Other players for the Kings are stepping up now, such that Richaun Holmes is no longer the clear-cut best player on the team. Oh well. It was fun while it lasted, the “Tear it down and build around Rich Holmie Chaun” era of Kings basketball. Or, if you don’t like that title for the era,…
Read MoreDay: November 20, 2019
Nemanja Bjelica 17 Points Full Highlights (11/19/2019)
I enjoyed the conviction with which Kings commentator Grant Napear said “Ball game!” following Nemanja Bjelica’s three-pointer with around 2 minutes left to put the Kings up 12. I also enjoyed the slightly more subdued “Woo!” from Doug Christie. The conviction was misplaced, however, as there ended up being a lot more basketball played. The…
Read MoreBogdan Bogdanovic Career High 31 Points/7 Assists/7 Threes Full Highlights (11/19/2019)
Though the game had just finished, the halls Bogdan Bogdanovic ran through were empty. He knew there would be well-wishers and admirers in all the well-trodden paths of the Golden One Center. He had been delayed too often before, and now was no time for delays, well-wishing or not. As much as he desired otherwise,…
Read MoreAlec Burks 29 Points Full Highlights (11/19/2019)
Alec Burks represents a rarity on the Warriors’ roster: a veteran who can score. It’s actually a double rarity: both in the “veteran” department and the “can score” department. The only people with as much or more NBA experience than Burks are Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson. Normally teams have at least one super old…
Read MoreJa Morant 20 Points/6 Assists Full Highlights (11/19/2019)
Ja Morant didn’t play particularly well this game. That’s fine; rookies have bad games pretty much all the time. If anything, we should be encouraged by this performance, because he did something that many players never figure out how to do. Which is: put up a good statline while sucking. Most players, when they suck,…
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