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insertcoolnamehere · 01-11-2014 04:23 PM

Just wondering if anyone knows why Nick King isn't get much playing time? Has there been disciplinary issues, or injuries?

01-11-2014 04:31 PM

We have a lot of mouths to feed with limited minutes. Some guys are going to get squeezed out through no fault of their own.

insertcoolnamehere · 01-11-2014 04:32 PM

Thanks! That makes sense, just haven't been on the board much in the past year or so so i thought maybe I missed something

Stammers · 01-11-2014 04:35 PM

He needs to get more minutes; period.

Dynamos · 01-11-2014 04:44 PM

He gets pulled every time he makes a mistake so he plays tight out there

tnzazz · 01-11-2014 05:18 PM

I could be hitting a wall also. King will get it going.

tnzazz · 01-11-2014 05:18 PM

(01-11-2014 05:18 PM)tnzazz Wrote: I could be hitting a wall also. King will get it going.

He

cleveland2854 · 01-11-2014 05:20 PM

(01-11-2014 05:18 PM)tnzazz Wrote: I could be hitting a wall also. King will get it going.

What up Nick King. Good game today

mairving · 01-11-2014 06:09 PM

(01-11-2014 04:35 PM)Stammers Wrote: He needs to get more minutes; period.

His defense and free throw shooting have limited his minutes I believe. Still any guy that can rebound should be able to get some minutes. It's really positional more than anything. Pastner doesn't really use him at the 4 or the 5. He will put him in as a 3. The problem is that spot usually belongs to either Geron or Crawford and they don't miss many minutes.

~~Brother Bluto~~ · 01-11-2014 06:13 PM

(01-11-2014 04:44 PM)Dynamos Wrote: He gets pulled every time he makes a mistake so he plays tight out there

This. You can see it every time. It's been my number one complaint about Josh from day one.

**450bench** · 01-11-2014 06:18 PM

Nick is a 3. That's where he needs to play. He's not a 4 and he's not a complimentary big man when we only have one true big in the game. He's a 3. When he gets solid minutes at the 3 spot, he'll produce. If he's played out of position, he'll continue to look confused and never reach his potential.

holyterror · 01-11-2014 06:21 PM

(01-11-2014 06:09 PM)mairving Wrote:
(01-11-2014 04:35 PM)Stammers Wrote: He needs to get more minutes; period.

His defense and free throw shooting have limited his minutes I believe. Still any guy that can rebound should be able to get some minutes. It's really positional more than anything. Pastner doesn't really use him at the 4 or the 5. He will put him in as a 3. The problem is that spot usually belongs to either Geron or Crawford and they don't miss many minutes.

Happily, I don't think anyone distinguishes themselves on this team (of late) by rebounding. I think Nick's gotta do it with D if he wants more minutes.

BIGGESTTIGERJLB · 01-11-2014 06:50 PM

(01-11-2014 04:44 PM)Dynamos Wrote: He gets pulled every time he makes a mistake so he plays tight out there

I call BS. He's "tight" because he's not ready for this level. He's out of control most of the time and seems to always be in awkward positions.

Plus, he can't hit a damn ft.

He needs minutes, just like Kuran and Dom, but those three need them MUCH less than the others. I'd say Dom needs more than the other two.

**450bench** · 01-11-2014 06:52 PM

King needs minutes when two other bigs are in there with him. He's got some advantages at the three spot.

BIGGESTTIGERJLB · 01-11-2014 06:53 PM

(01-11-2014 06:52 PM)450bench Wrote: King needs minutes when two other bigs are in there with him. He's got some advantages at the three spot.

I agree with this.

Pressed Rat · 01-11-2014 06:53 PM

"Nick King isn't get much playing time?"

This an easy one. He's a freshman

**450bench** · 01-11-2014 06:57 PM

(01-11-2014 06:53 PM)Pressed Rat Wrote: "Nick King isn't get much playing time?"

This an easy one. He's a freshman

You can't make that kind of blanket statement. Keith Lee, David Vaughn, Askew, Boyd, Sylvester Gray, Otis Jackson! Cedric Henderson and the list goes on and on with freshman who got big minutes.
Sure King isn't on the level of some of them but you just can't make that kind of blanket statement and be accurate.
Don't get me wrong, he hasn't warranted big minutes. Not even close to that.

MemphisTigerPawr · 01-11-2014 06:59 PM

He is a freshman, he is learning and playing behind more experienced players. His time will come.

~~Sheldon Cooper~~ · 01-12-2014 01:48 AM

Made a few rebounds today and seemed like he was in the flow. Made a bad pass and I don't think we saw much more of him. I think he needs to be on the court more, just not sure at what player's expense.

~~Chi-TownTiger~~ · 01-12-2014 01:50 AM

(01-11-2014 04:35 PM)Stammers Wrote: He needs to get more minutes; period.

agree

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