The Sacramento Kings Play As Individuals, Not A Team | Locked On Kings
Matt George expresses his disgust after the Sacramento Kings’ 132-108 loss to the Golden State Warriors, where the Kings looked less like a team and more like a group on very talented individuals who don’t know how to play together.
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42 Comments
I love Doug but the coach bump is gone… I gave him the benefit of a doubt and time to get this team going with chemistry and its not happening.. I hate to say it but Warriors basketball was a lot better to see with all the passing than the ball sticking we saw last night with the Kings
Blow it up! This roster is 🗑️! They don’t want lay as a team at all. Such a disaster. Playoffs team not even close.
When you’re trying to catch a train, get on it or get off it. Don’t hesitate and get stuck in the door. This team is trying to catch the train and can’t and is going to get caught and dragged. Get off this train and catch the next one. It’s tank and rebuild time.
This podcast is basketball hell lmao Matt you have some of the worst takes lol do you even like the kings like deuce? Or you just work for them
Amount of times Lavine and DeRozen just don't pass the ball is eye hurting to watch
Thats what happens when you change to many things right at the deadline. Rebuilding in 1-2 years AGAIN. Good job Vivek/Monte, screwed up a good thing and turned the beam into a joke.
Expecting these type of "soft" players to play a physical game is just a wishful thinking. Whether MAOA 2R allele is real or not, Sacramento could really use some Brooks, Greens, Bridges, Barkleys, Rodmans…to set the tone, but who? How? The starting lineup of Sabonis, Murray, DeRozan, LeVine, Monk "ain't it" LOL.
Matt, Fox trade was horrible getting droz was horrible firing Mike brown was horrible. GM needs to be fired horrible moves. People at the top don’t know anything about basketball
24 turnovers? Wow! Golden State is the Celtics now.
Perfectly said
What I've been thinking is that if we don't make it to the 7th game in the first round Sabonis is going to request a trade . It's just an opinion . Myles Garett is doing it in the nfl . These guys have made a lot of money and good players want to win …Vivek just likes to sit courtside and have men shake his hand while he's sitting down. It strokes his ego and that's enough for him I think …
Too many wanna be super star iso game no ball movement look how the warriors pass the ball around thats a winning team. Fired and cut everyone and rebuild😂
This sounds like the Sixers
Take away the early 2000s, the Kings as a franchise had been subpar. Has winning chips ever been the standard with the Kings? The fans deserve more, but the Kings are no different than Charlotte and Washington; exercising for the season.
You know we are in trouble when even Sabonis looks uncertain on the floor.
The fact that Ellis doesn’t start over a bum like lavine is a joke. Monte and Vivek are idiots and this is blowing up in their faces sooner than expected 😂
Its almost like rushing the fox trade for a horrible return was a bad idea 🤔😂 no team can survive with 3 SGs in the starting line up
No credit to the Warriors?
Kings and Magic in the same boat. Lets team up. Fultz can set up yalls team. He has shooters now.
Coach Christie doesn't deserve this BS. No matter what happens out of this crap, Doug will ALWAYS be loved in Sacramento!
@Mattgeorge This isn't a dis on DC, but do you think Mike Brown would have sat guys down quicker for the effort and play?
Message to Sabonis: Stop thinking you are a Center, you're not.
Zach Lavine cannot be handling the ball at ALL
Different coach, same old shit.
Monty and Wes need to be fired immediately. How do you trade Fox and don’t even get a starting PG in return? Everyone knew that LaVine and DeRozan were a terrible fit in Chicago and then you trade for him? Organizational malpractice.
I didn't feel shit fell asleep at half time. Woke up in the 3rd they were coming back but I knew it was cooked. Demar only one playing. Lavine bball IQ is low af
Monk, Domas and Lavine needs to fix their turnovers. They're making too many lousy passes. The lineups doesn't work as well
Tank time
This team reminds me of the Kevin Martin and Fransico Garcia days. The kings need to do a major upgrade this off season. 24 turnovers is not acceptable. Like Christie said , the basketball is like your baby. You have to take great care of it.
They diffinately looked terrible after subs came in. I totally don’t understand the rotations. You can see things going downhill but wait until the hole is deep to make changes. The start of the game and start of the 3rd quarter. Then fell apart. Zack looked terrible but Ellis not great either. DeRozan and Keegan played good! And no they don’t look together! Truthful I don’t think Doug is the coach they need. I like him but doesn’t seem to know how to run plays. I wish it was different! Scheme not good. Might as well tank!
It’s so blatantly obvious that monk, DeRozan, and Lavigne cannot be on the floor together. Monk and DeRozan both started when we had that big winning streak so to me it’s clear that Lavigne should be a 6th man regardless of how much he gets paid.
kings do not have the pieces of a team….
Everyone bashing monk but for whatever reason they have taken the ball out of monks hands… what happened to the two man game with him and sabonis? Monk is our best playmaker by a mile. All this markelle fultz starting talk is crazzzzy!!!
REBUILD 2026
I have attended a lot of games over many years and this game stands out as one of the worst I have witnessed in the last 5 years
Media asked Zack Lavigne if he enjoyed working with the team over the all star break and he pretty much laughed at the question and said “I was in Newport.” Dude doesn’t give a damn about this team or winning!!!! We need to trade him ASAP!!!!!
Overreact. Are you joking they stink they are not going anywhere. If you need to blow smoke I for one am not buying
Truth is Jimmy Butler is A damn good player when his head is right and is proving hes not baggage and not done.
Hes a proven unselfish leader that elevates everyone around Him that plays hard defense and is an enforcer. He took Miami to two finals and 2 eastern conference finals. He knows how to beat Boston thats for damn sure.
Sabonis is the exactt same type player as Jokic and Butler but the team doesnt rally around Him as a leader as they do those other two. I saw the exact same thing in Indiana.
I actually do think hes improving but Sabonis isnt A leader of their caliber. The numbers suggest He is but his teammates dont. There is something amiss in the way Sabonis plays and who He is that prevents him from being A leader at the level of the other players i just mentioned. I mean hes missed two straight all star games while leading the league in rebounds and almost averaging A triple double. I need to watch more Games but the way Sabonis is perceived by his teammates is how hes perceived by the league in a sense. There is something amiss that is preventing Him from being on that next tier even though the numbers suggest that He already is.
Fox immediately unfollowed the Guy and publicly stated they arent friends or cool with each other.
There is something definitely there. Makes zero sense that he wasnt passed the ball that last Pelicans game up by 6 when he has a dominant post game and shoots 40 percent from 3.
It literally makes zero sense why not even his own teammates dont trust or respect him in those situations. I dont get it at all
1. Mike Brown has a Tuesday night practice after all star break, and everyday thereafter. Doug had ONE actual full practice on Thursday with a bunch of new players that need a mini training camp. That’s coaching malpractice
2. Your franchise point guard is traded because he dared to ask for stability at head coaching spot (6 coaches in 7. 5 seasons) and a winning roster for the rest of his career.
3. You bring in players that don’t fit and don’t play defense.
Mike Brown and De’Aaron were right, and “couch coaches”, owners, and front office were wrong .
Kangz now, Kangz forever.🤡
Zach and DeMar cannot share the same floor. Why would SAC bring in Zach to play beside DeMar? Did not Kings management consider the few seasons they played together in Chicago? Its not going to work.
Thoae goofy fans saying Fox was not a leader and should be traded. Yes he may not be vocal or show it during post-game pressers, but at least the Kings had a resemblance of a team on the court when Fox was around. He set the tone for the team and lead with his game. This team now appears rudderless after Fox left.
Afternoon Matt, I was ok till the last 3 minutes of the first quarter then the Kings do what they seem to do they get behind , no plan or execution of a plan. I liked the play of 10, 13, 20 , 23, 33 tonight. Not sure like almost every night this year what the h -e – double hockey sticks did we just watch! I was so pumped for tonight’s match …. Ouch !