Harry Giles article: By, Harry Giles
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Without getting into it too much, the point is that a slight hitch in a players athleticism can be the difference in becoming a perennial all star and just being a solid player for their career. I'm not going to pretend like Giles looking as athletic as his high school mixtapes comes as no surprise after 3 bad knee injuries. I've seen enough basketball to know that just 1 of these injuries can have a devastating impact on a career, let alone 3 of them.
I don’t know who that is but that’s not Harry Giles from Duke. Duke Giles didn’t move half as fluid, quick or smooth as that guy in that video.
Also one of the best things I heard from Giles is him saying that he’ll bring defense, rebounding, and hustle. Other bigs on our team think there Porzingis instead of mastering things that would make them elite at the position
Also one of the best things I heard from Giles is him saying that he’ll bring defense, rebounding, and hustle. Other bigs on our team think there Porzingis instead of mastering things that would make them elite at the position
I like Giles' fluidity, but I don't like at all how he's practicing. What's up with the great Kings' basketball staff? Can't they see he's practicing incorrectly when he's at the corner 3 point line? Very lazy coaching and practicing. The guy should never be stepping out of bounds when he's at the corner 3 position and he should never have a foot go backwards when he is making a move toward the basket in that corner 3 position. He's basically practicing to step out of bounds on every possession he gets in that corner 3 area. COME ON KINGS' COACHING STAFF. WAKE UP!
those who are labeling him as the next franchise player or C-Webb type of player will set themselves up for disappointment. I'd be happy with a 10-8-2 rookie season or something along those lines...his rebounding should be productive considering that Skal and Willie don't do it, he will only be battling Z-Bo for boards. the 2 I put there is for his blocks, not assists, might be a bit too high so I'd probably put it at a 1.2 BPG and be fine with that for a rookie season. Set your expectations low and you won't be set up for failure should he not pan out and/or re-injure himself, hopefully not!
Why on God's earth would you think that? He was physically ready to play last year, but the Kings decided to double down and make sure. If he's not ready to go from day one, then they might as well chuck the whole idea. One has to remember that both his knee injuries came from collisions with another player. So it's not a genetic or a weak knee thing, where a player comes down from a jump and the knee gives way. Like what happened to Webber. Both his injuries came from another player crashing into his knee and trying to bend it the wrong way. That makes a huge difference when dealing with knee injuries, and the expected recovery.
I've learned to expect nothing stat wise from Kings players. Whatever numbers are bouncing around in your head are normally double what they wind up with. I thought Hield was going to put up something like 18ppg while playing big minutes and that didn't happen at all.
I wouldn't doubt it at all if his minutes are restricted and/or taken by ZBo for half the year.
I wouldn't doubt it at all if his minutes are restricted and/or taken by ZBo for half the year.
You don't see 20+ minutes as a significant number for a rookie? I don't think he'll be playing 35+, but probably 25+ relatively early in the season based on what we have been hearing out of his practices. He is still a rookie, but I think that is a good number of minutes (what I would consider "major") for a player.
