything about you…

Beno for Salmons

Is looking worse with each passing game

Beno come back, you can blame it all on Petrie
He was wrong, and we just can’t live without you

Why did Jimmer come out?

IT has sucked, Jimmer has played great…play Jimmer

he does have 6 assts, just cant shoot

Jimmer is a -19, compared to IT +1

uhh watch the game...idiot
jimmer cant play D, just can shoot....idiot
I don't need to defend this. The +/- on Jimmer vs. IT's performance tonight is completely worthless
Oh yeah...

because IT did a fucking amazing job on Jamal Crawford. STFU.

never knocked Isiah's game...just the implications of mjjr42002's comment
+/- should not be used to judge how a player did on a given night
Okay refs, just ignore that push off with the left hand
that was a nice play by L.A.

gotta give credit where credit is due. Maybe Demarcus can learn something from that.

Vet move. He got Cousins
There should be gif threads at the end of all games.

Dancing ones for the wins and WTF ones for the losses.

Maybe a turd GIF would be more appropriate
Oh, I like this idea

Me likey mucho

LMA proves he can score

whenever he feels like it

I'm starting to think that the reason our zone defense looked good was because our help defense in man-to-man is so bad.
I like the effort in this quarter

We are hanging with them shot per shot. A little too late for that but we take what you can from this game

hanging with them while ur down 15 doesnt mean shit
I'd love to clear our bench and put in a player like Batum
I'd love to clear our bench

and the team on the court. Just clear the whole roster except for DMC, Reke and IT

Gerald Wallace 9/12...
That fast break was sick!

Not

Is it to late to sign Reggie or T-Mac and hope they can score 12 points for us in the next minute?
What sort of dumb ass pass was that? Yeah. try and pass through 3 guys in the middle from behind backboard..
At least they got their tacos
1Q+3Q+4Q

Kings 72, Blazers 69.

It always seems to be one quarter that kills the Kings.
feels like a 25 pt loss :(
Another night

Another successful dinner provided by the Kings’ ineptitude! It really is comforting to see the Kings helping out in this recession by giving an arena’s worth of people free food every road game. So thoughtful!

Damn! Maybe I'll go cash in one of mine...pretend we won
Fuck you Jim Gray!!!
Hate that guy
Me too!So sick of him interviewing the other team after a game. POS, who pays him!?
The same family of douches

who want to steal our team.

Why does Jim Grey always interview the opposing team after we loose?

padding his fucking resume?

Good question especially since he is being paid by Kings organization.
I know alot of Kings fans who complain about this.

Baffling. Almost condescension from the Maloofs, presuming that Kings viewers watch mostly to enjoy the other teams’ superstars.

Maloofs have to know we hate this.
Yeah

their still butt-hurt they had to stay.

It seems like their doing all sorts of stuff to keep the fans at arms length...

I know I have been thoroughly disappointed as a season ticket holder this year more than last and that says something.

Same here, and agreed

My wife has been very disappointed about the lack of halftime shows, for instance.

I thought the NBA was supposed to be helping with that sort of thing this season?
They are SUPPOSED to be

But when I buy tickets to every game of the season, shouldn’t I be entitled to the same things you get if you buy tickets to that one game? Instead, we don’t get any of the shirts from the games UNLESS we spend our points to get them…these are the points you receive for renewing.

Also, I’m disabled and they chase me through the parking lot (even though I have plates on the front AND back) every home game when I drive toward the handicapped parking area.

I could sit here all night telling you all the crap but the short version is NO, the NBA hasn’t made any big changes.

That blows

Obviously the Maloofs haven’t learned a damn thing

That and having Lakers fans in the owners seats on our supposed final night!
"Come see Jordan and Bird" may have been a reasonable sell around here in the beginning

But I’m confident that Sactown is past that now. Thanks though, Maloofs.

This loss is on Reke

I don’t understand what is going through his head but these flashes of dominance better start getting consistent. Its unbelievable how he can be the best player on the floor some games and completely invisible in others

Tyreke needs to go

He’s like the Mercedes the unemployed guy who lives with his parents owns. Trade that sucker in for a good truck and get a job Petrie!

Eh. Not bad. 12 on the road to the Blazers who are now 7-1 at home.

Only 1 day off before Denver at home, but then only 2 games in 6 days. Get some practice time in.

Kings lead the league in feeding the hungry. At least we got a good thing going
Well, this game was terrible... BUT!!!!!

My New York Giants are in the superbowl, so im still happy.

Grant, you sure were posting here a lot tonight

Is that why you looked so distracted on air?

*eats peach* yup!
NEW YORK GIANTS

GO NEW YORK GIANTS!!!

Well, I have my pic ready, and it's a real winner.
Guys chill... playing terrible, but

We are missing Marcus and Hayes bad right now..

2 guys should not be

The be all and end all. They aren’t all-stars.

And Marcus hasnt really done much this year...
Right, and were not a playoff team.

We lost our leading scorer and arguably our best defender in paint.

Their losses are huge.

they sucked with Hayes and Thornton too
Okay, keep sticking to having Thomas, Reke, and Salmons taking threes.

Id rather see Thornton back doing what he does. With hayes being vocal on court and defending.

So u would like more 4-14 nights from marcus?
duh.

much more than the combined 1-10 from salmons, greene, and thomas.

Under PW

Hayes only played 2 quarters for Smart

i dont get your point?
Referring to @deadnddude's post

The Kings haven’t had the luxury of a healthy roster under Keith Smart. Who knows how Hayes will be utilized in Smart’s offense

I'm more interested on how

he is going to impact the Defense

Is there an anti-rec?

Thornton and Hayes should not be impact players for ANY team. That would be like saying “Chill Celtics fans, we’re missing Pietrus” or “Don’t worry Dallas, once Yi Jianlian and Dominique Jones are healthy again we’ll be the best in the league”

Um

They are our starting center and starting 2 guard. Tell me any team that wouldn’t be affected by having two starters out.

Okay...wow...

Not at all what I said. I didn’t say once we get Hayes and Thornton back we will be back in the playoff hunt in no time. Nope, never did. But guess what? This is our team and Thornton is our leading scorer and Hayes might be our best paint defender. Like it or not, you have to deal with it. Sure, their roles might not be as big as they are here on other teams, but thats somethiing we have to deal with. I’ll just stop. Your comment didn’t make that much sense to me.

Kings losses so far

Vs. Portland – 22 points
Vs. Chicago – 10 points
Vs. New York – 22 points
Vs. Memphis – 17 points
Vs. Denver 27 points
Vs. Orlando – 7 points
Vs. Philadelphia – 27 points
Vs. Houston – 14 points
Vs. Dallas – 39 points
Vs. Minnesota – 13 points
Vs. Memphis – 33 points
Vs. Portland – 12 points

Only one loss that was single digits

Average margin of loss, 20.2 points

But that’s ok, they’re just young…

LOL

That just makes me sick.
Who is to blame?
Where's PW when you need a scapegoat?
Chillin' at his home in So Cal
Laughing
buying Royals season tickets.
Still drawing a salary
Far away from this mess
then getting rehired by the Maloofs
Quick side note

Caught part of Space Jam on tv the other night, had no idea Westphal had a cameo.

Did he chest bump one of the monsters

After putting him in his place?

Speaking of, that's the idea I had my gif title from (Space Jam)

Best movie ever, though.

It’s hilarious seeing Vlade in it.

Robert Horry
I didn't think it was possible

but that made me laugh.

it's been all downhill from there...right?
That is pretty funny.
Downhill?

No…more like falling down stairs

See Jimmer was minus 16 but 5 for 7 from the field and 3 for 4 from 3 pt range. Did his defense suck as bad as the plus minus would indicate?

I didn't think so. He plays the pick and roll the right way. The bigs aren't showing like they are supposed to.
Yeah, the Kings always seem to do a horrible job executing the pick and roll

Passes are late, bigs aren’t rolling out and not shooting even when they get the pass. This team needs some practice time badly

Felton got whatever he wanted on him
Not great.

Although you shouldn’t use that to determine how a single player’s game was during any single game.

IT needs to find his shot badly

but that is an easy fix considering. 8 assists to 1 TO, that can’t be taught. He has the ability to be a PG in the NBA.

Pretty sure he did find his shot badly
Cousins shows his consistency, yet again.

Where is Tyreke?

gotta agree with this

Tyreke should be more consistent. He’s more experienced, healthy, and level headed. Something is a miss

Just goes to show that elite bigs are needed along with balanced guard play
Just goes to show that elite bigs are needed along with balanced guard play
Just goes to show comments only need to be posted once
Please forgive o mighty one
Just bustin your chops

Not mad at you, mad at the guys in the purple

Luke Babbit is a trending topic on twitter...

Because of tacos

Outlaw for Babbit and a bag of tacos.
soft-shell or hard?
Excuse you, sir!

You kiss your mother with that mouth!?

……OH, you’re talking about the tacos….

does it matter.
1-10 combined 3's from Salmons, Greene, Thomas tonight..

Marcus hurry back!

In other news around the NBA

The Grizz just cut their 20 point deficit to just 1 with a minute to go against the Warriors

Other teams may beat the Kings on the court

But you will never have cheesier commercials than us, bitches! WE’RE NO. 1!

The Skinny

Cousins is fine.
Jimmer is progressing.
Isaiah can move the ball.
Isaiah cannot shoot.
Reke disappears every 3rd game.
Our Help D is bad.
Salmons is worse.

And Cisco/Donte SF playing time battle rages on
The last one

needs to be fixed….

Salmons is worse still damn awful

Salmons

0/4FG 0/1 from 3 , 1 TO. The positive is that he only played 19 minutes

If he plays no minutes at all

Maybe Aykis will put him in “The Good”

Our vet :)
Paul Westphal's prized off season acquisition
Memphis up 88-85. 27-8 Run
Come on Memphis

Keep the Dubs behind us.

Smart post game:

“When you are not making shots, your head drops.”

“We have to rebound better against teams like this.”

Im so sick of hearing "they got to get experience and grow"

i miss the playoffs and having a talented team that loves playing withe achother

I miss the days when announcers would ooh and ah over awesome Kings plays.

It’s pinnacle about 10 years ago, but haven’t heard anything for several years.

Now they only take cheap shots and poke fun at us. And doubt our arena hopes.
Honestly, I don't blame announcers for poking fun at us.

Maloofs have been major cheapskates, pinching pennies at every turn, trading off good players in salary dumps, overpaying mediocre players, I could go on. When you operate a franchise like this, they fail to show pride in their own operation. It is no wonder others ridicule it.

Yup
I mean honestly, I almost feel that the Maloofs

Should prove that they are willing to spend money on a winning product before they get an arena.

I mean, yes, we’ll get a new arena, but for what? This shit? If they’re going to be this shitty always, the only reason I want them in a new arena is so they don’t tarnish the legacy of Arco Arena [sic].

And by winning product, I mean do whatever it takes

To get some GOOD players who can also be playmakers and be part of a cohesive unit.

Right! They should have that competitive spirit to build a team to win a championship.
So all we need to do to win is get some good players

Wonder why GP never thought of that?

I think his point was that the Maloofs are the problem in player acquisition.
We need the arfena regardless

but hopefully the league will step in and force a sale after we build it.

We will beat the nuggets. I just know it.

Maybe we should get Bill Murray to play for us.

“Hey, I didn’t know Dan Aykroyd was in this picture!”

Kings are playing zone...

On offense.

Man!

You nailed it with that one!

At least we’re not the Golden State Warriors. Yikes!

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