Sasha Vezenkov Reportedly Doesn't Want to Return to the Sacramento Kings | Locked On Kings
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Ай бұрынMatt George reacts to the Eurohoops report that Sasha Vezenkov doesn't intend on returning to the Sacramento Kings. But the Kings have him under contract at least through next season. What are their options?
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@kboruss000 Ай бұрын
I blame Brown for not playing him enough. Brown had a horrible year and he didn’t deserve an extension.
@candidfob8423 Ай бұрын
as if it's Brown's fault that the guy couldn't stay healthy...
@ivannikolov4242 Ай бұрын
@@candidfob8423 here it is .... Did Sasha stole ya girlfriend or something ? You are everywhere trying to talk bad of him :D So you are a legit hater fa sure.
@spindragon Ай бұрын
I was looking forward to watching Sasha evolve in the NBA.. Still don't understand Mike Brown' ignoring his ability to score.
@SKOOBZTERZ Ай бұрын
Sasha is goofy out there he wasn’t ready
@TheHappyCoder Ай бұрын
@@SKOOBZTERZ Goofy in a what way? His style of play is different, yes. But his efficiency has been quite good, actually. He just played small minutes.
@V71EXTER Ай бұрын
@@SKOOBZTERZSomething you dont understand bud. When a european or foreigner comes to America, they need to adapt to the country and feel comfortable. Its a new fucking continent.
@Cr_Sight Ай бұрын
@@TheHappyCoder I like sasha but he couldnt play defense.
@richardmorono6660 Ай бұрын
I felt Sasha could have been utilized much better. Just his shooting alone, really never got a chance to show case. MB not impressed enough. So go back and play in Euro. Sasha, is good but struggled in NBA. Personally, I felt Sasha should have been allowed to get a fair shot at more minutes . Then make decision to bench.
@yvitataf Ай бұрын
Sasha is a good player but not a superstar obviously so its really about the fit with team more than anything. It seems like coach brown received some backlash for not play him a lot but as an olympiacos fan i kinda get it. Kings really suffered on the defensive end and sasha was definitely not the answer to their problems. I think a team like the lakers or the spurs could be a better fit as they desperately need shooting and some off ball players with high iq
@SKOOBZTERZ Ай бұрын
Yall swear like he was anything close to what we thought he would be 😂
@FeIix916 Ай бұрын
I don’t think it’s just a coincidence that this news comes out shortly after Mike Brown is extended. The direction that this organization has committed to has been made clear and judging by the way Brown handled Sasha’s role, it isn’t in his favor. I am disappointed that coach was unable to utilize him or at the very least give him a real chance to earn a consistent role all season. Smh.
@bluevelvyt_jwg Ай бұрын
I feel for Sasha, I hope wherever he ends up, here or other, he gets a legit shot at playing meaningful minutes in the NBA.
@reedrodz75 Ай бұрын
Mike browns rotation isbouta wack! And he played HB more..a poor defender at 118.8 and Sasha is at 115.
@hc434 Ай бұрын
HB had the worst or 2nd worst defensive rating, rebounds per minute and plus minus on the team. Yet he averaged 3 more minutes a game than Malik Monk
@justmyopinion8395 Ай бұрын
Exactly! Mike Brown is not the right coach for the long run. Stubborn and inflexible. Should have played out this season before giving him a contract extension.
@jayjammer Ай бұрын
It did not work because Coach did not let him play! If you don’t play you can’t prove yourself.
@jacobmorris16 Ай бұрын
I don't think it's any coincidence that this news comes almost immediately after Mike Brown got his extension. I don't think there's any respect in either direction between those two.
@WillLlamas Ай бұрын
Go look at why Brown got fired in Cleveland. Sound familiar?
@obryn Ай бұрын
Cuz of LeBum that's why lol...How many LeBum coaches have been fired because of his whiny personality. It's always about him. Dont get it twisted. That was a LeBum problem.
@BeerAndJointsAllDay Ай бұрын
@@obryn LeCoach Blames
@GregoryLee-sd9wi Ай бұрын
Mike brown was wrong for not giving him PT cause there were times I thought he should get some of Barnes minutes
@candidfob8423 Ай бұрын
Barnes can actually create a shot on his own every once in a while. That's the difference.
@SKOOBZTERZ Ай бұрын
Barnes is washed but Sasha still wasn’t on his level relax
@GregoryLee-sd9wi Ай бұрын
@@SKOOBZTERZ how u know that and Sasha didn't get playing time
@SKOOBZTERZ Ай бұрын
@@GregoryLee-sd9wi Sasha couldn’t create his own shot for Shii, and I remember Sasha getting crossed so bad on defense 😂 he’s not ready for the NBA
@orurour8354 Ай бұрын
🤔Sasha wants trade? then trade him with Duarte or Barnes to Orlando for Either Chuma Okeke, or Caleb Houstan, or Kevon Harris or all 3🤔
@WillLlamas Ай бұрын
Davion was in the same boat. As were many.
@mrstrange5128 Ай бұрын
He needed steady minutes and actual plays run for him. Misused mike brown dropped the ball
@candidfob8423 Ай бұрын
you can't be a successful NBA roleplayer if you need plays drawn up for you...
@mrstrange5128 Ай бұрын
@@candidfob8423 your right, but you won’t be successful period without consistent minutes.
@candidfob8423 Ай бұрын
@@mrstrange5128 the way to earn consistent minutes in the NBA is to make the most out of your inconsistent minutes... Sasha hasn't been dealt a tough hand. This is something that every NBA-hopeful player has to prove...
@mdw274 Ай бұрын
*Yes, there were plenty of times where we didn’t play him enough. It was frustrating. However, when he did get playing time he didn’t do enough to show he deserved to be on the court. He had some good contributions, but nothing special. Sasha just needs to be more explosive.*
@GrapplingDork Ай бұрын
I never understood why Lyles and even Duarte got much more run time over Sasha at the 3/4. Sasha is a good rebounder, great cutter, and one of their best shooters. This is all on Brown. We complained about it all year.
@JDsilva7 Ай бұрын
Trey lyles is straight up a better player. You're right on Duarte tho
@hc434 Ай бұрын
No issue with MB starting HB 82 games and playing hik 29 minutes per game?
@pattijohnson6946 Ай бұрын
I have commented on this before. He was an MVP in euro league and hardly even played after moving his whole family over him. Good on you Sasha. Do what's best for you and your family. The NBA can be heartless. I've seen this time and time again.
@BeerAndJointsAllDay Ай бұрын
@@JDsilva7 ahahahaha you can jusr go and check advanced stats bro. Sasha scores on average 45 points per 100 minutes, Trey Lyles score on average 36 points per 100 minutes
@JDsilva7 Ай бұрын
@BeerAndJointsAllDay do advanced stats show that sasha's a significantly worse and less versatile defender than trey? On a team with so many offensive weapons, we have to prioritize guys who compete defensively as well
@marknash6398 Ай бұрын
I would too they just resign Mike Brown🤔 he threw Davion Mitchell under the bus The team went backwards
@Phil-S8 Ай бұрын
How Harrison Barnes gets so many minutes is baffling. The dude is a trash fire, and the Kings will never make it past the 1st round with him on the roster. Brown's unwillingness to play Trey or Sasha instead, probably has Sasha feeling some kind of way. The Kings made a horrible error in resigning Barnes, and now have extended one of the worst X/Os coaches in the league. Not to mention, Brown can't make in game adjustments to save his life. This season will be rough...
@hc434 Ай бұрын
I also believe Mike Brown is the one who wanted to re-sign HB at 18 mil a year because Brown was talking about contending for the championship this (lottery) year back in October. You don't talk about contending for the title in a season unless you like the roster Talks between Monte and HB went silent for a couple weeks last offseason so we know Monte did NOT want to run it back per se. I think many of the big problems come down to Mike Brown's poor decision making - same reasons he got let go from Cleveland
@Saint_Cephas Ай бұрын
Coaches like Mike Brown work with guys like Curry and Thompson, but if your guys arent insanely talented Mike wont adjust he will literally start you every game even when it doesn't work.
@SKOOBZTERZ Ай бұрын
If the kings just make some moves to make the team better Mike brown would be praised .. he has a mid tier roster be real
@hc434 Ай бұрын
@@SKOOBZTERZ Mike Brown is the one who wanted to run it back, by all evidence. Read my comment above
@hc434 Ай бұрын
@@SKOOBZTERZ Mike Brown is the REASON they didn't make big moves last offseason, by the evidence. That's why he thought they can contend for the championship this lottery season. His decision making is bad
@N3bula79 Ай бұрын
Didn't really get a fair shake in a rookie year, only played half to 2/3 of the season factoring in injuries...not to mention sporadic/inconsistent minutes and playing time. Kings may have told him he's not in their plans, because with a possible Monk deal, Sac will be in the luxury tax. Moving him will help them avoid that. Trade him to TO for Jalen McDaniels.
@hc434 Ай бұрын
From what Ive heard, Olympiakos paid their players income taxes and even gave them houses so ultimately after paying California tax Sasha was making about the same as he did in Europe
@alexap7 Ай бұрын
they also give them cars (olympiacos fan here)
@toetoe6127 Ай бұрын
Highly doubt that
@alexap7 Ай бұрын
@@toetoe6127 it is exactly like that. there isn't a salary cap here and there are benefits given to the players through sponsorships. for example, Olympiacos has bought homes that they provide their players with. They have as a sponsor Flexcar, which gives them a free car and lastly, their salary is not taxed. The owners pay the tax, so when you hear 3 million that means that they are getting that exact amount.
@orurour8354 Ай бұрын
🤔Sasha wants trade? then trade him with Duarte or Barnes to Orlando for Either Chuma Okeke, or Caleb Houstan, or Kevon Harris or all 3🤔
@toetoe6127 Ай бұрын
@@alexap7 I’m just sayin if you REALLY think the NBA is paying close to the euroleauge I’d do a little research. People can say they’re close but for revenue there’s nothing like American sports market
@WillLlamas Ай бұрын
Nobody has really analyzed how misusing or signing Sasha w'out knowing how he plays hurt us. Trade him or find a way to utilize him. This situation is not a good look for Monte and Brown.
@joesmith8725 Ай бұрын
Brown didn't play Sasha enough. Should have played him more. Sasha will probably go play for the Nets.
@candidfob8423 Ай бұрын
lol the guy couldn't stay healthy
@joesmith8725 Ай бұрын
Lyles
@jameeltayyeb584 Ай бұрын
I don’t blame him. We owe him an apology. There’ll be no shortage of takers for an elite shooter and a high IQ basketball player.
@mordecaidrake Ай бұрын
Seriously.... the fact that brown failed so poorly to utilize sasha is a serious blight on him... the fact that you can't make a euro league mvp work AT ALL.. is completely and utterly a ridiculous failure on Brown
@DanielTaylor-tz1rf Ай бұрын
@@mordecaidrake You can blame Mike all you want, but when we needed him to make his shots, he didn't.
@Tony-xu9bf Ай бұрын
You clearly don’t watch kings basketball if that’s your take. Sasha is a good shooter but he was a defensive liability. In the NBA you can’t just shoot and not play defense. Good luck to Sasha but you’re overvaluing him based off emotions not facts.
@jameeltayyeb584 Ай бұрын
@@Tony-xu9bf unfortunately I never miss a Kings game 😁. Love my Kings. I don’t disagree with you about his defense. I just think there’s a place in the league for a player like him. Preferably a team that defense is there strong suit, but needs shooting.
@Danxiong Ай бұрын
@@DanielTaylor-tz1rfshot better than Kevin Huerter 🤷♂️
@Saint_Cephas Ай бұрын
Sasha is about to go to another team and start and cook. If a team actually gives him the keys I think he would be scary
@user-vz2jl9sq1h Ай бұрын
Vezenkov is the people's player - this is one of the most seen pods of last months already, whenever he would get a seconds on the court Golden 1 will have this special buzz. Coach did not like him, but he should have said so a year ago and not hide behind the cliches. I hope he finds another team or goes to Europe as its clear that fans want to watch him play.
@Ivan21bg Ай бұрын
I don't think you can fully blame either side. I think Sasha for sure didn't wow anyone, but also I don't think he was really used that well either. It just doesn't feel like he was a good fit for what they wanted to do. I think both the Kings should have had more of a place for him and maybe given him more of a role, but also Sasha didn't really shine (which for first year in the NBA not surprsing) If anything I hope he gets one more year in the NBA I still think he can be better than what he showed, and maybe both sides can get something out of this if the kings can get a piece they need.
@ivannikolov4242 Ай бұрын
Lot of fans don’t realize that if you don’t feel welcome in any working environment will tied your hands. It’s weird how a little legit trust could reflect on anybody who having potential. He just not fit In this type of rotation. I’m afraid he will give his potential only if he got team build at some points around his presence. He used to more important role and he sitting on the bench 5/6 of the playing time. That many matches he was not even considered to go in. Man this is the worst… and i like coach Brown but must be painful for one player to watch from the bench and never get in.
@divad23 Ай бұрын
Completely not surprised by this...but Sasha needs to trust the process. I dont think he can stay now but i wish him the best. He will do well if he gets used properly
@fusionstar916 Ай бұрын
How can he prove himself if brown doesn't play him? HB is out there just doing cardio, heurter cant shoot to save his life. And the way sabonis plays limits other play styles.
@candidfob8423 Ай бұрын
cardio was what Vezenkov was doing out there too...
@ivannikolov4242 Ай бұрын
@@candidfob8423 Barnes cardio is more special ... like 30 mins per match for $18 Millions a season. Sasha averages 34 seconds of play .... nice one Timothy
@candidfob8423 Ай бұрын
@@ivannikolov4242 Barnes is old and washed and yet he's still 5X as athletic as Vezenkov. And Barnes can actually create a shot for himself every once and a while - Vezenkov scored like 3 unassisted baskets for himself all season. And who's Timothy?
@ivannikolov4242 Ай бұрын
@@candidfob8423 i know Barnes is a good player but he is not good for this Kings rotation. Seriously and you call yaself a basketball fan? Are you sure you are not just a hater… Karenio Do you have any idea how beneficial is the quick release for this team of Sacramento with this bench? Have you ever seen Sasha playing with the rest of the starting five?
@candidfob8423 Ай бұрын
@@ivannikolov4242 so I'm not a real basketball fan because I don't massively overrate a player who has proven nothing at the highest level of competition? alright, bud. Having a quick shot isn't enough to justify getting starter minutes when that's all he does. Look, you obviously are already convinced that Sasha is legit NBA rotation guy - I remain unconvinced that it's just Mike Brown "misusing" him
@JustinQuarles Ай бұрын
If there’s 1 thing I think Mike Brown failed at its Sasha Vezenkov
@hc434 Ай бұрын
I can think of many more: Harrison Barnes who had the worst or 2nd worst plus minus, rebs/min and defensive rating averaged more minutes than Malik Monk. Brown benched Keon Ellis for about 15 of the final 20 games leading up to the allstar break, despite Keon Ellis being arguably the best defender on the team
@SKOOBZTERZ Ай бұрын
Sasha was ok . We need to upgrade the roster anyways bye Sasha
@ebahtimaikata 26 күн бұрын
@@SKOOBZTERZNice upgrade you did
@teec6272 Ай бұрын
That's Fine he another Trade chip! Shit that Make the Kuzma deal that more sweet for the wizards.
@user-vz2jl9sq1h Ай бұрын
Money had nothing to do with, Matt. He is not taxed in Europe as he is in California and has all expenses paid, so he probably was making more or close to. He is also ready to let the 2nd year go, so Vezenkov is not in this for the money.
@jared4walsh 28 күн бұрын
he's now a Toronto.
@jimgarfinkel1090 Ай бұрын
Re :James Ham: "According to two European media outlets, that might not be the case, although the news from the two reporters contradict each other..... But both lead to similar conclusions -- that a breakup between the Kings and Vezenkov is potentially on the horizon"
@WillLlamas Ай бұрын
We ran thosebstupid curl 3 plays for Murray and Huerter but not for Sasha.
@DaveKingDavid Ай бұрын
Sasha fits the mold. The Kings might have to move him or Trey or HB, (maybe even two of the 3), to get longer and more athletic. But Sasha is valuable too. He really improves the offensive flow. And that clearly has to improve, in my opinion, if the Kings have any hope of contending. He also brings some things on the defensive end we didn't expect. I.e. Quick hands, and a feel for the game that helps him make defensive plays and muck up what the other team is trying to do. I believe if Sasha stays, works on the things MB wants him to, fights and is always ready to contribute when his number is called, he will find himself with an important role on this team. But who knows... we will see, or maybe we won't.
@JulianBG Ай бұрын
Matt, he didn't get more money here. Actually, Olympiacos matched and slightly exceeded the offer that he got by Kings. He also made it clear that he is not coming for the money but for the NBA experience. Obviously he is frustrated because he is not playing and not getting the experience he expected.
@reedrodz75 Ай бұрын
HB defensive made MBs standard. Why not Sasha?
@NOCALGooN916 Ай бұрын
Sasha is a rookie you have to earn it nothing is given
@candidfob8423 Ай бұрын
HB is not a good defender, but he's not as flat footed as Sasha.
@tattooedteddy Ай бұрын
Can blame him look what Mike brown did to him …. Your coach the coach you freaking out to keep .
@edbrewington3 Ай бұрын
Sasha needs more time to acclimate to the NBA game. He'll be ok if he gets more run, but he couldn't crack the rotation and then he got injured. I think he needs to stay one more year and really commit and put in the work. We really don't know what this guy can do because last year was his rookie year in many ways.
@charlesmayeda5668 Ай бұрын
Fuck putting in more work. This guy already does that. Mike brown needs to actually let him play instead of being a tool and letting harrison bum and chris dicksuckte get more minutes than they deserve (and what they deserve is no minutes after this season)
@rp2808 Ай бұрын
Dude already quit on the Kings… cmon dude. There are no saviors for the Kings. They need players who WANT to be here.
@edbrewington3 Ай бұрын
@@rp2808 Well....we don't know if this report is true, right? There are conflicting stories. However, if I were him, I'd want out too because I'm not getting any younger for one; I was a star in Europe and will be treated that way if I return; and I most likely don't fit MB's needs. I hope he'll fight back and work harder to prove everyone wrong, but I need to hear more articles on this and listen to his own words before I start saying he's a "quitter."
@NOCALGooN916 Ай бұрын
He was a dang rookie idk the last time i heard a rookie say i want out. he still needs to figure out how to adjust to the style of play and get better defensively, he's a liability and if he can't understand that get rid of him
@scoobeedo991 Ай бұрын
Good for Sasha... He came here to play and the Kings lied. The little time he did get was a joke and Mike Brown is to blame.. dont put this on Sasha.
@SKOOBZTERZ Ай бұрын
Put this on Mike 😂🤣🤣 yea cuz we thought Sasha was gonna be better right ? He didn’t wow anyone at all relax
@scoobeedo991 Ай бұрын
@@SKOOBZTERZ I can only go off the narrative which is presented to us every day. We're told players who haven't played or coming off injury need time , they need reps.. there is NO comparing practice to REAL game play. Sasha was given no real game time experience or consistent minutes or any length of time over any stretch of games. However when he did get a little time in a few games in a row, he showed improvement. Simply going off the eye test. Mike Brown is to blame for not playing him. This doesn't mean Brown is responsible for Sasha's talent or ability to play in the NBA, only that he decided to give time to other players that didn't workout.
@SKOOBZTERZ Ай бұрын
@@scoobeedo991 Sasha can score in the Europe league without dribbling because it’s an easier league , nba is a different animal he can’t dribble , can’t move his feet laterally defensively , he’s not who we thought we was going to be man. Not saying he can’t get better but as of now we have no use for him , us trading him is not going to hurt us . Remember this comment . We need monk back and make a move for kuzma or bridges we need another bucket getter
@SKOOBZTERZ Ай бұрын
@@scoobeedo991 Mike brown took over and we became a 46-48 win team with a mid tier squad , how about you give Mike brown a better roster around Fox sabonis and Keegan and see how more wins we get ….
@scoobeedo991 Ай бұрын
@@SKOOBZTERZ I just said Mike Brown was to blame for Sasha, which is true.. coaches in sports make mistakes or just do things I wouldn't do lol The Lions coach went for it on 4th down instead of kicking the field goal.. it's the way it goes..coach Carl just never gave Seth Curry playing time even when Everyone was screaming for it.. I digress 😃 As for Kuzma.. this is a mystery to me as Monte could have signed him last year??? So either Monte is an idiot or Kyle didn't want to play for Sac.. if he didn't want to play here, then We don't want him, If this was Montes fault then he needs to go. Something odd is going on with this. I think Monte was an improvement from our previous GMs but he really isn't great.
@Facelessman276 Ай бұрын
Really too bad that Sasha got injured when Trey went down. That was his chance. If not for injuries Keon would have had 70 DNP-CD’s last year. MB does not give some guys a real shot unless he has no choice.
@hc434 Ай бұрын
Does anyone actually believe Malik Monk wants to play under coach Brown? Brown being the coach is more reason for Monk to leave
@lxb88b Ай бұрын
Didn’t age well
@hc434 Ай бұрын
@@lxb88b So you think Monk likes playing under Mike Brown? Seriously? He stayed because he likes the city and Deaaron is here. They probably forced Mike Brown to start Monk in negotiations
@justmyopinion8395 Ай бұрын
He is still under contract so does that mean he is requesting a trade?
@Eglass25 Ай бұрын
As soon as they signed Brown, he was as good as gone.
@FranciscoGarcia_42 Ай бұрын
Sasha say hello to Washington 😂
@WillLlamas Ай бұрын
Sasha once scored 24 pts w'out a dribble. He set a record for pts per dribble. Brown/Monte didn't know this?
@user-fc3ki3gb7u Ай бұрын
Mike Brown is clueless
@user-fc3ki3gb7u Ай бұрын
Mike Brown is clueless
@SKOOBZTERZ Ай бұрын
Yea he would never do that in the NBA EVER
@candidfob8423 Ай бұрын
Where did he do that? The Euroleague? doesn't mean shit....
@WillLlamas Ай бұрын
@candidfob8423 it does mean shit. That's all he does, which is shit.
@quitalllester3367 Ай бұрын
Trade him
@user-iz5xp3ge1z Ай бұрын
Trade vasenkov to gsw for kevin looney or gary payton swap one on one...
@matthewyip8695 Ай бұрын
A pipe dream ... Bad take. But Sacramento should do either all day long. But why would gsw do that ? Sasha isn't even making much in comparison to those two who get paid more than HB.
@obryn Ай бұрын
why? They're all old!
@kingarthurworld9162 Ай бұрын
I actually like Sasha . I saw him make big plays against the warriors one game . Out of him and Harrison barnes i think he’s a better team defender . Needs to get stronger and have more confidence shooting the ball . Probably haven’t came off the bench in years . Year 2 should be better .
@brianmorton963 Ай бұрын
I got halfway through this Mike brown apologist Shill episode before I couldn't take any more of it. Forgive me if I don't take double down's talent evaluation seriously. You can keep telling us that Monk loves coming off the bench. And how much better we became defensively, even though it had nothing to do with us becoming better defensively. The whole league got better after he All Star break. Because Adam silver told the referees to call the games differently. Wasn't anything the king's did, Points per game dropped dramatically throughout the league. After the all star break it wasn't some magical mic brown moment. I'll tell you what a magical Mike brown moment was not making adjustments to his lame Ass dribble hand off system that the whole league figured out in the warrior series of the playoffs last year. And as for your evaluation of Sasha and his defense and how Mike Brown just couldn't play him cause it wasn't with what he likes to do Defensively, Harrison Barnes is dramatically worse defender than Sasha. Go look at the numbers. Mike brown supposedly preaches deflections and sasha destroyed harrison barnes on deflections. And like I said at the top forgive me for not Putting too much stock in double downs evaluation of talent.
@hc434 Ай бұрын
Local media as a whole shill for Mike Brown. It's bizarre
@hc434 Ай бұрын
The defense stagnated at around 23rd until Mike Brown was forced to play Keon big minutes - after which it jumped to 14th. Keon bailed out Mike Brown because the "ran back" defense was barely better than last year and the offense fell off a cliff Yes the local media is shilling for Mike Brown
@enbo1728 Ай бұрын
Happy for Sasha, sad for Kings. All blame for Sasha and Malik on Brown.
@SKOOBZTERZ Ай бұрын
Sad for the kings 😂🤣 we’ll be okay without him
@hc434 Ай бұрын
Mike Brown DNP'ed Keon about 15 games in the final 20 leading to the all star break. That was probably the most baffling one - when your team is the worst perimeter defending team in the league, a supposedly defensive minded coach DNP's his best perimeter defender.. Mike Brown is not a good coach Also playing HB as much as he did
@mordecaidrake Ай бұрын
Seriously.... the fact that brown failed so poorly to utilize sasha is a serious blight on him... the fact that you can't make a euro league mvp work AT ALL. Especially a sniper in this day and age....this is completely and utterly a ridiculous failure on Brown🙄
@justinshumate6232 Ай бұрын
Brown doesn't like him he's slow and he didn't like his defense he didn't give him minutes cause he doesn't want him just like benching huerter I feel those are Monte guys
@justinshumate6232 Ай бұрын
I dnt like sashas Game he has to hit from 3 like Kyle Korver or I dnt see the use he's too slow and we're a fast pace team
@candidfob8423 Ай бұрын
EuroLeague MVP doesn't mean shit lmao
@enbo1728 Ай бұрын
@@candidfob8423 , y? like Luca?
@SKOOBZTERZ Ай бұрын
Bro Sasha was slow af he was not who we thought he was enough with the excuses send him back to Europe
@dthreezy9460 Ай бұрын
Kings haven't been playing to there strengths. Sasha is a clear indication. Hope he doesn't and ends up in the starting five. Warriors get him it's over in the West.
@herby8789 Ай бұрын
Sasha fits in gsw trade him for Moses moody if Malik decided to run away from sac both parties in win win situation.
@Saint_Cephas Ай бұрын
Shouldve started Sasha at the 2 for his size and shooting, wouldve been better than Heurter
@WillLlamas Ай бұрын
Sabonis ballhandling/handoff limits the play of many others.
@Drewskiifadez Ай бұрын
Sabonis ballhandling/handoff is the reason kings has had any type of success on the offensive end
@WillLlamas Ай бұрын
@Drewskiifadez it's overused. He also gets single-minded and runs the same plays with Murray and Huerter. Also takes the ball out of Davions' hands. Thank god for Malik to show us what we needed. A Pg to run the p&r.
@nfn58 Ай бұрын
I don't blame him. But on this team he's essentially less athletic version of Trey Lyles
@matthewyip8695 Ай бұрын
Exactly 💯. I thought so too. Trey is still better in this system. The other problem was Monk was the main ball handler and took more shots that just gave less shots to everyone else off the bench. Monk was also the main distributor off the bench.
@NOCALGooN916 Ай бұрын
Pretty much
@nfn58 Ай бұрын
i love the depth we have in this role, but it's tough for them unless either trey or sasha get moved
@enbo1728 Ай бұрын
Better movement, Off-Ball Scoring and cutting compared to Trey.
@orurour8354 Ай бұрын
🤔Sasha wants trade? then trade him with Duarte or Barnes to Orlando for Either Chuma Okeke, or Caleb Houstan, or Kevon Harris or all 3🤔
@TheHappyCoder Ай бұрын
Mike Brown is going down next year.
@headhunterextracts5167 Ай бұрын
auf Wiedersehen
@seanadams25 Ай бұрын
EARP!
@babycakes9976 Ай бұрын
There's been nany defensive head coaches that simply couldnt get the job done. Anyone could with the eye test this team hasn't found a identity. We'll wait, when reLizing Rickets, Grizz, Spurs may jump ahead.
@Drewskiifadez Ай бұрын
Trade his ass to the wizards
@DanielTaylor-tz1rf Ай бұрын
Any other unathletic eurofraud, average 3 point shooters that's a defensive liability we can replace him with?
@hc434 Ай бұрын
HB had the 2nd worst defensive rating on the team. Sasha had the 10th worst defensive rating. So if you're concerned about who's a defensive liability ask Mike Brown why he started HB 82 games and averaged 29 minutes for HB It's not like Mike Brown called any plays on offense for HB either, so what was he doing playing so many minutes
@NOCALGooN916 Ай бұрын
@@hc434HB played way more minutes not a big enough sample size from sasha
@hc434 Ай бұрын
@@NOCALGooN916 WHY did the worst or 2nd worst defensive rating, rebounds per minute and plus minus guy get so many minutes? That's what I'm wondering
@SKOOBZTERZ Ай бұрын
@@hc434Barnes is washed ! But he’s old 😂 he was still more serviceable then Sasha bro be real Sasha isn’t who we thought he would be ! But it’s Mike browns fault okay
@hc434 Ай бұрын
@@SKOOBZTERZ Mike Brown is the one who wanted to re-sign HB at 18 mil a year, by all evidence. Now the team is stuck with that contract or looking for another team to absorb it at a cost
@bobtis Ай бұрын
No surprise. He never fit. Poor guy
@Chudley716 Ай бұрын
Stay healthy and earn more playing time. That’s how to develop an NBA career.
@iankinzel Ай бұрын
With Sasha, I think his defense was just part of the problem. The larger problem is that he didn't really contribute much outside of catch-and-shoot. He scored 9 unassisted baskets all season long, 1 unassisted three pointer all season long - his scoring off the bounce is totally nonexistent. Couple that with his limitations as a playmaker and a defender, and it makes sense why he didn't work out for us. People forget, Euro League MVP guarantees nothing in the NBA. Jan Vesely, Anthony Parker, Sergio Rodriguez, and Nemanja Bjelica all won Euro League MVP; in the NBA, they were all rotational players at best for a few years.
@hc434 Ай бұрын
Sasha had a (barely) positive plus minus on the season. HB had the worst plus minus on the team. Sasha had the 10th worst defensive rating among active Kings players while HB had the 2nd worst defensive rating. Why did Mike Brown play HB 29 minutes a game again? Couldn't spare a few more for Sasha and Lyles?
@iankinzel Ай бұрын
@@hc434 You have to balance metrics with what we see in the games. Advanced metrics like EPM place Barnes at 49th percentile defensively, Vezenkov at 21st percentile, which matches the eye test: Barnes was an unspectacular middle-of-the pack player defensively, while opposing offenses were hunting Vezenkov as a defender. And again - Sasha hit 9 shots off the dribble all season. 9. That's really bad. Barnes was inconsistent, but he at least has league-average ability to create his own shot. In that regard, Sasha is uniquely limited.
@NOCALGooN916 Ай бұрын
Thank you sir 💯
@hc434 Ай бұрын
@@iankinzel what about HB having the worst rebounds per minute and 2nd worst plus minus? How are you gonna try to explain away those? Barnes is a solid offensive player still but Mike Brown said he didn't call any plays for him. So what was HB doing on the floor for so long.. It all comes back to Mike Brown and it's sus
@iankinzel Ай бұрын
@@hc434 None of that changes the fact that Barnes is more playable than Vezenkov. Whatever flaws Barnes has, he can do things that aren't catch-and-shoot, and he's not a major liability on defense. You can't say the same for Vezenkov. In these comparisons, +/- isn't meaningful because when your role is as limited as Vezenkov's was, odds are you're only going to go up against the most favorable matchups. EPM is more respected by league GM's as a closer approximation for a player's actual contribution, and Barnes blows Vezenkov out of the water on that.
@Ruben-Sammich Ай бұрын
Trade him and a 2nd round pick for Bogie back
@GrapplingDork Ай бұрын
Lyles averaged 7pts, 4reb and 1 assist in 20 minutes. Why are you acting like he is infinitly better than Sasha? Lyles is a poor perimeter defender as well. We've seen enough to know. We haven't seen enough Sasha. Trade Lyles in a Kuzma deal and draft either Ware or De Silva.
@Saint_Cephas Ай бұрын
Yeah I like Trey but the Sasha hate is crazy the guy practically didnt play even one whole game
@James-fb9lw Ай бұрын
I feel wasn’t used to the best of his talent by his coach and his teammates. But I really don’t like quitters.
@ra-ge 19 күн бұрын
He was not given a chance to prove himself.
@p9r4ex8dyk Ай бұрын
Huerter and Barnes are the weakest links on the Kings. Get rid of these trashy players if the Kings want to be legit contenders.
@extremistikovoutiro2877 Ай бұрын
You have a 20ppg player on your roster and you let him rot on the bench because he came from the Euroleauge? Dogshit franchise
@orurour8354 Ай бұрын
🤔Sasha wants trade? then trade him with Duarte or Barnes to Orlando for Either Chuma Okeke, or Caleb Houstan, or Kevon Harris or all 3🤔
@gate7elllas Ай бұрын
Just fire mike brown .His a bad coach !!
@killgronia5815 Ай бұрын
He was terrible. I mean what did he expect? You have to produce. Don’t quit, put the work in.
@mordecaidrake Ай бұрын
Brown sucked at using him.. he didn't really suck by the analytics
@willstout5988 Ай бұрын
He was putting up some pretty good minutes before his last injury that took him out down the stretch. I imagine this season would’ve played out pretty differently if he didn’t get hurt
@GrapplingDork Ай бұрын
What are you talking about? Brown hardly played him. Sasha never got a fair shake until towards the end of the year and then he got hurt twice
@killgronia5815 Ай бұрын
@@GrapplingDork and when he did , he was trash. Not Mike’s job to always have you ready. Especially for an MVP. He has his money and now produce. At least do the one thing we got you for.
@s0meguy09 Ай бұрын
Well.. whatchu gonna do? Doesn't bother me
@rp2808 Ай бұрын
lol this is who Monte used his cap flexibility on 🤣. Gtfoh, better start looking at apartments in Chicago
@badnewssourgrapes Ай бұрын
Let him leave NBA too physical for him just like I figured it would be it was a nice try by Monte but he missed on this guy too looks like
@NOCALGooN916 Ай бұрын
Yea he would of fit perfectly in last years system we were way more up an down the court and more focused on offense we changed to more of a defensive style of play this year witch does not fit how he plays
@reeze3776 Ай бұрын
Let him walk. He was a big liability on defense. He needs to know just because you're a European MVP you still have to earn your spot.
@Lightdabeam916 Ай бұрын
I saw him get crossed so hard he left the screen multiple times
@reeze3776 Ай бұрын
@@Lightdabeam916 😂😂😂
@NOCALGooN916 Ай бұрын
Trueee💯
@BigHittt Ай бұрын
Kings - the whole organization is Inconsistent.
@Drewskiifadez Ай бұрын
Everyone in here crying about Sasha and feeling bad for him. Like he didn’t get paid millions of dollars . He’s lucky he even seen the floor, if Colby is barely getting minutes then he shouldn’t be crying either
@NOCALGooN916 Ай бұрын
He was a dang rookie he shouldn't be crying about anything in the first place
@Drewskiifadez Ай бұрын
@@NOCALGooN916 I realized I typed my comment wrong. Colby never seemed to have a problem with his minutes because he’s a rookie and technically so is Sasha. So Sasha should be crying over his minutes like minutes aren’t earned
@eddiprosper4347 Ай бұрын
SASHA "THE BROKEN MICROWAVE" VEZENCHOKE
@obryn Ай бұрын
You don't get to be an MVP and be inconsistent the next season lol. The whole team was inconsistent. Wonder why, maybe because of the coaching which trickled down to the players idk lol
@adriansanchez6915 Ай бұрын
Sasha wouldn’t dance in fan fest get him tf outta here
@nathan2000100 Ай бұрын
Sasha looked clumsy on the floor, he also didn't get many minutes. Overall letdown and I understand why he's unhappy here
@charlestoms8289 Ай бұрын
Brown is obviously racist. Kings got the best euro player and disciplined him on bench? How stupid is that.
@Martin_3030_ Ай бұрын
How does that make him racist? Sabonis plays, Alex Len plays, Huerter played 🤔 just making assumptions
@SKOOBZTERZ Ай бұрын
Sacramento kings fans are full of excuses , wasn’t this guy coming over suppose to be a game changer for us ? 😂 he was OK yall need to stop already
@andrewfranks8788 Ай бұрын
What is wrong with all you hating on Mike Brown in the comments,Pretending like you know more about basketball than coach. You are dillusional.
@hc434 Ай бұрын
Mike Brown has gotten fired 3 times, never won a title as head coach after coaching Lebron 5 years in Cleveland with one of the highest team salaries in the league. So yes, plenty of people know much better than Mike Brown. His basketball decision making is bad
@pvantran82 Ай бұрын
Mike Brown do not know how to utilize him. MB suck!
@andrewfranks8788 Ай бұрын
Sasha was good awful , could not make a three and could not stop a wet fart . Plus injured most of the year. Great European player not an NBA player
@swavyfamiliaalex99 Ай бұрын
Who cares? He wasn't as good or consistent as we expected anyways
@adriansanchez6915 Ай бұрын
Mike brown was saying all training camp Sasha had a lot of work to do. He sucked, got injured and milked it, still sucked and decided to go back home lol if you actually watched a kings game and saw how bad he moved on defense you wouldn’t be upset
@esactown5754 Ай бұрын
He weak 🤦♂️ instead of taking the challenge and conquering his spot he wants to evade like a 🐈
@rickfishn6888 Ай бұрын
Well he didn't do nothing special for the kings lmfao lol tell me he helped us get better cuz he didn't
@maxiancambridge668 Ай бұрын
Sacramento played him - he should have been getting more minutes, Barnes , Heurter ,Lyle's Duarte were also inconsistent, hope he gets another chance in the NBA , and gets a coach and a team who respects his games
@James-fb9lw Ай бұрын
I feel wasn’t used to the best of his talent by his coach and his teammates. But I really don’t like quitters.
@hc434 Ай бұрын
Mike Brown punished Sasha, Ellis and Len with DNPs even after they played well. Keon Ellis had about 15 DNPs in the 20 games leading to the allstar break. It's ridiculous but Mike Brown is really that clueless and I don't blame Sasha for jumping ship
@MsGmishev Ай бұрын
You don’t know the past of Sasha. Doing with stupid coach just like his early years in Barcelona after he won Greek MVP….it would be mistake. Better to sick for his team and coach….but not with this MB
@SKOOBZTERZ Ай бұрын
@@hc434Sasha can leave for all we care
@hc434 Ай бұрын
@@SKOOBZTERZ He deserves better than Mike Brown and if you think Malik Monk wants to play under Mike Brown I have a beautiful bridge to sell you If Monk stays by some miracle, it will be in spite of having to play under this coach
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