Fire DC and let Ben Simmons coach the team. Ben Simmons is clearly our best player.

I watched the whole game and took a few notes on things that if we can improve on we can actually be a decent team. In no particular order:

1. 3pt shooting
2. Rebounding
3. Fast Breaks
4. BBIQ
5. Cutting/Off ball movement
6. Layups
7. Passing
8. Dribbling
9. Coaching
10. On ball defense
11. Interior defense
12. Transition defense
13. Finishing at the rim
14. Tempo/Pace
15. Fouling
16. Free throw shooting
17. 3pt closeouts
18. Rim protection
19. Turnovers
20. Running any play

Any chance we can shore these up before the season starts?

He was wrongfully disappeared; he deserved better. This is what we get. Bring back Roy Al and this all ends.

Fuck Dearron Fox btw

Watched the whole game.

1) Zach is having great chemistry with Ben

2) Keegan and Nique need a more defined role, and they are bad now...(Keegan best is just to shoot the 3)

3) Domas, Ben and Acuff should not be on the floor all together (They all need the ball to be efficient)

4) Either let Ben come off the bench and handle the ball (let him play with some guys who can run the floor, i.e. Plowden, Precious, Cardwell, and Lavine)

5) New lineup: Acuff/Zach/Precious/Keegan/Domas ; Bench: Ben/Sharp/Plowden/Precious/Cardwell

This means that Darius Acuff Jr., Zach LaVine, De'Andre Hunter, Ben Simmons, Domantas Sabonis and Precious Achiuwa are all available for tonight's game.

I wont spend my energy with this crap.

Nice job Vivek. You killed the only glimpse of hope we had when you made Monte trade for Derozan, then made him fire MB, bring Lavine, then tou fired him.

Congratulations being an idiot

Just a discussion about what the team will do with the last roster spot and some of the potential targets. I will be going through some options from 4 of the teams that have more than 15 players on their roster. The teams that need to make cuts are the Grizzlies, Lakers, Bucks, and Hornets. I'd also be interested in hearing about options who may just be UFAs.

Grizzlies - Need to clear 2 spots

• Micah Peavy
• Kris Murray
• Walter Clayton Jr

Lakers - Need to clear 1 spot

• Dalton Knecht
• Bronny James

Bucks - Need to clear 2 spots

• Pete Nance (less likely)
• Jericho Sims
• Caris Levert
• Kyle Kuzma

Hornets - Need to clear 1 spot

• Pat Connaughton
• Tidjane Salaun (less likely)

Of all the options above, I probably like Kris Murray (#23, 2023) or Walter Clayton Jr (#18, 2025) the best if the team can get one of those guys, but if they can't then Tidjane Salaun (#6, 2024), Micah Peavy (#40, 2025), or Dalton Knecht (#17, 2024) might not be bad players to take on as developmental pieces as well.

Kris Murray was an amazing defender last season, but offensively was so terrible that he was borderline unplayable at times. Taking him on would likely just be betting on him becoming a below average shooter instead of a horrendous shooter.

Walter Clayton Jr. had some great shooting indicators, being one of the league leaders in ft%, and having great shooting metrics in college, but so far it hasn't translated. His playmaking efficiency last season was below average for his position, and he's been pretty inefficient around the rim, but is decent at generating rim attempts. However, he was extremely promising in college, which is what led to him getting picked so high for an older prospect, so maybe it's possible for some of his skills in college to translate to the NBA.

Dalton Knecht, even though he had a rough year, still shot at a 34% clip from 3 on over 7 attempts per 36 minutes, which is why I wouldn't completely rule him out.

Micah Peavy struggled from 3 last season as a rookie, but shot good on okay volume in college, is efficient around the rim, had an okay ft% last season which might indicate his 3pt shooting can improve, and was very efficient as a connector. He also has okay size for his position, but has a bad wingspan for his height

Tidjane Salaun has a high rebounding rate for his position, shot 3s at a decent rate and made them at a decent clip last season, but his ft% is pretty suspect so the shooting might not be real, and he has good physical tools.

I'd like to hear about any other players that might be intriguing.

https://x.com/E_DUB916/status/2110784281677271277

Great guy, not a prick. The Zach Mamba 💜

How do I watch? The kings+ thing is just showing a blank screen. Is it on YouTube TV or anywhere else?

Firing a coach early in to the season because you're not happy with a preseason performance? How is this now the same kind of nonsense and dysfunction that has plagued this franchise for 40 years?

Am I saying Doug is a good coach? Would any other team even consider hiring him? No probably not. But sometimes you have to two choose the lesser of two evils: riding out the last year of a sub-par HC is better than stirring up chaos and purging the coach staff last-second before the season begins

Thank you

Is there anyone else you would add to the top 50?

I went to Vegas for like 12 hours last month to qualify for the Southwest Companion pass. I got pretty drunk but I woke up with a bet slip:

Sacramento Kings to make the 2027 playoffs.
+2000.

I bet $100.

I don’t remember making this bet, but if I drunkenly did, that means I know in my heart we will make it.

Light that MF