Asked head coach Sean Sweeney the challenge ahead with slowing down Darius Acuff:
“You've got to be ready to guard from start to finish. (He’s) a guy like that who's looking to attack each time he touches the basketball. We're gonna have to be alert whenever he has it.”
Last year, @AlabamaMBB@2amariii Allen was mocked at the @NBA Draft Combine because he wasn’t 6-8. Instead, @nate_oats may have found his 6-6 point guard. 21 assists & 3 TO’s, so far. 42% Assist Rate. All American candidate. @coach_paint
Update on the Bam/Giannis combo
190 minutes
-6.3 net rating
Improving somewhat.
Rebound percentage is good (not surprisingly).
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Of the many nuggets on my @MiamiHEAT board for tonight my favorite is regarding Klay Thompson. He ranks 5th in @NBA w/ 40 treys. He’s ave 4 made 3’s a game. Done that only 1X in his great career. 4.4 made 3’s a game in 2022-23 w/ GS when he finished with a career best 301 treys!
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Yaxel on how much fun he's having:
"I would say like 10 out of 10. I told Steph that I was gonna try to do his little thing when we score, like I start dancing or celebrating. I tried that out today. I made a three and I don't know if you guys saw the play, but Saddiq Bey just went and drove me right to the basket and laid it up on me. I'm having a lot of fun, but I'm also still like at a point where when is it gonna be too much fun? Like, when do I gotta stop and actually play defense or try something out...trial and error. I learned today, celebrated, got scored on, looked kind of foolish in a way but I mean it's been very fun, very fun to learn. Just see everything that's happening firsthand, just continue to grow my confidence. It's been awesome"
🔥Episode 8 of Heat Collective
▪️Vintage Klay here to stay?!?
▪️Giannis hurt by Doc Rivers comments
▪️Who does Spo trust?
▪️Is Wiggins going to be okay?
▪️Ryan Conwell earning time
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Florida Gulf Coast 6’7 Forward Bryson Lucas has been one of the most impressive NBA Draft prospects so far this season.
Through his first three games Lucas is averaging 16/7/2 along with 2.3 steals a game and 2.3 blocks a game, while shooting 51% from the field and 35% from three on 6 attempts a game. Lucas has also been a big part for his team nearly beating UCF and Georgia.
Lucas was the best two way player in D2 last season and he’s translated extremely well to division 1 so far, doing a little bit of everything on the court at a high level, and has been one of the best defenders in the country so far this season.
Standing at 6’7 with a big wingspan and strong athleticism Lucas has an NBA level frame and has the ability to be an extremely versatile defender who can defend multiple positions at an elite level on and off the ball, while consistently making defensive plays.
On the offensive end Lucas has been a high level finisher who’s shooting 70% at the rim, and is someone who can be plugged in as an off ball cutter, and offensive rebounder, or as a creator. Lucas is also a strong shooter who can shoot off the catch, or off the dribble, and is a strong connective passer.
There aren’t many players in this year’s class who have Lucas’s mix of athleticism, length, finishing, motor, rebounding, defensive impact, shooting, creation, size, connective passing, and off ball craft.
Lucas is someone who impacts the game at a high level and can be plugged into any system.
When Darius Acuff Jr. and Emanuel Sharp are on the floor together, the Kings’ NET rating is +2.9, with the team’s offense specifically experiencing a noticeable improvement.
Acuff thrived at Arkansas because he was surrounded by spacers and stout defenders. Sharp is, in fact, both a sharpshooter and a defensive beast.
Scott Perry drafting Sharp may go down as one of his wisest decisions as Kings GM.
Mizzou freshman Jason Crowe Jr. is a PROBLEM 😳
34 PTS | 11-16 FG | 4-8 3PT | 4 AST | 32 MIN
Crowe breaks the Mizzou freshman scoring record in his third game 🔥