Hah, what Keegan really needs is to go on an ayahuasca journey through consciousness. I heard about it on every other podcast...
is this about Keegan?? Because he had an elite rookie year, followed by a sophomore slump, and we’re 14 games into year 3. that’s 1.17 bad years. I’m super unhappy about his progression but please try to stay in reality.
It worked for Aaron Rodgers- oh wait…Hah, what Keegan really needs is to go on an ayahuasca journey through consciousness. I heard about it on every other podcast...
Colby and Isaac Jones helped those little minutes they played in both sides of the ball (defense and "circulating" the ball in offense), in 2nd half they were not used at all.
Lyles+Len experiment has failed this season in the short time they spent together (with Sabonis healthy), today we had a rough start again in both halves with the two of them together. Same thing against Minnesota with the Sabonis+Len together starting both halves.
Colby and Isaac Jones helped those little minutes they played in both sides of the ball (defense and "circulating" the ball in offense), in 2nd half they were not used at all.
Lyles+Len experiment has failed this season in the short time they spent together (with Sabonis healthy), today we had a rough start again in both halves with the two of them together. Same thing against Minnesota with the Sabonis+Len together starting both halves.
You're leaving out a lot of context comparing 3rd year Kawhi to 3rd year Keegan Murray.Kawhi was still averaging 12 points in his third season and the 4th or fifth option on his team. Guys develop different. Also were like not even 20% into the season yet so it feels sorta dumb to act like Keegan is never going to be good on offense again.
MPJ and Klay both have better shooting strokes than Keegan. Keegan has a flatter shot that gives him less margin for error with the way it hits the rim.I actually don't think so at all. Keegan's developed as a legit multi-positional defender that takes the toughest assignment on a nightly basis, has improved as a rebounder and has slowly started to add an on-ball scoring package. But his game has been predicated on his elite shooting; with all this other stuff added, that's how he becomes a star.
He's not a Franz/J-Dub player. His comps are closer to Klay/MPJ. MPJ with defense would be a pretty great outcome for him. But for him to be that max level player, he's just got to be a 38%+ 3pt shooter. And I don't think a bad 10-game slump throws out him being a historically great shooter through his first 2 seasons (2nd in 3PM, 3rd in 3p%) among the guys in the top 10.
HOU, PHX and GSW all lost tonight too. Just keep with the pack, as long as they stay within striking distance, we're fine. Pretty much as expected, the West is eating itself; you just need to make sure your not one of the teams that finds themselves 5-6 games out of the 6 seed.
MPJ and Klay both have better shooting strokes than Keegan. Keegan has a flatter shot that gives him less margin for error with the way it hits the rim.
It took Klay 9 seasons before he shot under 40% from 3pt. It took MPJ 4 seasons before he shot under 40% from 3pt (minus his injured year). Keegan shot just a hair under 36% from 3pt in his 2nd year. He's clearly not on the same level of shooting at these guys.
I think he's more like a prime Trevor Ariza?
The win one lose one is just such a drag as a fan. That’s possibly how it goes most of the season, I just hope we can rip off 4 in a row sometime soon
MPJ and Klay both have better shooting strokes than Keegan. Keegan has a flatter shot that gives him less margin for error with the way it hits the rim.
It took Klay 9 seasons before he shot under 40% from 3pt. It took MPJ 4 seasons before he shot under 40% from 3pt (minus his injured year). Keegan shot just a hair under 36% from 3pt in his 2nd year. He's clearly not on the same level of shooting at these guys.
I think he's more like a prime Trevor Ariza?
edit: should elaborate that I mean current Keegan looks like prime Trevor Ariza who was one of the most important players on the Harden Rockets. He was the mold for 3&D SFs
#10 in the west when we had the easiest schedule in the league. Untimely injuries have killed any chance of us making a run.The win one lose one is just such a drag as a fan. That’s possibly how it goes most of the season, I just hope we can rip off 4 in a row sometime soon
The win one lose one is just such a drag as a fan. That’s possibly how it goes most of the season, I just hope we can rip off 4 in a row sometime soon
They'll have to get something like that going because certainly some team will. Right now the 6th seed is at around a 48-49 wins on the year arc. The key as Jerry Reynolds would always point out is the loss column. If you want in, stay away from that 32. At some point some team in that pack will start getting on some type of roll. They always do. The Kings don't want to start racking up L's or playing large stretches of .500 ball like they are early again this season because then they're relying on the failure of other teams than their own success.
#10 in the west when we had the easiest schedule in the league. Untimely injuries have killed any chance of us making a run.
Thank you. Trae Young held to 1 FG. Only 4 pts while Keegan was in, but Keegan had a bad game because apparently scoring points is the only thing that matters.You can expect more, but when Fox is looking for his own offense as much as he is recently AND Keon Ellis is on a heater — what are you really expecting Keegan to do offensively? Force shots? Or keep jacking up shots when they aren’t falling as Huerter did?
At least Keegan doesn’t get selfish and shoot his team out of games. And unlike some players, he’s putting out a lot of effort in on defense. In what way is that disappointing?
the Kings have had to play 5 games in 7 days TWICE over the last month. Not sure how that counts as easy
On a completely unrelated note, when the hell did Dean Wade turn into one of the best defenders in the league? The dude’s been on these lists with Keegan for the last two seasons and I remember him being terrible at defense whenever we faced him in the Like Walton era.
Keegan on the list for wing stoppers as well.
Basically, these guys need to be on the court, together, as much as possible.