Why The Kings Offense Is The Prettiest In The NBA

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[@LinardsZ]

this looks like a mix of Warriors Nuggets and 7 sec or less. Sabonis is playing Jokic light while Huerter is playing Steph light and Fox is playing Nash light so the offense looks so easy because they are playing 3 offensive styles which are based on 3 of 5 best offensive teams of 2000s+.

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[@keithadams1419]

I would love to see a player like Bradley Beal come over in play the two for them trade will never happen but if it could I’ll trade Barnes t Davis two or three first round picks at most but I can just see that happening for some reason but of course somebody is going to remind me it was all a dream b.I.g notorious 😂😂😂😂

[@dunnowy123]

The magic of sports is seeing a team struggle for decades and to lose all hope, until that one special season where they turn it around and you realize, there's a chance for greatness. Good on the Kings.

[@MrE_]

A fluke year

[@beerjam1147]

@@MrE_ Fluke as in they made changes and it's working? Yeah, fluke.

[@mattr2626]

@@MrE_ As Sacramento fans comments like this literally don't get us to. We've been shit on for 16 years, you think this is gonna stop us from enjoying our time in the spotlight?

[@deandrepage1048]

Roster construction is everything when running Princeton Offense. 👍 Unselfish point guard is MANDATORY. 3-point shooting Power Forward Keegan Murray. 3-point shooter 6'7 Kevin Huerter Halfway decent 3-point shooter 6'8 Harrison Barnes. Bench player 3-point shooter Malik Monk.

[@deandrepage1048]

@Larry James Sacramento Kings added 3 sharpshooters including their rookie Keegan Murray. 👍 GAME-CHANGER

[@wezob4569]

I'm glad that Mike Brown is getting his time to shine. He was surely taking notes and kept studying the game during his time with the warriors.

[@kevinconroy6606]

He’s grown soooooo much as a coach since his first hc gig in Cleveland

[@mark-one6511]

Dude reinvented his coaching game so much

[@dariuslynard158]

I remember his time in Cleveland and LA and wrote him off. I gotta give him his props, this turnaround is awesome to see

[@HKim0072]

He tried to use this offense with the Lakers. They weren't having it. Mike Brown has always been a solid coach. The dude was famous on the Warriors for being extremely organized and detail oriented.

[@Tripster60]

@HKim0072 he started out as a star assistant to the most defensive and successful spurs teams and got brought in to turn cavs around, you def are right, hes always been a solid coach and Im glad hes finally getting to show it

[@MrAwesomeMatty]

I'm about to turn 31 years old in 2 months, but I've been a proud Sacramento fan since I was a 7 year old kid in the 90s. I can't even begin to describe how happy I am for this franchise to be good after so long. I'm hoping we snap our 16 year playoff drought streak.

[@bballbreakdown]

🙌🙌

[@bonecold4387]

I turn 31 in 3 months been my team since 01-02 season. I bet we could talk some serious ball and conversation coming up in the same era lol

[@reap23]

I'm 22 been a fan since I was 11 after watching them beat the Lakers in a pre season buzzer beater in person (Thomas and Mac, Las Vegas). It's been pretty hard keeping up with the NBA due to the Kings having such a drought for so long and my general interest in sports began leaning toward football more but after checking up today and seeing they're 3rd in the west! I did more digging and when I saw that Hurter 3 vs the Jazz that blew me away. You haven't heard fans like that blow up in the NBA for a while it was like a game 7 explosion. That imo was a scream of Kings fans over the last decade all culminated into one LMAO. Got me pretty hyped I think it's time I tune back in to basketball, go Kings.

[@HummingbirdCyborg]

Best Californian team! Love seeing the smaller market teams with less heralded stars get some attention and analysis.

[@D-Rock_in_BKLYN]

The first 55 seconds of this video make this video worthwhile. It's great to see a breakdown of an overlooked team, particularly one a majority of fans believed would simply battle for the Play-IN Tournament

[@bballbreakdown]

🙌🏀🙏

[@HummingbirdCyborg]

Agreed. The Kings deserve a lot more attention for what they're doing this year. Seems like Sabonis, Haliburton was a genuine win-win trade.

[@andrewnonnenmacher5817]

And some believed they wouldn't even be in the play-in...

[@ninjadamus]

As a lifelong kings fan, loved seeing a shout out to "Coachie" Pete Carrill. Also love seeing them using triangle principles too cause they also will sometimes use a blind pig action with fox too

[@Genouine13]

"Blind pig action with fox" sounds intriguing.

[@Eggmancan]

I haven't really watched the Kings this season, but then I noticed Sabonis's assist numbers the other day and was curious (the only center passing more than him is Jokic). I tuned into the Kings game yesterday and saw the reason immediately. This is indeed beautiful offense, and I hope they can have some post-season success this year.

[@fk-cz8pz]

Sabonis is the perfect type of player for this type of offense. His ability to pass, set screens, and create offense for his own make him valuable when you put him next to Fox. This team is centered around Sabonis and Fox, but their supporting cast is very well rounded. Barnes, Huerter, and Monk are all great role players on this team. Mike Brown is easily the COTY. Everyone hated the trade last year, but I knew Sabonis would be great for this team in near future, they just needed the right coaching to unlock his skill set next to Fox and Brown has done a great job. So happy for Kings fans, they deserve this.

[@kaikaichen]

I remember I used to to talk trash about Mike Brown and the Princeton Offense way back when my L.A.-native college roommates first got me interested in the NBA in the 2010s and I was a Laker fan at the time. Now having reconnected with my NorCal roots, I'm so grateful for what he subsequently did with the Warriors and equally happy for him in Sacramento. Turns out he just needed the right team and right players!

[@bballbreakdown]

I remember how hard it was for him to get it installed, I even went to a practice… but I think there were guys on that lakers team that weren’t willing to run it, sadly

[@conEso916]

The Princeton offense was in Sacramento for years with Pete carrill

[@saheruthepharaoh]

Been a die hard kings fan my whole life. I haven’t seen them in the playoffs since I was a kid. This feeling is surreal

[@eamparbeng]

Kings fans, as a Bulls fan I'm just happy that your team is back in playoff contention. All those years of missing the playoffs will finally be rewarded. Same way I felt for Knicks fans

[@lakerskid2013]

I feel like ever since I’ve started following sports in 2003, there’s been so many different droughts being broken. Imagine how crazy it would be if the Kings made the playoffs on a buzzer beater shot, no different than when the Seattle Mariners hit a walkoff home run to break a 21 year long playoff drought that they had.

[@biggity_blake]

Sacramento lights the beam on EVERY win. They leave that shit on so the team can see it when they fly back home! Awesome video.

[@grege5074]

that colour scheme, those unis, the fans with the cowbells (if you're old enough to remember) the fans deserve a good team (not sure the owner deserves one, though)

[@thespeedster7700]

Not a Kings fan but love Dfox and met him b4. I said Kings were going to make playoffs at start of sin, and ppl said I was crazy, look at them now.

[@CowTownKings]

I'm a long time Kings fan, really appreciate the love you're giving them. And, yes, I totally agree, we can't stop anyone! Hopefully that changes/improves into an average defense after the all-star break.

[@serca4703]

I love the Kings beam so much. LIGHT THE BEAM!

[@krasmazov009]

I love that Sabonis plays like he is trying to avenge his father.

[@seasonone]

I knew the kings were good this year but seeing it broken down like this makes their offense some of the most eye catching i've in years!

[@masongreen1371]

Wow this offense is absolutely beautiful. Keeps every defender on their toes and forces them to make split decisions constantly.

[@sonerkiluc501]

That Halliburton/Sabonis Trade ist one of those rare win-win-trades. Sabonis is thriving in that offense as a Jokic-light type of player.

[@toddpacker1015]

@Chris Simmons What the Kings do is run their offense through Sabonis then 4th quarter let De'Aaron take over. Denver is Jokic or bust all 4th quarters.

[@pikum2272]

@@toddpacker1015 Clearly you haven’t watched fourth quarters lmao. It’s murray jokic two man game which has been extremely effective and have the top clutch defense

[@pinobluevogel6458]

Said exactly that above this post. Couldn't agree more.

[@gt8932]

Sabonis is actually a faster version of Joker. While Joker is much more smarter in every aspect in basketball.

[@pinobluevogel6458]

@@gt8932 While he has a similar role, Jokic is leaned on much harder in a lot of ways. He is their main scoring engine and when the ball touches him, usually good things happen. Sabonis during the season was a similar distribution hub, but Kings rely on a ton of speed in transition as well, where Sabonis isn't used at all.

[@Hayme8]

As a cavs fan, I'm happy that kings finally had great coaching staffs and playing great i really want them make the playoffs

[@arashkordi7771]

Ayoooo! Coach, I love the arrows man in the beginning around 1 minute mark. That really visualizes plays. It's one thing to see them with naked eye, but with visual ques (?) it's so much more interesting and clear. Nice job, keep these up! I'm not sure if it was a joke or not, but trey Lyles and athletic ability had me crying coach!!! :D And it's not even April yet!

[@seanzibonanzi64]

I don't remember anyone saying the Kings won the Sabonis trade, it's a blast to see a smaller team prove the doubters wrong

[@omiedahomie1284]

Man, that was an amazing video. It really shows the brilliance of the Kings coaching staff and all of the work they put in as well as the players executing said plays. Hopefully we can improve the defense and then really become a juggernaut.

[@deandrepage1048]

The player movement without the ball is outstanding. 😄😄😄 All of them at least decent at catch & shoot 3-pointers.

[@bballbreakdown]

🔥 🏀🔥

[@technicalleon]

As a Warriors fan, I'm happy for the Kings. I'm always glad to see great team ball.

[@inkcognitoproxy3201]

Sabonis is MADE for this offense, Barnes and Murray is also perfect for this system. Also Indiana plays this when Sabonis and Mcdermott is on the court, very hard to stop.

[@draco747]

Barnes doesn’t fit in this offense that well

[@賢者籠球]

Coach!! Thank you for the great video!! I have seen your videos for about 10 years in Japan, and I am a big fan of the Princeton Offense. Thank you always!!!

[@lekinick]

Such quality content, and great incorporating the music, perfectly fitting for this circumstance. Great analysis and breakdown of the creativity that comes from the Princeton offense.

[@jnmc2498]

I remember when they said acquiring Sabonis was an L

[@pinobluevogel6458]

The issue wasn't if Sabonis was good, it was letting go of Haliburton who was their best player at the time. It was a very risky move, but I don't think they wouldn't have been able to trade for Sabonis without him. Moving your young star for a center that wasn't really playing like modern basketball 5's (ie: shooting threes) was something most franchises would not have done, especially in a time where centers aren't valued as much as they used to. The upside ofcourse is that Sabonis was already in his prime. Being a such a good playmaker and more than enough of a threat around the basket that he can attract double teams, makes him fit really well in this system. In the end it really worked out for both teams, Haliburton is playing really well at the Pacers and the Kings are much better for it.

[@DiaperDandy33]

BRILLIANT!!!!!! BEAM TEAM!!!!

[@jasonwiercinski5250]

This is the type of offense they should have run when DeMarcus Cousins was in his prime. They would have gotten back into the playoffs much sooner. Go Kings!

[@gnvtwhp1218]

Just to broaden the minds of kings fans. Fox was the de facto "best player and the leader" of the kings for 5 years and the kings average about 30 wins. Sabonis shows up. He plays point guard, runs the offense, sets screen, rebounds, pretty much does everything (he tries on defense, which is more than fox) and the kings will win 40 games. The culture builder and changer, the kings best player and leader is SABONIS, not fox.

[@pinobluevogel6458]

Sabonis is really key to their offense, but Fox has had some clutch moments to win them games this season. The strength of Fox also helps Sabonis and the rest of the team do their thing. Because he is such an explosive scorer, he needs to be guarded well and that takes pressure off the rest.

[@DostoevskyGrandson]

Sabonis has very good playmaking skills and that is the main reason they play like this. He is the backbonne of this team. And of course there is Fox he is all star player one of the best in the league

[@jicalzad]

Damn, their ball movement & movement without the ball is smooth

[@folklegends]

awesome video thank you coach! ❤

[@iillestrs2153]

None of this works without sabonis, man is an absolute monster. Our offensive becomes completely different when he’s off the court. Last game with Holmes they added plays for him purely because he can’t do what sabonis does and not worth even trying

[@avid.duck.herder]

yea he's basically jokic lite on offense

[@pinobluevogel6458]

Agreed, he is involved in so many actions. A very smart player and certainly a very well rounded center. I wouldn't say he has been underrated before but this probably is his best and most complete season yet. A lot of it doesn't really show up on the stat sheet, so without watching their games it is hard to notice.

[@mariahlin5556]

Kings are a copy of the young Warriors championship team. Young legs that can run consistently, high energy on defense, deep roster for "strength in numbers", strong with 3-pt shooting and can also score do well in the paint.

[@Chris4127basket]

Nice video coach Nick, you also got a big thumb up for your musical taste on that one 🙂 really cool classic rock/prog track (Manfred Mann's Earth band)

[@bballbreakdown]

Thx!! Had to do it to light the beam, lol!

[@ericobenaus9466]

Mike Brown for coach of the year!

[@aronasistido2448]

their main source of win is their versatility. They don't have a one guy show in their team so all 5 of them needs to move their feet in order to score

[@lanyloh9876]

I hear u!! Giving a shoutout to the Kings at 8:25. Coach a real G

[@ScottySkilz1]

why would someone thumbs down this video? I don't get it! Great job BBallBreakdown keep up the good work.

[@bballbreakdown]

🙏🙏🏀🏀

[@OMG-si3wn]

lol i wonder y they even disliked it

[@Reversepigeons]

Been waiting for this video for months.

[@riverd537]

that was amazing Nick..thanks bro!

[@maxsu6701]

Remember when Mike Brown tried to implement the Princeton Offence when he took over the Lakers and had Kobe (RIP) and Dwite (No Pun Intended) ? Lasted about 5 games and it was deemed to basic rudimentary for the NBA.

[@RyunLao]

Finally u give us some respect and make a video on us

[@thomaseatspomus]

Haven’t followed the NBA closely since the Spurs won in 2014. This Kings team is so fun to watch

[@JonKwong916]

About time Kings got some love from this channel

[@chrispaul7849]

one of your best vids ever, Nick... thank you!

[@primeminister7885]

I love your breakdowns Coach! Plus Sacramento is my hometown team! Thanks 👑

[@Schraiber]

Love teams that play a really team oriented game

[@pinobluevogel6458]

Some extra nice edits on this one, well done!

[@mrhollister8520]

SAC has been knocking on the door a few years now. This great for the confidence of the young squad. Big ups to Mike Brown

[@Dimework]

Great breakdown, I love what they are doing.

[@bballbreakdown]

🙏🏀🙏

[@fortuneone6632]

Congratulations to the king's,mike brown definitely coach of the year.

[@jesseonamotorcycle]

Love this! Let’s go Kings!!!

[@alexblackman4064]

We need more Kings analysis videos!

[@matt-be8lc]

As a fan I'm happy for the Kings. However I'm not so sure about the part in the video about them having a strong offensive system like past teams that would make 'coaches proud' ala the 2001 Kings, etc. More often than not the offense seems to be run through raw talent of Sabonis and Fox and three point shooting. They could afford to run more plays and off ball screens/movement to open up the offense more and have more of a system in my opinion. They also really need to pick it up on defense of they want to win playoff games.

[@GodDidMeWrong]

been waiting on this one

[@thomasxiong2917]

facts !

[@陳柏安-q5k]

king is outstanding!

[@GreenJeepAdventures]

How many of the teams are running point "center" plays? SAC and Denver?

[@justintheman6667]

Also every team in the NBA make plays out the post since the warriors made it famous.

[@GameChanger-xi4iy]

every team runs DHO center actions now.

[@michaelroelant7134]

As a bucks fan i´m rooting for the kings also,great players and one of the best fans in that building!

[@mysportisyourpunishment73188]

Yes he's here

[@tuckcity]

Kings are the ideal team for a coach looking for a new start because they have moldable humble players willing to play for the team, rather than try and be lebron. All these plays happen because the players are willing to fully execute the plays. Seen countless times where superstars are half assing plays drawn for them because they don’t see the point in the play. Some commit to the play but they aren’t willing to make the extra pass, lazy screen sets, etc.

[@andrewnonnenmacher5817]

This team is so much fun to watch. Great to see the Kings make the playoffs.

[@joelcurtis562]

Damn, this channel is good.

[@tinduong6195]

Mike Brown finally became a good coach.

[@bobsaget8761]

Mike Brown was ALWAYS a good coach.

[@Weather_Nerd]

@@bobsaget8761Seriously lol. He just grew and got better

[@SuperCartmanlp]

Mike Brown is like Top 20 in winning % as a head coach

[@tinduong6195]

@@SuperCartmanlp thanks to Lebron

[@justintheman6667]

@@tinduong6195 Same could be said about Steve Kerr having Curry etc.

[@adrianbustamante9452]

So backcuts and a good passer. Basketball is so beautiful when it’s simple

[@Nutcracker2000]

Kings are the new Warriors. Seeing how Curry and the gang are struggling mightily, i wonder how much of coach Brown really was to the success of GSW over Kerr.

[@Gblackie13]

Kings front office was torn apart but the "baskeball experts" when they decided to trade Haliburton for Sabonis...it proved that it was the right call for both teams...

[@FranciscoGarcia_42]

Resign Monte McNair ASAP

[@tengher4251]

KINGS video LETS GOOOO

[@kaiskajani5305]

Mike brown coty

[@sonnyyang5167]

The title of this video should be titled: “Why Sabonis is a badass”

[@jceldartist3996]

Their coach is the former assistant coach of steve kerr

[@samballtalk]

OKC Thunder improvement video?

[@kingbradley3402]

Trading for Sabonis, a big man with elite passing skills has unlocked this offense. Wondering if Nuggets should take notes from this

[@someonelivescash]

Mike brown might be the biggest improvement in a coach ever. Dude went from getting swept in the finals to winning an unanimous COTY

[@Dschrec]

Thinking Basketball had a breakdown a little while ago on Kevin Herder being a bargain brand Steph curry and now this it’s interesting to see multiple takes on why the kings offense is so good this season

[@conEso916]

@Larry James he's bigger then Curry and has low post scoring and rebounding as well

[@pinobluevogel6458]

Comparing Huerder to Curry is a bit much, but comparing him to Klay I can live with. He does have great off-ball instincts and pretty good playmaking. This is not unlike Klay Thompson at all.

[@paulranalli3367]

I never thought id hear "and Trey Lyles gets to show off his athletic ability"

[@sitruc14]

Thanks coach nick 💟💜

[@adrianvillamayor7874]

Pretty similar to Warriors where instead of DG as your “handoff and screen setter guy”, they use Sabonis. No surprise coz of Mike brown.

[@jan279]

Blinded By The Light kicks ass, just like these new Kings. 😄💯

[@atoshiakamoto9104]

Sabonis underrated

[@Crueltyfree28]

Sengun needs this offense

[@Icecoldbob]

Kings always drafted good talent but took too long to get rid of Demarcus Cousins and just needed a good coach like Rick Aleman of the early 2000s. Demarcus cousin got rid of like 5 coaches for personal issues and never got them to a playoffs.

[@shawnwilliams1049]

I love it how all these channel try to hop on the Kings Bandwagon...lol

[@justintheman6667]

Great video

[@xsdkx8514]

All of a sudden!! They wanna talk about us kings fans !! And not these big market teams ! Light the beam !!!

[@xTako_]

Mike Brown. It's because of Mike Brown. I'm now convinced.

[@pantae2946]

I hope to see my city get a nba championship while im alive

[@TheyCallHimMarvelous]

I can’t be the only one in playing nba2k23 looking for these type of plays in the catalog lol

[@mousepotatop9767]

It's basically the Warrior's offense.

[@mandingoduagi5283]

you cant challege your master lol

[@pnutbuttajellee1394]

Ya but we have: THE BEAM

[@x-man9473]

He was an assistant coach on the Warriors during 3 of their championships.

[@oldfrend]

do you actually pay the licensing fee for these songs? crazy dedication to making yt vids if so. don't know how else you haven't been copyrighted yet. could you make a video on the schemes of elite defenses as well. i'm curious how they'd react and adjust to all this offensive creativity.

[@lostyly]

Light the beam

[@mikeywilkinsjr3769]

“Blinded By The Light”

[@JaySee5]

Can you breakdown the Clippers offense or lack there of? They would be perfect for the triangle offense.

[@MosesIvlerMiracleBabyVlog]

WOW 🤩 GSW Get Ready 🤜🏻🤛🏼

[@svenkrules9855]

Someone is playing Association Mode irl with the Kings this season