Kyshawn George

[DCZards]

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I just love the patience and poise with which Kyshawn plays on offense. You see it on every one of these possessions.

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Fella party rockin in the house toniggghhhttt with that fro

[Tyrone Messby]

Kyshawn is going to be in the league for a very long time. He’s so fun to watch and as others have already said, he’s too good for the summer league. Looked like a pro among amateurs. Not too bad for a second year later first round pick.

[bgroban]

Year 3 Key is going to make "the leap".

[prime1time]

A lot of positive energy for George and he certainly looked better but I think George has a long way to go to become a net positive player. George attempted 18 shots for 24 points. He also had 5 turnovers and only attempted 1 ft. Apart from just looking comfortable the best aspect of George's game was his rebounding. On a night where we got killed on the boards, Kyshawn had 7 rebounds.

With that being said Kyshawn, like everyone else, needs to rein in the aggressiveness and make the extra pass. Kyshawn taking 18 shots isn't going to be winning basketball. Now he could prove me wrong, but I don't think he creates enough of a mismatch offensively to deserve being the center of the offense. Kyshawn is at his best when he approaches the game as a passer/connector first. Getting other people involved. And then hunting his shot. It's a delicate balancing act because his confidence in his scoring is sky high, but it's just really tough to have any offensive flow when the players initiating the offense are hunting shots.

One thing that's obvious is that George will have the ball in his hands a lot this year. So we have to evaluate not just how he looks but his decisions and how he's running the offense.

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... I think George has a long way to go to become a net positive player. George attempted 18 shots for 24 points ...and only attempted 1 ft. .... Kyshawn taking 18 shots isn't going to be winning basketball. ...

that's a 65.1% TS% If a team posted that every night, it win every game it played!

[DCZards]

... I think George has a long way to go to become a net positive player. George attempted 18 shots for 24 points ...and only attempted 1 ft. .... Kyshawn taking 18 shots isn't going to be winning basketball. ...

that's a 65.1% TS% If a team posted that every night, it win every game it played!

Yeah…I have no problem with the guy with the hot hand continuing to put up shots.

[nate33]

With that being said Kyshawn, like everyone else, needs to rein in the aggressiveness and make the extra pass. Kyshawn taking 18 shots isn't going to be winning basketball.

I disagree. This is Summer League. These guys are exploring roles a step ahead of where they currently are as basketball players. I'm fine with it. Kyshawn obviously won't be shooting 18 shots a game when he is sharing the court with McCollum, Middleton and Bilal.

[prime1time]

With that being said Kyshawn, like everyone else, needs to rein in the aggressiveness and make the extra pass. Kyshawn taking 18 shots isn't going to be winning basketball.

I disagree. This is Summer League. These guys are exploring roles a step ahead of where they currently are as basketball players. I'm fine with it. Kyshawn obviously won't be shooting 18 shots a game when he is sharing the court with McCollum, Middleton and Bilal.

There's a reason we were blown out. The offense had no flow. If he's going to be one of the main initiators he needs to focus on getting people involved. We explored how 18 shots looks for Kyshawn. We got blown out and Kyshawn tied for the worst on/off at -16. I'm not necessarily against 18 shots regardless of context, but coming out aggressive and hunting your shot early when you're one of the main initiators of a team isn't a good look. Is Kyshawn going to be a point forward or will he be a scorer. If he's going to be a scorer, then someone else should initiate.

But the question remains, who's job is it on the team to get people involved? Is it Bub's? Is it Kyshawn? I don't know. But what I do know is that guys like Tre and Sarr can't be themselves if the initiator comes out aggressive and hunts his own shots.

[tontoz]

With that being said Kyshawn, like everyone else, needs to rein in the aggressiveness and make the extra pass. Kyshawn taking 18 shots isn't going to be winning basketball.

I disagree. This is Summer League. These guys are exploring roles a step ahead of where they currently are as basketball players. I'm fine with it. Kyshawn obviously won't be shooting 18 shots a game when he is sharing the court with McCollum, Middleton and Bilal.

There's a reason we were blown out.

Yeah and that reason was getting punkd inside. We were out rebounded by 14.

[prime1time]

I disagree. This is Summer League. These guys are exploring roles a step ahead of where they currently are as basketball players. I'm fine with it. Kyshawn obviously won't be shooting 18 shots a game when he is sharing the court with McCollum, Middleton and Bilal.

There's a reason we were blown out.

Yeah and that reason was getting punkd inside. We were out rebounded by 14.

Kind of like our big man never felt involved in the game so he just checked out. If Sarr was an unskilled big who doesn't expect touches. I wouldn't care. But he does expect shots. We got him looks early, he felt involved in the game and you get a completely different looking player.

[prime1time]

George is at his best when he's passing and being selective in his shooting. He's 2/17 from 3 in 2 games. 14/34. And he's only attempted 3 fts. Bub was 5/7 and Riley was 5/6. We need a better shot distribution.

[tontoz]

George is at his best when he's passing and being selective in his shooting. He's 2/17 from 3 in 2 games. 14/34. And he's only attempted 3 fts. Bub was 5/7 and Riley was 5/6. We need a better shot distribution.

Kyshawn seems to think he is Steph at times. 34 shots in 2 games is pretty bad but at least it's summer league. In the regular season this would be a big problem.

[closg00]

George is at his best when he's passing and being selective in his shooting. He's 2/17 from 3 in 2 games. 14/34. And he's only attempted 3 fts. Bub was 5/7 and Riley was 5/6. We need a better shot distribution.

Kyshawn seems to think he is Steph at times. 34 shots in 2 games is pretty bad but at least it's summer league. In the regular season this would be a big problem.

Definitely a hot/cold shooter.

[prime1time]

George is at his best when he's passing and being selective in his shooting. He's 2/17 from 3 in 2 games. 14/34. And he's only attempted 3 fts. Bub was 5/7 and Riley was 5/6. We need a better shot distribution.

Kyshawn seems to think he is Steph at times. 34 shots in 2 games is pretty bad but at least it's summer league. In the regular season this would be a big problem.

Definitely a hot/cold shooter.

I sense some Kyle Kuzma in his game. If he just plays within himself, George is a 10 + year in the league guy. And a guy that every contender would want on his team. But when the shot attempts start to go up, irrespective of what's happening around him you have to be concerned. I love the confidence but it needs to be tempered by humility and b-ball iq. He needs to learn - as all young players - that forcing the issue rarely ever works unless you're an elite offensive player. For everyone else, they need to take what the defense gives you. Feed the hot hands. When the defense shifts to take them away, then you take advantage. The Nets didn't have to worry about Bub or Riley because we didn't make them. Same goes for Tre to a degree.

If the shots had flowed to them, then the defense would be forced to help and now Kyshawn gets better looks. This is how basketball should be played. The problem is when young guys come in the league they want to be Kobe.

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This is a tempest in a teapot if i've ever seen one!

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You've seen a tempest in a teapot? Lay off that reefer....

[pcbothwel]

George is at his best when he's passing and being selective in his shooting. He's 2/17 from 3 in 2 games. 14/34. And he's only attempted 3 fts. Bub was 5/7 and Riley was 5/6. We need a better shot distribution.

Kyshawn seems to think he is Steph at times. 34 shots in 2 games is pretty bad but at least it's summer league. In the regular season this would be a big problem.

To be fair, 70% of his shots in college were 3PA and he made 40% of them. I could see why he’s being a little trigger-happy… He’s excelling at everything on the court, except for the one thing he’s already proven he can do well. Probably frustrating.

[doclinkin]

It’s summer league. He didn’t take a swarm of shots in season. Now is when players should test out their games. He was effective in game 1. Less so in game 2. As with Sarr in last years SL the coaching staff is likely telling him to be aggressive. Take it if you have a good shot. This crew has been in DC since May tooling their games. Live action is when you want them to see if it works.

[dobrojim]

I'm bullish on KG in part because he was a top performer
in +/- and a couple other advanced stats among rookies last year.