Step-Back Lauri
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Stop the press!!!
Lauri had 15 fga(!!!)
Lauri had 15 fga(!!!)
Game Thread Dec 19, 2024 05:00PM MT: Utah Jazz @ Detroit Pistons
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I think if you had a very high level defender who could take the ball up the court against pressure as your second guard, then Keyonte can be a starting level guard on a good team.
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Nope we’ve never ever lost to Detroit.
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Pretty easy to do. He was awesome last night
30 extremely efficient points (Only 15 shot attempts), 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals. 10 turnovers is horrible. Still had a great game though.
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And we still have weirdos who act like he has no future despite being one of the best 2nd year players in the nba
Keyonte has some huge flaws (defense and bringing the ball up against pressure) but outside of that, he has a really good future outlook as a scoring guard who can playmake at a decent level.
Bringing the ball up against pressure/turnovers seems like something that will naturally get better as he matures.
I don't have a lot of hope for him as a defender. I think you have to pair him with someone who can take on primary guard scoring options, so a really high level perimeter defender.
I do wonder how many defenders it will take to turn the defense around.
Sexton and Keyonte are both so bad on defense. Lauri is almost worse when you consider he should have the tools to at least be average. Collins is sadly the 2nd best defender on the team. Would Hendricks being healthy been enough to not make us the worst defensive team?
If Lauri is truly that bad on D, do you need to have both guards be good defenders? If they get Flagg, will that be enough? Relying on Hendricks to get healthy and be a rotation player seems foolish given how bad the injury looked.
Tremendous Upside
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Why would you take out October?
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He doesn't have a single elite offensive tool. Not one.
Over the last two months he's shooting 38% on volume 3's....
Because he's a 2nd year player and he's trending up
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Lauri spends a LOT of time guarding out of position, which makes him look a lot worse than he is. It's not about being a switch target either, although that does happen.
For some bizarre reason, the game plan often calls for him to try to contain quick, crafty ballhandling scorers like SGA out at the perimeter. No chance.
Because it's increasingly looking that for this season October is an outlier (it was only 5 games).
He was great in the preseason. Had a good November and is having a good December. We'll see how he finishes the season.
Key is fine on offense, he’s NBA level. But it’s an uphill battle when you’re the worst defender in the league. That is where he needs to improve. I’m not super hopeful which is I don’t think he’s a long term starter, but his offense is likely good enough to keep him in the league and in a rotation.
I think he's at least like Tyler Herro. He can be the 4th, 5th or 6th guy in your rotation.
I would say he's more than fine on offense. He's in his 2nd year tasked with being the lead guard (which probably isnt a good role for him) and he's improving offensively. When his role scales down and he can be put on the other teams bad players, he will be much more palatable on defense. Yeah, maybe not starter level because of the defensive shortcomings, but his offense is going to be very good when he is fully developed.
His current pairing with Sexton magnifies his defensive shortcomings and forces him to defend the best opposing guard. Is there someone with passing, size and defense in the upcoming draft, someone like Castle?
"At least Tyler Herro", and "4th, 5th, or 6th option" on a team are two very different things.