The 2025 Rookie Class

[Kanyewest]

Could you at least get a hand up?

Get your finger out of there!

5 personal fouls as well. But only -4 when he was out there when the Pelicans are shorthanded. So slight progress for the rookie.

[Chocolate City Jordanaire]

Queen is highly ineffective whenever Fears is on the court with him.
Queen has been a net negative except when Alvarado has been at PG,

Right now, his on/off scores look bad.

It could get better over time. IE Fears did an effective pick and roll that gave Queen what would have been the game winning bucket. The Pelicans forced a stopped and then Alvarado gave it up a turnover that lead to the game tying basket that went to overtime.

Interesting that the Pelicans decided to give Queen the ball with a few seconds left. Trey Murphy had a great game but either the Timberwolves game planned effectively, or Murphy wasn't aggressive enough in the OT period until the game was out of reach (I believe Murphy scored 5-6 points when the game was essentially over in OT. Queen in the meantime was more assertive with Rudy Gobert guarding him and there was a period where the Timberwolves took Gobert to improve their lineup.

Queen missed a couple of free throws, Fears missed 1, there were too many turnovers. Otherwise there is a chance we would be more glowingly positive of Queen's performance 21 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and a steal (off of Anthony Edwards). But the OT period whee the Wolves were outscored by 7 left him at -17 instead of -8 or better if Alvarado didn't turn it over.

Hopefully Queen can knock down 3s as well. His only 2 3 point makes this season have come against Wemby and Jokic.

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