Huerter likely starting when cleared
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Well all that smoke ended up being fire. It says a couple things:
1) Monte and Brown believe our best chance of competing is an overwhelming offense with passable defense instead of middle of the road for both
2) They believe that good finish on defense at the end of the year was driven by the refereeing change more so than Keon
I get the decision but I’m worried about the bench. Our back up forwards are Lyles and McBuckets, having Huerter off the bench would have mixed up the skill set a bit more. I also think it’s possible Keon could be out of the rotation on some nights. Monks getting a ton of minutes and I think McLaughlin will play too.
1) Monte and Brown believe our best chance of competing is an overwhelming offense with passable defense instead of middle of the road for both
2) They believe that good finish on defense at the end of the year was driven by the refereeing change more so than Keon
I get the decision but I’m worried about the bench. Our back up forwards are Lyles and McBuckets, having Huerter off the bench would have mixed up the skill set a bit more. I also think it’s possible Keon could be out of the rotation on some nights. Monks getting a ton of minutes and I think McLaughlin will play too.
Or, conspiracy side here, that building up Huerter as an asset is a priority. I mean, you don't go from desperately trying to include someone as value in a trade to THIS very often. Truth still is though, the 5 mans say what they say. The starting 5 man unit beats all. Then again, which one doesn't for almost all teams? All things become almost conclusive this season so get ready Kings fans!
I think Kevin can play back up 3, he did so in Atlanta and he is much beefier now. We will see how it works but we have an awful lot of usage in that starting unit. I know we can stagger some but that concerns me. Having said that, if Kev and Keegs can go back to the three point efficiency of 2 years ago the offense will be nearly unstoppable
This is pretty much as I predicted. Weird, too.
If Huerter cannot play the first two games--he is very close, by all reports--and the starters with Ellis blitz both Minnesota and the Lakers, would Mike Brown reconsider? Naw, too radical.
I watched an interview today with Frankie Cartoscelli, who explains that if Monk were starting, the dropoff to the bench and the pressure on the players might be too great. I also learned that Malik will indeed "speak up" if the Kings are drifting into the New Year & he still has not been given a chance.
If Huerter cannot play the first two games--he is very close, by all reports--and the starters with Ellis blitz both Minnesota and the Lakers, would Mike Brown reconsider? Naw, too radical.
I watched an interview today with Frankie Cartoscelli, who explains that if Monk were starting, the dropoff to the bench and the pressure on the players might be too great. I also learned that Malik will indeed "speak up" if the Kings are drifting into the New Year & he still has not been given a chance.
Listening to Coach Brown the other day, he was talking about Huerter draws defenders to him. He’s one of this guys. Klay, Reggie Miller, etc. Says defenders gravitate or start hedging to him because of the threat of the 3. Something that Keon doesn’t do even though Keon shoots a good percentage. This is where Brown’s thoughts are in regards to Huerter.
I haven’t watched since the first preseason game. I try not to fill up on bread.
The results haven’t looked great on paper, especially from three. I don’t know how Ellis has looked.
Fact is, Huerter creates a lot of space.
When all else fails, one thing Huerter does well every game is run around the perimeter and create space. Thats even more imperative now that you added another prolific scorer.
Even last season when Huerter was a brick layer teams still didn’t cheat off him in the slightest which is why he always found himself back in the lineup despite not really playing himself back in statistically.
Keon obviously can shoot the three but his shots come from teams cheating off him. Most of the time the ball won’t get to him. Huerter creates a whole different action out there. Hopefully he’s due for a bounce back.
Defense will be what it is. We really need Fox to commit to another level on that end. He was good last year but with DeRozan here, Fox can focus even more defensively.
The results haven’t looked great on paper, especially from three. I don’t know how Ellis has looked.
Fact is, Huerter creates a lot of space.
When all else fails, one thing Huerter does well every game is run around the perimeter and create space. Thats even more imperative now that you added another prolific scorer.
Even last season when Huerter was a brick layer teams still didn’t cheat off him in the slightest which is why he always found himself back in the lineup despite not really playing himself back in statistically.
Keon obviously can shoot the three but his shots come from teams cheating off him. Most of the time the ball won’t get to him. Huerter creates a whole different action out there. Hopefully he’s due for a bounce back.
Defense will be what it is. We really need Fox to commit to another level on that end. He was good last year but with DeRozan here, Fox can focus even more defensively.
Ellis played in all five preseason games and shot 29% from three. Fox hit 31.8% across four games.
I saw games 2-5 and thought Fox was very active, very committed on the defensive end. He and Ellis were the only guys at +/- 0.00 per 36 minutes in preseason. Everyone else had negative numbers. The closest to those two was Isaiah Crawford at -5.7 and it got worse from there.
I saw games 2-5 and thought Fox was very active, very committed on the defensive end. He and Ellis were the only guys at +/- 0.00 per 36 minutes in preseason. Everyone else had negative numbers. The closest to those two was Isaiah Crawford at -5.7 and it got worse from there.
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I wonder how much the coaching staff takes into account individual +/- stats, either per game or per 36 minutes? The guys at the bottom, at -17 or worse, have all been waived or traded, except for McDermott, who only played one game, and Isaac Jones, already signed to a two-way contract.
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Yeah I've been echoing this same sentiment since the end of last season.
Teams would have no issue doubling Fox, DeMar, and Sabonis in order to leave an unproven Keon wide open from 3pt all day. He's a 3&D guy, who's too passive of a shooter.
If we still had HB, I'd be all aboard the starting Keon train, but we have DeRozan who's almost a non-factor from 3pt. We have to roll our dice on Kevin and hope he can return back to form like his first season with us.
Teams would have no issue doubling Fox, DeMar, and Sabonis in order to leave an unproven Keon wide open from 3pt all day. He's a 3&D guy, who's too passive of a shooter.
If we still had HB, I'd be all aboard the starting Keon train, but we have DeRozan who's almost a non-factor from 3pt. We have to roll our dice on Kevin and hope he can return back to form like his first season with us.
That's good, but in my opinion this group has a higher ceiling with Keon over Huerter against contending teams and in a playoff series. But there again, I believe there's a good chance they are trying to build up Huerter's value for a trade. He's been announced as available since before the last dead-line