***OFFICIAL 2017-18 Season Sacramento Kings Thread***

[LeonfromNC]

Love the youth movement this year. Watching Bogdan’s nba Debut and the kid can really play. Fox and Skal lead a lethal 1-2 punch off the bench. Can’t wait to watch these kids develop over the course of the season. Not expecting much record wise, but 30-35 wins is definitely not out of the question

[moosetequila]

Another Kings fan? Ya mean I am not alone? :)!

[rman112]

Kings should trade for Bojan Bogdanovic.

[LeonfromNC]

Another Kings fan? Ya mean I am not alone? :)!

Nope you are not alone. There are several of us on here believe it or not.

[moosetequila]

Nope you are not alone. There are several of us on here believe it or not.I'm skeptical ;)

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[Tarheelsfan2012]

The young guys came through for them tonight vs OKC. Hield with 21pts and 7rebs, Justin Jackson with 16pts and 4rebs and Fox with 10pts and 8 assists.

[LeonfromNC]

The young guys came through for them tonight vs OKC. Hield with 21pts and 7rebs, Justin Jackson with 16pts and 4rebs and Fox with 10pts and 8 assists.

Yes huge victory tonight. Only the 2nd win of the season but hey I’ll take it!

[volblorx8634]

Another Kings fan here!

The young guys came through for them tonight vs OKC. Hield with 21pts and 7rebs, Justin Jackson with 16pts and 4rebs and Fox with 10pts and 8 assists.

Hield was great tonight in the first half. I truly believe he was the X-factor tonight in getting the Kings back into the game after their horrible first quarter. Jackson and Fox were really nice as well. Aside from the win and the stats, the overall style of play was pretty good there after the 1st quarter with a lot of ball and player movement. Fox and Jackson cutting off the ball was a thing of beauty, and Fox was also making great passes and showed good vision.

A lot of positive signs. I just want Jaeger to start to tighten the rotation a bit: playing 11 players including Randolph and Hill for ~25 minutes each isn't going to improve the youth development movement.

[dasiegel]

Any word on Giles in Sacto?

[volblorx8634]

Any word on Giles in Sacto?

Out until January rehabbing and getting a plan in place to ensure his knee can hold up when he ramps up activity.

Edit: http://www.nba.com/kings/news/harry-giles-update

[Rip67vdub]

Nice win against OKC.

OKC 0-5 against western conf teams. Ouch!

[JayConley]

Kings super fan here since the Haitian sensation exploded onto the scene. I am so shocked that it was Buddy of all people to will us to the win tonight.

[Nyfancam01]

UNC Boy Justin Jackson had 16 tonight? Nice. Glad to see him get some shots up

[dasiegel]

Out until January rehabbing and getting a plan in place to ensure his knee can hold up when he ramps up activity.

Edit: http://www.nba.com/kings/news/harry-giles-update

Good look. If he can play and you added Fox and Jackson that is an all time awesome draft.

[volblorx8634]

Good look. If he can play and you added Fox and Jackson that is an all time awesome draft.

Yeah, that'll be a really nice haul from this draft. Fox and Jackson looked really good last night with their ball and player movement. Not to mention some great defensive plays. Really hoping the gamble we took on Giles ends up working out and that he doesn't turn into another one of those high potential projects that ends up just disappearing off the face of the basketball earth

[Tarheelsfan2012]

JJ with back to back nice scoring games!

[volblorx8634]

Great win vs. The Sixers. Jackson was great and looked so good on both sides of the floor, Cauley Stein and Koufos with some great defensive plays in the clutch. And Fox with that game winner!

Just gotta be more consistent with their defense because that fourth quarter D was ugly overall.

[HP7163]

Great win vs. The Sixers. Jackson was great and looked so good on both sides of the floor, Cauley Stein and Koufos with some great defensive plays in the clutch. And Fox with that game winner!

Just gotta be more consistent with their defense because that fourth quarter D was ugly overall.

Watched the highlights and I was shocked at the crowd and on floor energy by the team late in game .. was pretty cool ..

[babyfaceposey]

Another Kings fan? Ya mean I am not alone? :)!

I am a Kings fan also.

[LeonfromNC]

Glad to see there ARE Kings fans here.

This Rookie Class may prove to be the best one ever for the Kings.

Fox, Jackson, Mason, Giles

Not bad at all...

[moosetequila]

SO HAPPY to see the kids get a couple of wins back-to-back! Really like Fox... in 2 more seasons of healthy experience and growth, this team could be really good!

[moosetequila]

Watched the highlights and I was shocked at the crowd and on floor energy by the team late in game .. was pretty cool ..

We have had a chitty team for so long, but the fan base is pretty strong and loyal!

[Sac Kings]

Glad to see there ARE Kings fans here.

This Rookie Class may prove to be the best one ever for the Kings.

Fox, Jackson, Mason, Giles

Not bad at all...

Don’t forget about Bogdanovic too...

If Giles does pan out and gets over his injuries, then this will go from a very good to phenomenal draft for Vlade.

[LeonfromNC]

Don’t forget about Bogdanovic too...

If Giles does pan out and gets over his injuries, then this will go from a very good to phenomenal draft for Vlade.

Bogdanovic is not part of this years rookie class or I would have included him.

He was in last years trade for Chriss from the suns

I think Giles is gonna be a solid player in the rotation as long as he’s healthy

[moosetequila]

Bogdanovic is not part of this years rookie class or I would have included him.

He was in last years trade for Chriss from the suns

I think Giles is gonna be a solid player in the rotation as long as he’s healthy

Technically he is... because he IS A ROOKIE this year.

[LeonfromNC]

Technically he is... because he IS A ROOKIE this year.

Ok, he still is from last years draft class but playing this year like Simmons

[moosetequila]

Ok, he still is from last years draft class but playing this year like SimmonsYup... Just like what Blake did way back when.

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[Sac Kings]

Ok, he still is from last years draft class but playing this year like Simmons

He was actually drafted in 2014. Regardless, he’s another King that I’m very excited about. You can already see a backcourt of the future with him and Fox taking shape, with Buddy coming of the bench to provide instant offense in a sixth man role.

I also love what I’m seeing from Justin Jackson and Skal has had some great moments this season as well. Heck, it was great seeing Malachi with a very solid offensive game last night. Frank Mason hasn’t been able to get off the bench much, but he’ll get his chance at extended minutes sometime this season. When he does, I think that it’s going to be hard for Coach Joerger to bury him back on the bench.

With all of their youth, there’s so much more to be genuinely excited about right now as a Kings fan than there has been in a very, very long time.

[volblorx8634]

He was actually drafted in 2014. Regardless, he’s another King that I’m very excited about. You can already see a backcourt of the future with him and Fox taking shape, with Buddy coming of the bench to provide instant offense in a sixth man role.

I also love what I’m seeing from Justin Jackson and Skal has had some great moments this season as well. Heck, it was great seeing Malachi with a very solid offensive game last night. Frank Mason hasn’t been able to get off the bench much, but he’ll get his chance at extended minutes sometime this season. When he does, I think that it’s going to be hard for Coach Joerger to bury him back on the bench.

With all of their youth, there’s so much more to be genuinely excited about right now as a Kings fan than there has been in a very, very long time.

I really like your assessment. I'm glad they've started bringing Buddy off the bench as the offensive spark. I think soon Frank will replace Hill has the point guard getting ~18 min. Per game. I was listening to the drive this morning and they were speculating they're showcasing Hill now to trade him. In that case I think Fox would start with Frank as backup PG.

I've been so impressed with Jackson too, he has been so fun to watch. Such intensity, activity, and heart. I'm really looking to pick up some of his stuff.

It really is an exciting time to be a Kings fan. Hopefully within the next couple years this core can develop a winning culture and experience some success.

[volblorx8634]

Good showing tonight against a good Minnesota team. Still the fourth to go, but these are the sorts of games that encourage me about the future. Bogdanovic and Fox really look awesome pieces that I hope stick with us into the future.

The turnovers and fouls are definitely issues that need to be addressed. I also really do not like WCS and Buddy for this team going forward. Too many boneheaded moves and bad passes, even if Buddy can catch fire at any time.