Snubbed in Sacramento: De’Aaron Fox, Domantas Sabonis not All-Stars

Snubbed in Sacramento: De’Aaron Fox, Domantas Sabonis not All-Stars

TV up right here I can see it a little bit Yeah so I am monitoring it also yeah uh we’ll talk a little bit about the game last night and then we’ll get to these announcements as soon as they become available I thought drapes last night was a classic example of how you

Know basketball your offense your defense go hand inand um the Kings really struggle defensively which they just do we we know that so the best way to beat a zone is to beat the Zone down the floor when you can’t get stopped you got to take the ball out of the out of

The net the other team they’re able to get pressure on your back court and set up their zone so I thought the Kings poor defense made it a lot harder for them offensively to attack that zone last night no you’re right about that you know you got to get some transition

Buckets before it sets up that zone sets up that you know I saw you tweeted that out also they did have 22 fast break points which is a lot but you’re right about that I I would let me look at the second half numbers because I I would

Venture that number went way down in the second half uh they had eight fast break points in the second half so there you go 14 in the first half uh eight in the second half uh Miami I mentioned earlier shot close to 53% in that second half

And it’s just you’re right if you’re not getting stops it’s hard to run and if it’s hard to run it’s hard to beat that zone before it gets set up do you think it’s realistic to think that via trade or by any other measures the Kings can significantly significantly improve

Their defense because I just think given the the nature of the league right now I mean that’s you got to work on it but I I don’t know how realistic that is you know I I think when you look at you know what makes a great defensive team I

Think you need positional length and you know uh as they’re naming the allstars right now Kawhi Leonard you need positional length um you look at the Celtics uh the way they you know their wings spans are bigger than most and so who’s that guy out there you know that

Can help you shrink the floor I don’t know if uh you can address that right now I I don’t think you know I go back to that you know conversation I had with Ron Adams you know to succeed in the NBA you need uh two-way players high level

28 players and those guys just don’t grow on trees I think every team in the NBA is looking for more defensive help especially in today’s day and age of all this scoring and so I I I think it’s it’s going to be tough to fix with just one

Guy and yeah and as we’ll discuss with Matt Barnes and as we discussed yesterday whenever it was everybody in the NBA right now virtually every team is struggling defensively because people are just scoring points in bunches I think you’re a little bit ahead of us Kyle with the announcement looks like

Yeah uh kawh Leonard and Anthony Davis Anthony Davis y that’s that’s what I got yep that’s what I got so far and that’s an interesting one because Anthony Davis in that front cord SP spot uh you know to me that’s competition for damont sabonis uh to make it Kenny the Smith is

Uh announcing another allar right now and so you got Kawai Anthony Davis and Devin Booker o that’s tough oh that’s tough so that’s three uh of the uh seven that they’re going to announce here tonight so far um by the way it’s really unfortunate that uh tonight you got the

Celtics and the Lakers and you got no LeBron and you got no Anthony Davis so that kind of takes the some of the air out of that balloon doesn’t it for tonight yeah and then look at the second matchup as well you know you got Philadelphia and Utah no Joel and be and

So if you’re Adam Silver this is your Marquee Knight you’re naming all these all stars you got three guys who won’t play tonight uh three you know MVP level players that won’t play tonight uh Anthony Edwards just named an All-Star also so that’s four of the seven we got

Three spots left remember they’re going to do uh two guards three front Court guys and then two wildcard uh picks as well um and here’s the thing too real quick you know you still got a week or so you know a couple of weeks before Allstar Weekend last year Darren Fox if

I’m correct got in because of injury and so just because it may not be named tonight uh it doesn’t necessarily mean you know those guys won’t be asked at some point over the next couple of weeks and uh by the way to the point you made uh about so many players not playing

Tonight and which is very unfortunate I Anthony Davis and LeBron they’re this is not load management right these guys according to reports they’re legitimately injured as we know Joel embiid is as well yeah yeah those guys were questionable coming in and then uh you know aren’t

Able to go as Steph Curry uh makes an All-Star and we knew Steph was going to make it you and I we as much as I I think Darren deserves it more than Steph we knew I mean as Steph Curry we knew he was going to make it so that’s five guys

Here we go Shaq is about to uh I think announce it here Paul George uh oh uh oh oh man all right so one spot left kawi Anthony Davis Ste Booker Anthony Edwards Steph Curry Paul George are the six reserves so far uh will a king crack the uh the roster for the

Allar oh man we’re watching this live just like everybody else uh bringing you you know I think it comes down to you know somebody from Minnesota I think you know whether it’s towns or goar or damont sabonis dearon Fox I think it’s gonna be one of those guys Ernie Johnson

Is set to do the honors right here and he’s pausing dramatic pause going on right now and here we go in the final Allstar did he say Carl Anthony towns let’s see wow Carl Anthony we got Rob unbelievable I I told you this WHYY last week Carl Anthony towns makes it over damont

Unbelievable unbelievable that our guy damont sabonis did not get named and what is so upsetting about this is that this is the coaches doing the picking this isn’t the media this isn’t fans this is the coaches who are supposed to the game all those guys are having great

Season I don’t want to take away from any but Carl Anthony tals I said it last week he’s having a great season but damont sabonis leads the NBA in double doubles second behind uh joic in triple doubles and for him to not get an Allstar nod uh to me that is

Disrespectful unbelievable the Lakers got two allars and they’re at 500 the Warriors got an allar winning obviously does not matter when it comes to Allstar uh teams unbelievable I’m shocked yeah I think Minnesota got a little bit of the benefit of whatever it was that uh led

To the Kings getting two last year that uh new K on the Block like oh W Minnesota’s a great story it’s funny because Anthony Edwards was asked last night I guess about all stars he said I don’t care I just hope that Rudy goar makes it well Rudy didn’t make it cat

Getting the nod uh would you have been a little more a little more comfortable with it if Rudy goar had gotten it over cat no no because I think cat’s had a tremendous season like I don’t begrudged Carl Anthony towns from getting there he’s had a tremendous year I just think

My guy damont sabonis should have been over in over somebody over Paul George maybe uh in over you know a second Minnesota guy you know it it’s over Anthony Davis Anthony Davis playing tremendous fantastic he’s a beast he’s legit but so is charlesy I’m sorry pardon me Charles Barkley his own picks

He had Fox and sabonis Kenny had Fox and I think uh um Ernie Johnson also had sabonis making the team for what that’s worth their own personal uh selections but you we’ll see as you say I mean looking at this it’s hard to know for sure but things can still happen there’s

A very good chance that at least one or two or maybe even more spots open up between now uh and the All-Star game so maybe the Kings still have a chance but I’m glad that they get some rest but it is disappointing because it doesn’t seem just it’s wrong the Kings got

Snubbed right and here’s the thing we mentioned it domas is having better numbers a better year than he did last year when he was an Allstar and so I I get it Minnesota’s playing well you know uh best team uh in the Western Conference I get it uh but man I I’m

Just I’m shocked uh and this is the problem I have and I mentioned this earlier regarding the coaches are they really watching are they really paying and I know the West coaches vote for the Western Conference East coaches vote for the Eastern Conference but when you think of

Allstar you think Darren Fox when it comes to Sacramento like best player and so I wonder if they thought all right we’ll put in dearon Fox but then you got Steph Curry you got Devin Booker you got Anthony Edwards I don’t know for Sacramento not to get anybody and

They’re having a pretty decent season the top six season you got three guys let me see hold on three guys that are below you in the standings who got in you got Anthony Davis and LeBron obviously uh Steph Curry uh is below you I I don’t know I’m

Just I’m I’m I’m disgusted right now Emma d points out he says def Fox and sabonis were picked by Kenny and Barkley compo says Shaq had sabonis but I’m with Eli McFly on the YouTube chat says All-Star game is a distraction we need to rest up over the break get that

Mindset ready for the second half I said earlier Kyle that I wouldn’t be too upset if the Kings didn’t get it because there’s a lot of upside there it feels wrong but so what uh sabonis and fox assuming they don’t get in Thea injury they will uh they will have their

Revenge on the NBA in the second half of this season exactly motivation you talked about it earlier chip on the shoulder let’s go I’m excited yeah all right lisar won’t be there then now domas and dear they can spend time with their family their young children and go

To a beach somewhere and relax I’m happy for them

The NBA All-Star Game reserves were announced and neither De’Aaron Fox nor Domantas Sabonis were selected. The Sacramento Kings, currently 5th in the Western Conference, will not be represented during the All-Star Game in Indianapolis.

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