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  1. Kingster

    Establishing an Identity and a Offensive Style Fitting This Team

    This Knicks game highlights some of my nagging concerns about the offense of this team and it's offensive identity going forward. What should be the offense for this team that best fits its personnel? Why were the Knicks able to impose their thuggish slow-down trench warfare against the...
  2. Kingster

    The Slightly-Too-Early Offseason Coaching Thoughts Thread

    I'm putting David Adelman into the hopper for the next Kings' coach. Twenty years of coaching experience. Five years under Malone. Known for his defensive emphasis. Obviously knows how to design an offense for a an elite passing big man. And for the sentimental types, his name hearkens to...
  3. Kingster

    NFL Opening, MLB Opening, Where's the NBA?

    NFL opening Sept 10, MLB opening in July, while the NBA is taking the courageous:rolleyes: move of opening their practice facilities for individual workouts. That's the spirit! I'm wondering if the football and baseball leagues are going to give the NBA cover to play games sooner rather than...
  4. Kingster

    [Game] Kings v. Spurs - Saturday, Feb. 9 - 7PT/10ET

    Believe it or not, the Kings are five and five in their last 10 games. It may feel like 1-9 over the last 10 games, but it is 5-5. If the Kings can beat SA tonight, who are 4-6 over their last 10 games and who have lost three in a row on the road, the Kings have an opportunity to be 6-4 over...
  5. Kingster

    What is the #1 Need for the Kings?

    We've heard names like Capela (center) and Kuzma (SF/PF). But if you were looking at this team and considering trades, what kind of player(s) would you'd be asking for in return?
  6. Kingster

    Competitive fire

    The inability to sustain competitive fire is very frustrating with this team. It's also somewhat mystifying why we see the ups and downs. It's hard for me to believe the problem is intellectual. If a player knows what he should do against Miami, he should know what he needs to do against...
  7. Kingster

    [Game] Bucks @ Kings, Friday Jan. 10, 7 PM PT/10 PM ET

    Per Walton in yesterday's radio interview, Bogs is still sick, Cojo is sick, Bagley (my interpretation) is 50-50, Holmes is 50-50. Walton may be forced to play Justin James (what a pity;)). I'm not sure what the status of Barnes is. He really got hammered in the quad and looked to play on a...
  8. Kingster

    Mid-season trade?

    Bagley, Holmes, Bjelica, Dedmond, Giles + Bogs (FA this summer) ===> MID-SEASON TRADE Don't you think?
  9. Kingster

    Buddy Hield - bonanza or bust? Split from Nets game thread

    You are a model of understatement. :D If you're talking about me, I guarantee it's not going to be the last either because Buddy Hield has made more stupid plays this year in such a limited period of time that I can bluntly and frankly and sincerely say I've never in fifty years seen anything...
  10. Kingster

    10 players under contract; so many questions (split)

    Barnes, Bogs, Bagley, Bjelica, Fox, Hield, Farrell, Giles, Swan, Mason. Ten players under contract. Fifteen roster spots, seventeen if you include the two two-way G league contracts. How is this roster going to look after the summer? How many centers do the Kings sign? Do they re-sign Kosta...
  11. Kingster

    Looney

    Add him to the list. If the Kings have center by committee you could do worse than having him. He's a worker, is long, a defensive presence, a character guy, and has come up big in some big moments in the playoffs. You can depend on him to do what he does. He's not going shrink in big...
  12. Kingster

    [Game] Kings vs Clippers 3/1- 7PT/10ET

    Is it a coincidence that Swan was recalled from the G league? At the risk of trying to predict the unpredictable - Joerger's rotation - it's no coincidence. It's Swan vs Harrell. Here we go. At the least Swan has six fouls of hurt to give Harrell. Harris is gone and he was the best player...
  13. Kingster

    How many wins do Kings need to get to the playoffs?

    Question: How many wins must the Kings get in order to get a playoff spot?
  14. Kingster

    [Game] Kings @ Pelicans - Friday, Oct. 19 - 5 PDT

    If you wanted to feel fairly optimistic about tonight's game, you had better not have watched the Pels/Houston game the other night. It was an absolute demolition of Houston by the Pels. The Pels out-rebounded Houston by a 61-49 margin and outscored the Rockets 76-44 in the paint. That's a...
  15. Kingster

    Joerger

    "Physically, we’re at a deficit. We’re smaller, shorter and not as strong.” - D. Joerger https://www.sacbee.com/sports/nba/sacramento-kings/article219907650.html#storylink=cpy I think I've heard enough of that excuse. If being bigger was the answer, then where is Papa when you need him...
  16. Kingster

    Preseason Kings vs. Jazz

    As preseason games go, this is the most important one. The first and third games of the regular season are against the Jazz. The Kings then play them again on November 21 (and a 4th game is in April). To get a decent start to the season, it would behoove the Kings to learn how to beat Utah...
  17. Kingster

    Backlog at the 4 & 5

    Joerger is going to have a total of 96 minutes to distribute in each game between the 4 and 5 position. There are currently seven players on the roster who can play those positions. Bjelica appears to be a 4/3 and I assume for the following analysis that Joerger splits his time 50-50 between...
  18. Kingster

    Here is What "Consensus" Gets You

    2008 - http://www.nba.com/draft2008/board/mock.html 2009 - https://basketball.realgm.com/analysis/209052/Consensus-2009-NBA-Draft-Rankings-V10 2010 - http://www.scoresreport.com/2010/06/23/2010-nba-consensus-mock-draft-623/ 2011 - http://www.nba.com/hornets/11_mock_drafts.html 2012 -...
  19. Kingster

    Luka Doncic (pre and post-draft discussion thread)

    Here's a nice article on Doncic: https://www.slamonline.com/nba/luka-doncic-slam-cover/
  20. Kingster

    Are the Rockets For Real?

    After seeing this recent Rockets/Thunder game I wonder if they might not get knocked off before a Warriors/Houston series. Westbrook handled Harden in the final minutes, stealing the ball from him, preventing him from finishing at the basket, disrupting the entire Houston offense because he...