Keon Ellis
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They could also free up a roster spot by making a two for one trade like some/many/all have suggested here over the past couple weeks. Just sayin. If he makes that 15 man roster you should probably learn to spell his name right though. 
They could also free up a roster spot by making a two for one trade like some/many/all have suggested here over the past couple weeks. Just sayin. If he makes that 15 man roster you should probably learn to spell his name right though.
Remember we have Jordan Ford in the pipeline as well.
Amazing performance for Keon tonight.
Some thoughts on him,
Size - Versatile, good size, can switch onto different players and effect them in a multitude of ways.
Communication - Not only a good defensive outing individually for Keon, but his help defense and positioning was quite good. He was scrambling and in the right spots at the right time, there was never any issue trusting him to switch or any type of miscommunications. What I saw was extremely good help defensive.
Individual defense - Keon had a absolute clinic tonight defending one on one, he was scrappy, he was tough, and most importantly he was there every play. The block on Dort was quite impressive in transition, to time a jump to defend someone you are giving 20-30lbs, time it correctly, meet at the point of contact, float in the air for a half second longer and come down and spike the ball straight back without fouling? That to me is something you cannot really teach, good instincts and timing.
Another steller play of his, in transition with 6'6 SGA running at him full speed he was somehow able to hit the ball while running backwards.. not once, BUT TWICE without fouling within what seemed like a second, he swiped and hit the ball, brought the same hand/arm back up and DID IT AGAIN. Giving him another time and disruptiong for Sabonis to trail and help. Truly impressed with how fast his hands are.. haven't really seen hands that quick since our very own Swipa.
Just need to him to hit more open threes, but also importantly, he took them within the flow of the offense, no disruptions no running down shot clock. Made some good assists as well...
Some thoughts on him,
Size - Versatile, good size, can switch onto different players and effect them in a multitude of ways.
Communication - Not only a good defensive outing individually for Keon, but his help defense and positioning was quite good. He was scrambling and in the right spots at the right time, there was never any issue trusting him to switch or any type of miscommunications. What I saw was extremely good help defensive.
Individual defense - Keon had a absolute clinic tonight defending one on one, he was scrappy, he was tough, and most importantly he was there every play. The block on Dort was quite impressive in transition, to time a jump to defend someone you are giving 20-30lbs, time it correctly, meet at the point of contact, float in the air for a half second longer and come down and spike the ball straight back without fouling? That to me is something you cannot really teach, good instincts and timing.
Another steller play of his, in transition with 6'6 SGA running at him full speed he was somehow able to hit the ball while running backwards.. not once, BUT TWICE without fouling within what seemed like a second, he swiped and hit the ball, brought the same hand/arm back up and DID IT AGAIN. Giving him another time and disruptiong for Sabonis to trail and help. Truly impressed with how fast his hands are.. haven't really seen hands that quick since our very own Swipa.
Just need to him to hit more open threes, but also importantly, he took them within the flow of the offense, no disruptions no running down shot clock. Made some good assists as well...
Ellis is a savant when it comes to getting his hand on the ball. The more minutes Brown plays him, the more the officials will recognize it and the less they'll call fouls on him.
He was my basically my first choice as a second round pick last year and was really happy when McNair picked him up as a FA. I thought he was going to be a bigger Davion after watching tape on him in college. He was able to stay in front of everyone. At the NBA level he's not quite as good at staying in front of guys but he's already elite at getting his hand on the ball and disrupting plays.
He was my basically my first choice as a second round pick last year and was really happy when McNair picked him up as a FA. I thought he was going to be a bigger Davion after watching tape on him in college. He was able to stay in front of everyone. At the NBA level he's not quite as good at staying in front of guys but he's already elite at getting his hand on the ball and disrupting plays.
If Keon can give the Kings consistent minutes disrupting opposing offenses with his length, then you really do have to wonder how superfluous Davion is. It just feels like Davion is going to get crunched in the rotation at a certain point. He has far too many games where he becomes unplayable offensively, and while he's a capable ballhandler, he has a habit of pounding craters into the parquet. The ball just sticks when he's got it in his hands, and as we saw tonight, this Kings team will always be at its very best when everything stays in motion.
The reason why Ellis worked in the starting line up with Fox out was because he wasn't trying to replace Fox at PG.
Ellis brought the ball up the court, but once he got it up court, he gave the rock up to our de facto point guard Domas Sabonis. Sabonis is the point guard (along with Fox when he's healthy), but Mitchell failed because he tried to takeover the ball dominance of a normal PG, when he should have just given the ball up to Sabonis once up court.
I'm hoping Keon Ellis continues getting minutes with Fox back and Mitchell figures it out off the bench.
Ellis brought the ball up the court, but once he got it up court, he gave the rock up to our de facto point guard Domas Sabonis. Sabonis is the point guard (along with Fox when he's healthy), but Mitchell failed because he tried to takeover the ball dominance of a normal PG, when he should have just given the ball up to Sabonis once up court.
I'm hoping Keon Ellis continues getting minutes with Fox back and Mitchell figures it out off the bench.
Bingo Bingo Bingo
I checked Keon's stats going all the back to high school. He's never been a score first PG - or what you would call ball dominant. Fox is one of a kind. Keon's game compliments Fox very well, whether they are both on the floor at the same time, or for a change of pace/different look. Meanwhile, he's still very very valuable on the defensive end. Much more of a Jason Kidd than a De'Aaron Fox.
I checked Keon's stats going all the back to high school. He's never been a score first PG - or what you would call ball dominant. Fox is one of a kind. Keon's game compliments Fox very well, whether they are both on the floor at the same time, or for a change of pace/different look. Meanwhile, he's still very very valuable on the defensive end. Much more of a Jason Kidd than a De'Aaron Fox.
