The Sacramento Kings NEED to play Keon Ellis
Deuce and Mo discussed Keon Ellis getting a DNP-CD in the Kings loss to the Lakers and why he needs to be in the rotation for the Sacramento Kings.
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15 Comments
What should Keon's role be on this team? Kings were 14th in def last year, 9th after the break and from March 1st on: 3rd in defensive rating.
start of 4th qt. Lakers get a def. rebound. Keegan runs back and decides to defend knetch guy. Lebron James dribbles to the top of the key. Fox sees that no one has picked up Lebron so he runs to the top of the key to defend James. James hits a uncontested 3pt over a much shorter Fox. During this whole play, Huerter was glued to his player austin reeves. This whole defensive meltdown happened because Keegan left lebron and decided to cover Knetch and leaving much shorter fox on james. at times, it seems like this team doesnt even respect basic defensive duties. this is all on mike brown not Huerter.
Keon ellis cannot defend Julius Randle or Lebron
Keon needs to start those stats don't lie he played a big part of that I say start him & bring Huerter off the bench right after Monk very complicated to distribute minutes to the bench coach will figure this out
Don’t know what Coach brown is doing at times? But all I know is Keon needs to play more specially with his defensive ability on the court.
Keon should be a starter and getting starter minutes (30+ mpg), and absolutely should be playing most of the 4th qtr in a close game. And he's not a liability on offense. He should be given more opportunity to prove himself on the offensive side this season, not getting DNP-CD's. I trust Keon's ability to develop more offensively than Kevin Huerter's ability to develop more defensively.
Keon has been a fouling machine all summer and preseason. Don’t hear squat from fans about Keon’s constant fouling like Duarte started off last season. 🤔
Maybe he’s fatigued, hurt, or family/personal/mental issues.
I trust professional coaching staff more than YouTube pundits and dble standard fans.
Emo mooo was hilarious omg please make that a short it's hilarious
We are over Kevin heurter
I'd give Jordins minutes to Keon
I thought guard depth would’ve been a strength for this team considering the off season additions/recoveries from injuries. A bit frustrating to see Coach Brown not take advantage of that.
The Kings are giving up games showcasing Heurter rather than playing Ellis, who proved he’s a defensive difference maker late last season. I understand that Heurter is playing better defense. But still not good enough to keep from getting picked on at key times.
I get that they’re trying to showcase Heurter for trade. His offense is very valuable. And his D has improved enough that he could be very effective for teams with more D around him.
The problem is that they’re driving Keegan into the ground trying to provide D at multiple positions when they could just play Keon, who actually shot better from 3 than Kevin last year as a catch and shoot guy.
Coach should have given Issac jones a shot . Dude has size and rebounds.
You guys are wrong on this one!
I understand you both have a cool relationship with Keon and watched him plenty down in the G-League but this take was a stretch. I like Keon, but I disagree.
2 games and panicking? Keon isnt playing for reasons.