It's undoubtedly Petty Peasant status, but I take a little joy in Sabonis following our suit to crash out of the playoffs. People here sometimes like to pump up how great Mike Brown is compared to Kerr -- but Brown went from 3rd seed being upset, to 9th seed not making the playoffs -- if the Warriors are in a tough spot, the Kings are in a nightmare.
Seeing how the playoffs are shaping up, we need BIG changes. Like I said before, idc if the big 3 don't retire together, I'm not sentimental like that, I think we need to move on from maybe both Dray and Klay to make the shift in focus a lot easier. I guarantee Steph wouldn't make a peep about it either, he's a pros pro
Sac-Pels game replaying on TNT at 10. Focusing on betting. The NBA says it has a strict policy against betting, but meanwhile they are sponsoring the telecast of tonight’s game with a focus on betting and angles whatever that means.
All in all youth and athleticism matters for a good defensive team and we have less with each passing year.
Please MDY don't trade our future for a "star".
Remember after next two years we will be bottom dwellers for at least 3/4 years. That means if we trade our first couple of picks in the next 5 years it will probably be two in the 1-4 territory. We can't afford that unless we get back one of the top players.
Even if we get PG I seriously doubt we can even be in the mix for top 6 in the West.
Is it worth it that we prolong our misery for maybe 5 more years due to the picks we would have to attach to PG trade(or any other out of his prime all star), just to have a chance in the play in? Not to mention injuries.
What do the best teams in the league have in common? They have stretch 5s.
BOS - KP, Horford
DEN - Jokic
OKC - Chet, Big Jaylin Williams
MIN - KAT, Naz Reid
Even MIL (Portis, Lopez), NO (JV, Nance), DAL (Kleber), IND (Turner, Smith)
Warriors tried with Saric but his D was just too bad.
I like TJD. But he and Draymond starting together just aren't ever going to have enough shooting to work in the playoffs. Plus, with JK basically a 4, it's very hard to see how they would work together. Not sure what a realistic solution is.
Draymond Green said Sacramento would have won easily.
Good pick, Dray
Pelicans have an opportunity to do the inverse of what the Kings did: they can avenge their 2023 play in loss in their 2024 first round series
Keon Ellis followed up his dominant performance with a 0-1-0 stat line 💪
OK, time to rank the playoff teams from least to most likeable/rootable.
Western Conference
8. Lakers - duh
7. Clippers - only saved from the bottom spot by the need to deny LeBron a fifth ring
6. Phoenix - looking forward to all Steph's peers getting knocked out early
5. New Orleans - pretty mid kind of team, and no Zion
4. Dallas - eh, I don't really dig their style of play
3. Minnesota - TWolves have been my second favorite team quite often, but I strongly dislike Gobert
2. Denver - basically the perfectly synergistic team, rooting for a battle of the titans against Boston in the finals
1. OKC - too similar to the rise of the Dubs to not feel affection for, let's see what the kids can do
Eastern Conference
8. Philadelphia - they still have the Harden stink on them
7. Cleveland - annoyed that they beat the Dubs early in the year, I don't find them compelling
6. Milwaukee - the Phoenix of the east, hella top-heavy, they can have the same ranking
5. Orlando - young team that I have trouble caring much about
4. Boston - I'm not really rooting for them, but I do want to see them play Denver in the finals, so I can't really put them lower
3. Miami - put the fear of death in the Celtics once again guys
2. Knicks - I find guys playing 48 minutes of lockdown D oddly compelling
1. Pacers - you know that an OKC-Pacers finals would be entertaining as hell
It's undoubtedly Petty Peasant status, but I take a little joy in Sabonis following our suit to crash out of the playoffs. People here sometimes like to pump up how great Mike Brown is compared to Kerr -- but Brown went from 3rd seed being upset, to 9th seed not making the playoffs -- if the Warriors are in a tough spot, the Kings are in a nightmare.
So what do pre-lottery-draw '24 draft assignment look like now that playins are done?
Which seed is our incoming 2nd round pick? (we don't own our own).
So Kings got their revenge against big brother and then pooped the pants?
We really screwed up that game against Kings. I think MB outcoached Kerr
Seeing how the playoffs are shaping up, we need BIG changes. Like I said before, idc if the big 3 don't retire together, I'm not sentimental like that, I think we need to move on from maybe both Dray and Klay to make the shift in focus a lot easier. I guarantee Steph wouldn't make a peep about it either, he's a pros pro
Sac-Pels game replaying on TNT at 10. Focusing on betting. The NBA says it has a strict policy against betting, but meanwhile they are sponsoring the telecast of tonight’s game with a focus on betting and angles whatever that means.
So kings were really frauds and we lost to them - thinking about it now makes me real sad
All in all youth and athleticism matters for a good defensive team and we have less with each passing year.
Please MDY don't trade our future for a "star".
Remember after next two years we will be bottom dwellers for at least 3/4 years. That means if we trade our first couple of picks in the next 5 years it will probably be two in the 1-4 territory. We can't afford that unless we get back one of the top players.
Even if we get PG I seriously doubt we can even be in the mix for top 6 in the West.
Is it worth it that we prolong our misery for maybe 5 more years due to the picks we would have to attach to PG trade(or any other out of his prime all star), just to have a chance in the play in? Not to mention injuries.
Now let's watch the Lakers get swept starting tomorrow.
What do the best teams in the league have in common? They have stretch 5s.
BOS - KP, Horford
DEN - Jokic
OKC - Chet, Big Jaylin Williams
MIN - KAT, Naz Reid
Even MIL (Portis, Lopez), NO (JV, Nance), DAL (Kleber), IND (Turner, Smith)
Warriors tried with Saric but his D was just too bad.
I like TJD. But he and Draymond starting together just aren't ever going to have enough shooting to work in the playoffs. Plus, with JK basically a 4, it's very hard to see how they would work together. Not sure what a realistic solution is.
East:
Celtics vs. Heat
Knicks vs. 76ers
Bucks vs. Pacers
Cavaliers vs. Magic
West:
Thunder vs. Pelicans
Nuggets vs. Lakers
Timberwolves vs. Suns
Clippers vs. Mavericks
Im just mad and hating I didn't really care who won
Pelicans beat the Kings 105-98 and get the #8 seed in the West.