KINGS! Summer League-Vegas Gm 2 - 7/9/17

Ozymandias

Ozymandias

All-Star
#33
#33
Surprised? well I don't mean to be negative but if I'm to answer that question honestly; (even though IMO he showed plenty of traces of this in college especially Fr. thru Jr. year).

It was Frank Mason's shot selection, especially in this type of setting where winning quarters counts in the standings. They should've won that 1st quarter but poor clock-management/execution cost them a point(in the standings).
 
roasthawg

roasthawg

Starter
#34
#34
Kingster said:
Papa was definitely the surprise on the downside. I expected improvement; not regression. Skal and the rest of the 2nd year guys were also surprises on the downside. I just didn't see one bit of improvement from any of them - Skal, Hield, Richardson.

Buddy looked like a guy looking for a big contract at the expense of his team. I hate it when players take contested 3 point shots when there is no decent excuse for doing so. It really sets the wrong tone for the entire team when you're out there gunning contested 3s. I expect more of him, and I'm very glad we have the vets on this team to steer the ship during the regular season. Otherwise this youth movement could devolve into "every man for himself" instead of for the team.

The surprises on the upside were the two top rookies - Fox and Jackson. Who would expect that all the 2nd year guys would be duds and 1st year guys would come in to save the day? I expected Fox and Jackson to play well, just not as well as what they showed in Game 1. Fox could be on the NBA All Defensive Team in a few years. I was impressed with his shot selection - he wasn't out there gunning 3s that he can't make; he stuck to his knitting and got the intermediate 2s, which I really appreciate as a fan. I still think that because of his versatility Jackson is going to be better than Isaac , so we'll check back in three years and see how that prediction goes.
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To be fair we don't know what the coaches are telling these guys to work on... Telling Buddy to work on getting his seems likely. They know he can score in the flow of the game but summer league is a chance to work on creating his own shot.
 
Suicide King

Suicide King

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#37
#37
funkykingston said:
Any word on Malachi?
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I have dug around a lot and can't find any additional information. I guess if it was something serious we would know, but that doesn't make me feel better.

If he can play meaningful minutes at the 3 this season it would be great, otherwise the squeeze at the 2 is gonna get tight.
 
roasthawg

roasthawg

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#38
#38
Suicide King said:
I have dug around a lot and can't find any additional information. I guess if it was something serious we would know, but that doesn't make me feel better.

If he can play meaningful minutes at the 3 this season it would be great, otherwise the squeeze at the 2 is gonna get tight.
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If there's a squeeze at the two in all likelihood it means no one separated from the pack as a plus NBA starter. All three of these young guys aren't gonna be studs, I'll settle for one.
 
Suicide King

Suicide King

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#39
#39
roasthawg said:
If there's a squeeze at the two in all likelihood it means no one separated from the pack as a plus NBA starter. All three of these young guys aren't gonna be studs, I'll settle for one.
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Well I am counting 4 with Buddy, Bogs, Malachi and Temple.

Since Temple isn't in the long term plans (3+yrs out) I am not as worried about him finding minutes to develop. If Malachi can be productive at the 3 then Coach has more minutes to test him.
 
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New Era

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#40
#40
Hey guys, apparently my cable provider (Consolidated Communications) doesn't carry NBAtv. Any options streaming? What about Apple TV?

Thanks!
 
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