WOW! Watching his breakdown video, DM's defensive close out speed and foot movement is incredible. Incredible anticipation of what his opponents will try to do. He shuts off his opponents lane and looks so quickly, its hard for them to get a clean look.
IMHO, he can become one of the best one-on-one back court defenders in the league.
I's just highlights, so obviously selective. But one thing you see on his defensive highlights is that a lot of guys respond to his bodying by trying to beat him one-on-one. So you get a lot of dribbling around and isolation play. A lot of dribbling while their teammates stand around. Very disruptive!
Cripes. He must be SOOOO annoying to play against...
Will the refs allow a rookie to play that physically on defense? Especially against the league's many backcourt stars? We'll see, but if they do we'll *really* have something, y'all.
like a Mateen Cleaves?When you get a chance to draft a really good defender, who happens to also be able to score the ball and has won a National Championship,
take it.
I'll admit after a cooling off period I am actually really excited about both Davion and Neemias. If Davion is an All NBA level defender and Neemias is Whiteside with a more fluid offensive game it could change the whole energy of this squad. A lot of things would have to fall in place for us to be one of the top 8 teams in the West but this could be a really fun team to watch if both rooks are as advertised, Hali takes a big jump and the roster balances out. A whole season with fans in the area (fingers crossed) would really help a young hungry defensive minded squad too.
Great, not only is our GM an idiot but now this Woodard guy is too.
Great, not only is our GM an idiot but now this Woodard guy is too.![]()
No Queta for the California ClassicWe get to see Davion today.
Kings vs Warriors 11 pm ET ESPN2.
We also get to see Moody, Kuminga, and Queta.
Then Davion will have to guard Queta's man.No Queta for the California Classic
The team did look really good to start last season playing an aggressive pressure system and then iirc they got tired and lost 9 straight.They just need to really give it a shot. The problems have always come when the GM says those types of things, like with stuffed positions in the past, and the coach doesn't do it. With DC on the bench now there is no way this team doesn't become an in your face aggressive pressure defensive team. If they do that this team could definitely go from worst to really good on that end.
The team did look really good to start last season playing an aggressive pressure system and then iirc they got tired and lost 9 straight.
The team did look really good to start last season playing an aggressive pressure system and then iirc they got tired and lost 9 straight.
I think they relied too heavily on players that didn’t give a care.