The Sacramento Kings Offense Doesn’t “Go Cold”, It Freezes | Locked On Kings
Matt George reacts to the Sacramento Kings loss to the Los Angeles Clippers, where the Kings offense managed just 29 total points in the first half.
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The Sacramento Kings Offense Doesn’t “Go Cold”, It Freezes
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32 Comments
We could have gotten Markkannen if we traded useless Keegan Murray
Cut and paste from previous comment:
"Kevin Huerter: You can blame his inconsistencies for Sacramento's struggles. Purely offense player, no defense to fall back to.
Month of November:
Sacramento a perfect 5 and 0 when Huerter scores in double digits.
Same is true on the other side: A perfect 0 and 4 when he scores in single digits. NOW, A PERFECT 0 and 5 WITH A BIG 0 OF I DON'T SEE YOU AGAINST THE CLIPPERS.
Overall:
With Huerter scoring in double digits, Sacramento 7 and 1
With him scoring in single digits, 0 and 5. NOW, 0 and 6 WITH NOT A SINGLE POINT IN 29 BEEPING MINUTES.
Coincidence? LOL"
STILL THINKING COINCIDENCE?
Well, it looks like Sacramento was "UNWATCHABLE" last night. Sacramento was like this and, it will be like this as long as it is a jump-shooting team. When the shots are not falling, you have to be able to lock down defensively to have a chance to get back into the game. BUT, Sabonis, DeRozan, Huerter…are those type of players that make mediocre opposing players have a career night.
When I was drinking I would watch Kings games and not remember how bad they were. Now that I have sobered up I can’t even watch the Kings anymore. I just look at the score the next day.
Jesus Christ, I actually got off work early enough to catch the game and to actually watch all those shots not fall. It’s beyond just being mad about. It’s really hard to understand why the shots are not falling and you’re right with the attraction those guys bring.
Just stop already. Last night he played 29 minutes: 0 pts, 1 ast, 3 rebs, 0-5, -3, mediocre defense, and a turnover. How does the ball only bounce to you 3 times in 29 minutes for a rebound when you aren't doing anything else? If he was sprinting down the court for an ez bucket on offense, then maybe, but he had 0 points. If he is gonna score 0 points, he might as well crash the boards and help with rebounds, or be good at D, but he isn't and he doesn't. And if you don't know who I am talking about, YOU ARE NOT A KINGS FAN, YOU ARE THE PROBLEM.
Yesterdays clippers didn’t have a better team than the kings but they have two advantages they capitalized on scrappy players and a competent coach which we lack …
Lets talk about keegan. Is it me or has his body language suggesting he isn't confident.
The keep shooting 3s is killing us. There is no offense or defense
It just gets to the point where there are no more excuses. “2nd night of a back to back, injuries, still working in Derozen, shots aren’t falling, the team they’re playing is big and long” bla, bla, bla. Can this team win or not? That’s all that really matters. So far they are showing us they can’t.
All you couch coaches have been crying for years that trading HB would fix everything. Now Huerter and Keegan are your new scapegoats.
Maybe try not over-reacting to every loss like a sore loser and have some perspective that it’s just sports entertainment, not curing cancer.🤔
lol, Kings fans are turning on their coach and GM already. Total panic mode.
Mike brown and Monte McNair are the problems. McNair won’t get length and Mike can’t adapt and work with what he has.
Ive said this before and going to say it again. I think its time to take a look at the coaching personnel and evaluate if MB is the guy to lead this team. He's changed the culture so we can give him credit for that but in order for this team to go from good to great gotta have someone who knows the x's and o's of basketball and make adjustments on the fly. MB is not known for that which is very evident on the team's discombobulated and disorganized offense which impacts the defensive side of the ball as well. Hope Monte is taking a good look at this and having that discussion with MB.
Trade Keegan. Soft lil boy.
Keegan is not a power forward. He is a small forward. Move DeRozan to the PF on offense. Huerter is done. Start Ellis. At least the team defense will be better and he is shooting a better percentage from 3 than KH anyway. Ellis is shooting 40% and KH 29%. In fact, he has made only 8 of his last 40 3-pt attempts (20%).
Keegan has no dog in him …..we need athletic dawgs
This season feels like a train wreck but Fox, Sabonis and DeRozan are solid as hell
You're like 5 games behind. It's almost already too late. After game 20, if they dont figure this thing out with the open missing, no 3pts, and the carelessness and bring lackadaisical. That's it. It's too late. There are too many good team in the west. Everyone was talking trash about the dubs but guess whos in first place and guess whos closer to last? lol This team has no identity. Fast team, fast offense. No non of that. That is all gone.
This is a coaching issues as said before… either we go back to rebuild or go all in. I think the Kings should just tank this season and work more on their game and if not pls move on and just get into rebuild
Keon needs to start and play at least 28 minutes, and Huerter needs to have minutes reduced. Mike Brown was instrumental in building a culture, but he does not make the proper adjustments when they are needed. His rotations at times are perplexing.
Could not give a crap about the NBA Cup!
Want to feel better about moving the ball and increasing the effort every night!
Personally, I think Carter will be worth the wait!
If and when Monte Mac ever gets another NBA front office job after the Kings fire him, the first box he'll want to check is "rim protection" so as to not make that mistake again. for 3 seasons he's assumed Kings would be OK without a true power forward believing Sac on most nights could outscore the opposition. Big picture: He's been wrong. In this the era of the three-pointer the Kings rank 24th in percentage AND they continue to give up big points in the paint. A recipe for long stretches of BAD basketball.
One first round series now the team is too cocky lol its a shame the loses they take the past 2 years
Not making excuses but asking players to play 100% on defense its going to affect their legs and their shooting. But again they had a couple days rest so they should’ve been well rested.
Sacramento management Im sorry to include you Matt but we need to admit that the problem is Demar is not fit with sacramento kings offense when he was away the time he did’nt play sacramento three point shooting went up but because Demar is a much better in slow kind of offense and mid range his team mate cannot coup up with him. Number 2 reason is coach Mike Brown he cannot adjust to the offense with Demar is playing.
I can't even watch this podcast. It's too painful.
I'm 6'7" and haven't played in 15 years. Thought crossed my mind I could miss by as much as Huerter does and play better D for a fraction of the price
This team is too undersized. Sabonis is small for a 5, Keegan Murray is small for a 4. And this team doesn’t even have a starting calibre shooting guard. Huerter is pretty much unplayable now. Keon might be better off starting over Huerter, but he is not a starting calibre player tbh.
Huerter's 3 point making ability is a phenomenon that needs to be studied . He hasn't been the same since that horrendous 3 point shooting contest.
To warm a cold streak attack paint because physicality naturally heats up bodies
Everybody got their bag, including Mike Brown.
I personally am more of an optimistic fan, however I do agree our underperforming 3pt shooting from especially the supporting cast is really going to effect how good the stars can be when they can get to their spots so easily if defenses need to worry about the spray 3s. Although our performance in the paint offensively in wins and losses this year has been awesome to see. I love that Fox is getting to the line more and derozen is gonna help Fox get even better at it as the season goes on