The Positives
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Was at the Sun's game! The lineup that worked the best, and also had great chemistry together was Willie, Skal, Temple, Bog's, and Fox. Not only did that unit score fairly well, they played terrific defense. Bog's is the real deal. If you see him in person, he come across entirely different than on TV. His movement without the ball, setting back screens, driving into the lane and dishing is far superior to Buddy's game. If a couple of his shots hadn't fallen off the rim his shooting percentage would have been fine. He does a lot of things very well, and seemed to have great chemistry with Fox.
Skal is a star in the making. Need I remind people that Skal hasn't even played in 40 NBA games yet. To say he doesn't have a feel for the game is ridiculous. He has a great feel for the game. His problem, and other than lack of strength, his only problem is lack of aggression at times. He was more aggressive in the Sun's game, and the results show that. He's a very very good shooter who has great touch around the basket.
I don't think I have to say anything about Fox. He's going to be an all star. Enough said. Willie suffers from the same desease that Skal suffers from. Please Willie, stop passing up open shots. Your shooting a high percentage from midrange, so shoot the ball!!! Oh, and by the way, I expect at least 8 to 10 boards from you every night. I like the way Joerger is bring along Jackson. Starting him, but not really expecting much scoring from him. He's playing decent to at times good defense. So he's learning. A couple years of experience, and another 15 or so pounds of muscle, and he may be a solid player.
I would move Buddy to the bench and start Bog's. Bog's isn't going to shoot any worse than Buddy, and he brings a lot more game to the starting lineup. Might do Buddy good to sit and watch for a while.. Right now he's pressing and trying too hard. The more he misses, the more it gets into his head. He needs a break. I don't have an answer for Kosta. I think his days are numbered with the Kings, but until that day comes, maybe we can reduce his minutes a little. By the way, Josh Jackson is going to be a star. His 3pt shot is falling, and he seems to be everywhere on the court at times. Impressive young player.
Skal is a star in the making. Need I remind people that Skal hasn't even played in 40 NBA games yet. To say he doesn't have a feel for the game is ridiculous. He has a great feel for the game. His problem, and other than lack of strength, his only problem is lack of aggression at times. He was more aggressive in the Sun's game, and the results show that. He's a very very good shooter who has great touch around the basket.
I don't think I have to say anything about Fox. He's going to be an all star. Enough said. Willie suffers from the same desease that Skal suffers from. Please Willie, stop passing up open shots. Your shooting a high percentage from midrange, so shoot the ball!!! Oh, and by the way, I expect at least 8 to 10 boards from you every night. I like the way Joerger is bring along Jackson. Starting him, but not really expecting much scoring from him. He's playing decent to at times good defense. So he's learning. A couple years of experience, and another 15 or so pounds of muscle, and he may be a solid player.
I would move Buddy to the bench and start Bog's. Bog's isn't going to shoot any worse than Buddy, and he brings a lot more game to the starting lineup. Might do Buddy good to sit and watch for a while.. Right now he's pressing and trying too hard. The more he misses, the more it gets into his head. He needs a break. I don't have an answer for Kosta. I think his days are numbered with the Kings, but until that day comes, maybe we can reduce his minutes a little. By the way, Josh Jackson is going to be a star. His 3pt shot is falling, and he seems to be everywhere on the court at times. Impressive young player.
I think a lot of people are making snap judgments based on just a few games early in the season. There are a lot of positives so far that we can take away.
De'Aaron Fox looks to be exactly who we thought he was.
Skal is progressing nicely and is already improving on defense.
Bogdan looks like he's going to be very solid, on both sides of the ball.
Mason has played well almost every time he's been on the court.
Most of all, the team gets better when we get the young guys out there.
The snap judgments about Hield need to be curbed. This guy is potentially one of the stars of our young core and to try and take his minutes away based on just a few games to start the season is ridiculous. This guy needs to develop and he's not going to develop sitting on the bench watching Hill and Temple play more minutes. I don't care how poorly he's been playing, he needs to be out there working through it. Benching one of your main guys for some pointless wins in a development year goes against the entire idea of rebuilding. The franchise rebuild isn't going to be built on the backs of Temple and Hill winning games. It's going to be built on guys like Temple and Hill helping guys like Hield and Fox get better so the rebuild can come to fruition.
De'Aaron Fox looks to be exactly who we thought he was.
Skal is progressing nicely and is already improving on defense.
Bogdan looks like he's going to be very solid, on both sides of the ball.
Mason has played well almost every time he's been on the court.
Most of all, the team gets better when we get the young guys out there.
The snap judgments about Hield need to be curbed. This guy is potentially one of the stars of our young core and to try and take his minutes away based on just a few games to start the season is ridiculous. This guy needs to develop and he's not going to develop sitting on the bench watching Hill and Temple play more minutes. I don't care how poorly he's been playing, he needs to be out there working through it. Benching one of your main guys for some pointless wins in a development year goes against the entire idea of rebuilding. The franchise rebuild isn't going to be built on the backs of Temple and Hill winning games. It's going to be built on guys like Temple and Hill helping guys like Hield and Fox get better so the rebuild can come to fruition.
I hope this is the case and that Fox is not brought off the bench longer than his play seems to dictate would be wise.
Everything changes when he is on the floor, you can feel it, as well as see it. It's almost like a shot in the arm for the offensive, as well as the defensive play of everyone sharing the floor with Fox.
I love having Coach Joerger , and trust his plan for the long run. Hence I have been reluctant to jump on his rotations too early in our young rebuild, like starting Z-Bo for example, but I am sure the Hill/ Fox "dilemma" will be handled well in due time.
We have our best shot at a team wide return to relevancy unfolding before our eyes this season, and as difficult as it will be, I believe our patience for what we may not understand or agree with in the moment, will be rewarded in time. Finally.
Everything changes when he is on the floor, you can feel it, as well as see it. It's almost like a shot in the arm for the offensive, as well as the defensive play of everyone sharing the floor with Fox.
I love having Coach Joerger , and trust his plan for the long run. Hence I have been reluctant to jump on his rotations too early in our young rebuild, like starting Z-Bo for example, but I am sure the Hill/ Fox "dilemma" will be handled well in due time.
We have our best shot at a team wide return to relevancy unfolding before our eyes this season, and as difficult as it will be, I believe our patience for what we may not understand or agree with in the moment, will be rewarded in time. Finally.
