[KINGS] Comments that don't warrant their own thread (Redux)
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after last night Keegan is worse than Maxey. If you drop it to 20 attempts min the Scoot, Sharpe and Martin slide in under him
https://www.nba.com/stats/players/s...seDefDistRange=4-6 Feet - Open&PerMode=Totals
https://www.nba.com/stats/players/s...seDefDistRange=4-6 Feet - Open&PerMode=Totals
We got to fix the 3pt defense. I'm not concerned about the 3pt shooting staying bad, that will regress to the mean eventually. But we allow teams to shoot the 3rd most 3PA and 7th best 3p% in the league. That's not just "hot shooting" that's the defensive game plan. And I just don't see how that can stay successful long-term.
It's interesting. The Kings are currently 14th in defensive rating. That's not great by any stretch of the imagination, but it's better than half the NBA, which is noteworthy considering the Kings haven't finished in the upper half of the league in defensive rating since, like, the W. Bush administration. It's almost impressive considering how bad the 3pt defense has been. It's like they've schemed it this way to see how they might coax an above average defense out of a team anchored by stars that aren't known for their defensive contributions. I don't really approve, because it's so back-breaking in the modern NBA to watch your opponent hit 3-pointer after 3-pointer while your own offense continually clangs them off the rim. When players get comfortable from outside early, they develop a rhythm they can sustain all game, which we've seen, as opposing teams are regularly shooting 40%+ against the Kings. Still, I'm curious if there will be any long-term dividends to the strategy. Even with the awful 3pt defense, it feels like the Kings would be a .600 or better team if their shooters would just hit at league average from beyond the arc. Keegan and Huerter just have to be better. Or Keon needs to get run as a starter and drill 38% consistently.
Yeah, this sample is a it skewed because LAC just put on a brickshow vs us at 23.8%...and we still lost the 3PM battle somehow. So the 3p% vs us was even worse.
I just don't see how in the NBA landscape that's all-in on 3pt shooting and maximizing 3PA and spacing on the floor...how could it possibly be good long-term to funnel shots to 3PA?
This is where I think just taking the cuffs on Keon, getting him in a 28+ MPG role and getting Carter back helps quite a bit. Just get guys on the floor who are able to actually rotate defensively and contest these 3PA.
I just don't see how in the NBA landscape that's all-in on 3pt shooting and maximizing 3PA and spacing on the floor...how could it possibly be good long-term to funnel shots to 3PA?
This is where I think just taking the cuffs on Keon, getting him in a 28+ MPG role and getting Carter back helps quite a bit. Just get guys on the floor who are able to actually rotate defensively and contest these 3PA.
I agree it’s too early but if they identify a target and can get a deal done in mid December I’d pull the trigger. Monte is fully aware we have 7 guards (Fox, Monk, Huerter, Ellis, Carter, McLaughlin and Colby) and 4 forwards (Keegan, Lyles, Deebo and a questionable Jones) If I’m Monte I’d flip at least one guard and a first to balance it out or even try to swing 2 trades to bring in 2 or 3 forwards. I still have some hope Isaac can be on of the dudes we need but not sure we are in a position to wait
Yeah, short term balance maybe but if Huerter was trade bait for a year and a half, he's got to be trade bait at some point again most likely. The core G's moving forward long term IMO are Fox, Monk, and Carter if for nothing more than contract security unless Fox did bail. Ellis perhaps as well but that contract makes it a bit iffy and Monte might not be able to control his future long term. There really isn't an issue at guard moving forward whatsoever at least. If the Kings moved anyone outside of that core it's unlikely the Kings are getting anything more than a role player in the frontcourt anyway. If and when Brown runs more guard lineups, if he gives Carter a chance when he's back, then I think that will determine a lot. If Fox, Monk, and Carter can play minutes together routinely it should be just fine.
