Knrstz wrote:Pillendreher wrote:
Jerami Grant has sucked all year long when driving to the rim. I don't know why, but it's not getting better.
Two years ago when we used Jerami more on the wing, the only thing he could do was hit a corner three. Every time he drove to the basket he would fall down. Last year when he was in the post more he really improved his finishing. Now with Noel on the roster he’s spending less time at the five. He’s back to hitting his threes at a decent clip but can’t finish at the basket. His versatility doesn’t seem to translate game to game like the coaches want.
Grant’s calling card is his defense. When Grant drives to the basket, he picks up fouls and that’s where his value lies in driving. When he’s on, he’s a mismatch.
Last night, Grant had to play at the 5 quite a lot with Noel being out. When he was playing at the 4, he had the difficult duty of trying to provide help defense at the rim because Westbrook was letting everybody drive by him and then he had to go and close out on Bjelica who is virtually automatic from 3.
It was a weird game for him because of him playing the 5 and Westbrook’s terrible defense whereas he usually provides excellent backline defense but it’s almost impossible to do that when everyone is blowing by Westbrook.
Also, the Kings have a really good back up 5 of their own in Marvin Bagley. I said it before the draft and I’ll say it again. Bagley is Grant 2.0. He’s going to be a better rebounder, better shot maker, better defender (if he wants to be). He’s just got a nice frame, nice touch, nice motor. He’s bigger than Grant too. If Bagley wants to be, he can be the best pick in the draft.
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