The Kings love shoot first point guards. Bobby Jackson and Beno are two of them. Bibby was another. I've seen games Beno shoots and shoots and shoots before beginning to look to pass, and that's exactly what Theus wants. I've also seen Douby make some very fine passes off the dribble, which may indicate there is more to come...
Was Douby a wasted pick?
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I dont think it is ever a good idea to draft a small shooter like douby. First they are a dime a dozen you can find that type of player for cheap. (nba cheap) Also unless you are going to play small AKA golden state it is hard to fit that type of player into the offense.
Wasted pick? YES should have traded the pick for something else maybe a pf.
Wasted pick? YES should have traded the pick for something else maybe a pf.
Really? Garcia can play 2 positions solidly and play an emergency PG, was picked later in the draft than Douby (23rd vs. 19th), can start and contribute and hit big shots. Douby can't get off the bench because he can only play SG. Garcia is averaging 18 PPG + 3 assists with 50% shooting as a starting guard. Could Douby even think about starting? We should have picked Josh Boone or Lowry IMO. Douby has shown absolutely nothing except the ability to take bad shots and occasionally hit them.
Garcia a bust? I think not. As soon as he learns to use his passion for the game to his advantage he can really become even more of a impact player, more than he is now.
BTW i met garcia last year at a rite aid in natomas we were both waiting for the pharmacist at 1 in the morning and ended up having around a 45 min talk about the kings and where to find good hispanic food in Sac-town lol
BTW i met garcia last year at a rite aid in natomas we were both waiting for the pharmacist at 1 in the morning and ended up having around a 45 min talk about the kings and where to find good hispanic food in Sac-town lol
I think drafting Douby was a mistake for us. It wasn't necessarily a bad move at the time, but the way he's been used since doesn't really make a lot of sense. He's always been a shooting guard, not a point guard. He was drafted for his shooting. That was the one skill where he stood out over the competition. But looking at what he's done with the Kings, he's been asked to be a playmaker when he'd probably be better suited as a spot-up shooter. The argument at the time was that Douby could replace Bobby Jackson, who we'd just lost in the Bonzi trade. Of course, that doesn't take into account that Bobby Jackson was nearly an NBA washout until Petrie took a chance on him. I think it's very possible that Douby eventually settles into a comfortable niche in the NBA. But the chances of that happening in Sacramento are declining by the year and without much playing time to show for it. If you're going to give a guy a chance to prove himself, then give him a chance. If you're expecting him to magically transform into an NBA player while sitting on the bench, you're basically just renting him until some other team that can use him picks him up and reaps the benefits. So yes, I do think he was a wasted pick for us. Not that he's a bad player, but there were other players of comparable talent available who actually would have had a role on our roster. We needed a backup PG in the worst way and we passed on five of them. (Rajon Rondo, Sergio Rodriguez, Kyle Lowry, Jordan Farmar, Marcus Williams) I can almost guarantee you that any of those five guys would have a rotation spot by now.
Douby can become a decent bench guy that plays SG in a small lineup, or dual guard in a Martin(G)/Douby(G)/Garcia(SF) lineup with both Garcia, and Douby bringing the ball up. But by no means is he a pure point, or could ever start as a point. That's not his position. He's an undersized 2, and at best a bench player.
If Mr. Douby was more aggressive in taking the ball to the basket, and wasn't just primarily a jump shooter, his worth would be a lot more...look at what happened to Kevin Martin once he started being aggressive and more creative with the basketball...not that I'm comparing the two because I'm not...I'm just saying...he's too one dimensional.
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Best case for Douby would've been a Bobby Jackson role behind the 2/1, but with Martin at the two, that will never happen. He's not enough of a PG for us to go without one for long stretches, and Martin isn't enough of a facilitator to balance it out. We passed on a potential starting PG for a back-up.
