Keegan named to national select team
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I think his numbers may go up but I don’t think he was a poor rebounder last year.
Watching the games he does a really good job of boxing out and clearing out the lane for Sabonis to grab boards.
I think what we saw against GSW was what happens when teams exploit that crashing the boards with a physical center if Sabonis doesn’t box out. I could be wrong but that’s what I saw a lot last year. He wasn’t grabbing the boards but he was doing a lot of work rebounding.
Watching the games he does a really good job of boxing out and clearing out the lane for Sabonis to grab boards.
I think what we saw against GSW was what happens when teams exploit that crashing the boards with a physical center if Sabonis doesn’t box out. I could be wrong but that’s what I saw a lot last year. He wasn’t grabbing the boards but he was doing a lot of work rebounding.
126.5 points per game, by the '81-'82 Denver Nuggets.
https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/nba-highest-ppg-by-a-team-in-a-season
Last season we were the 20th highest in NBA history at 120.7 ppg, but due to a difference in the number of shots taken, we had the highest ORtg in NBA history at 119.4.
That table is interesting to pore over. For one, there are only two teams (us, and '20-'21 Milwaukee at #23) from the "launch threes" era in the top 25. Of the 19 teams in front of us, only five teams (the '80-'84 Nuggets, inclusive, and the '71-'72 Lakers) didn't play in the 1960s. We scored more points last year than had been scored by anybody in the NBA in 39 seasons, and we were fifth in the last 50 years.
Pace of play was obviously very different in the '60s, which was insane. For the entire decade, the NBA averaged about 120 possessions per game (this last season the NBA averaged 99.1). We had fewer FGA and fewer FTA than any other team in the top 20 by a good margin. We made up for that by having the second-highest overall shooting percentage in the top 20, and by scoring an extra 13.8 points from three (only the Nuggets teams played with a three-point line, and they didn't average one 3PT make per game in any of those seasons). Anyway, it's no mystery that most of the greatest scoring teams of all time came from that '60s era - they literally only used half the shot clock on average. We're making up in efficiency what the early teams were doing via volume.
At any rate, I'll go out on a limb and say that in the upcoming year, we'll score 10,000 points as a team. We'll need to score 30.5 points per quarter to do it, but that seems like where we're at right now.
https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/nba-highest-ppg-by-a-team-in-a-season
Last season we were the 20th highest in NBA history at 120.7 ppg, but due to a difference in the number of shots taken, we had the highest ORtg in NBA history at 119.4.
That table is interesting to pore over. For one, there are only two teams (us, and '20-'21 Milwaukee at #23) from the "launch threes" era in the top 25. Of the 19 teams in front of us, only five teams (the '80-'84 Nuggets, inclusive, and the '71-'72 Lakers) didn't play in the 1960s. We scored more points last year than had been scored by anybody in the NBA in 39 seasons, and we were fifth in the last 50 years.
Pace of play was obviously very different in the '60s, which was insane. For the entire decade, the NBA averaged about 120 possessions per game (this last season the NBA averaged 99.1). We had fewer FGA and fewer FTA than any other team in the top 20 by a good margin. We made up for that by having the second-highest overall shooting percentage in the top 20, and by scoring an extra 13.8 points from three (only the Nuggets teams played with a three-point line, and they didn't average one 3PT make per game in any of those seasons). Anyway, it's no mystery that most of the greatest scoring teams of all time came from that '60s era - they literally only used half the shot clock on average. We're making up in efficiency what the early teams were doing via volume.
At any rate, I'll go out on a limb and say that in the upcoming year, we'll score 10,000 points as a team. We'll need to score 30.5 points per quarter to do it, but that seems like where we're at right now.
The good sign is that he's been hitting the weights. Once he's strong enough to be down by the rim that shotblocking and rebounding will follow. Not sure he'll be a double double guy but even last year Keegan was making an impact tapping the ball away on the offensive boards so while his rebounding wasn't great it was better than the numbers suggest.
I watched the ball is life vid from the most recent scrimmages. Keegan didn’t get the ball a lot but when he did he showed the ability to take guys off the dribble. Really quick moves actually. I think his offense is going to be great this year and this time with the select team should give him even more confidence. His defense in those scrimmages was really bad though. Still struggling with rotations and gave up a couple straight line drives to BI. I still think he can be a solid player on D but at this point I’m not expecting it for the upcoming season. The strides on that end might need to come in year 3.
I mean that's straight up unguardable. That's a great contest from Hart and he honestly can't get to the close out any quicker than he did on that play. More than the insane release, I love the confidence to pull that. He's never shooting that shot last year.
Did we seriously mess around and draft 6'10 Klay? Good lord
Did we seriously mess around and draft 6'10 Klay? Good lord
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Why are so many fans overreacting over this Kevon Looney thing?
Do you guys not realize that Looney was a non-factor the first 2 games (both KINGS wins) and didn’t start dominating the boards til after “the stomp” in game 2?
Domas led the league in rebounding last season. He did so while playing with an injured thumb the 2nd half. And how many games did he play not getting calls while enduring heavy contact? We all saw it.
The dude was clearly worn down and not himself. Then the stomp happened. Then suddenly the KINGS couldn’t keep Looney off the boards. It’s not a coincidence.
Let’s stop pretending teams figured out some secret cheat code to use against our KINGS. Looney will likely never see the perfect mix of circumstances align for him ever again.
Do you guys not realize that Looney was a non-factor the first 2 games (both KINGS wins) and didn’t start dominating the boards til after “the stomp” in game 2?
Domas led the league in rebounding last season. He did so while playing with an injured thumb the 2nd half. And how many games did he play not getting calls while enduring heavy contact? We all saw it.
The dude was clearly worn down and not himself. Then the stomp happened. Then suddenly the KINGS couldn’t keep Looney off the boards. It’s not a coincidence.
Let’s stop pretending teams figured out some secret cheat code to use against our KINGS. Looney will likely never see the perfect mix of circumstances align for him ever again.