Kings trade Sessions for Andre Miller
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I'm not sure if he is capable, but within the last month he said he believes he may want to keep playing next season.
If it's true, and he can and takes the vets minimum we may have a steal here, the last guard off the bench potentially, used when needed with all his experience.
They call him "the professor"....seems like he'd transition as an assistant possibly down the road for Karl as well.
If it's true, and he can and takes the vets minimum we may have a steal here, the last guard off the bench potentially, used when needed with all his experience.
They call him "the professor"....seems like he'd transition as an assistant possibly down the road for Karl as well.
I agree with you. I've thought about Nik-Manu for a while. However, I think Nik could actually be a starting PG in the nba in the future. If Nik develops into the height of his ceiling, he's a deadly PG that can shoot lights out and play off the ball. Very unselfish all around player. I believe if he was a European player, he'd be regarded around the NBA as one of the most talented players in the NBA. To be fair to Nikolas, he is Lithuanian. I just see Nik as a player with a HUGE upside. I think Karl can bring the most out of Nik.
I also remember Karl coached Evan Fournier. Fournier had very limited PT on that playoff team, but he played several times at PG and looked really good. I think he had to fill in randomly at PG once because the Nuggets were down to no one but him, and he had a breakout game. I think Karl helped bring Fournier in very slowly and well. I remember after his rookie year, there was a lot of buzz around him. In limited PT under Karl, he looked like a young promising player. I hope Nik can flourish under Karl. We don't need Dragic, we have Nik.
I also remember Karl coached Evan Fournier. Fournier had very limited PT on that playoff team, but he played several times at PG and looked really good. I think he had to fill in randomly at PG once because the Nuggets were down to no one but him, and he had a breakout game. I think Karl helped bring Fournier in very slowly and well. I remember after his rookie year, there was a lot of buzz around him. In limited PT under Karl, he looked like a young promising player. I hope Nik can flourish under Karl. We don't need Dragic, we have Nik.
Uh no.
For those that don't peruse stats.nba.com the Diff% is the difference between what the offensive player normally shoots and how they shoot when that defender is guarding him. As you can see Ramon Sessions was allowing opposing players to shoot 87% within 6 feet, which I didn't even know was possible. For those that are curious, Ramon was the second worst defender on the team. (The worst being Reggie Evans.)
For comparison
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Andre Miller
Defense Category DFG% Diff%
Overall 37.6 -4.7
3 Pointers 38 3.1
2 Pointers 37.4 -8.9
Less Than 6 Ft 50 -7.4
Less Than 10 Ft 46.5 -6.1
Greater Than 15 Ft 35.2 -1.2
Ramon Sessions
Defense Category DFG% Diff%
Overall 49.5 6
3 Pointers 35.2 -0.8
2 Pointers 57 9.6
Less Than 6 Ft 87 27.3
Less Than 10 Ft 77.1 22.6
Greater Than 15 Ft 34.5 -2.4For comparison
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Nik Stauskas
Defense Category DFG% Diff%
Overall 42.1 -0.4
3 Pointers 31.1 -5.3
2 Pointers 51.4 4.1
Less Than 6 Ft 69.6 10.3
Less Than 10 Ft 60.7 6.8
Greater Than 15 Ft 32.5 -4.7If Karl does that, we'll see if it works. As of right now, though, I believe that Ray is best used as an aggressive point guard, duties being
1) Bringing the ball up half court
2) Getting screens in P&R game
He needs to get the green light to be aggressive if he wants to be effective. Right now, he's caught up in being a "distributor", which is why his passes always either end up on the perimeter or are feeds to post ups.
1) Bringing the ball up half court
2) Getting screens in P&R game
He needs to get the green light to be aggressive if he wants to be effective. Right now, he's caught up in being a "distributor", which is why his passes always either end up on the perimeter or are feeds to post ups.
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Yeap....another mistake in a long line, but I don't care whatever it takes I'm getting a Andre Miller Kings jersey to the West Coast of Australia rain hail or shine, I notice the Kings online store only sells DMC and few other players jersey's I wonder why they don't sell all the players since it is the official team store.
Even as a massive Dre fan his play from the start of the season has massively dropped off to the point where he was replaced by Garret Temple, at this point he literally can't defend anyone and would be better off imo guarding SG's cause of his strength. I don't really expect much but I still think it's a improvement over Sessions. Although I do expect Sessions to break out in Washington much like Vasquez/Brooks did after leaving us as well.
I needed something to save this season and actually watch games again and Karl/Dre did that for me.
It came about 10 years to late for me but better late than never.
Even as a massive Dre fan his play from the start of the season has massively dropped off to the point where he was replaced by Garret Temple, at this point he literally can't defend anyone and would be better off imo guarding SG's cause of his strength. I don't really expect much but I still think it's a improvement over Sessions. Although I do expect Sessions to break out in Washington much like Vasquez/Brooks did after leaving us as well.
I needed something to save this season and actually watch games again and Karl/Dre did that for me.
It came about 10 years to late for me but better late than never.
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