Keon Tyrese Ellis
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Keon still leads the team in +/- per 36 minutes. He also leads in Net Rating, and it is not even close: 12.3 for Keon Ellis to 8.4 for Domantas Sabonis.
Everyone here was talking in preseason about what a great compliment to the starting unit he makes. Too bad Coach Brown and his brain trust lack confidence in his abilities. Perhaps after Ellis' explosion in the last game, they might see things differently.
Everyone here was talking in preseason about what a great compliment to the starting unit he makes. Too bad Coach Brown and his brain trust lack confidence in his abilities. Perhaps after Ellis' explosion in the last game, they might see things differently.
Yeah, as president of the Huerter club on the forum, I've always still been "start Keon" since he showed us his impact last season. I understand why Brown stuck with Huerter... but that argument goes out the window when Huerter is only at 30% from 3. He honestly needs to be 40%+ to justify holding off Keon. And while Huerter has made significant strides in improving the rest of his game, his primary value remains with his shooting.
The Kings jumped from somewhere in the bottom to the top 10 in the league once Keon was introduced as a starter last year. Keon harassed Steph Curry and had his breakout party in the play-in last year and helped us send the Warriors home. Somehow, these performances were "forgotten" and he gets yanked around like a scrub this year. Then again, I remember that Davion was "forgotten" for Game 7 couple of years ago and Steph promptly dropped 50 to send us home packing.
The Kings are not going far without a good defense as had been proved repeatedly the last two seasons. Yet, we continue to underplay our best defenders and wonder why our offense isn't working and play more chuckers. If you are taking the ball out from under the basket every time, you're going against a set defense and your offensive efficiency drops. We know what doesn't work and what works. If an offensive explosion is what it takes to play Keon, so be it.
The Kings are not going far without a good defense as had been proved repeatedly the last two seasons. Yet, we continue to underplay our best defenders and wonder why our offense isn't working and play more chuckers. If you are taking the ball out from under the basket every time, you're going against a set defense and your offensive efficiency drops. We know what doesn't work and what works. If an offensive explosion is what it takes to play Keon, so be it.
