[Pre-season] Kings v. Trailblazers - Monday, Oct. 9 - 7PM PT
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I just don't think he can even in the slightest. His lateral quickness is extremely slow. Putting him at the 3 would mean other 3's would go right around him while he wouldn't be able to go around them. Him and Durant have similar bodies but Durant's athleticism is extremely fluid whereas Skal's is not fluid at all. He just looks fluid when he's using his post up moves but his actual movement on the court isn't very fluid. He plays like a natural pure bred 4 but he has strength, rebounding and fouling issues to work out. He doesn't have a ton of trouble scoring over other 4's so if you put him at the 3, he will have a slightly better time scoring in the post on 3's but his already very apparent weaknesses will be exacerbated ten fold in every other situation at the 3.
I didn't get to watch the entire game but what I did see has me totally flummoxed. I'll start off by saying I like WCS, I wanted us to draft WCS and I've had a lot of hope for him. Having got that on the record, I am not sure who I saw out there tonight but it wasn't the WCS I envisioned as being part of the Kings. His attitude reminds me of Gerald Wallace - he just doesn't seem to be taking things seriously. I hope I'm wrong. I realky want to be wrong. Can someone convince me I just didn't see the whole picture tonight?
I do not think that that is the difference. We get the same benefits as a pick and roll when we do the dribble hand-off. One advantage of a high post offense is that the defense turns their heads just a wee bit more. However, you can argue that the angle of the dribble hand-off is different from the angle of your typical pick and roll, and that that difference is what makes or breaks the effectiveness of our players.
Just got home. I actually thought Papa was less horrible than usual tonight - looked to me like he impacted many shots, and he can shoot. Frank Mason... he can ball - we got a keeper there! Jackson showed flashes. Guess I'll go check out the grades now but yeah - I think Paps was better tonight than usual.
Flummoxed is a good word, because I'd bet that's how the players feel as well. I think part of what's wrong with him, and some of the others has to do with indecision. They players have almost no rhythm with one another and as individuals they appear confused on both ends most of the time. Their reaction time is a half tick slow and as a result they are all, I think Willie included, playing a tad bit behind the action. Hopefully when they start getting dialed into where they are supposed to be and with what they are supposed to be doing the confidence level grows and the intensity picks up. I don't think we can judge Willie or anyone until everyone knows exactly what they are attempting to accomplish because right now that picture appears to be awfully blurry for every player on the squad.
