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Keyonte George Hype & Appreciation Thread

Kind of a fun chart to look at. Here are some career trajectories of players that I think Key can turn into on the high end (Murray and Garland) and some players that I think we can expect in a more median outcome (Monk and Simons). Though famously, if Key is Mitchell who even is he????


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NAOS_pt2 said:
He's 45 and 37.8 over his last 10. I think there are reasons to believe that his efficiency will improve if he isn't the lead playmaker so often.






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Agreed, and the 6th man role is perfect for him. He can be both the backup 2 along side Collier and his backup at pg. it’s not a coincidence he’s playing his best stretch of basketball in his young career.
 
KqWIN said:
Kind of a fun chart to look at. Here are some career trajectories of players that I think Key can turn into on the high end (Murray and Garland) and some players that I think we can expect in a more median outcome (Monk and Simons). Though famously, if Key is Mitchell who even is he????


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I think Garland is his best track with a decent likelihood.

DG:
6'1", 192 lbs

KG:
6'4", 185 lbs

So Keyonte has a few inches on him, but is slighter.

Keyonte out-stat-ed him in their comparative rookie seasons in fewer minutes. Garland doesn't really seem to do anything on the court that seems out of reach of Keyonte if his D continues to steadily improve, especially given his extra length.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
I think when the team is more fully formed with good defenders in the role players positions, Keyonte's defense will be less of an issue. I also think he's a 6th man, but not as a negative.
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If that ever happens, then it will be more of an issue. Now it doesn't matter, at all. Then it would be the difference in winning or losing some important games.
 
Tanktastic said:
Who's the awful defender on any of the current contenders?

It was Luka with the Mavs - and it mattered massively.
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Kyrie on the Mavs
Garland on the Cavs
Brunson on the Knicks
Murray on the Nuggets
Morant on the Grizzlies
Pritchard on the Celtics

Not saying these guys are as bad as Keyonte currently is, but there isnt any reason why Keyonte cant improve. It's basically unheard of for a team to not have at least one guard on the roster who doesnt have to be hid on defense.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
Kyrie on the Mavs
Garland on the Cavs
Brunson on the Knicks
Murray on the Nuggets
Morant on the Grizzlies
Pritchard on the Celtics

Not saying these guys are as bad as Keyonte currently is, but there isnt any reason why Keyonte cant improve. It's basically unheard of for a team to not have at least one guard on the roster who doesnt have to be hid on defense.
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Yep, the league is prioritizing offense even more than ever, even with all the talk of 3andDs. Look at the all-star teams- some MAY be decent defensively, in a 'by the way' sort of mattering, but it only really matters if you're a center.
 
And like I said, I dont think Keyonte is ultimately a starter, so he doesnt have to be on the court to end games or out there guarding the best players.

Not that defense isnt important, but I feel like we are being a bit crazy when we write off Keyonte just because he's been a bad defender his first two years. There are plenty of examples of guards with similar issues who improved enough.
 
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