Buddy's Kings debut

He was 6-9 from 3, not sure that classifies as shooting poorly.

Not sure if anyone watched the game last night, but it was pretty cool watching Buddy, Frank and Naz long all playing on the same time. Frank Mason played incredible and had 24 points in 24 minutes. Buddy came in and knocked down 3 highly contested threes in a row in the last 3 min. It was a fun game to watch the last 15 min.
 
Buddy has been pretty average so far.. Last night he was very good. Mason has been bad except last night's performance! I think Mason will be very average at best in the league. Third string pg for the next couple of seasons with the Kings.

Love what the Kings have done this offseason though! Give them another year or two and they could be very solid.
 
He was 6-9 from 3, not sure that classifies as shooting poorly.

Not sure if anyone watched the game last night, but it was pretty cool watching Buddy, Frank and Naz long all playing on the same time. Frank Mason played incredible and had 24 points in 24 minutes. Buddy came in and knocked down 3 highly contested threes in a row in the last 3 min. It was a fun game to watch the last 15 min.



He is 16-45 from the field and 7-20 from three. Had a 0-6 game and a 1-5 game. He's 9/25 inside the arc.
 
Love what the Kings have done this offseason though! Give them another year or two and they could be very solid.

Unfortunately for them, they play in the West....too many heavyweights in that conference right now.
 
Unfortunately for them, they play in the West....too many heavyweights in that conference right now.

top heavy though. making the playoffs is a possibility if I put my abd glasses on and look at their roster compared to say utah or clippers. I think Fox is the winner PG if the draft.
 
top heavy though. making the playoffs is a possibility if I put my abd glasses on and look at their roster compared to say utah or clippers. I think Fox is the winner PG if the draft.

Clippers may've made out in the Houston trade. Lou Williams and Patrick Beverly are really good guards. Lou Williams could averaged 20 a game as a main guard this year Still got Austin Rivers who averaged 12 a game last year. Blake being healthy is obviously a big question mark.

GSW, SAS, Houston, OKC are the easy top 4. Clips could sneak in. Memphis, Portland, and Minnesota should be next up. That's 8 there If Dennis Smith lives up to the hype he's been getting Dallas could improve a lot. Kings are just too young. May be another year away from the playoffs.
 
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Clippers got better I believe. Added two solid pgs, Rivers and Lou Williams at the 2. They actually have a starting SF now as well. They should be top 5 in west for sure. Bottom 2-3 teams should be between Memphis, Portland, Denver, Dallas, Pelicans, Minn then Kings.
 
The West looks like this to me:

1. Warriors
2. Thunder
3. Rockets
4. Spurs
5. Clippers
6. T-Wolves
7. Jazz
8. Nuggets
9. Blazers
10. Mavs
11. Grizzlies
12. Pelicans
13. Kings
14. Suns
15. Lakers
 
The West looks like this to me:

1. Warriors
2. Thunder
3. Rockets
4. Spurs
5. Clippers
6. T-Wolves
7. Jazz
8. Nuggets
9. Blazers
10. Mavs
11. Grizzlies
12. Pelicans
13. Kings
14. Suns
15. Lakers

I would swap the Thunder and the Spurs (for now).....but otherwise, it looks like a pretty solid list.
 
The West looks like this to me:

1. Warriors
2. Thunder
3. Rockets
4. Spurs
5. Clippers
6. T-Wolves
7. Jazz
8. Nuggets
9. Blazers
10. Mavs
11. Grizzlies
12. Pelicans
13. Kings
14. Suns
15. Lakers

I'd put the Blazers #7, bounce back year after a good trade.
 
I like the Rockets more than the Thunder. Also, I'm not sure the Clippers know who their PG is going to be. It sure as heck isn't Austin Rivers.
 
I like the Rockets more than the Thunder. Also, I'm not sure the Clippers know who their PG is going to be. It sure as heck isn't Austin Rivers.

The Clippers have Beverley, they brought over the best PG in Europe, and have Lou Williams who can play some point. They are fine at that position.

In fact, if they stay healthy all year, I think they are an easy #2 in the West. Problem is, they are counting on Gallo and Blake to stay healthy, both of which have broken down bodies.
 
I like the Rockets more than the Thunder. Also, I'm not sure the Clippers know who their PG is going to be. It sure as heck isn't Austin Rivers.
I just gotta see the Rockets play before judging. 2 ball dominant pgs at the same time may not mesh well. And Houston lost its bench with the trade for CP3.

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Buddy playing now on NBA.com against the Rockets (free preview for a week). Shooting 1 of 5 early on.
 
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Buddy playing now on NBA.com against the Rockets (free preview for a week). Shooting 1 of 5 early on.

Buddy had a good finish after a tough first quarter. He was 8-17 (3-7 from 3-pt range) with 19 points and a +3 in a five-point loss to Houston. I don't see the Kings winning 30 games with at lineup.

I plan to follow Jamal Murray's (Nuggets) second year as well. They will always be linked together because 1) Buddy was taken one spot ahead of him in the draft, 2) they are both SGs, 3) Buddy stayed four years and Murray one year. Why does the last one matter? So many are convinced that "all things being equal", you always take the younger player. Buddy struggled a bit for the second straight summer, and I read a few articles stating that this is the year Murray soars past him. We shall see.
 
Buddy had a good finish after a tough first quarter. He was 8-17 (3-7 from 3-pt range) with 19 points and a +3 in a five-point loss to Houston. I don't see the Kings winning 30 games with at lineup.

I plan to follow Jamal Murray's (Nuggets) second year as well. They will always be linked together because 1) Buddy was taken one spot ahead of him in the draft, 2) they are both SGs, 3) Buddy stayed four years and Murray one year. Why does the last one matter? So many are convinced that "all things being equal", you always take the younger player. Buddy struggled a bit for the second straight summer, and I read a few articles stating that this is the year Murray soars past him. We shall see.

Buddy seems to be the only deep threat on the Kings roster.
 
that was actually an enjoyable game. The kings had it down to a 3 point deficit with 30 seconds left and Gordon mishandled the inbounds pass which SHOULD have been a turnover but the ref found some mystery foul to call (no contact at all) and the subsequent ft's sealed a win. Buddy had an excellent 3rd quarter ... at one point hitting 4 in a row ... to get Sacramento back into the game. He has a beautiful shot with a nice arc and I think he's gonna solidify into a good pro if he keeps getting time. That Kings team has talent and that little De'aaron fox looked really good in spurts. They wont make the playoffs but they're getting better again.
 
Game one 19 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal
Game two 13 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists

Not bad for Buddy.

Blake 29 points, 13 rebounds 3 assists 2 steals in his season debut.
 
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