[Game] Kings @ Suns - Tuesday, Jan. 7 - 6PT/9ET
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I mean, I realize people are low on him for some reason but who are the ten young players that they said are better than him?
Off the top of my head, I'm guessing it's Luka, Mitchell, Zion (despite him not even playing a single minute yet), Ja (people jumping on the bandwagon hard for him), Trae (modern stat heads love his offensive numbers), Tatum (people absolutely love the dude despite him being Rudy Gay 2.0), and Ingram (raw numbers) but after those guys I'm struggling to come up with more names of young guys who you could even consider to be better than him.
Off the top of my head, I'm guessing it's Luka, Mitchell, Zion (despite him not even playing a single minute yet), Ja (people jumping on the bandwagon hard for him), Trae (modern stat heads love his offensive numbers), Tatum (people absolutely love the dude despite him being Rudy Gay 2.0), and Ingram (raw numbers) but after those guys I'm struggling to come up with more names of young guys who you could even consider to be better than him.
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Yes, I edited my typo, but yes you got my meaning. I think Fox can average 20+ in his prime years with very good efficiency. The key with him is his 3 point shot, which I think will come with time. I think he needs challenges and having coach put him on Booker is exactly what was needed. He should be the guy to shut down the best guard every single night, imo. Eventually, the refs are going to get a brain and he's going to get a lot of calls that he's currently not getting. There's absolutely no reason whatsoever he can't be the best defensive point guard in the league.
That's an interesting point. There's probably a good argument to be made that Luke is a Phil-Jackson type coach. Better known for managing egos than Xs and Os. (Not that he hasn't drawn up a few nice out of bounds plays at the end of games, though.) The thing is, we weren't quite a .500 team last year. Which means that we (unlike the Jordan Bulls and the Kobe/Shaq Lakers) weren't basketball-ready for the ego manager. We still had some Xs and Os to learn.
Now, perhaps we had to strike when the iron was hot - once Walton was fired, if we didn't jump on him somebody else would have - but it seems like it was a season too early at best. The question now is whether Walton can do enough X/O coaching to get the team up to where the ego manager is the role we need. Sometimes we look like we're almost there. Most of the time, we don't.
Now, perhaps we had to strike when the iron was hot - once Walton was fired, if we didn't jump on him somebody else would have - but it seems like it was a season too early at best. The question now is whether Walton can do enough X/O coaching to get the team up to where the ego manager is the role we need. Sometimes we look like we're almost there. Most of the time, we don't.
As an aside, perusing Suns boards, and they seem to think Booker will want out in the not too distant future. Interesting. He kind of got Igor fired by never running the offense though, so there’s that.
Great effort from the Kings all around tonight. Well, there was one exception, but I’ll let it go. I’d kind of like to see Luke go ballistic and get tossed the next time Fox doesn’t get the superstar treatment, and then chalk up the $50K fine and tear the refs up in the press conference after, too, and demand Fox get the calls he deserves.
Great effort from the Kings all around tonight. Well, there was one exception, but I’ll let it go. I’d kind of like to see Luke go ballistic and get tossed the next time Fox doesn’t get the superstar treatment, and then chalk up the $50K fine and tear the refs up in the press conference after, too, and demand Fox get the calls he deserves.
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