What Went WRONG for the Kings Defense Against Denver?

[@DeuceandMo]

What stood out to you last night?

[@jimgarfinkel1090]

@@DeuceandMo ummm... Well... It was the same story like we see in every loss. Defensive breakdowns. And a selective effort, not a complete game effort.

[@jimgarfinkel1090]

Love the Tale Of The Tape With Duece Mason segment!

[@donovonhorst5556]

I like these breakdown vids

[@Lucas-f3m6x]

great breakdown.

[@DeuceandMo]

Thank you!

[@robertduran413]

Focusing on the defense is a BIG start.Thanks 💯

[@JerryJefferson23]

The fact we literally had this game in our hands after how poorly we started is somewhat encouraging. Onto the next

[@Kaymord053]

Thank you for breaking down what Mike Brown was most upset about. Rough loss after coming back hard from that brutal first quarter. I would love some break downs of what the Kings are doing right when they are able to light the bream.

[@DeuceandMo]

Will absolutely highlight some of the good. We've done a few of those! Appreciate you watching

[@davidlove5232]

love these, so helpful when it's broken down

[@DeuceandMo]

Thank you, David!

[@jubeijackson6602]

I should’ve also said that I appreciated the breakdown, Deuce. Nicely done.

[@DeuceandMo]

Thank you...I like going back to see what transpires even after a loss. There's always things you can pick up on a 2nd watch

[@jubeijackson6602]

@ and then there’s people like me who can’t bear to watch it again. I like that you added The Mike Brown post game clip; he was visibly upset. Almost seething. I hope we’re all here to see and enjoy the day it clicks for the players and we take things to the next level. Cheers, Deuce.

[@markusallard2830]

Keon needs more consistent playing time.

[@yoobollo420]

no. he made two ball watching defensive plays,

[@markusallard2830]

@yoobollo420 Did you actually watch the game or just this video?

[@Catterj]

In the third play where Strawther scored, I think you may want Jones to switch onto Strawther. They switch a whole lot in other instances, not sure why it wasn't done here. Forcing Keon to help on Strawther leaves the corner shooter open. It's weakside corner but you know Jokic can make that skip pass.

[@Weather_Nerd]

Absolutely hate the fact that we were forced into such long breaks between games these last couple of weeks. Immediately after finally figuring some things out and getting on a roll. Thanks, NBA

[@DeuceandMo]

i'd like more balance....it was SO condensed for a while. To be fair, most of the NBA is dealing with these breaks during this time

[@ravenmahdee9534]

After Fox/Monk the overloaded guard platoon is mediocre at best.Time to unload a few guards.

[@Kingfisher1215]

Westbrook at point and Murray at SG worked well.

[@angelathomas3556]

Deuce and Mo? We all saw the Bucks vs OKC , we saw the dominant front line of the Bucks that feature Giannis and Brooke, keep in mind OKC is missing Chet. To win a NBA playoff series you have to win 4 out 7. It is going to be hard for our Kings to beat any teams with the smallest front line in NBA. Sabonis, Keegan, Demar, does not scream playoff series win. Coach Brown not playing Alex Len is crazy! Keep in mind, he did not play Javale MaGhee last year. The Owner and the GM of the Kings need to ask Coach Brown how does small ball win in this new NBA where size matters. We can bury our heads in the sand and act like we don’t see the obvious flaws our Kings. Size Matters in this new NBA. Sabonis is not a rim protector, this is why the Kings need to play Issac Jones and Alex Len more. Aaron Gordon could have score 50 on Demar with out sweating. Coach Brown loves to yell about details, what details are going to keep players like Giannis, Aaron Gordon, Jaren Jackson etc. etc. from scoring at will vs our Kings small front line. Harrison Barnes had a super power he could guard big forwards, Demar not so much. Coach Brown need to be playing lineups that feature Fox Malik Keegan Issac Sabonis, Fox Malik Keegan Trey Lyles Alex Len, to at least look like we are trying to win a playoff series and not lose in 5 games. Right now our Kings are not even a Play In Team. Doc Rivers said it best, in the Half Court SIZE WINS most of the Time, this is why the Demar siging is so odd, the Kings are not big enough to win many half court games.

[@mr2perfect]

They definitely need a back up center that can be dependable for 10-14 minutes a night that can bring something it can be rim protection all around defense … offense something… len and robinson randomness wont cut it

[@Weather_Nerd]

Len has proven he can provide rim protection but getting zero PT and our extremely poor perimeter play isn’t going to help that. Let’s not act like a starter like Jonas is going to want to rarely play off the bench behind his Lithuanian teammate and rival

[@hippietone]

Coach brown delegating to his assistants wayyy tooooo often. If you watch the last game vs pacers none of the Indy assistants got up or coached during the entire game.

[@kiroppi6687]

What went wrong was you didn't have the only defender you got in Murray

[@DeuceandMo]

Definitely part of it. Did you watch the video to see some of the plays?

[@Swipathefoxy]

Bad coaching imo. Bad match ups

[@DeuceandMo]

How were those plays examples of bad coaching?

[@yoobollo420]

keon ball watching, what's new, zero defensive mind

[@DeuceandMo]

Relax

[@jubeijackson6602]

Way too much energy spent on a loss. Smh. Still waiting on DeRozan to step up vs the real teams. Painful to see him miss the same 8 foot shot other teams make

[@Jiggyjosh1289]

Give him the rock

[@jubeijackson6602]

@ who, Monk? Lol

[@Jiggyjosh1289]

@@jubeijackson6602 you have 2 of the best closers in the game, give them the rock. Nuggets put the ball in their best closers hands, kings didn’t. Lost count how many times Murray and JOKIC uptop in the 4th. Only saw Fox uptop, no DEROZAN uptop all 4th q. Madness! They are not maturing. Maybe they didn’t realise that the game was on the line, get Deebo and Fox cooking. Madness

[@jubeijackson6602]

@ interesting. I don’t completely disagree with you, fellow fan but I’m pretty sure the last play was drawn up involving both of those two players. One of them fumbled the ball on a high percentage shot ( dunk) then had to settle for an off balance last second shot which he didn’t make. DeRozan had the ball down the stretch and just missed his bucket bread and butters. Still waiting on his coming out party.

[@Jiggyjosh1289]

@ the play was drawn up yes, and it’s an easy dunk yes. I am just saying there are higher probability plays if they gave him the rock up top, same for fox. They went for a drawn up new play instead of trusting proven success of both fox and Deebo. It’s almost like they didn’t notice it was the last play of the game. 2 of the best iso clutch players in the game, 1 point game, last shot, give either one the ball and clear out. Simple

[@fungi43]

looks like kings have to go back to elementary school fundamentals with ball-u-man drills. guys getting lost on defense, not knowing where their man is and not communicating. kings lack in great defenders but team defense isnt necessarily a skill more so knowledge and positioning

[@DeuceandMo]

Yeah, its easy to be hypnotized and watch Jokic but you can't