Keegan Murray is who Marvin Bagley wishes he was.
Or maybe who Kings fans wished Marvin Bagley was?
Edit: Might even be a good off-season topic but I wonder if, even tho he hasn't played an NBA game yet, would drafting Murray at #2 have lessened the sting if missing Luka? Say we replaced Bagley with Murray in that draft, would it have hurt a lot less if Murray was our get instead of Bagley over Luka?
It probably would have been some much more interesting conversations at the time.
People were actually OK with how Marvin played under Joerger as the team was fun and winning. Joerger did a good job of playing to the strengths of the players in the team.If Marvin showed like Murray and carried a similar trajectory throughout the season, I think people still would claim Luka was (rightfully) the better prospect, but depending on how the season shook out (like if we made the playoffs), fans might not have been AS agitated.
Accepted? Quite a a lot of people liked Bagley including me. What turned me against him was his me,me,me attitude after the team patiently waited for him to be healthy.
Oh and his failure to fix ANY of the problems with his game and improving what he did do well.
Keegan slowly stares at pantone color charts for excitement online. I highly doubt he would spend time on a message board.Why you all got to mess with a fun thread for a Bagley rehash? Keegan Murray is slowly shaking his head at you all right now and deciding whether to also point a finger in your general direction.
It's so sexual and violent. Provocative.
If Marvin had stayed healthy and lead this team to the playoffs he'd have been forgiven. Let's not forget that the 2018-19 Kings were drastically better than almost any Kings team since Adelman left and the Dallas Mavericks that year. And expectations were high.2018 was a strong draft and Marvin was still all nba rookie first team. Also a finalist for that 2019 USA World Cup team. Made it as far as Fox.
Marvin just wasn't Luka, so he was never going to be accepted here. Was never going to work.
Kings lost before Marvin, when Marvin played, when Marvin was hurt, when Marvin was benched and when Marvin was traded. Will be nice when the Kings win and fans forget about Marvin.
If Marvin vs Keegan becomes the new comparison, then Kings fans just really don't want to move forward.
One more example of the national narrative that if the Kings did it it must be wrong.NBA fans in June: The Kings drafted a bust with their pick!
NBA fans in July: Keegan Murray isn’t as good as he looks and is overrated actually.
One more example of the national narrative that if the Kings did it it must be wrong.
Meanwhile, Keegan probably spent a nice evening in getting a head start on filing his taxes.
Meanwhile, Keegan probably spent a nice evening in getting a head start on filing his taxes.
I have grown to really dislike Chet.Meanwhile, Keegan probably spent a nice evening in getting a head start on filing his taxes.
Lol"YeAh bUt NbA TwItTeR tOlD mE tHaT ThE kInGs wEre dUmB fOr pAsSiNg oN iVeY"