Welcome De'Aaron Fox!!
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This young man is a class A person as well as a player who will grow to become all star level. Be patient and let the speed thrill you. I saw him in Rupp and it's like some hyper gear when he explodes.
Like Bill Simmons, I am disappointed the Kings didn't take his friend Malik Monk @10 and trading for Giles etc.
Picture Monk and Buddy raining 3's, Fox breaking down defenses for lobs to WCS or Skal. Hopefully Giles remains healthy. Best wishes.
Like Bill Simmons, I am disappointed the Kings didn't take his friend Malik Monk @10 and trading for Giles etc.
Picture Monk and Buddy raining 3's, Fox breaking down defenses for lobs to WCS or Skal. Hopefully Giles remains healthy. Best wishes.
For those who don't know the De'Aaron Fox - Seth Barnett story, here's a link. Be sure to check this out, you'll be glad you did, you'll see the type of winner the Kings just got..
http://www.kentucky.com/sports/college/kentucky-sports/uk-recruiting/article42621393.html
http://www.kentucky.com/sports/college/kentucky-sports/uk-recruiting/article42621393.html
We might be getting another Westbrook player here. He's already the fastest or one of the fastest player in the league. If he can put on weight and getting stronger in a couple years, watch out! His shooting will come because he shoots like Mike Conley. People compare him to Wall, but I see him as more like Westbrook.
Fox will be his own player. His speed with the ball is elite but I don't think he will ever be as physically imposing as Westbrook.
Fox has a wiry frame that will never fill into the stocky frame that Westbrook has which is fine. His body shape is more likely to resemble Rondo that Westbrook. Fox is athletic but not as "bouncy" as Westbrook (Smith Jr. is similarly bouncy like Westbrook).
Fox needs to be his own player. He is very quick. He needs to get stronger so that he can hold his ground when driving into traffic. He obviously also need to keep working on that jumper. I think his "vision" could do with a bit of work but all of these things are fixable and given his reported work ethic, I think there is a good chance he improves in all those areas. Fox will be himself which is still pretty darn good.
Fox has a wiry frame that will never fill into the stocky frame that Westbrook has which is fine. His body shape is more likely to resemble Rondo that Westbrook. Fox is athletic but not as "bouncy" as Westbrook (Smith Jr. is similarly bouncy like Westbrook).
Fox needs to be his own player. He is very quick. He needs to get stronger so that he can hold his ground when driving into traffic. He obviously also need to keep working on that jumper. I think his "vision" could do with a bit of work but all of these things are fixable and given his reported work ethic, I think there is a good chance he improves in all those areas. Fox will be himself which is still pretty darn good.
Wow, that was a very touching story. De'Arron is really a class act and a really fine young man.
Listening to him speak, you can see he has a genuinely good heart. He seems to be respectful and appreciate where he is at and seems like a very hard worker.
Looking at what he did in the last 1 1/2 months of the season, during crunch time, you can tell he is a leader.
I think Vlade was looking for the Leader for this young Kings team going into this draft, and I think he found a very good one in De'Aaron!
Listening to him speak, you can see he has a genuinely good heart. He seems to be respectful and appreciate where he is at and seems like a very hard worker.
Looking at what he did in the last 1 1/2 months of the season, during crunch time, you can tell he is a leader.
I think Vlade was looking for the Leader for this young Kings team going into this draft, and I think he found a very good one in De'Aaron!
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I also see more Conley than Wall. The only things Fox has comparable to Wall is the speed and that they both went to Kentucky.
I am hoping that he ends up better than Conley though, in that Fox becomes a true franchise level player that regularly makes the A ll-NBA teams. Would make the life a whole lot easier for the Kings during this rebuild process.
I am hoping that he ends up better than Conley though, in that Fox becomes a true franchise level player that regularly makes the A ll-NBA teams. Would make the life a whole lot easier for the Kings during this rebuild process.
Physically he's completely different from Conley though. Three inches taller with a correspondingly longer standing reach. Conley had a higher vertical than he did while also being five pounds heavier than him and started off as a fast point guard but has largely lost that over the years and injuries.
lol just seeing this now. Love how hard everyone was cheering that the Suns didn't take him.
Fox is a really exciting pick. He seems like the right kind of competitor and IQ to make it in some extent in the NBA. I hate watching lefties sometimes but that's my own problem! I don't like to compare to other players much, but definitely see the Conley + Wall mix.
The most important thing for young guys to me is defense a lot of times. If they are tenacious defenders, they're automatically an asset.
Fox is a really exciting pick. He seems like the right kind of competitor and IQ to make it in some extent in the NBA. I hate watching lefties sometimes but that's my own problem! I don't like to compare to other players much, but definitely see the Conley + Wall mix.
The most important thing for young guys to me is defense a lot of times. If they are tenacious defenders, they're automatically an asset.