Kings lose to Cavs, 5-2 trip & trade deadline expectations

Kings lose to Cavs, 5-2 trip & trade deadline expectations

Yeah O O It’s H Juice and more Do it for do more more do it for do when it come to the Kings it’s my favorite show do it for do do more do it for do more when it come to the Kings big hopes and dreams as we cover our Kings never cover the kingdom but we

Loving our Kings and we cover your prayers as we doing our thing big dece with the par Little Mo on the screen solo together still do it for team never switch up for a dollar a revenue stream so we always got each other balance out

The beam de and more and that’s the end of the thing do it for do some more we What is up happy Monday nights ju Mason Morgan Reagan it’s a big week are you ready hey Mo what up hey hey hey hey hey hey hey hello I’m roing for y yeah yeah yeah let’s go Kings tough Way End a seven game road trip tonight as a Cav beat him damn my

God did the Cavs look awesome you want to know what I did while I was waiting for you to get to the dece and mo podcast Studios Morgan wa did you do I went back and watched every single three that the Cavs made tonight oh honestly

That makes me so happy why because I I those are things I wanted like it’s not something want to do tomorrow sure but like that’s what I would I would do the same thing if I was waiting for you ball is life you know well ball is life and I

Can’t my guess my point is I’m excited because then we can actually break down what went wrong well that’s why you need to get those uh iPhone those the Apple goggle things you put on then while you drive you can also watch the game back you know so that sounds dangerous yeah

It does it does those can we just talk about those things I’m not trying to sound like an old man no no no no and I’ve seen the technology I think the only place that makes sense right now one I would not spend that much money on that at this point like

Let’s dial in the technology first the one place where I go it looks amazing where on a plane oh yeah yeah on a plane no you’re so about that when you turn those apple goggles what are they even called Apple Vision things you put them on and then you’re like watching you got

The internet here you can watch this you can make a big scre that’s amazing but the people I see people taking pictures like I’m sleeping my daughter’s sleeping in my arms and I could just relax and watch something it’s like or walking around even that one’s fine here’s the

Bad one I’m in the kitchen and I’m I’m playing ball or pass or kick or whatever with my little kid but I’m not really giving a [ __ ] or paying attention to him because I’m doing other [ __ ] be productive don’t ever stop working that’s the vibe I got on a plane oh I’m

All about that I don’t care on a plane I am like I yeah yes I already wear when I fly I wear eye mask well well can I say anything over 2 hours why I like it on a plane is because you know like even when

You’re watching a movie or a show and there’s like a provocative scene let’s say that comes up I always feel so awkward when it’s at night and it’s like my screen has like two people doing it or just like even like I don’t know whatever they’re people doing what

Morgan having sexual intercourse like what God I didn’t know what you’re talking about you that you me to show you emotion no I do not okay so like if that’s going on or I don’t know even doing drugs or something and I’m like are there little kids watching like what

What’s happening so I need the goggles for a plane you’re right and like by the way I have I can’t even think of like a movie or show cuz I watch a lot of reality television but like in something like selling Sunset you all know this like they wear like

Little tiny bikinis and all these little things and it’s like oh I don’t know it just feels weird I am wear noise cancelling headphones and listen to some podcast download a whole bunch of podcasts and listen to them I’ll occasionally watch a movie like this summer on the way back from the East

Coast I watch one of the movies that was on the thing uh the whale oh let me tell you that got me yeah I know can I tell you something real fast before we start I know we got Kings to talk about we got to talk about a five and2 road trip we

Talk about the loss tonight and the NBA trade deadline is coming up on Thursday and you’re going well de Some Mo I mean are you guys doing anything for it are you kidding me you mean our live NBA trade deadline reaction that’s going to kick off that morning you damn right we

Will be live reacting to all the deals in the NBA and if anything breaks before then you know we’ll be live I never watched the Grammys never I was watching it this year and I’m like God they’re performance after performance it was really good a c i I felt like I started

To tear up a couple times oh for what I think like some of the firsttime winners and like I just felt there like grind and like the some of the songs just get I I’m very Sacrament uh what’s her name my God I got to remember her name now

But she was the uh R&B artist yeah um I don’t know why I’m like right now Victoria Monet yeah um yeah she her speech was amazing oh my God because you just you did feel her grind like she she’s 34 years old and she has I moved

To LA 15 years ago on the grind I’m like that got me man and someone believed someone believed her and now she’s winning Grammys yep oh we we’re actually doing a Grammy’s breakdown here yeah I don’t know why anyway so uh how’s everybody doing tonight we appreciate

You guys so much for being here hit the Thumbs Up And subscribe all it does is help our Channel grow we’re trying to get to 15,000 Subs by the end of the trade deadline by after math of trade deadline so that Friday 15,000 Subs you think we can do it

I know we can do it wow that’s a lot of confidence well you know why you know why I have some confidence in why we could do that because it’s been so so cool to see you guys like so many different NBA fans come in and enjoy the

Pod but tonight A Cavs fan who is also a doimo fan tweeted out that he was at the Cavs game had a sign and oh there it is we love the calvs but also Sasha comma deuce and mo what so cute I love it do

Do you think he meant but also Sasha de and mo like I’m telling you de but also we love Sasha comma de and mo or like Sasha I love Sasha and Deuce and mo no no cuz it’s Sasha deuce and mo you know were three separate people we’re not

We’re not one person one Institute yeah you’re right no okay good point three humans there thought that no that was really cool to see so sweet thank you so much for the sign I didn’t see any of those people in person Sasha was on the bench still coming back from the injury

In the chat Sydney says instead of the king let’s talk about Miley winning her first Grammy dude huge Miley Cyrus what a show she put on last night again I’m not some like Grammy’s buff this is just casual Deuce Mason watching the Grammys and I felt her Joy I felt like she was

Just like living her best life now performance was amazing the fact that she can improv some lines about hey you guys know the song or whatever she said and then kept going I’m like she killed it love love love love yeah yeah I feel youon was in the building don’t I I

Apparently Taylor Swift didn’t notice that when she took a trophy from her but wrong your analysis of the Grammys is so weird just cut your [ __ ] get get to something you do know like basketball oh okay fine like Jesus knows basketball Keegan another no show I say he’s a bus

Keegan had 10 points in the first quarter finished with 10 points uh and he got one more shot the rest of the game that’s more than a Keegan problem that’s a what are we doing like get this guy involved he’s part of it we’re not

Going with the bus angle yet no no not not at all yeah so um yeah he’s so let’s let’s not throw the hot takes this early all right we also have a poll question that we’ll get to throughout tonight it is this what do you expect or excuse me

What do you want the Kings to do at the deadline oh big move go for it or slight upgrade go big in the off seon or run it back and see what happens run it back w we go over those results as the night goes

On where’s JTA he’s not on the Kings his 10day expired a long time ago right yes yes yes feels like it was a long time ago I appreciate Patrick for being here Ian Matthew Johnny gunay Sydney Donald sack up will Z what’s up will blue velvet chewy Cameron thank you so much geeky

Member for 13 months now you guys are the best all right let’s start the show you good I’m great let’s do it I’m down three two one hit my music they tell you what they know juice and mo the know welcome into the juo podcast recording it’s on a Monday night the

Long seven game trip is all over we didn’t know what to expect but I’m not sure we expected a 5-2 road trip the Kings did win five games ultimately falling short tonight in Cleveland to a Cavs team that is beyond red hot they’re now 14 and two in 2024 in fact December

15th the Cavs were 13 and 12 in ninth place in the east as it stands tonight 32 and6 now in second in the East they’re red hot they look like a well oiled machine against a king’s defense that had its issues tonight the Cavs beat the kings in Cleveland 136 to 110 Sacramento

Now 29 and 20 on the season each and every one of our podcast presented by friends and Northwest Exteriors check out trust northwest.com I’m duice Mason that’s Morgan Reagan who just got back from San Francisco after hosting Kings pre and post how you doing I’m good yeah I love I love when

That’s always my answer I think that’s my answer whether they win or lose like it but it just it will sound different you know it’s it’s how I say it and I’m still I’m good I’m solid I I think you and I talked about this for a second

Right when I got done with the postgame show you were were getting done wrapping things up and we were like gosh kind of weird not super upset about that loss but maybe it’s because how we keep looking at that loss and bundling it up in this road trip and going you know

What I’m not too mad now I think there’s a lot of different things that break down from tonight’s game because it was against such a good team you know where there’s other teams along this road trip that we keep talking about hey you’re supposed to get that win you’re to do

This but tonight felt like there was a lot of good but then a lot of bad when it came to the defensive side so we’re going to definitely talk about this game we’re going to take a step back and look at the road trip as a whole how we felt

After this road trip and we’re going to talk some NBA trade deadline that is coming up Thursday we will be live on our YouTube channel that morning youtube.com andm We’ll Be Live reacting to all the deals as they happen and he’s not kidding when he says that morning

Like we it’s tra NBA trade deadline day it’s such a and I hate saying it like this because it’s such a sad day for so many people like obviously players and everyone it’s such a fun day for us because of you know it’s rumors it’s change it’s excitement you you see it as

Like drama and re it’s like reality television you know unfolding in something that you love so much basketball but that is why we’re on all day I have a hard time sleeping the night before the deadline it’s like Christmas it no it is I know and so I’m

Not kidding you if something big happens we’re going to be live and it may be at an odd hour you make what duson M are live at 12:30 what gotta do got to do it I guess we got to talk about this big trade and it’s like Dorian finny Smith goes back

To Dallas for a second round pick how pissed would you be if I hit you up more like hey we got to go live oh God the kings make something no uh dor Andy Smith head back to Dallas you think we should talk you got this I’ll see you in

A couple hour oh man so yes we’ll be live on Thursday so let’s talk about this game and yeah I actually while I was waiting for you to get back from San Francisco I went back and watched all of the Cavs three-point makes tonight they

Were 23 of 41 from downtown I know and coming in tonight like they’re not a great three-point shooting team on the whole you’re right but recently during this stretch where they’ve been absolutely redot they were one of the better three-point shooting teams I think in the last 10 games coming into

Tonight they were top five and three-point makes top just outside the top 10 and three-point percentage I think what’s so fascinating about this Cavs team not to spend so much time specifically on them is when they started 13 and 12 they had injuries to Evan Mobley in the Darius Garland

Like it’s not like they’ve been all healthy and I think there was some concern that what was it going to look like when those guys got back that other group had a ton of chemistry well tonight you saw a lot of good and Garland’s not all the way back he was

Questionable headed in tonight Jared Allen questionable headed into tonight’s game they looked awesome tonight um I think first things first you know Sacramento to me tonight offensively it’s like they were they were knocking down shots I felt like the offense you’re like all right you’re I mean you

Hit 17 to 44 from three tonight you knocked down the three-point shot I think tonight the big difference was you could tell the Cavs were like this Kings team is on the final game of a seven game trip we are going to carve them up we’re going to push push push the number

That jumped out to me most tonight yeah 31 fast break points the most that the most that the Kings have allowed this year you know the kings are a pretty good transition defense team too they get back even after mistakes well tonight they had 12 turnovers that

Turned into 17 points but pushing and it just put so much pressure on the king’s defense and collapsed the defense I felt like Donovan Mitchell he was knocking down shots early but I looked at the end of the night he had had eight fast break points himself Donovan Mitchell himself

Had eight fast break points for perspective the Kings as a team had 12 I thought Donovan Mitchell was awesome tonight well I mean you look at just everything that you’re saying right there first starting with the fast break points and them just really pushing on

Them um it was it it was just a really smart game plan to do that to the Sacramento Kings especially where is their transition defense at like uh what’s the pulse on that I think the effort was a lot better it was there it was just like like we said you’re coming

At the end of a road trip this is what type of energy you’re going to get and then you look at someone like Donovan Mitchell he looked absolutely amazing at times and especially there at the end when he was trying that little [ __ ] thing on Kevin herder where he throws

Off the backboard and goes up for the layup I was like it was beautiful dude we get it you can do it all we need to fully describe that moment describe it he was on the perimeter started out in the perimeter Kevin herder defending Allan sets like a little brush green to

Roll to the basket herder recovers to get back on the Mitchell Mitchell gives him a little turn left came back yeah throws it off the glass dunks at home it was a beautiful fake just gorgeous but then there was other moment where you go okay he’s going to be sharp on his

Threes at times and tonight was felt like it was one of those times he was five of 11 from Beyond The Ark but then dude the kings were doing something that they do on Star players when they throw that Blitz especially they throw it high

Up them up on them near the half court line they throw it up Donovan Mitchell quick smart decision-making player he would quickly get that get that pass the jar Allen in the pocket boom go jar Allen makes a quick move a quick decision even even there was help coming

Up in time on someone like Allen and it still wouldn’t be enough because it felt like sabonis was getting pulled out on that double or on that Blitz and then it just seemed like okay this is where the Cs were going to dominate I mean that

Situation and to rewind for a second the last time these two teams played believe it or not the Kings did beat this team earlier this year 132 to 120 in Sacramento and Keegan was the primary defender on Mitchell that night and Keegan did a great job and Donovan

Mitchell’s a great player he’s gonna have off nights too but Keegan legit played some nice defense he was two of 10 with Five Points when Keegan was on him Donovan Mitchell in that first game in that first yeah yeah I was like and tonight he he was they had him on early

But I could tell they were making it a point to run action to get Keegan off of him and that’s like that that’s the ultimate respect right a little bit but you know for the Kings it’s like all right you got to make sure the right

Guys are getting switched on him so one Keegan picks up a couple of early bows at her but then they were doing everything they could to get him off where in that first matchup I think Donovan MIT was like Keegan Murray this is an early November game by the way

They’re looking at it’s November 13th donin Mitchell’s like this guy can’t guard me and then there’s like there’s more of a sample size out there where it’s like no this Keegan guy is on Luca a couple weeks earlier on this he’s going on everyone’s best play exactly

And so they did everything they could to get him off and you know Keegan also fouled him on a three-point attempt touch foul and one but then the kings are right whether they were trying to Blitz him or on a pick and roll situ it’s you’ve got you mentioned Jared

Allen but Mo tonight on that R he had seven assists so when you got Allen and Moy combining for 10 it was so tough because yeah they’d get the short roll and immediately make a good decision where they’d fire it to the corner and then I just felt like the ball movement

In general tonight from the Cavs I’m like this coup look like they played together for seven years it was beautiful it was Absolut it was so crisp so sharp and um just you know I think that’s what ultimately led to so many open shots too so many open threep point

Shots especially now they have guys that have that type of range as well you got Merill coming off the bench you had stru obviously who we already know can shoot stru finish six of 10 from Beyond The Arc but I thought the rotations were good but then there was a few of those

Three-point shots now you can tell me because you went back and watched all these in the hour and a half that I was driving back here but a few what I was noticing is and Mike baby brought this up too in the post game the urgency to

Get to some of these players from Beyond The Ark and I felt like I once they’re hot you got a game plan and and and adjust it to everyone a Steph effing Curry out here and that same type of urgency and effort needs to be on all of

These guys so to your point I’ll get to like what I saw but Mike Brown said after the game you know how they label certain players on every team hot guys yeah he said the Cavs hot the guys they label as hot meaning these are the

Players that we can’t like let good good looks we got to run them off the line contest them right he said their hot shooters were 18 of 23 from three tonight 18 of 23 from three I mean they were just so efficient so on fire I mean

Here’s the thing about how they got threes tonight they did it in every way possible every way it was pick and roll mhm mhm with Garland or or Donovan Mitchell or it was those guys just car like pushing the pace and getting in the paint and then they they’d kick it out

And the ball movement around the perimeter was perfect and so the kings are one guy gets beat okay and then all of a sudden guys are trying to rotate rotate rotate you’re just a hair late you’re screwed well and I thought the pick and roll defense they got hurt a

Lot tonight because dude when you have Bigs like Allen and Moy that are threats because they’re so long and can finish at The Rim but also can pass like it puts you in a tough spot because now you pull sabonis away in a pick and R if

It’s like Fox defending a guard you’re pulling those two away from the basket and you still have to worry about Jared Allen down there and who’s the help is it Harrison Barnes is it maybe a Trey La that’s tough I felt like in this is what

I will say too with the king’s defense I felt like the effort was there like it was like they wanted to be in the right spot at the right time they wanted to Blitz hard they wanted to do all the things right but the Cavs just kept

Being a little bit more crisper a little bit more discipline they look awesome and then on top of all that when you’re knocking down your shots you know how much that can deflate a team and I thought the Kings did a great job not just getting down they kept battling

Even every time they got into 10 they like kept being there no I felt like tonight it was they by the when it hit like three and a half it was like yep even though I felt like the real dagger was when Mitchell threw it off the glass

And dunked it I’m like the real you’re not winning that game if he’s throwing a something off the glass the other thing tonight you’re talking about the threes but these these are things that don’t show up on the box score okay Jared Allen what he did

Tonight I know like you look at screen assist and sabonis and goar are always near the top but man how often does Allan set a screen that gives Mitchell or gar the ability to get in the paint and then spray he set vicious screens tonight I

Saw it multiple times on Keegan on Fox herder they got hung up monk I mean it he is such a good screener it’s all of it and that is all about timing not only from him and it’s also understanding timing of whoever’s coming off that screen uh is especially if he has that

Chemistry now with Donovan Mitchell all about timing rubbing the shoulders it doesn’t matter if you’re brick wall or the biggest guy out there if you have the perfect timing on it and no and and again that goes to your guard toon you’ve seen sabonis at times yell at

Someone like not yell but like communicate with someone like Kevin herder and be like hey take wait just wait one more second it’s like these Pros they know how to do that but it felt like the Cavs were doing it perfectly tonight they were I mean it was really an offensive Masterpiece by

The Cavs tonight and you know you said yeah you didn’t mind the effort and going back I don’t think there were some times where they were late on Closeouts but urgency right today’s game it’s just like if you’re hair late the reaction time you know there was one where

Believe it was a pick and roll situation where they had Moy on the short rooll and I think he I’m trying to remember the exact play it ended up getting back to Dean Wade in the corner right and lyes was the guy that was supposed to

There be there to contest it he was just a slight hesitation going out to contest it open three yep open three there was another one and this is this is where s we this is the other issue I felt like tonight is when you have Garland and Mitchell two guys that can

Legit handle are are threats to score at all three levels and can pass you better be able to guard them a little bit and the Kings couldn’t stay in front of some of these guys tonight but one play that jumped out to me was on again a short

Roll Moy to the corner to Carris Levert the guy helping the close out in the corner was Davon Mitchell well he was there yeah but Davon Mitchell’s list at six foot and good luck yep no it it was um just like we said uh offensive Masterpiece a lot of smart basketball

Happening for the Cavs and on top of all that when you do look at the fast break points too and you okay well they had 31 fast break points and the Kings only have 12 but you well did the Kings only have 12 because the Cavs were making all

Their shots you could say a lot of that has to do with it but it’s not like the kings were missing a whole bunch of shots all night long the fourth quarter is when they really went cold and I also thought the Cavs defense did a good job

But the kings were knocking down shots the Kings shot 46% finished with 46% they scored 34 in the first 25 in the second yeah 33 in the third 18 in the fourth when they you know they ran out of gas and all you know they’re rolling

A little bit I guess I guess my point to that being though is that you know we we’ve seen teams Miss shots Kings go out on the fast break because a good defensive play whatever get deflections boom go but we’ve also seen dearen Fox and other kings players take that ball

Out so quick after a made guard layup boom go go go and iel like the Cavs kind of took on that game plan especially in the Fast Break to really push on the Kings um knowing that this was their last game in the road trip yeah I’m looking at the final numbers in

This one Sacramento’s leading score tonight Harrison Barnes yes it was 22 points he was six of 10 from three other three point numbers tonight cuz the kings were 17 of 44 Fox three of nine um herder two of five Murray two of four from downtown those are kind of the

Prime numbers yeah I I thought the Cavs just looked awesome and I felt like this was a game where you the we you know we talk so much all year long about the king’s limitations as a team like where they are just from a roster standpoint this is where you get exposed

Most when you have going up against a team with like two bigs that are long Mo such a freak athlete and then you add in two like guards like Garland and Mitchell the Kings don’t have the Personnel to really check those guys I don’t but you know what I I honestly I

Think I felt after this game and I just like no no I moral victories I don’t believe even in that term absolutely not whatever um I felt like this was one of those losses this year that it was like oh okay a loss with a lot of effort a

Lot of challenges um they kept up they still played good basketball because we’ saw a lot of shitty losses this year where the where you could question the f the shot making ability like the stagnant offense the defense looking like [ __ ] and I just felt like things

Were looking so much better for the Kings especially They Carried a lot from their wins in this road trip into this game we saw a lot of good especially like you’re saying within the offense uh they were making a lot of shots because they were creating a lot of good

Opportunity for their teammates and one of my favorite ones was I forget how it started but then it ended up with domos and it was in it was a DH show but it was domas doing a behind like just not even looking kind of just behind the

Back as Keegan is coming and he understands that ke he’s leading Keegan with the pass right here to have just a nice little easy mid-range jumper and I’m like that was my favorite play of the entire game it was just so effortless it was like beautiful and it

Was they just made it easy on offense at times yeah they competed tonight for sure I mean it was a 10-point game in the fourth quarter I wrote down the swing play of the quarter to me which quarter the fourth oh so it’s early fourth quarter 10:42 let’s see I wrote

Down the swing plane then I look at it wrong I’m just trying to make sure I got this right now God damn it oh yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah okay okay I got it this whole timeout thing threw me off for a second okay so fox makes a jumber to make it

10696 okay timeout Cavs okay oh yes I I know exactly what timeout Cavs I’m like dude it’s a I’m telling Jason Ross in there I’m going dude it’s a 10-point game there’s like 10 to like they’re in it like they’re battling right now out of the timeout Garland turns it over Fox

Misses a three then Moy layup yeah okay tough then Fox comes down misses a layup then Wade hits a corner three and that’s when the timeout was called Mike Brown yeah one so it it went from my whole point is a 10-point game you get you force a turnover with a chance to

Make it eight seven and then it turns into a 15-point game like it was just such a swing where like dude they cannot just get it to single digits and that’s where take a step back for a second we talk about where the kings are at where

The these games against the Bulls or you know we mentioned the box or the Suns or the even the Mavs when the Mavs got back to the game it’s like closing teams out they make a little run they get it to 10 and then boom Blitz him tonight the

Kings made it their their little run and the Cavs went stop it we’re going to execute here we’re at home we’re playing good basketball and we’re putting this team away they did just that that’s the difference that’s where the Cavs are at a different level than the Kings

Absolutely that’s just where it’s at right now yeah and it’s it’s um you know you saw where the Cavs were even defensively last year and there was times going into this season again you look at the first half of the season for a lot of teams and I think sometimes

Especially for me I go oh I really think we can figure out a team’s ident through 20ish games and with the Kings I was like I have no effing clue what the [ __ ] they are you know like that was confusing but I felt like that happened

With a lot of teams um so far this season where you’re really seeing different type of play from different type of teams it feels like the Cavs are looking a lot more like they were last year when and it helps I mean sure but Sor to

Cut you off you’re right the defense has been really good that’s my point though and someone like Max stru Max stru killed me tonight Manon well yeah he was shooting the [ __ ] out no no the shooting was great streu had 22 points five rebounds two assists two steals sabonis gets a rebound Stripped

By stru oh yeah who else de was stripped one time but who is that by I I don’t know but so stru gets sabonis once and then sabonis gets a rebound stru is patrolling right there I’m yelling at the TV like that’s what the bench needed to do

What were you on again sabonis sabonis sabonis cuz I’m like he’s coming and what do you know ripped it away yeah and then it leads to a three that sabonis doesn’t contest because he’s bitching at the ref and I’m like he’s either bitching at the ref or at his at the

Bench what it was one of those frustrates of bonus minutes where he’d even go out to contest the three he went to like touch Allen to make sure he’ get the rebound and it was an open three bang but stru those little hustle plays right there where he just took that a

Rebound a defensive rebound takes it away and they score five total points off of that that’s a huge sequence yeah no I mean and yeah there was there was little things like that throughout this game and um it’s so funny that you’re even saying that you were yelling at the

TV and and sometimes it’s like sometimes teammates could help and you know make sure that they’re communicating with one another and trying to really get each other into it when someone maybe gets out of it but yeah either way it’s I mean it happens with those type of

Effort players it can happen once oh can’t happen twice when it happens TW you help him out you know it’s just the same thing with like when you say help him out who are you saying help him out like the bench yeah yeah yeah well okay

You know what’s so funny that you say this about the bench or just about teammates communicating too is that I was talking just talking to Mike Bibby and I was telling him how much I hated John Stockton and how much I still hate John Stockton and how I was like a young

Girl I hated two guys more than anyone in the world and was stocked in him alone and he t and then he started talking about Malone and he’s like yeah Stockton got me this one time on this play where he went this way and I just went straight into this brick wall and

It’s Carl Malone and he’s talking about it and he goes he goes Malone comes up to me he goes hey young fell you better tell your teammates that tell you a screen’s coming or something you know like just talking [ __ ] or whatever and I said Mike why didn’t anyone tell you a

Screen was like you could die you could have died on that screen and he’s like no exactly he goes I was a rookie Vancouver Grizzlies and uh it just wasn’t it wasn’t we weren’t all connected like that and then you started talking about how with the Kings they

Were all connected they all really liked each other um everyone was talking so it is one of those things that those little moments really do matter because it and then it ends up becoming a swing play it’s like what I always say Morgan you

Make fun of me for this like you did on TV the other day e the little things are the big things Oh I thought you going to say they you don’t accept and defeat what you would accepting Victory did I say it right no you did I

I have said this once the last two games we’ve done together I’ve said it no less than 32 times this year on the podcast go on you don’t accept in victory victory right oh that makes sense what you wouldn’t accept in defeat you wouldn’t accept in

Defeat my bad I’ll get your quote right the next time and by the way it’s not even your quote who the hell said it I at this point and you’re not even crediting can I be honest at this point I think it’s me no cuz that you could

Say something over and over again it doesn’t just become your quote like take something from someone in history and then not give them any credit like what the hell you know my fear is I’m going to look at it and it’s going to be like some awful it’s going to be like Adolf

Hitler you know and you’re like no you know oh fingers crossed dear God dear God dear God please pleas please don’t be any I don’t know where I originally saw that quote uh Dick Bennett oh dear God Dick Bennett please don’t be a weird racist weirdo Dick Bennett who is a

Coach okay okay who coached last at Washington State he was a college coach I’m sorry I don’t know him he coached at Wisconsin did he really come up with that quote because if he did that’s a great don’t accept in Victory what you wouldn’t accept in

Feet I I think it’s him top 11 quotes by Dick Bennett he the exact quote was um we cannot accept in Victory what we would not accept in defeat beautiful that’s great Dick Bennett he says he also said toughness is a skill and can be practiced and improved like all other

Skills oh hard disagree Oh hesitate in your beat he has too many quotes like you’re like he’s forcing them coaches don’t want excuses they want results geez relax just get better every day oh some of these aren’t just him there’s other ones involved now Buy in or buy a ticket John Wooden

It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts Whoa man whoa whoa anyway all right thanks dick yeah what else we need to talk about um trying to think of what else I I wrote down from this game um oh Keegan Murray tonight I I went back and watched the

Cavs three-pointers I didn’t go back and watch the entire game obviously but I’m eager to see what the hell happened with Keegan Murray in the second half because Morgan Keegan Murray came out and he was aggressive he had 10 points when he picked up his second foul of the 248

Mark at the 248 Mark of the first quarter he had 10 points he finished with 10 points and you’re going oh did he just miss a whole bunch of shots well at the half he had 10 points on four of eight shooting two of three from downtown he finished with 10 points four

Of nine shooting two of four from downtown Keegan Murray got one more shot attempt the rest of the game after the half not good and I think again without going back and watching all of it mhm there has to be a concerted effort to like make sure he’s involved whether

It’s challenging him to be more aggressive or the coaching staff and part of it too is well Malik’s out there taking a ton of shots Harrison is being more aggressive right now um he took 15 Shots tonight Fox took 20 but I I want Keegan to get touches he is too

Important to to this team long term to to take one shot one in the second half sabonis had 15 assists in this game and I go I look at the moments that sabonis makes his teammates better finds them open gets them open whatever I got

Another stat for you too I go why wasn’t Keegan either trying to utilize sabonis more even if it even if even if Monk and Barnes were taking more shots which I loved I thought the you know there was efficiency there I liked what they were looking at but you’re exactly right with

Keegan it it whether it’s a mental shift on his part or on the team’s part because no one wants to sit there and baby him and be like okay let’s hold your hand and get you shot take your damn shot you pick you go be aggressive

Do what you need to do he seemed a little frustrated there at the end when he uh started fouling especially when he started fouling Donovan Mitchell and stuff but whatever it is just get out of it and in the second half he and sabonis combined combined oh yeah yeah took four

Shots yep not enough not four shots so Keegan did not score in the second half sabonis scored Four Points so and sabonis was a I mean another triple double for this guy his 15th triple double tying joic he now has 32 consecutive double doubles he had 12

Points 19 rebounds 15 assists in the game um I love this because G GS whatever Greg on Twitter uh he said funny moment from the Cavs broadcast they asked jar Allen how did you slow down sabonis in that first half Allan I don’t think I did I think he has a

Triple double already and it’s so F my and I guess my point is it’s like they obviously felt like they weren’t slowing him down he was being aggressive he was doing what he needed to do whether it was rebounding making you know uh creating plays or getting his shots off

But whatever they did in adjustments they made in the second half they really slowed him down from being aggressive and trying to get those shots up yeah in that length I mean the the kev’s defense is one of the best defenses in the league too yep for sure but you know I

Think the Kings have enough offense and you still score 110 points but I I think they left some on the board and you know Keegan’s a guy that you know when it is a 10-point game and you need a shot like let’s find a way to get him involved

Right because he has the ability to stretch the floor he’s got good size we’ve seen the growth and I think there are tooo many times lately where you’re like hey he got to a good start and he doesn’t get the shots in the second half

They have to find a way to balance that a little more yeah no I’m I hey and I guess the question is can you balance it more of Harrison is being more aggressive you’re asking Harrison to be more aggressive now and he’s been way more aggressive you can you can dece yes

You can you can figure it out um and it’s just it’s what you need to see it’s still finding yours while other players are finding their flow and their Rhythm as well it’s yeah you just you figure it out you feel the freedom the flow of the

Game like I’m like trying to think about how you get there but really that’s what it is like these are professional basketball players and they’re good basketball players I want to talk about sabonis for a second because especially in the start of the game and he’s been doing it more and more

Lately he is faster than he’s ever been well probably because he’s not eating carbs I think that must be it I mean because seeing him and especially in that first half yeah gidy rebound and push he’s always pushed sometimes you know you see bigs push sometimes there’s

Kind of like I don’t know they kind of look like bigs pushing right hey you watch you know like a yic kind of or they look George Nang or you know George yangang he actually started increasing the carbs we are not fat Champion but cuz

Like I here’s what I say the carbs I was going to say I look like George Nang so like who doesn’t love carbs and guess what George Nang can go do that and go play in an NBA game guess what I can’t do playing an NBA game yes the guy

Played 15 minutes tonight anyway um about sabonis so we mentioned the triple double 12 points 19 rebounds 15 assists but just getting out and pushing and I love that mindset I wish it could have kept on happening in this game right but it’s also hard to do what he

Wants to do when the Cavs are making every shot when they were missing he was getting that board and they were pushing and he was pushing fast down the floor attacking and spraying and like this is what was good like the kings were knocking down shots too not just the

Cavs but as the night went on all of a sudden you know the Kings have some turnovers the Cavs are pushing in transition you’re taking the ball out of the basket it’s like it was a combination of great offense and then the confidence went up they could have

Missed tonight the Cavs were awesome it was a really good complete game from the Cavs and and that’s why you know that’s why I wanted it even more because the Kings were playing so well and they were playing well all the way through almost the end through the fourth quarter it

Wasn’t like they gave up it was like okay this done put in the next people it’s obviously you know 15-point game whatever it was at that point but um but yeah like there’s sometimes there’s nothing you can do against a RedHot team like that and they were just on fire and

They’ve been on fire in this Easter or in the Eastern Conference but in the league the past 14 or so games longer than that now is it longer than now because like I said December 15th they were 13 and 12 since that time now they’re 32 and 16 I was going

To try to do the math but yeah now I can uh they are 19 and4 since then they have the best record of any team in 2024 yeah yeah but they’re 19 and4 since December 5th and that’s with injuries to Garland guy had his jaw wired show yeah Moy was

Out it’s impressive and I think during that time they built chemistry and allowed other guys to shine like felt like Dean Wade really helped them during that time Isaac kakur who we’ve not talked about tonight you know he was a high draft pick for them who was a

Starter now he’s kind kind of playing a new role right in recent years um actually did he start last year anyway he he’s been more of a bench guy now yeah he came off the bench tonight his defense is amazing like that the guy looks like an all NBA Defender out there

And that’s what they wanted you know I think they wanted him to be more of a two-way threat but to have a guy who’s got good size and then can lock down and on occasion knock down to three dude and you’re you’re figuring out so many things on the offensive end that’s like

Okay and this year he’s shooting 37% from three coming into tonight okay so a guy who’s you know got good size I could defend is tough he was checking Fox a couple of times making life more challenging on him blocked the shot once Fox and turn around he got the ball back

Up the block went up had a little fade away that rattled in now it was a tough shot though and it was aoro just competing his ass off but anyway my point is those injuries gave time for Wade aoro yep Sam Merill dude King’s training camp dude Revenge game Sam

Merill tonight anyway yeah what are we doing locked on Cavs right now I was all right coming up for the Cavs uh are the Cavs are eco’s team how much do you love Jared Allen is he just not the greatest no but truly you know I

I appreciated ton I appreciated a lot of good basketball but there was some great basketball being played by the Cavs tonight and it was just like how do you not praise this how do you not celebrate this and especially because is it all thanks to their assistant coach Luke Walton Luke Walton Revenge

Game that’s so dumb that’s so dumb um hey Morgan quick question though we’re talking about Nang and sabonis uh what is your favorite carb oh God what I mean is ice cream a carb or are we talking like bread bread oh I mean I think there’s definitely carbs and ice cream’s

Ice cream is my favorite everything it’s my favorite Health Food junk food sugary food sweet did you say health food yep uh Savory food I would eat it in every way shape and form I love ice cream it makes me so happy like a thing a Half

Baked has a lot of carbs if you look n yes um can I let me just tell you what I ate tonight so and I I I treated J Ross Henry and Kyle I’m like hey I got dinner tonight guys why do you want us to

Praise you why are you putting this out here because I went carb loading to the max I just want to know you talk about carbs this is where I’m at where I need to get my [ __ ] together it’s called accountability this not a brag I had a

Double double so I has three pieces of bun in there right no just two patties okay okay a double double a cheeseburger animal style fries and a small neopolitan shake you know what’s really funny you know what you guys want to know what dou said to me the other

Day when we’re driving back from San Francisco after doing postgame in with NBC he goes I’m going to the gym tomorrow dude he goes God this week there’s so much going on like it’s going to be really hard to get I just got to eat well I I’ll just I’m just going to

Eat well this week and I was like do you bro do you like and he’s like I’m going to eat well because I won’t have a lot of time to like figure out time to go to the gym do eat well so instead you do the complete opposite yeah just for

Fun I’m going to get back I’m going to the gym tomorrow I think you make like even that makes me want to go eat a carrot like that is how bad I I think there’s certain and here’s the problem with me in life and we’ll talk about the

Road trip and I get a player of the game yeah first tell me the problem I just grew up around so much junk food that when I do have the opportunity to have some I don’t really have some in the house cuz I can’t control it but if I’m

Going to go eat in and out I’m going to eat eating disorder that’s binge eating dude no it is like so many people make a funny thing into something serious more cool um but I love Taco Bell I love in it those are like the two for me

In-N-Out Taco Bell I’m all about those let’s go yeah go I’ve been thinking about it a lot this season how like it’s not good your girl is not good get back in the gym man I’m dude literally tomorrow I have something the next day I have something the next day I

Have something that I have something all the way through Sunday almost all day every day until Monday evening Morgan is sitting down with Malik monk tomorrow little 101 King Central yes yes I don’t know when it will come out or anything but yes I am and then I’ll talk

About it 700 times before it actually comes out yeah you did one with sabonis too and well I’m gonna we should just release as a podcast on like on our podcast yeah just do it so people can hear it I love it they play it before

Games and stuff okay um who’s your Rock and Soul player of the game Morgan rean um my Rock and Soul player of the game would be let’s go domas wow domas sa bonus your rock you’re going to be a heal aren’t you it’s Donovan Mitchell

Isn’t it go let’s see it you son of a Donovan Mitchell The Rock and tot player of the game 29 Points 11 for 20 shooting five of 11 from three he also had eight fast break points himself I did put there Morgan honorable mention sabonis for his 15th triple double of

The Season uh Morgan it’s hard to give sabonis the player of the game when he only scored four points and took three shots in the second half needed to you know you’re going have to do a lot more so it’s more of the triple double that you’re like you’re highlighting that

Okay okay and Donovan mention Mitch Mitchell welld deserved just everything that he did tonight it he was so fun to watch and I hope that the Kings can really break down his game and slow him down the next time though in the chat Cory says locked on

Caps check out rocket soul derer in Sacramento just six blocks from Golden One center it’s so good you guys question what have we given the Cavs too much did we talk enough K I think we did we talked about what they didn’t do well against the Cav this is one of those

Podcasts where it’s funny because I came in knowing I was like oh you know what what the Kings didn’t do right what the Kings did do well but it’s truly like the Cavs just played spectacular basketball yeah yeah sack up who’s always better in the chat says only Sacramento respects other teams like

This no um we talk basketball we’re NBA fans oh does he not like this what are we supposed to just like not acknowledge anything they do what the [ __ ] like what oh sorry like what though why why because I’m just so confused technical Morgan what would be your Sharie

Jeweler’s moment of this game oh man well you already know my moment I said it earlier the behind the back pass it was just it was just this effortless that’s the moment you’re going to remember from this he led Keegan with the pass with the B it wasn’t even it

Was just like not even behind the back pass it’s like a drop off little but behind his back pass to Keegan led him to the free throw line for a nice little easy midi H why can’t that be mine okay how about Donovan Mitch hey locked on Cavs how about Donovan

Mitchell throwing it off the backboard and laying it in I got to be honest I think that is the moment such no oh my God he’s actually writing it oh my God so just to be clear I’ll write down yours too I’m not writing this because Morgan is making me and I’m

Sure you won’t be able to read your handwriting when you go to pull this in a month from now okay so tell me the moment sabonis sabonis yeah um behind the back dho to Keegan jumper mid okay so just to be clear your moment happened in the first quarter because that’s

When just to be clear when we go back in the jar there will be moments from first quarters there will be overall moments there will be any why are you making fun of my moment a moment that made me happy as happy as ice cream makes me like why

Would you why would why would you care it’s all good you don’t even have to write down my moment just did I did so dumb um let’s see Cory says the def defensive 3 seconds they called in the third after they stood there all game I remember that yeah no consistency I did

I’ll say this here’s the other stat of the night for you Morgan the King shot 12 free throws tonight how many do you think the starting lineup took out of the 12 I’m going to go four four that is four too high they didn’t take any yes the entire starting lineup Daren

Fox Zero for zero Kevin herder 0 0 sabonis 0 0 Keegan 0 0 Barnes 0 0 look I know the C defense is good but you cannot tell me that dear and fox did not get fouled once attacking well not yeah that’s the issue I mean

There was I mean come on there was a moment I forget when it was but it was like Darius Garland even was attacking and he just threw up his arms and the ref was on the Baseline and called it cuz he felt like there had to be contact

There and I’m just like no no like you don’t have the call doesn’t need to be manipulated for you to call it yeah the only free throws tonight s of 12 right um two of two for Chris dwarte who got in at the end of the game two of four

For Malik monk two of four and then Trey LS was three or four damn Malik missing some huh yeah what’s up I mean he stared at The Rim after missing that last one it he’s missed a few yeah he’s missed a few we’ve got more of the podcast coming up

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This trip is like you’re like I’m so tired from because you worked a lot during the stretch for TV it’s been a busy stretch felt like I was on the trip so the king’s trip started with that win against the Warriors that was the first game remember that no you don’t remember

The Kings Warriors game that’s when the road trip started it what month was that in so that that started January right yeah it was January January 25th yes yes yes I do I remember that’s why we have a moment jar this is a great example as to

Why we have a moment jar thank you for going back okay so the road trip started against the warriors with a 134 133 win remember the great defense on Steph Curry at the end of the game right Kevin herder misses those two free throws and Curry with a chance to defensive play H

And [ __ ] he turns it over love it uh then it continued they went to Dallas remember that game kind of but remind me Luca triple double but they did a great job on after his big game right yeah he had a 70 point game or whatever 72 point

Game came back to Dallas the next night the Kings looked awesome but had to hang on at the end got a little scary played some interesting defense on Luca Grant Williams had a big night but they able to win that game I remember that okay then remember they go to Memphis to take

On a Grizzlies team that had they were down 11 players also it’s got a lot worse for Memphis they’re like down 13 Players yesterday uh the Kings had to grind it out those Grizzlies competed but they got the win then the Kings went to Miami I remember this loss it was

Tough Keegan was awesome 33 points not a lot of else was awesome they battled but Miami was fantastic and they snapped a seven game losing skid then the Kings went to Indiana Oh I love this one you love that game well I mean I liked it a

Lot I like the way that sabonis was just being really Dom in the beginning and everything and yeah I remember this one yeah de Fox with the career high six steals Tyrese halberton came off the bench it was weird then he started the third quarter bizarre but the Kings won

133 to 122 A lot of people remember that game because we did that podcast from San Francisco our mixer didn’t work so the people who watch us on YouTube just heard us talking into a MacBook Pro computer and it sounded like [ __ ] so sorry then the Kings with to Chicago got

That win and then ended here so as a whole if I would have told you before the trip oh I love this game if I would have told you the Kings would be on the road for nearly two weeks and play The Warriors the Mavs the Grizzlies the Heat Pacers Chicago and Cleveland

And I said hey man they’re going to be five and two yeah would you go sign me up yeah i’ would be like I’d be like deuce you’re doing your whole cocky thing you’re you’re being weird and way too aggressive with your prediction that’s what I would have said taking

Overall thumbs up on this trip you guys yeah that is why I think I ended tonight taking a deep breath and going also because it didn’t end in a shitty game I mean it’s not fun to lose but it wasn’t this shitty loss and overall I think I

Looked at tonight’s game as this road trip be as a whole and was like okay they can come home happy I mean that was obviously if they had gone six and one the only other team to do that on a seven game Road Trip which seven game

Road trips are not common uh Golden State Warriors had done that as well going six and one so it would have been nice to kind of have that last time and that was the last time happed it happened multiple times but that was the last time the last time that it happened

And then um nobody’s ever gone undefeated on a seven game Road Trip which absolutely makes sense so yeah I remember years ago when the kings were good they had an East Coast trip where they went six and0 and I remember going God this is amazing yeah good stuff well

Next up the Kings they return home they get one day off and then they are back at home to take on the Pistons and enjoy the next couple of games because let me tell you gets a little more challenging after the Pistons come to town Morgan it gets really challenging so Wednesday the

Pistons come to town Detroit is 6 and 43 6 and 43 the Kings remember played them January 9th they won 131 to 110 but they didn’t get off to a great start they were outscored 47 to 20 nine in the first quarter of that game

Had a rally back to win it but they did end up winning big so the Pistons come to town hey the Kings have won six of eight you just just take care of wi is there anything else we can say besides take care of Wednesday now here’s the curveball what’s the

Curveball I don’t expect the kings are going to make some big trade oh this is a curveball but this is the day before the night before the NBA trade sh happens that’s weird in the NBA so I don’t know I mean even if the ks areand

You them to beat the but there is a mental component with all this where you’re like man if they found out before a game that you know one of their teammates or two or three of their teammates get trade and then they have to go out and play that could be a weird

Thing for a team Mike Mike said when he was getting traded from the Kings he knew it was time and he said he was like mentally there he understood like they wanted to to trans all those things he said when he was traded from the Atlanta Hawks he was literally told hey don’t

Even come into the arena 99% chance like you’re getting traded and he said the way that it just made him feel was just so he’s he’s just the nicest guy and I love him being so vulnerable when talking about his feelings with this but he’s just like it just made me feel

Awful like it’s just not a fun feeling and I know that that this organization wouldn’t do that hey just don’t even show up you’re good you’re getting traded but like you do think about it even getting the phone call and being told like hey you are getting traded

It’s tough no matter what no matter what the situation situation is no matter how you are told it’s tough so yeah it’s going to it’s going to be a tough week around the NBA for NBA fans it can be really enjoyable especially if you’re getting these changes in these players

That can help benefit your team it’s a weird feeling when we start talking about the trade deadline because I am one of those people that I get super excited for the trade deadline and I get excited for free agency and the draft night I don’t know movement’s always fun

To me because it’s a chance to improve that’s how I look at it’s like change change can be scary but also change can be fun and on the flip side you do have to challenge yourself sometimes and go hey it kind of sucks for these players their families when they don’t know

Where the hell they’re going and then one time they get a call hey you’re actually getting moved where am I going H you’re going to Detroit you know bye and people are making jokes about Zack LaVine how like Zack LaVine found out there’s a chance he was going to the

Piston so he could cut me open doc I’ll do the surgery now people are making that joke I saw it on social media too I’m not the only one Morgan anyway it it is it is a tough like it is a tough week so I try to be

Sensitive to it where it’s like when I get excited about movement it’s not because I’m trying to be heartless and go I don’t care about these athletes I’m just like oh this team made a trade what’s it going to mean you know I’m not thinking about how’s impact Little

Johnny in school situation way by the way you we can think about little Johnny in the school situation after we can because at the same time it’s just like anything in life but it’s it’s consuming reality television it’s fun and sometimes it’s at the expense of a lot

Of people getting hurt and cheated on and all the scand ofal and all those things so yes it’s like it’s there U Morgan I do want to go over this so we we mentioned the Pistons coming up right and this is why this road trip being 5-2

Is was so important because now you’re nine games above 500 you built a little bit of a cushion right there’s some separation you still need to win games right there’s a lot of season to go but you got Detroit get back to 10 games over 500 because after that Friday after the trade

Deadline the Denver Nuggets are in town okay the Denver Nuggets okay then hey that was fun being back at home let’s go hit the road again yeah they play Super Bowl Sunday at noon against Oklahoma City one note on that we will be doing a chat

After that game and we will be on NBC Sports California so tune in to that and inight chat it does make you wonder if we should just do night chat after we get back no no okay we’re gonna do after that game before the Super Bowl starts

Sorry n whatever you may skip that I don’t care we are doing it there’s coverage of the ners for 10 hours that day we’re doing a day chat we doing a day chat after the game so anyway so Detroit Denver then they go at OKC Morgan at

Phoenix at Denver and then it’s a break yeah no big you have Denver twice OKC and Phoenix before the allstar break just hearing that makes me want to book a massage quick for this break so that’s a that’s a tough schedule and you go okay that’s why you win Detroit and the

Goal my the deu Mason goal is different than the team goal I’m sure okay the de Mason goal would be get two of those four games between Denver twice Phoenix and OKC can you get two pick the two love it I I’ll take one in Friday at

Home against Denver and I would take a revenge against Phoenix on TNT a revenge against Phoenix yeah because of what happened there last time mhm they’re playing better OKC they’re beatable Kings beat them twice this year well haven’t the Kings beat the Nuggets they did but you know

Jamal Murray didn’t play in that game either that’s true okay so okay now that was early on it’s a tough one and then after the break I you know if you wanton can we go there for a quick second after the break okay so that we mentioned a

Before the break after the break you start with the Spurs then you go at the Clippers home from Miami at Denver at Minnesota hey League you know how we bitched about playing Golden State three times in the first month please tell me why the Sacramento Kings are playing the

Denver Nuggets three times between February 9th and February 28th well just get good quick horse [ __ ] schedule either way it is what it is it is what it is I mean like look like you could talk about when they play like you could talk about when they play the Clipper I

Mean I I get what you’re saying I guess my my point is there are so many good teams in this league and this Kings team wants to prove that they can be one of those good teams prove it doesn’t matter what the just prove it yeah think about

Many you talk about horeshit schedule they played so many teams on this road trip on the second night of their back toback that’s fair you’re welcome that’s fair that’s very fair all right let’s talk some NBA trade deadline the deadline is coming up on Thursday the kings were involved in a little rumor

Today oh yes apparently Hoops hype is reporting that Delon rri who played for the Kings a couple of years ago has drawn trade interest from the Celtics Kings and t-wolves the Nuggets were also mentioned recently by Mark Stein Wright is expected to command second round draft pick compensation in trade talks um I

Think we all kind of remember D Wright I’m sure there’s some Kings fans who are like who because they weren’t really paying attention to te at R by the way is in the final year of a deal he getting paid 8.1 million his Ro has been

Kind of all over the place with the Washington Wizards who are a bad team he’s a vet 31 years old decent size he can he’s a kind of a combo guard plays good defense 65 that’s the type of move I actually really like I I I mean we already know

What D right’s about decent shooter long can defend he’d be a good guy to have on your team I think there’s going to be so many people out there going wait that doesn’t move the needle but here’s here’s the needle here it is it’s there are so many from what we’re

Hearing there are so many buyers yeah out there going into this trade deadline so there’s going to be a lot of teams looking to make their team better and do what they need to do and then if you look at what the Kings do have and what they can get and what

You’re try What needle you’re trying to move because even if you were to make a big splash move you think you’re beating the Clippers this year right now as they are healthy in the way that they are playing in this Western Conference like get out of town and I guess like I

Shouldn’t I shouldn’t act so negative on that but I guess my point is it’s like be patient with this thought process making those tweak it tweaks and making the right tweaks to making your roster better I just don’t know that the big names are getting moved and I think we

Seen the big names get moved already probably Pascal seaka mojan noi and your point you just said is so true it does seem like there’s more buyers than Sellers and you’re seeing some of these rumors like there was a rumor today and again this time of year it’s like just because it’s out

There doesn’t mean it’s fact right it doesn’t mean it’s absolutely true but there is a rumor that the Bulls I think W said this on his podcast that the Bulls are looking for OG anobi compensation for Alex Caruso it’s like well Alex Caruso makes like N9 million

You’re not getting that type of compens like so if if teams are going to have to pay up like three first round picks or something for Alex Caruso what are we talking about here like why would you even do that there’s names I like out there like for me personally Alex Caruso

Interesting name I think they’re just that’s a name that every team that’s trying to contend right now or trying to make a little bit of a push here is going to go for again and the other angle on this whole thing that I think changes things we talk about more buyers

Than sellers you go why is that now the playin has changed everything think about right now in the Western Conference all these teams behind the Kings Dallas is at the eighth spot right now Dallas is trying to get better there was a rumor today that they might be

Looking at a grant Williams for Bobby poris swap maybe with Milwaukee again rumor Dallas uhhuh the Lakers they’re what like 10th or whatever in the in the west wherever you know I need to just look at the range look look it up I thought I had it uh looking at the

Standings right now I’m just my point so la they are ninth right now in the west they’re trying to make a move to get better whether that’s someone like Bruce brown golden state is 22 and 25 they’re looking to make a move to get into the

Mix well if this was not a playin situation do some of these teams have that same motivation I just think there are a lot of teams that are looking to get better I think they’re playing teams in the west you’ve even heard Minnesota could OKC do anything with those picks

Maybe that they try to do something to help them win this year is Denver looking for a slight move they’ve been connected with d w could Phoenix they’ve been tied to Miles Bridges it seems like every team in the west wants to make a move so that’s what

Makes it complicated too every every team in the west is understanding the windows of some some of these veteran players Steph Curry LeBron James you got the whole Clipper Squad going on with those guys being healthy um I get it I completely get it and that’s why

Whenever we talk about oh the West being stacked it’s stacked but also these are teams that have something else to give up for their small Windows of success and now what I will say this compared to the Kings it feels like from what not only what we’ve been saying about

Someone like Keegan Murray and the future of the Sacramento Kings but National people that watch the game all the time like Zack low are saying about someone like Keegan Murray is that that is part of their future in their prediction of what can be one of part of

Their big three or whatever it may be so not trying to make a trade out of fear or just a quick instant reaction because you’re trying to do something this year is very important kind of taking a um a page out of the Playbook of the Denver

Nuggets for for example and the way that they continued on their journey to get to a championship I was listening to DLo today um and he was he had James Ham on Casey was off but I thought ham made a point that I don’t know why I just really haven’t given that much

Thought H was talking about how maybe they look more to next off seon to make their big move and you’re going okay what changes yeah so right now the king’s draft situation is kind of tied up after Kevin herder trade they made right now they owe a first round pick to the Atlanta

Hawks it could convey this year an all likelyhood it will if the kings make the playoffs their first round pick in 2024 goes to the Atlanta Hawks what complicates it is there’s all these protections on it so it’s top 14 protected this year okay it’s top 12

Protected next year like if it didn’t convey so you can’t trade any pick so it limits you on what picks you could trade the Kings could not technically trade a pick for like like years to come right now but once that’s conveyed it allows

Them to trade the 25 26 27 28 it allows them to do more trade more picks have pick swaps to go after a big Target sure in the offseason that could be available for me listening after listening to Zack L like you said and Bobby marks kind of

Break things down yes I think Sacramento’s best move is can you make a move on the fringes I don’t know that there’s a big move out there people want to mention something like jemy Grant I’m a big Jeremy Grant fan I don’t think he’s available so I I just I cross him

Out I think the Blazers are trying to keep him so you you cross him off the list um you think about other people like to me it’s it’s probably more in the in the realm of matis thel matis thel seems getable he does he does but PJ Washington I I the the Kings

Need some length they need some guys that can contest a shot who have some more size out there have some switchability you know whenever we talk about what we think though teams are willing to like I don’t I don’t know what the Blazers what their goal is going forward

Right like I don’t feel like I have a pulse on that I haven’t read anything about the Blazers and what their pulse is on their Vibe of their future and what they are trying to do because I heard at one point that someone was talking about Simons you know like in

And saying hey maybe it’s someone like Simon so then because scoot is more of their something Jo at the deadline but but I guess but my that’s what I heard someone talking about and that is my point I go I keep hearing this a whole bunch of mixed things when really I

Think I feel like I’m hearing just a whole bunch of opinions and no one actually having a pulse or a feel because sure I would love thel I haven’t heard anything about thy being really truly on the I’ve heard just as much in all fairness like with King’s rumors we

Don’t hear a lot of names but it’s not even about Kings I’m even thinking about NBA and names that I’ve really heard about so so yeah I I hope more names come out because then that gives you more of a pulse and a feel of being like

Where to go some of the names like PJ Washington with Charlotte look he’s not going to solve all your issues but 72 and a half wingspan he is long he could score a little bit he could defend a little bit solid right uh kuzma’s a name I go back

And forth on for sure that would be a little more costly and it seems like the Wizards are asking way too much for him it’s like okay well no thanks um Bruce Brown seems like he’s going to be on the Move sounds like the Lakers are really

In on him smart them Bruce Brown would be great for the Kings we talked about him too yes so I don’t know I don’t know I expect that the kings make a move or two I don’t think it’s going to be one of those go oh oh my God but it’s a move

That I moves that I think can help them and someone in our Discord nesto who was like super trade thirsty he he loves traits okay it’s great it’s also borderline annoying like very like sets expectations of like well they’ll make a trade by the time they get back from

This road trip I’m like well most trades don’t happen till the deadline anyway he it’s all in good fun he’s funny he’s been around for a long time but anyway um the point I was trying to get with him oh he was like you can’t waste Fox

And sabonis his prime years I went waste if the Kings get to the playoffs again which I think they will sure and play another playoff series experience growth development all those things like it matters Fox needs those reps sabonis needs those reps he needs another go

Can’t just go from a to F like you have to go a b c and it’s even think about you guys think about this how we keep talking about how the Improvement of closing out games you’re closing out and you’re getting wins and you’re winning ugly great you’re getting the win but

How can you figure out a way to close out those games the right way and that’s what’s going to make you a great team and then if you close out those games the right way then you take the next step in sports and the next step in sports is winning playoff series winning

You know getting to the second round like sometimes you got to you got to take the right steps unless you just have a prime name like a Kevin Durant just added all of a sudden to your roster and that’s just not going to that’s just not reality and then you know what does

It do for someone like Keegan Murray in a different role yes this playoff series compared to last year those reps do matter and maybe you make some you know some slight tweaks couple other names that get brought up Royce O’Neal Dorian finy Smith those guys could be available

Too they’ve been their names have been put out there a ton in trade conversation so you just never know um but yeah I just think you’re not wasting it I think the Kings going into next offseason two can be in a position if that pick is conveyed in all likelihood

Top 14 protected pick is conveyed to Atlanta then you can move those picks your salary situation you don’t have any shitty ass contracts yeah the kings are in a pretty good spot to take a swing and maybe go after someone that they like on the trade market yeah no I I think it’s

Um look it’s it’s how I think Bobby marks put it he goes well you know anyone that thinks Monty McNair and Wes Wilcox haven’t been aggressive over their years you know they’ve made 17 trades whether all those trades you can look at being like that was great or

That was okay or that was what was that they’ve been active and you’re just hoping that that activity can continue and in which way just hoping it’s just not those small little like well what is that even do does it do anything whereas someone like dlon w i just go okay I get

It I get it for what what they’re trying to accomplish on the defensive end I get it for it just being a tweak and something that might make sense um at this time that they’re at well we’ll be live of course Thursday we’re going to be live Wednesday after the Kings and

Pistons game and we will go live if any big trade happens obviously if a kings make a trade we’re going to go live to talk about it make sure you go to our YouTube page I actually dropped a link in the YouTube chat tonight with a link

To our NBA trade deadline watch party show I’m encouraging people to go there hit the thumbs up on it now comment to to make your trade predictions because it just helps more and more people see it come NBA trade deadline day so go ahead and do that and check it out if

You’re watching live or later on go to youtube.com/ doen Mo final thoughts Mo final thoughts final thoughts final thoughts this is a wild week ahead uh personally professionally and basketball e so I’m super excited that’s it okay cool that’s a real quick final thought it’s just short and I liked it would you

You don’t accept in Victory what you would accept in defeat nope you would wait you accept what try it again it’s honestly never accept in Victory what you wouldn’t accept in defeat pretty much it copy yeah pretty much it thank you final thought you take a five- two trip

Five- two trip five- two trip um Kings come back home your nine games above 500 cool buckle up should be a fun week let’s just enjoy the ride enjoy this journey things can change fast hell ask the Cleveland Cavaliers who are 13 and 12 December 15th in the night seed they

Are in the second spot in the East you can get hot let’s get hot appreciate you guys so much drop some comments below hit the thumbs up we love you but we got to go you all have a wonderful rest of your night thanks for being here see you deu and and

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Deuce and Mo react to the Kings loss to the Cavs, what went wrong vs. the red-hot Cavs, getting Keegan more involved in the offense,recapping the 5-2 road trip, how tough the schedule gets and they talk about what they expect from the NBA trade deadline.

0:00-LIVE stream
7:26-Pre-show starts
16:35-Podcast reaction to the Kings loss to the Cavs
22:38-Donovan Mitchell was awesome
26:56-The trouble defending the 3-point line
33:35-This game showed Kings limitations
34:27-Why this game didn’t bug Morgan compared to other losses
43:40-Why did Keegan only have one shot attempt in 2nd half?
48:08-Sabonis with another triple-double
52:48-Sabonis doesn’t eat carbs…what’s your favorite carbs?
56:16-Who was the player of the game?
58:10-What was the moment of the game?
1:00:06-The starters did not ATTEMPT a free throw
1:01:45-SPONSOR LOOOOVE
1:03:00-How would you grade the 5-2 road trip?
1:07:40-Looking at the Kings schedule coming up
1:14:20-Expectations for Kings and NBA trade deadline
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