Game Thread G4: Kings (2-1) vs Nuggets (1-2) @7pm

[OGSactownballer]

Holmes really had the little flip shot going (that has to be one of the most aggravating ways to lose) but hopefully in the future, Bagley can get some time at the 5 in those lineups with Haliburton and one of Barnes or Bjelica spacing at the 4.

People need to stop with the “Bagley at the five” stuff.

He needs a few more years and about 20-30 pounds of pure muscle before he can handle time at the five.

Watch him on post ups on both ends. He still gets batted around because he isn’t carrying enough muscle to stop that. Everything fb he gets is based in length athleticism now.

At the five he will get beat up and continue to have injury and confidence issues.

What I like is seeing him take selective opportunity threes and long range twos. This will enable him to take advantage of his speed and length by drawing out the slower bits to an uncomfortable place while he grows.

I look for him to be truly coming into his potential in about 2 - 3 years. In the meantime let him learn to play to his strengths.

[nolang1]

Holmes really had the little flip shot going (that has to be one of the most aggravating ways to lose) but hopefully in the future, Bagley can get some time at the 5 in those lineups with Haliburton and one of Barnes or Bjelica spacing at the 4.

People need to stop with the “Bagley at the five” stuff.

He needs a few more years and about 20-30 pounds of pure muscle before he can handle time at the five.

Watch him on post ups on both ends. He still gets batted around because he isn’t carrying enough muscle to stop that. Everything fb he gets is based in length athleticism now.

At the five he will get beat up and continue to have injury and confidence issues.

What I like is seeing him take selective opportunity threes and long range twos. This will enable him to take advantage of his speed and length by drawing out the slower bits to an uncomfortable place while he grows.

I look for him to be truly coming into his potential in about 2 - 3 years. In the meantime let him learn to play to his strengths.

They've played half their games against one of the two toughest low-post covers in the entire league, and he really didn't fare any worse against Jokic than Holmes did. Bagley's injuries have been mostly flukish things like getting whacked in the hand or hurting his knee by running into a screen his teammate didn't call out, and the position he was playing had nothing to do with it. Also I have no clue where playing him at the 5 is supposed to equate to running post-ups for him; it's not like the Kings run post-ups for Holmes just because he happens to be the 5.