Kings @ Suns Tuesday game thread 1-16-2024

[BirdGangThing]

It's the turnovers and the no defense

It's not one person it's the whole damn team

Leads me to believe these are fixable/coachable problems - especially with how the Kings have recently significantly reduced their turnovers per game

And the defense? We played together too long not to know where to be. Nothing but individual efforts out there - this again is on coaching

As far as rotations go - Vogel might as well be at the counter filling out Powerball tickets hoping to hit something - there's no logic much of the time - if we didn't have Beal and Allen this past week or so I'm not sure Vogel still has a job - it's been that embarrassing

 

[Yuma]

To be fair it looked better last year than it has this year. This year we seem to not run an offense at all it’s ridiculous….

One of the stats on the pregame show is the big three are 7-3 when they play together this year. I was really surprised they had won 7/10. It didn't feel like it.

 

[Mainstreet]

And the Suns thought they had problems when they were making the playoffs under Monty.

 

[Cheesebeef]

This team stinks on ice.

 

[Mainstreet]

THE SUNS BENCH ONLY HAS 2 POINTS AND IT'S BY METU.

 

[taz02]

One of the stats on the pregame show is the big three are 7-3 when they play together this year. I was really surprised they had won 7/10. It didn't feel like it.

did they beat 7 good teams?

 

[Mainstreet]

The Kings bench has 20 points.

 

[Yuma]

did they beat 7 good teams?

I'm guessing no?

 

[Proximo]

To be fair it looked better last year than it has this year. This year we seem to not run an offense at all it’s ridiculous….

I agree. On paper this is a better team, but for some reason it isn’t.

 

[Proximo]

did they beat 7 good teams?

Nope. They haven’t beaten 2 good teams all season.

 

[BirdGangThing]

Offense is their strength
And defense is our weakness
We're a three legged horse
In the motherfunking Preakness

 

[Yuma]

On Paper it is a better team than last year. They have to play WAY better D. We didn't slow them down at all!

 

[BirdGangThing]

KD playing defense - hitting the 3 and fighting for boards to start the second half

 

[BirdGangThing]

This is the focus we've seen before

This is also the focus we've repeatedly seen vanish

 

[BirdGangThing]

Allen with #7

 

[Mainstreet]

The Kings move the ball until they get the open shot.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Lol

 

[BirdGangThing]

Anyone in Sacramento who can't hit the 3?

 

[Mainstreet]

This is the focus we've seen before

This is also the focus we've repeatedly seen vanish

The mirage is already gone.

 

[BirdGangThing]

The focus lasted about 73 seconds

 

[Mainstreet]

Anyone in Sacramento who can't hit the 3?

It's the Suns defense. An opponent can easily get an open three with a few passes.

 

[nashman]

The way the Kings shoot the 3 it’s the worst possible match up for us the way we are playing D! Even when playing tight earlier they hit a couple of ridiculous contested 3s! This team needs some toughness so bad someone to knock someone down some hard fouls so freaking intensity! Just lifeless and Vogel seems to be freaking clueless how to stop anything! Pull a Kerr and just sit the starters and run 5 bench guys out there to make a point something Jesus Vogel is just freaking clueless!!!!

 

[NashDishesDimes]

weve seen some bad basketball but a team like this with sloppy passing, terrible defense, and no emotion is unwatchable

 

[Cheesebeef]

weve seen some bad basketball but a team like this with sloppy passing, terrible defense, and no emotion is unwatchable

Yup. I can get thru at most ten minutes before I shut the game off. Even if they’re winning. They’re just an ugly, uninspired group of guys that is less than the sum of its parts.

Tried again tonight. Recorded the game but within the first four minutes, you could see this was gonna be a blowout. Multiple KD turnovers, no D, no one but Grayson Allen showed up again. Had to start fast forwarding and the lead only grew.

I mean… KD just got shut down by Kevin Freaking Huerter. This team is kinda loathsome.

I’m done watching for the night. Adios folks.

 

[BirdGangThing]

Suns with 10 turnovers KD has 5