Sacramento Kings: Thoughts from Loss to the Orlando Magic

By Tyler Watts | Nov 4, 2016

Nov 3, 2016; Orlando, FL, USA; Orlando Magic center Bismack Biyombo (11) goes up for a shot in the second half as Sacramento Kings center Willie Cauley-Stein (00) and guard Ben McLemore (23) defend at Amway Center. Orlando Magic won 102-94. Mandatory Credit: Logan Bowles-USA TODAY Sports /

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Coach Joerger Values Match-ups over a Set Rotation

We saw the start of this on Tuesday when Coach Joerger started Matt Barnes over Kosta Koufos to match-up better against Luke Babbitt and the Miami Heat.

On Thursday, Koufos returned to the starting line-up to match up against Serge Ibaka and the Orlando Magic’s large frontcourt.

This is good because the Kings have some depth on the wings and have the ability to match-up and better defend each team. Anthony Tolliver did not get off the bench on Thursday and I think that was a match-ups call by Coach Joerger.

This will make the rotation and minutes more difficult to predict going forward, but will hopefully lead to greater team success in the long term. This is something to monitor as the season progresses, though.

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