kingjawn100 wrote:A part of me thinks we make a little too much of the uptempo thing. Just watching games in general it seems like there are far fewer true fast breaks than there were say in the showtime 80's. There are so many would be breaks these days where the ball handler just gets fouled at midcourt to prevent an easy basket (a play i hate and feel should be rewarded with 1-shot and the ball).
But Think about it. How often do we see those true 2-on-1 type of fast breaks where magic and worthy pass the ball back and forth en route to a layup? Seems like a dying play.
Now what im in favor of is quicker shots from this Kings team which is another way to push tempo/keep defenses on their heels.
Either way i do think Fox would benefit from a different coach or at least a more flexible one. What De'aaron should do this summer is look at the multitude of ways Donovan Mitchell can score and start trying to adopt other moves to his game. May sound harsh but at this point Fox seems like a sprinter while Mitchell seems like a basketball player.
It's not just about pure fast breaks. When you push the ball all the time you don't let the other team matchup the way they want and you don't have to play against a true half court defense. You also can beat the opposing team's big down the court enough to where he's not in great position to defend the rim. Plus you don't want to waste 10 seconds of the clock just getting into your first action. There's so many reasons.
Yea I mean Fox needs to work on his game a lot. He still doesn't have a identity as a scorer yet. But hopefully that will come in time. If he's going to become a star player he's going to have to continue to develop as an off-the-dribble three point threat and have a better mid-range/floater game. He could become really unstoppable if he had those two weapons.