His dad’s tweets are dumb. Marvin isn’t doing this. But I’d also understand If Marvin is frustrated with not playing in the 4th. Quite frankly, if You want to be fair, go back and watch the last 2 or 3 games. Holmes hasn’t been good despite his mom tweeting that his defense was outstanding last game and she was frustrated with something.....
In the Toronto game, Marvin actually was the Better defender against Siakam all game long....not Holmes and not Hassan when Toronto went small.
Marvin hasn’t been a black hole, he moves the ball, he’s not a terrible passer because they aren’t asking him to do anything other than move the ball. He’s been solid. Yes, he still does get beat on defense but show me a guy in the Kings that doesn’t. I mean, is Barnes the closest we got to that?
Ive been one that thinks the Kings might be better going small but after watching these 4th Q’s with the 3 guard offense and HB and Holmes or Hassan, I see us getting beat constantly on the boards. In the first Q with our starting lineup, I think it’s been the most balanced lineup all around.....but we want Hali on the floor. So that means either Bagley or Hield sits and we need Buddy’s shooting. Despite Bagley and Hield defensive numbers being bad, I don’t see them as bottom of the league defenders. There’s something flawed there.
What I would like to see is a willingness or More accurately an ability by Walton to identify in real time who is the better bit to be on the floor whether it’s replacing Hassan or Holmes with Bags if he matches up with a Siakam better or we don’t automatically just ice out Bagley.
And I actually don’t agree with Carmichael Dave’s tweets on this one of Hield and Bagley being terrible on defense. Not great, not good but goode enough that the other things they bring are needed on the floor. His calling out Team Bagley is just bringing attention to them and I think it’s the wrong call.