SI: Kings' Ben McLemore off to rough start at Las Vegas Summer League

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Ben McLemore's professional career is off to a rocky start, prompting concern in Sac-town. Ben Golliver details why it's too early for Kings fans to panic over their first-round pick.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/si_nba/~4/idSv9mT7vSg" height="1" width="1"/>

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Nice article.

After attempting 11 three-pointers (he made one) and only four free throws against the Mavericks, McLemore did strike a slightly better balance against the Warriors in shooting seven threes and seven free throws. His highlight of the night came after he collected his own rebound on a missed jumper. Rather than hoist again from the perimeter, he froze one defender with a stutter dribble before going hard to the baseline to finish a picture-perfect, up-and-under reverse over a second, helping defender. It was a smooth, instinctual star’s play, a flash of talent that should help keep in check the post-draft instant-assessment panicking impulse.

Nice to see the panicking impulse isn't unique to our board.

 

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First game he missed open shots.

Second game opponent didn't help that they knew the plays better than our players.

From the outset of the game, Golden State players yelled out and blew up Kings plays, forcing Sacramento into 19 turnovers and an 80-66 loss. New Kings head coach Mike Malone just came over from Golden State, and it seems he's remaking the Kings in that image. That strategy could well pay off, just not yet, and not against a squad familiar with the Golden State blueprint.

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