BTW guys it's not actual footage its a commentary that will include on screen stats and an on screen box score

Is it really? My bad, probably should just delete thread then.

I think someone here mentioned that they were initially planning to stream the game but LSU pulled out.

Kings wanted to and planned to do a really schmick multi-camera youtube live stream, but LSU didn't want any early footage getting out of the team...

Watching the live audio stream now and they've got some really nice graphics happening on the intros and pre-game, very nice indeed...

here's the Livestats link: http://www.fibalivestats.com/matches/2308/00/45/09/30ELOppRtRm2/

Kings are doing pretty well. They might actually win.

Up 3 at 3/4 time against a team of 18 year olds. Domination

Not many actual Kings playing but Angus Brandt is killing it!

Oh haha had no idea. Never expected it to be this close to be honest. Full strength would be up comfortably

Jarrod Weeks having a big game too with Khazzouh and Markovic seemingly on limited minutes. Always liked the look of Weeks, has a real spark about him.

Markovic checks back in and hits the game-winner, Kings win 97-95.

Brandt 27p & 13r, Markovic 17p 5r & 4a, Weeks 15p, Cadee 13p & 6a, Hill 12p 8r and 7to, Khazzouh 12p & 6r in 15mins. Other players were Indiana Faithfull and Ben Kearins.

Ben Simmons had 26p 8a & 5r and Darcy Malone had 4p & 3r for LSU.

Simmons is a beast. He is a fucking legend. Lebron James 2.0.

Angus Brandt > Lebron

listening to the live stream (great job, btw, Kings!) and I think the best things were the Kings bigs hitting the O boards and Markovic running the team, two things that have been lacking in previous seasons...

Slight strain for Khazzouh limiting his minutes, but was good when he was on, and Angus, sans-knee braces, seemed revitalised... I said when he was signed, but Jules coming on board will really open up Angus' game and I think give him a bit more freedom without the pressure...

"The kings couldn't win. This is a Div 1 American College team who will smash any Australian NBL team. How do I know that? Because all of the 15 year old experts on this forum who know so much about basketball say so"

HAHAHA WHAT AN IDIOT

Who is Indiana Faithful? Never heard of him before, but he was starting for the Kings tonight.

Brandt and Khazzouh were beasts inside against the college kids, Weeks looked like an actual NBL rotation player - that block and a couple of his drives were real impressive - Markovic was class, Cadee was aggressive. Hill was rushing it on offense and lost the ball about 75% of the time he got it in the post.

Simmons was as good as advertised. Tried to force the issue early and had some bad TOs, but once he settled down it was obvious that he's a legit #1 pick prospect. Really great touch, especially after the foul.

where are the stats?

http://t.co/EkDfLCdmpE

I guess the big thing with Weeks is what position he plays. I don't know if he's a good 3pt shooter - I see he hit 30% in Germany which is promising, at least. He seems like he's got a decent handle, but he's definitely a scorer more than he is a playmaker. Honestly, after what I saw tonight, I'd pencil him in as a rotation combo-guard next season, if it wasn't a fluke.

Yeah, Weeks' experience in Germany would have done him well, he always had that hustle, but just never got the minutes or chances and the competition was usually out of his league... What we saw of him tonight is what he's capable of, not really an outside shooter, but also a bit small to run the offence...

Hill only landed in town on Wednesday, with one team practise under his belt, I think once he settles into the full team rotation, he will hopefully be ok...

What was still more concerning for me is the commentators saying that their official start to training is still a week and a half away! Some teams will already have a months worth of pre-season training under their belts by then!

Best name in Australian basketball?

I like Jarrad Weeks, but I say we need to wait and play him in a few more games before we make our decision on signing him. Just to make sure that it's not a fluke. But he was good

Faithfull was at Wofford (d1) before transferring to West Liberty (d2) last season.

Ah OK, seems like a PG based on his Div 1 & 2 stats. Didn't do much to stand out last night though.

Is it that surprising? There's a big difference between 18 or 19 year olds playing against men rather than other 18 and 19 year olds, no matter how athletically talented they are. NBL players are professionals used to playing against men. Khazzouh and Brandt smashed LSU inside, and would have done so against Kentucky or Duke, too. To the same extent? Probably not, but it wouldn't have been far off.

Shows that college teams aren't as great as advertised remember they are only young kids going against professionals.

If the team was full of Ben Simmons' it would be a different story. It was the future number 1 draft pick and a bunch of guys that will be lucky to play professionally, that are still kids.