Tetsujin
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Donte finished with 19/9/9/3/2 on 50% shooting in thirty minutes and still had to come off the bench behind Justin Holiday.
[Game] Kings @ Rockets, 4/1/2022 5pm Pacific, 8pm Eastern
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Barnes 25 pts on 16 shots is annoying and Davion had his worst game in awhile, but:
Damian Jones: 17-17-2, 6 blocks on 9 shots
Chimezie Metu 18-13 on 13 shots
DDV: 19-9-9 3 steals, 2 blocks on 10 shots
Josh Jackson: 11-2-1 on 5 shots
If we benched Barnes and played Queta, I'd have no qualms about what we're seeing. Because it's largely on the back of younger guys who are very likely going to be rotation guys next year.
Damian Jones: 17-17-2, 6 blocks on 9 shots
Chimezie Metu 18-13 on 13 shots
DDV: 19-9-9 3 steals, 2 blocks on 10 shots
Josh Jackson: 11-2-1 on 5 shots
If we benched Barnes and played Queta, I'd have no qualms about what we're seeing. Because it's largely on the back of younger guys who are very likely going to be rotation guys next year.
SacTownKid
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I think Green has physical abilities that could explode with development and gains in size. KPJ is interesting, but I think he's getting inflated right now. Especially against a super small G Kings team. He's getting those modern combo G productivity boosts but he doesn't look like a true beast in any way. Green might have takeover potential at some point. Yeah but outside of that not a lot.
Tetsujin
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Even then, the Rockets were going so small most of the night and Dame Jones was having such a great night that it's hard to see Queta getting more than 5-10 minutes tonight.
SacTownKid
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And now Gentry is in a tough spot because he can't bench players producing and he can go into the exit interview and say he went 4-1 on that road trip, lol.
Tetsujin
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The main concern I have with KPJ is his maturity, which is what resulted in the Rockets being able to get him for a conditional second in the first place. Dude's got size and athleticism but he's had three or so baffling conflicts with the coaching staff this year alone. It's a shame because the Cavs really could have used him next to Garland this year rather than having to give up a first round pick for Caris Levert.
SacTownKid
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Some credit definitely goes to Houston on that one. He's good shooting of the curl but the Rox met him on that all night, even doubled him. This is why players like Fox simply don't grow on trees. Teams have thrown everything they could at him and he still dropped 30 because he has so many dimensions to his game in the triple threat. Davion shooting of the short pick and roll has been a great thing though. They might have their modern day BoJax locked up already with him.
Tetsujin
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Yeah, Porter is a special case. He's got franchise player talent but he wears out his welcome in locker rooms. He might not be done bouncing around the league but he'll keep getting chances if he keeps producing. It will take a coach who is both strong-willed and patient to really get the best out of him.
In fairness to the oldheads, they didn't recognize blocks as a statistic until 1973; Maurice Stokes probably would have had at least one of those.
NewArena
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Period!
EIM86
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5yrs/90M?
Make it 5yrs/9m and I'm in!
jcassio
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Yes, Davion missed his first nine field goals. But he still ended up with a double-double. He distributed well and defended well. When is a double-double a “bad game”?
Tetsujin
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He also had 7 turnovers and had a turnover that led to the Rockets pulling within three with time left.
Also the post in question was a reply to someone upset that the Kings didn't do more to lose so it was less about critiquing Davion than pointing out that the Kings couldn't lose against a team that had absolutely no desire to win.
jcassio
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So you’re saying that context matters?
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