The Purple & Black Pill
Two childhood best friends document the agony and the (occasional) ecstasy that is Sacramento Kings fandom
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The boys are back to cover another week of .500-style ball. The Kings looked like absolute doodoo this week until, suddenly, they didn't. Also inside: Ty's soft exit from Twitter; a new affinity for the Cavs is discovered; Bill Kennedy slay kween; RIP Oliver Miller
With two weeks to cover, the boys are back to run down a supersized slate of games. There was the good, like a solid road win in Houston, and the very bad, like the home drubbing against the Knicks which both P&BP hosts (unfortunately) attended. Also covered: Fox's return, the accompanying hit pieces, and Dunc's scorching hot nativist defense against the fake news media; Anjali; Deftones homecoming; G-Ma...
The boys fight through some slightly weird audio to bring you a comprehensive roundup of the mostly lame All-Star weekend, the Kings' uneven return to action, and a very concerning anecdote about Shaq. To close things out, they welcome back R.J. Pomeroy for another trip to the RAGE CAGE!!!
Check out Ty’s Kings Herald piece here:
https://kingsherald.com/articles/deaaron-fox-is-a-land-of-contrasts/
Wild times in Kings-land. In a busy conclusion to the trade deadline, Monte & Co. managed to shuffle off some picks and spare parts to shore up the bench, and the boys are here to fawn over instant smash hits Jonas Valanciunas and Jake LaRavia. They also weigh in on more De'Aaron Fox drama, LaVine's fit, DeRozan's game-winner, Hubie Brown, Davion, and much more.
After a momentous weekend of player movement, the boys unpack the departure of De'Aaron Fox and what it means for the team now and moving forward. They evaluate the front office and its role in the move, look ahead to Zach LaVine's fit, and, of course, break down the absolutely earth-shattering Luka trade that (rightfully) stole all the headlines.
In what amounts to an emergency episode, the boys unpack Day 1 of The De'Aaron Fox Trade Situation Or Whatever It Is. And, finally, the show introduces its first-ever segment: The Rage Cage, a little ritualistic purging of bile with childhood pal R.J. Pomeroy.
They boys are back on a short week to catch you up on the Houston barnburner, the Washington cakewalk, more Christie Wisdom, the TikTok ban, and much more.
The boys are back and really relying on the Kings to drown out the rest of 2025 so far. Ty is finally radicalized against the Celtics, pitches for reclamation project trades are heard, Doug brings cosmic harmony to the team, and much more.
Well. Did one or two things happen since the last episode?? Listen as the boys pick up the pieces after the Mike Brown firing, try to make sense of the subsequent winning streak, unpack De'Aaron Fox's limitations as a leader, and get real stoked about Devin Carter.
After another unplanned break, the boys deign to return for a little pre-holiday fun. They celebrate Malik's ascension to the starter's role, puzzle out possible solutions to the flawed roster construction (including a beautiful fake trade idea from Dunc), and complain about NBA TV ratings discourse. Will this holiday season be a Ho Ho Ho or a Bah Humbug for our boys? Only one way to find out.
In another Tardy Boys Special, the guys discuss all of the mostly dire news of the past two weeks (minus the most recent Minnesota win). Shooting struggles, piss-poor three-point defense, lack of adequate personnel; it's all come to a head here early in the season, and P&BP is here to put some dang gravy on this turkey of a stretch. Plus: the Roy Al Affair, Domas vs Yao battle for Napa Valley supremacy, Kevin...
The boys are back with another week of that piping hot Kings slop! Catch up on all the latest goings-on in our fair corner of the NBA realm, including putrid three-point shooting, Malik's injury, the maturation of Keegan's game, the singular genius of Joe Mazzulla at the podium, and much more.
The Tardy Boys make their early-season debut as election fever claims another on-time P&BP episode. In a conversation recorded the Wednesday after the election, the boys mused on current events and no-longer-quite-so-current Kings games, including the schedule-makers' hatred for the Kings, a lovely tribute to Vince Carter, and WAY too much attention paid to Drake and his goofy one-sided feud with DeMar DeRoza...
After a long summer away, the boys are revived and alive for Season 5. And what a way to begin! New addition DeMar DeRozan has the Kings looking like a whole new entity as they set sail on the 2024-25 season, and the versatility he provides could be just the thing to break this team through to a new levels of success despite its pedestrian 1-2 start. Is Keon still in the rotational picture? Is Domas a three-point thre...
The boys are finally back to wrap up the Kings' season and Season 4. They discuss the new deals for Mike Brown and Malik Monk, draft and free agency speculation, Jontay Porter's gambling debts, JJ Redick becoming the Lakers' new scapegoat-in-chief, and much more.
The regular season is in the rearview, and our boys came out guns blazing in their massive play-in demolition of the hated Warriors. After a listless final week of the regular season, do the Kings have it in them to make a serious push? Dunc & Ty discuss the massive on-the-fly reinvention of the team's identity thanks to the emergence of Keon Ellis, Jordi finally getting a head job, baby Reign being more than...
The boys are back on a short turnaround with a couple of games to cover and an enormous last week to look forward to. They recap the fourth quarter mad-dash (and resulting controversial finish) in Boston, Brooklyn's puketastic alternate uniforms, Charlotte scoring an interview with Lindsey Harding for their head coaching vacancy, an incredible emo/pop punk debut for one Morgan Ragan, and more.
The boys are back with another late-week installment. Tune in as they recap the week in Kangzdom, talk about Malik Monk's huge bummer of an injury, fantasize about adding some true blue psychopaths to this group, and talk smack about Vivek jumping in bed with John Fisher and the shambling corpse of the A's.
In a new feat of Tardiness, Ty managed to take five days to get this episode out. But! Fear not, dear listener, for what this episode lacks in currentness it more than makes up in Chris Yang, who stops by to have a discussion centered almost entirely on his close personal friend Keon Ellis. Join the three-man weave as they pontificate on Keon's transformative defensive impact, the effect his emergence might have ...
The boys are back after a travel week for ol' Ty, and they have a fascinating slate of games waiting for them to recap. The inconsistency remains a constant, but the emergence of Keon Ellis as an electrifying defensive stopper may be just what the doctor ordered as this team gears up for the playoffs. The conversation also turns to the interesting intra-fandom disagreement about what booing means, and whether boo...
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