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Apr. 19, 6:30 PM
SAC @ NOP
Expecting 30+ for Brogdon tonight. He eats the Kings.
Good for my fantasy team, good for the tank, bad for that 10th seed.
Anyway, go Kings I guess!
Sadly, I expect the Kings to lose by at least 20.
no surprise…
then, a blowout means more chance for Metu…no hurts
Yeah for what 2 minutes?
Metu is my favorite bench guy we’ve had in a long time, I like what I see when he’s out there.
I do not like the matchups tonight.
Jones and Christie praising Bagley’s progression…WTF?
Homer alert!
kings win by 32
Stockton playing tonight? Noice
i meant 3+2
Did you guys see the quote from Whiteside about “Opponent keeping attacking Bagley”..
I really surprise they noticed it…
(but not try to deal/ fix the problem)
Doesn’t shock me.
The Kings are usually the last to notice league trends; drafting wings over bigs, playing small over big, running instead of slowing down.
I think I just saw Parker on the sidelines for the first time.
Walton warned that there may need to be changes in his rotation. Lol.
I think we are all going to see why many of us want Turner on the Kings tonight.
LOL, 3 possessions and the Kings get two TO’s and a block.
The stellar defense continues for the Kings..
2 mins – Game already set…
#FreeMetu
Wow, only one minute in, and this …
The opponents are all look hungry for ball, and active on defense,
while ours just sucks..
It’s on players, I don’t blame Walton
Hmmmmm….maybe I’ll re-watch Cobra Kai? This is pretty bad so far.
Ok…I guess I’ll watch! Hali is worth watching alone!
Gotta start Haliburton at shooting guard.
not the best start tonight
Easy with the tank fellas
Improving start! looked really bad in the first minute there
That little bump screen by Holmes allowed Buddy to make that 3. Bagley needs to learn from Holmes on how to do that.
Buddy will be the 6th man by game 25. You heard it here first!
Pacers on-ball defense is good. It seems like we are telegraphing our passes
We are definitely not switching every screen now. The coaches ARE actually doing work. ð³
Nice 6 mins for Bagley
I do hope Metu will be the first BIG off the bench for Holmes
Metu
Showing a little spunk finally..
Ok, so not down 15 in the first. Now can we keep this up?
Joseph not first or second off the bench. That’s an improvement.
Anyone else bothered by the lighter colored court panels along both baselines?
Obviously not relevant to the game, but my design OCD is kicking in hard.
That is weird. Wonder what it is about.
Took his corn bread ð
Really enjoying Jones on the PBP. Doug is still Doug, unfortunately.
Hellaburton striking already!
Bagley comes out, Kings play well. Amazing.
Take it easy Marty. Kings were up a point when Marvin subbed out.
What a difference after that time out. I can watch this.
Was just thinking the same thing!
Holmes played the whole 1st Qtr ?
wow
Luke didn’t take out Fox for within the first 5 mins of the game.
Hali is a beast. Just money.
We might need 145 tonight.
Lol the mad ants
I actually like that name. Gotta say, it’s more original than the Stockton Kings.
All this talk about cornbread and Canadian bacon is making me hungry.
So why did the Pacers just shoot a free throw??? No explanation at all from the Kings announcers.
Defensive 3 secs
Thank you. Would like the actual announcers to, you know, let the viewers know whats going on.
Yes it’s annoying. But keep in mind they aren’t on floor level or in some cases are commentating remotely because of COVID. So they legitimately might not know. That doesn’t make it any less frustrating though.
True, I knew not floor level but I would think Jones and Doug would be in the arena somewhere. It was just annoying that they were showing like 3 cuts of previous plays without any acknowledgement that the Pacers were taking a free shot.
LMFAO at Whiteside catching the Pacers with the two slowest rip throughs known to mankind
Joseph dribbles way too much.
He made up for it with a nice pass, but one possession he was dribbling until there was about 8 seconds on the shot clock.
Gotta like his grit
I don’t mean to be a downer, but for Barnes sake and ours find him a home now that he’s tradable with his play
if we win it needs to be on the back of our youth
he’s in the prime of his career where he can help a playoff team.
Its painful for me to watch him toil here, and gain us wins that our youth didn’t have an upper hand in
Disagree
Agree with your disagree. I actually like Barnes riding out his contract at this point. Good presence for the youth. And consistently productive if not spectacular.
But I think only one of him or Buddy can stay, for the financial flexibility perspective.
HB is having a great season and he may be our best trade asset (Fox and Hali excluded of course) before the deadline.
Barnes will be 29 this year, so his timeline obviously doesn’t align with our future core of Fox and Hali.
100% agree with Inthestarz that Kings should be looking to sell high on Barnes if there is a deal to be made as Hield and Bagley have little value.
I thinkRobinson was a great pick up..
Whiteside too, Sabonis could not buy a bucket when Whiteside is in the paint
Ugh…Bagley has at least one downhill drive that leads to a TO every game.
I have this theory that Doug causes Bagley mistakes by praising him
I have a theory Marvin’s dad causes mistakes by telling his son that he needs to get his
it looks like Buddy is shooting a lot of threes without having his feet somewhat square, I don’t recall this in the past
Like I said in another thread, he looks heavier. I don’t know if it is muscle or just weight, but he looks a tad bit slower and more grounded. I think it is affecting his shot.
Definitely agree with heavier part..
Why does it feel like Bagley feels entitled to shoot a three every time after one good player before?
LOL damn, the Pacers accouncers are savage (but great announcers)!
When Bagley missed that 3, they said something like, “Let him take that, let him take that. It’s worth it; if he makes it, he’ll think he can shoot another one.”
HAHAHA jeez so true.
I feel like this will be a meme by some point this season.
His 3 point % this year is better than Fox and Joseph. It’s probably better than Buddy’s right now.
Nice Fox!!!
Nice sequence of plays to end the half
Bagley is at least trying to make the right plays and communicating on defense. A step in the right direction. <- My positive Bagley comment for the day.
Tuned in late, to see a nice unselfish Bagley pass to an unexpecting Holmes who pump faked a million times then got the dunk past Sabonis and Turner. Way to go big men!
and what a nice pull-up three from Fox at the buzzer to end the half.
I’m liking this Fox tonight!
Like the midrange jumper by Fox also
Is anybody else’s NBA.com box score broken? Mine is showing Bagley with 2 assists…in one half. It’s normally pretty reliable.
I use ESPN’s because I don’t believe in fake news…. Oh wait it says 2 assists as well.
Bagley’s best block of the season by far (maybe career).
go get em Bags!!!
What is happening?
The Kings are defeating the Kangz!
We play some good basketball sometimes!
Did someone give a halftime speech or did Walton make some adjustments???
The Pacers had a guest speaker at halftime. It was… Luke Walton.
Buddy has some nice dimes this quarter!
Barnes has earned every penny of his contract so far this season.
Agree
He’s hotter than fish grease
Yes and I don’t understand those wanting to get rid of him. He’s the guy I trust the most with the ball in the paint. Doesn’t get knocked off balance and is clearly our best finisher.
Just imagine how much the Kings would be up if Bagley wasn’t playing so many minutes!
by my calculation they’d be up by a million
lol on that Whiteside push shot
I can’t with CoJo rn. Had the chance to slow it down for a good final shot, instead pushes the ball with good Pacer recovery and turns it over.
Holmes for three of course.
Hope Hali would take that leap to be Brogdon-like around year 2 or 3. Same high bball IQ guys.
Holmes!!!!
OMG Richaun fo 3!!!
what a shot!
Off-season work, Baby
Did Bagley got stripped? GIF tomorrow
Holmes!
the key to closing this out is defensive rebounding
Ty-3ese!
bailout call there lol
Is Bjelly hurt or sick?
We need our MVP to step up and clear the glass. Richaun Holmes
OMFG you guys told me Doug has improved.
Someone was pulling your leg.
We got Xfinity for the first time in YEARS I wish you’d told me about Doug.
Can Jerry unretire? Be fun to hear him with Mark Jones.
All of Doug’s grunts sounds like he’s pushing one out
Unfortunately, he’s a quantity over quality guy.
Marty – never believe a thing andy sims says
*noted
Luke needs to manage this lead with timeouts
I hear there’s a screen treatment making the rounds in Hollywood. It’s called “The Hands of Marv”. Supposed to be freaking terrifying!
yup, there’s going to be a lot of teams giving the Kings a call on Barnes before the deadline.
Kind of doubt it. Too many years left on that deal.
a chance to put a team over the edge? Deals like this always happen.
Not really.
His contract is not that bad….
I think teams will ask for Barnes
3 years and 60 million. I think teams will not ask for Barnes.
I mean, I could be wrong. But even though he’s played well of late, I think most GMs know what he is, and that’s a lot of money for what could be a small sample aberration.
As usual you made the correct call. I hope HB plays like this all season because I respect him as a fan, a man and a player and good for him for gettin the bag but all that aside he got the Kings premium to stay
. Not the worst contract in the Association….not even close, GM’s aren’t blowing up their cap for HB at this stage of his career.
Bagley did a hip check screen like Holmes usually does, I’m impressed he’s learning.
Too much dribbling.
Yup, if Fox was confident in his 3, he would have taken that.
Have the kings played well tonight? I’m torn.
We are going to know in about 7 more minutes of basketball.
Barnes is MVP for the game, unless another King gets hot from this point on.
28 assists, 8 blocks but 17 turnovers
Rejected!!!
Holmes sags too much off of Sabonis on these pick and rolls
Richaun’s bunnie is working hard tonite
Sabonis is better than I remember.
He plays smart basketball.
Much better ball handler, more skills around the rim, lighter on his feet.
I wish we had a player that looks as tough as Sobonis. When he was shooting fouls last time he had this steeley squint that just said to me “Fuck it we are not going to lose this game”
Bona fide Stretch 4
take Buddy out for Hali
Oladipo hasn’t shot well but he is so active in the game.
Buddy keeps us in it
Grant would be complimenting the officials about now
Fuckin refs trying to take over the fckin game
refs screwing the Kings twice on the same possession
fxxk those Refs..they are all blind
how tf they overturn that? bs man.
we are screwed…………………as usual
Pay our MVP to remain our heart and soul
Finally got the call right
Buddy is feelin it. Yes
Fox with the exclamation point!
Omgggggggg!!!!!!!!
HOLY SHIT…FOXXXXXXXXX!
Fox just blew it up….
Fox…OMG
Gawd damn
Leaders got a lead!
What the Fox!
and what a DUNK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sabonis’s wall of steel D has a hole in it.Foxgot in the hen house
ZERO FOX GIVEN!!
Good time out
Holms pass it damm it!
Take it back good free throws!
New chicken dance!
G Rob with 21 minutes
But ..0 mins for BJelly
Still got the win
The Pacers are way too dynamic for BJelly… I like the decision and I assume the scoreboard does as well.
Good thing I chose the Pacers to win in the fan prediction lol
Ditto
We call it Kangz.. It literally is a thing.
i think thats the only one i got wrong
Did not understand that foul. Way to early IMO
Can we sign Richaun to a reasonable long term deal?
Just pay da man. Too many intangibles to account for
Trun out the lights the party’s over
Pacers have four 20 point scorers and are going to lose the game. How often does that ever happen?
Incredible game
When Buddy gets traded anything is possible
KANGZ WIN!
Great game… Fun… The Pacers are a great team.
Lil Obama is the team’s nickname for Ty? LOL
A very memorable dunk.
What was Bagley doing on that play? I can’t rewatch the stream because the NBA doesn’t have their shit together on streaming, which I pay for. (Illegal stream was no problem to watch the game, ironically.)
Is this an Xfinity commercial?
Fox ya! Great game Kings!
Lol all you hear is fox screaming on that dunk
Great game all around but give Holmes the game ball cause he killed it tonight.
Loved those blocks and that 0.7 second 3 ball. Gotta give Barnes some love and Buddy found his shot late in the game.
Richaun and HB played the grown ass men card tonite!
Oladipo and the holidays… which literally should be a musical group… had 10 steals
I’m going to state my preference again
id rather not have any vets leading us to wins
its up to Monte now as far as Barnes is concerned.
I’ve been waiting for the kings to build a contender for 44 years. It’s unlikely. I’ll settle for a team hiding an enjoyable performance and watching Barnes play like a pro and a beast? Well I’m happy with that. Screw it
*having not hiding
How come everyone I disagree with double spaces their comments… Is their some kind of algorithm?
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