Yeah, there's a lot up in the air for sure. But honestly, pretty much any plan, whether rebuilding, or surrounding a team around LaVine/Domas should and needs to include massive minutes for Devin and Keon. If we want to make that offensive pairing work, the defense of those 2 and Keegan need to be in the lineup as much as possible.
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Yeah, there's a lot up in the air for sure. But honestly, pretty much any plan, whether rebuilding, or surrounding a team around LaVine/Domas should and needs to include massive minutes for Devin and Keon. If we want to make that offensive pairing work, the defense of those 2 and Keegan need to be in the lineup as much as possible.
Yeah keeping him pigeon holed to ensure they can squeak into a play in game and get embarrassed on national TV again is probably not going to be the best plan moving forward.
iowamcnabb
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the thing is they “need a point guard” according to Domas and Scott. Let’s say you sign a starter this offseason. One of Keon or Devin is likely to be getting 15 minutes or less unless you move Monk.
SacTownKid
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And that would be peak Kangz. Devin, this is your summer young man. Elite athletic ability, the ability to go right or left off pick and roll, this isn't some usual thing. Don't screw this up Kings.
I mean... Devin is a PG isn't he?
iowamcnabb
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the team doesn’t seem to see him as a lead guard. I don’t think he is an elite facilitator or anything but I think he could do the job as a secondary facilitator if Domas is your primary. If not, we will be entering Keon vs Devin territory where one of them is not long for the team
SacTownKid
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Devin is more of a combo G, which hopefully the Kings realize is pretty much every single PG in the league right now, lol.
Elektrik
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Ouch! I thought we didn’t mention his name…
iowamcnabb
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yeh. How about use the triple double machine to drive the offense? Domas has a plus handleand is 6’10. Sure he can do the dhos but he can distribute on the elbow too. There has to be an offensive coordinator out there that can maximize his and others skillsets. Im watching Joker right now. They give him the ball at the top of the key. If they sag off he shoots the three. Domas can do that too. If they press up he shoots darts. Simple basketball.
SacTownKid
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The only issue is Domas kind of outed himself when he said they needed a PG. For Domas to be that guy, he should have come out and said, "I am that guy". Maybe it means nothing but that kind of sent the alarms off in my head. Fox ended up being the same type of player in the end.
ShastaKingsFan
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He's never viewed himself as a lead option. Part of why he has turned down so many open shots
twslam07
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I’m not necessarily disagreeing, but Sabonis takes longer to wind up his shot than Joker which makes it easier for his man to sag off and still get a good contest. Also, I could be wrong, but Sabonis seems to be much more bothered by a contest on his jump shot; whereas, I’ve seen Joker knock down plenty of 3s with a hand right in his face.
Again, I think there are definitely opportunities for him to take more 3s (especially if he speeds up his release). The guy has shot 39.7% from 3 over the past 3 years on 1.5 3PA (41.7% from 3 on 2.3 3PA this past season). I think the coaching staff needs to empower him to shoot more. If he can shoot 38%+ on 4-5 3PAs, that will do even more to open up our offense and it should make it easier for Sabonis to take his man off the dribble since they’ll be more hesitant to give him space.
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