Time to be Concerned About the Sacramento Kings | Locked On Kings
Matt George breaks down the Sacramento Kings loss to the Brooklyn Nets and a new concerning trend of slow starts and losses.
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43 Comments
Concerned? I am standing on the roof with a life vest and an air raid siren level of panic. Fox is playing some of the best ball not only of his career but the history of the league and it's for nothing. Maybe Monte should look to trade DeRoz for a wing or at this point trade everyone not named Fox, Keegan or Domas
Fox,Monk,Sabonis,Demar,Keon….. Trade the rest of the team that don’t even make an impact in the game . Surround our guy Fox with people that are hungry to win.
Derozan is a great player but not for this team. When we start to go on a run and move the ball he slows it back down or gets it congested down low. We do better as a team moving fast with and without the ball while keeping space between players making defenders scramble. We need to trade Derozan for another track runner. The team is confused because the offense is not consistent.
Coach Brown? Your best line up is Fox, Malik, Keegan, Trey, and Sabonis. Why? Fox and Malik are a top 5 back court in the NBA! Fox and Malik chemistry is off the charts. Malik is the key to un-locking Sabonis. The Malik and Sabonis two man game opens up the King offense a lot! Malik and Sabonis can both find shooters when they run their pick and roll action. Plus, Keegan and Trey expect to get the ball when Malik is on the court, which helps them play FREE. “Buddy Hield said something that Coach Brown needs to here, he says the Golden State offense is awesome, because if u give the ball up, you may see it again!” I repeat having Fox, Malik, Keegan, Trey, and Sabonis on the floor will equal better ball movement and better pace. The elephant in the room, playing Sabonis and Demar together slows the offense down a lot, because Demar plays in the same space that Sabonis plays in. Plus Demar un-like HB, is ball stopper! Demar has always been the GUY! When Demar gets the ball, he is looking to shoot first not find the best shot. The Kings may be the only team, in the NBA, playing two post players? Demar is basically a post player he takes a lot of 2s. Demar being on the court messes up Keegan, Huerter, and Trey games a lot! Sabonis has not been on triple double watch all year! A huge part of getting Keegan, Huerter and Trey going is pace and splash 3s! Team don’t fear the Kings starting 5 at all! Fox, Huerter, Demar, Keegan, and Sabonis, does not work. The current starting 5 lacks pace, lacks assists, lacks size, lacks scoring, and it is killing Sabonis play making ability. Starting Fox, Malik, Keegan, Trey, and Sabonis gives the Kings, pace, splash 3s, size, scoring, and Malik un-lock Sabonis. Sabonis gets easy shots when he plays with Malik. The second 5 should probably be Malik, Huerter, Keegan, Trey, and Alex Len. This team also misses Davion! Davion was fast, like Fox and Malik, Davion could attack the paint, Davion was great at finding shooters. Kings currently have two point guards that play at the pace they love, Fox and Malik, which is another issue.
I don't believe in this team as currently constructed. Bench is terrible, defense is bad and the 3 point shooting has been atrocious
De Rozan off the bench?
Never happen but it should
Mike brown isn't good actually
Brown is the problem. We know everything works top-down. The 3-pt shot is not an offense. Trey Lyles!!!? Trey Lyles!!!? Stop it Matt
Sad 😢
No bench, no length, no dogs, no verbal leader.. Everyone seems too chill and lets the game get out of hand
I don't know why the crowd keeps yelling KEEEGAN MUUURAY. Dude is trash
-Send Lyles to China
-Buy out Huerter’s contract and just let him walk (addition by subtraction)
-Trade Keegan while there is still value
-Play Orlando more
-Doug and Jordan to G league
Somethings Gotta happen because if they finish out the season like this, we are looking at a bad situation where I think honestly you have to blow the whole thing up and start from scratch… and I mean only if they finish the season very badly and either don’t make the playoffs or get to the play in and lose right away. If that happens I just don’t think you can give a super max deal to fox and keep this team together.
I just don’t understand why this keeps happening different coaches different players different general managers. It seems like no matter what we continue to have the same problems lack of effort no defense missing free throws getting down early in games. I’ve been watching this team every single game since I was in about six grade. I’m now 37 years old and with the exception of the early 2000s team, it’s been the same problems
Time to rip off the band aid and start Malik…keep your 5 best players on the floor with starters minutes
They are in the western conference! Yes, you should be concerned! Way too many turnovers! No energy! Who is
the leader on the floor!!
This team play like trash every year. Fire Brown.
Congrats on notiiicing how miserable they play at home. As if every player feels like he has to do it all. They will NEVER win a lot of games at home
Question: is this a 52 win team?
I hope you read what we write. when the Kings are on defense, watch some tapes, and see how far off of their man they drop when they don't have the ball. when you are 5 feet off of your man it makes ball movement VERY easy for a motion team. STAY WITH Y OUR MAN
How does the Kings improve their bench before the trade deadline? Is it even possible? Are the Kings salary cap heavy on the starting roster that it effects the bench roster?
I was surprised by the lack of ball movement when they were playing the Nets. Brooklyn shot lights out but the Kings unable to score more than 103 at home in a loss is a bad sign. They weren't playing the Thunder. 😂 Not very good on defense and not very good on offense. They'll be struggling to just make the playoffs.
Desperately need a power forward who can defend and help on the boards. (No, not Marvin Bagley🤣)
Buddy hield is ballin with the warriors
I would trade kevin heuter for moses moody
Just a poorly built team. Basically zero defensive players on the team.
We need a download presence in and out
I’m looking at Mike Brown
bench is not it. mcnair did a poor of job creating this roster
Barnes was better in our offense. Derozan cannot gaurd , rebound, pass, and is streaky……lacks hustle and stagnates our offense. Keegan sucks playing out of position, he needs to play Len, he alters the paint play
Not aggressive , no heart and who is the leader of this team???
Just like I said, Mike Brown insist on offense no defense kings basketball, McNair needs to Evaluate Brown and Christie Strategy. They way they have playing I do not know if they can beat anybody . They will play the thunders tonight and do you think they can beat the, They will be an easily 8-10. From once and 8-6 . Mike Browm is dreaming. What embrace the strategy?. The king is the worst team in the west right now.
Malik Monk returns healthy and we’ll be stacking wins. Kings will be a .500 team through early January and take off from there. They added a new starter and have been without their best bench player for a significant chunk of the season so far. Give it time.
Jordi Fernandez or Kenny Atkinson?
I think Colby being 6’6 and a sometimes solid defender and secondary playmaker is enticing for a coach but when JMac been rolling solidly you keep that going. Part of why our bench has mostly sucked is because the lack of consistent minutes and ability to get in rhythm. Well, with Domas and DeMar out they DID find that rhythm so why cut their PT majorly after they return. Lean on those guys. Do we have a great bench without Monk NO but is it enough to get by, I think so. At a few positions anyway.
Don’t think the Kings come out lackadaisical because they think they’ve earned it or are good enough to do so. I think they’re in their heads and not just PLAYING BASKETBALL
Problem starts with the owner
KH needs to go , Need a better PF, better bench , etc
Brown not thinking clearly, needs to reset.
Lyles is not a NBA player
MB is the problem.
I’ve never seen a team fail so miserably at contesting perimeter shots in my life
Demar Derozan doesnt play Defense. Defensive rating is one of the worst in the league.
The King roster is way better than their record. No team should want to play them. Right now, most teams what to play them. With this roster the play like this guy HC fired.
Fire that man