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Nov 7, 2021; Sacramento, California, USA; Sacramento Kings guard De'Aaron Fox (5) drives in against the Indiana Pacers during the first quarter at Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports
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It could be me, but it seems like they are playing faster so far.
Good to see Hield knocking down some 3
Buddy with 4 rebounds. Effort is there in the first now keep it up for 3 more quarters
I don’t think Buddy cared much for Walton.
Even though at the end of last season Fox vouched for Walton I see him making his free throws and even a three in the first quarter. Maybe same
Biggest cheer of the introductions was for Gentry. The joy will probably be short lived, but tonight feels different at G1C vs the weekend.
Heild – 0 to 14 points in 3:31 seconds. The definition of a microwave guard.
Such a valuable weapon if he can consistently have those spurts.
Of course this is the game LP blacks out.
OG, the game is on NBA TV. If you don’t receive that channel look on the NBA site, maybe it is a free stream game there.
I checked it’s not a free stream game on NBA.com. Sorry.
Slamson……………..lol
Need to get those 3rd fouls on maxey and Drummond.
Say what you will about Matt Barnes, but he really called out ownership and management. Kayte and Mark wanted none of that
He’s gotta be a bit pissed that he’s worked like 4 games so far. He even mentioned his lack of appearances at one point.
Kayte & Mark briefly engaged w/that topic (which was more than I expected), then moved on.
Agreed – Kayte basically stated the obvious of there being multiple head coaches and management throughout the years and then copped out and said that there is a learning curve with ownership.
Fox and Buddy looking for Philly trades?
Game Thread!
Fox still suck!
In the old Arco barn you couldn’t find an open seat, this beautiful new one we barely fill it half full,
It’s actually much more filled tonight than say the puke game.
We had much worse teams than this and every game was a sellout.
A man’s got to know his limitations.
Fans can only tolerate losing for so long. Kings fans tolerated it longer than most fan bases. The Sharks are also having attendance issues & they’ve only had a playoff drought of 2 seasons.
Jones is schooling Kayte as usual.
Buddy with the signature cough up to end the half.
I don’t like Barnes getting so less touch of the ball.
Whenever he touch the ball, it results in score/assist
I am constantly amazed by how unskillful Alex Len is outside of rebounding and boxing out, especially for someone who has played this game for so long
Brings back memories of 2019
He can set a good screen. He’s just an old school big, much like Drummond for Philly. The game has changed. Just an example, Roy Hibbert was an all-star in 2014, but out of the game by 2017.
Was going to post something similar, but the giraffe beat me to it.
If the Kings were missing 4 starters, and it really doesn’t matter which 4 you pick, would this even be a competitive game?
Hopefully one step closer to the FO realizing this team isn’t good or playoff worthy so we can stop pretending. Look to get off the Barnes and Buddy contracts best case scenario, and then ship Bagley out for whatever they can get
I’d like to see them shop everyone but Haliburton and Mitchell (due to the ridiculously low-cost).
I’m a little surprised that Gentry hasn’t used Metu yet.
Matt Barnes, love him or hate him, just called out management and ownership on the broadcast. I haven’t seen a talking head paid by the Kings ever do that before.
Most sensible people don’t put their boss under the bus in private let alone on television. There are lots of reasons why Barnes is such a punk asshole.
But how many people would love to throw their boss under the bus in public if they wouldn’t get fired?
He’s not wrong, though.
He is not hired by the Kings ! By NBC Sports and in fact was paid millions by Kings to go away as a player ! Fact
Philly has active hands. I can’t recall a game in recent memory where there were so many times that a ball was slapped out of somebody’s hands or a pass was deflected.
Holmes going to the locker room. That’s not a good sign.
Just got home, what happened?
Drummond swiped him in the face going for the ball. Maybe a scratched eye? Don’t know. Wasn’t dirty, but it sucks because he’s been super efficient tonight.
Thanks. Hope he can make it back tonight
He’s back on the bench, so that’s a good sign.
Hope he gets back in the game
Davion. Do that more!
love his confidence by attacking the paint
TT
Doesn’t look like Davion got that off in time from that first replay
very very close !!!!!!!
Yeah, great shot but fraction of a second late
Really close, didn’t think so either
Jesus, who is this Tristan Thompson, and how much did he hate Luke?
Hope they didn’t put Hali’s mom on the stinky side
We got rid of the Harden foul chasing this year refs. The hell was that call on Hali
TT feeling it tonight. He’s an old enough vet to have seen through Mr. Walton’s BS
Bagley with the butter fingers on every single touch.
Gotta make shots guys
Davion is just going to keep up with the crap offense until he annoys everyone isnt he?
Niang just pushed Mitchell and they call the foul on Davion. Good lord
Drummond is a big,big man
Even bigger with the moving screen on every possession.
Yikes they need Haliburton in badly. Offense is a mess without him running things
Here we go!
That Fox 3 lmao. Tragic
Almost all of Fox’s misses have hit short.
Fox rolling the tank
Should Fox sit?
Fox miss a wide open 3 ………..BADLY
I think he did hit some part of the backboard, other than that not even fucking close
Fox once again killing us in the clutch
He should be banned from shooting 3 ball
Fox…wtf is wrong with you?
Are we allowed to say how bad Barnes has been tonight?
Yesssssssssssssssssss
No
jeez Fox is playing like an anchor dragging behind the boat. Shitty ball movement and ugly shots.
Lead evaporated with Hali on the bench and Fox running the show on offense.
The talent level is so bad that other teams can win without their main guys. Philly is pretty much OKC without Emiid and Harris.
OKC beat us, so…..
I think we have to bench Fox in crunch time……..
Fox, Buddy, Bagley and a protected 10 for Simmons
At this point, that’s an overpay for a mental case.
I don’t that mental thing is real.
I haven’t seen evidence to the contrary, thus far.
Actually, Morey laughs and hangs up.
If Morey wants to pay a guy $140M to sit on the bench for the next 3.5 years, he’s welcome to do so. It’s pretty clear at this point, he’s not going to get what he wants for the nutjob.
Fox with 2 dimes, Hali with 9. If Fox no longer has to distribute the ball to his teammates WTF is he doing? Defending better? No. Shooting better? NO. So what’s he doing out there?
Why the hell are Buddy and Fox trying to dribble create with Hali out there?
mediocre to low BBIQ
JUST ＢＥＮＣＨ ＦＯＸ ！！！！！！！！！
This version of Fox in crunch time is the Kings greatest weapon for their tank
Fire Gentry!!!!11!!
😉
Fox had Hali open for a corner 3 but instead he opts for the contested fadeaway jumper that predictably is short front rim.
Currently the front of the rim is Fox’s favorite shot
Buddy jacking effing threes.
To be fair, the 3 is the only thing he brings to the table.
Nah. But it doesn’t matter anyways. Is he supposed to jack a three every time he touches it?
If he’s shooting above 40%, might as well.
He’s got the most rebounds tonight for the kings. He can board for a 2.
Tonight yes. Though, most of them were when he was surrounded by white jerseys and the Sixers were running back on defense.
Losing to this Sixers team lmao. God bless this poverty franchise
Same ol’ Kangz.
10 game losing streak coming. Tonight was the night to stop the bleeding with the Sixers without their stars but nope.
Effort was there, the results weren’t. That’s better than the last week or two.
I don’t see any defensive effort by our MAX player…….getting blow by Maxey again and again
To be fair, he’s never shown defensive effort. So we can’t expect him to finally start in year 5.
One step closer to the 5th pick.
Then a 10 game winning streak to get us to 12.
That streak ain’t walking through that door anytime soon.
When it means nothing in the standings and will blow up any chance at picking in the top ten they will pull it off.
Buddy bitches when a coach disciplines him.
I think Buddy is pretty much uncoachable
And once he goes cold from 3, he’s unplayable.
SSDD
Fox has turned into a cancer
Here comes the Kayte BS.
Kayte has hope? Lol. WTF? Can they just let Barnes talk after the game?
Gentry should have left TT in the way he was playing.
He was the only one handling Drummond.
If Thompson keeps playing like that for Gentry, he should start getting 30 minutes a game.
I just don’t see how the org can afford to keep Fox if they’re looking to improve.
Considering that contract….they’re likely stuck with him. Only hope is both him and the team coming to the realization that Fox is not a star and that by some miracle the Kings draft/trade for an actual all-star caliber player so Fox can settle into more of a secondary player for the team
This is the Kings though so none of that will come to fruition and instead we’ll have to watch them try to convince themselves and the fans that Fox is their guy to build around for another couple years while the team continues to not be any good
Isn’t John Wall available?
Do we already have John Wall?
Without getting the all star years in between, yes.
Now that Fox has already slowed down, it’s definitely possible.
At one time Wall was a threat in this league.
Rockets paying him 45 million to not play and 47 next year ! Good job ! Untradeable !
If Wall/Porter/Harden/Westbrook/etc (and eventually Simmons) can be traded, so can Fox.
At what point does McNair realize this core isn’t working? It’s the same result year after year. This is NOT a playoff team. Hell, they aren’t even a .500 team. Time to blow it up.
They’re losing to a G-League team every night.
The Kings are awesome at fouling the other team at the end of games. They have that play down!
Ten 4th quarter points. 12 points. How many fox misses in the 4th?
This team doesn’t have a starting caliber SG or SF. Two eggs in the points column for their SG and SF. Hali runs the team well but you can’t be that passive
Blow this horseshit team up….
Bagley a +9 and Fox a -17.
Bringing it tonight!
Damn, Philly beat us without Embiid, Curry, Green, Harris, or Simmons. I just wasted 2 1/2 hours that I can never get back.
Kyle & Matt ignoring producer instructions and continuing to trash the organization. I love it.
No more talk of sending Fox to 76ers folks.
Fox is best served as a 2nd or 3rd option. He’s not going to carry a team. To that end, neither is Simmons. That said, Fox definitely isn’t afraid to throw up shots.
Nope. Maxey>Fox.
Philly would never do that ! They have a tougher, younger and much cheaper version !
28 win pace as of tonight, if you round up and this is going to get worse before it gets better.
According to Kayte, we should expect some sloppiness as they get acclimated to Gentry. As if that hasn’t been there the entire season.
But she likes some of what she sees!
She just loves to talk and talk and talk ! Our broadcast team is almost as bad as the team ! Marcos Breton column said it best ! Fire Vivek !
So a little shittier than usual for a month or two. This team is anything but quick to learn.
I’m confused why anyone thinks this is a playoff caliber roster.
I don’t get why Hali is so liked on this forum? The guy is passive AF. He’s a bonafide bench player who doesn’t shoot because he knows he can’t get a shot off with his stupid set-shot.
One of the few players on the team with a BBIQ though. So he’s got that going for him, which is nice. I also kind of like watching a player not play ISO ball. Which is few and far between with this roster.
9 ass
He is much more suited to run the second unit. Starting him and Fox clearly isn’t working. Both of them look lost
Hali is a very good role player. The problem is the Kings don’t have a single star player to defer to or lean on. They’re still pretending that Fox is that guy when he clearly is not
It is clear to me that this team has quit on each other. It has got to be fox. Tyrese seems fun as hell to play with and how could you not like playing with Barnes and Holmes?! I think they don’t like fox and he is becoming a cancer. Just a hunch
The guy who doesn’t care what other people think or say about his game & how he’s playing? That Fox? Nah, he seems like a gem.
It seems like he just took the bag and turned into a self centered prick who has crumbled at the first sign of adversity. It’s actually really strange
Best heel turn since Paul Orndorff turned on Hulk Hogan.
Bro your hunch is as good as anybody else’s. This is Hunch Central, put $2 bucks behind the line and roll the dice. Take your chances.
I don’t think Fox is a cancer. The problem is he’s their best player, which speaks for the lack of talent of their squad. He can’t shoot or hit FT’s. He is a good player, not a franchise player.
We’re back in the Cousins/Richmond eras, basically. Our “star” is a guy who is completely incapable of being the top player on mediocre or better team. A good 2nd or 3rd fiddle, but not a top dog.
Exactly this
Time to consider trading Fox for a disgruntled superstar. When we traded Richmond for Webber, it turned the franchise around.
Gentry with shots fired in his first post game presser! I like that
Agreed. If the players are firm about it “being on us”, then hammer that point home.
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