nyknickzingis wrote:Kuz has a very good double threat game. Fakes the jumper and drives very well. Just a good wing to have off the bench. He seems to have some confidence now. No longer afraid to shoot or create a shot with a drive.
He was playing good d on Batuum and his d has been better than I thought it would be. He had a couple of big shots where it looked like they were going down. He is a good player and a great find.
CrushAlot wrote:nyknickzingis wrote:Kuz has a very good double threat game. Fakes the jumper and drives very well. Just a good wing to have off the bench. He seems to have some confidence now. No longer afraid to shoot or create a shot with a drive.
He was playing good d on Batuum and his d has been better than I thought it would be. He had a couple of big shots where it looked like they were going down. He is a good player and a great find.
yes he really gave Batum a lot of trouble with his long arms and tenacious defense a plus 12 when kuz is on the floor
The international guys we got in KP, Hernangomez and Kuz, the best thing about them is that they're of the tougher skinned, tenacious type. Not soft. Hernangomez needs to improve his defense plenty if he wants more minutes. Kuz is a better Lance Thomas. Lance couldn't fake and drive to the hoop as well.
nyknickzingis wrote:The international guys we got in KP, Hernangomez and Kuz, the best thing about them is that they're of the tougher skinned, tenacious type. Not soft. Hernangomez needs to improve his defense plenty if he wants more minutes. Kuz is a better Lance Thomas. Lance couldn't fake and drive to the hoop as well.
Yeah, I advocated for re-signing Lance, but Holiday and Kuz and Willy are making him seem less necessary. KP and Melo are playing a lot of minutes right now though. We'll need Lance at some point.
It's a testament to how good this team can be that we have talent that is ready to replace guys ahead of them coming into the season!
crzymdups wrote:nyknickzingis wrote:The international guys we got in KP, Hernangomez and Kuz, the best thing about them is that they're of the tougher skinned, tenacious type. Not soft. Hernangomez needs to improve his defense plenty if he wants more minutes. Kuz is a better Lance Thomas. Lance couldn't fake and drive to the hoop as well.
Yeah, I advocated for re-signing Lance, but Holiday and Kuz and Willy are making him seem less necessary. KP and Melo are playing a lot of minutes right now though. We'll need Lance at some point.
I was thinking the same, but upon looking at the stats, KP is at 33 and Melo at 33.8
For Melo that is definitely less than last year and he looks fresher.
For KP he is a young player that needs to get serious opportunities and chances to grow as a player.
I am a little concerned for fatigue when it comes to KP because he has not played this many before. He looked exhausted by the OT last night and that's even with playing less minutes in foul trouble.
The thing with Lance Thomas is that we had his early bird rights so it allowed us to sign him without using capspace. He had a low cap hold. When he comes back to health, maybe he can help us. I do like that Kuzminskas more than Thomas. Has better dribbling skills and seems more of a natural fit in Hornachek's offense.
