{"id":25357,"date":"2020-07-11T09:10:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-11T06:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nets-rodions-kurucs-will-be-relied-on-to-help-fill-power-forward-hole\/"},"modified":"2020-07-11T09:10:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-11T06:10:00","slug":"nets-rodions-kurucs-will-be-relied-on-to-help-fill-power-forward-hole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nets-rodions-kurucs-will-be-relied-on-to-help-fill-power-forward-hole\/","title":{"rendered":"#Nets\u2019 Rodions Kurucs will be relied on to help fill power forward hole"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Nets\u2019 Rodions Kurucs will be relied on to help fill power forward hole<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

\n For the first time since March, the Nets finally had a full five-on-five practice Friday in Orlando. And despite months of rust, it actually went off better than even they expected.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe spiralled [Friday] in a positive direction, built off [Thursday] where we got a semblance of being back on the floor,\u201d interim coach Jacque Vaughn said via Zoom. \u201cWe were able to play five-on-five, get up and down a little. I was pleased with the effort and the conditioning level: An overall really good day in the gym.\u201d<\/p>\n

The coronavirus pandemic saw the NBA season suspended on March 11. After a week limited to individual workouts, and building back slowly with three-on-three Thursday in their first day out of quarantine in Disney, the Nets finally ramped up to a full workout.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt just felt good to get some bump in. Guys were a little rusty, but not as rusty as we\u2019d expect,\u201d Garrett Temple said. \u201cIt just felt good to get down the court, play some five-on-five, get back to what we love doing.\u201d<\/p>\n

But now comes the work of trying to cobble together a cohesive team for this month\u2019s NBA restart. And as far as this shorthanded team goes, power forward is going to be an issue. Again.<\/p>\n

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Rodions Kurucs<\/span>Robert Sabo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The position has been a problem for years. In Friday\u2019s first full practice, Rodions Kurucs was the starting power forward. Granted, he was the only one, with Kevin Durant, Taurean Prince, Wilson Chandler and Nic Claxton all out due to injury or COVID-19.<\/p>\n

The Nets did add Michael Beasley, but despite being allowed to scrimmage once he clears quarantine, he has to sit out the first five game<\/a>s due to a league suspension. Simply put, Kurucs has to play.<\/p>\n

\u201cRodi is going to be really big for us because of absences that we have coming into the restart. His ability to offensive rebound, his ability to cause havoc on the defensive end, be a nuisance,\u201d Temple said. \u201cAnd then offensively, knock down open shots and be a great cutter.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo we expect that from Rodi. We know he has it in him, and we\u2019re going to need him for that. \u2026 That\u2019s what we\u2019re expecting from Rodi: His ability to do the little things, be that dog on the inside, get all the garbage points. I\u2019m excited for the opportunity for him especially, and hopefully he takes advantage.\u201d<\/p>\n

Perhaps distracted by a pending assault case \u2014 pushed back to Nov. 24 \u2014 Kurucs has been streaky. He shot a scalding 46.3 percent from deep before the All-Star break, but didn\u2019t hit a single 3 after it. In the team\u2019s final games before the league shut down, the Latvian went 0-for-11 and did not play at all in four of those games.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know Rodi, the energy guy \u2014 he\u2019s going to sacrifice his body and sacrifice the other team\u2019s body for everybody\u2019s sake,\u201d Jarrett Allen said. \u201cHe\u2019s going to go out there and play his hardest. He still has his 3-point shot. He\u2019s still finding his rhythm there.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was working with him. They put us in the same group to get some shots up, so he\u2019s definitely knowing what it\u2019s like to be a 4 or 5.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Nets signed Donta Hall, but he will have to serve as Allen\u2019s backup and DeAndre Jordan\u2019s replacement. The 6-foot-9 rookie\u2019s minutes at the four will be limited, making Kurucs\u2019 vital.<\/p>\n

\u201c[We] really envision his role of running the floor for us, rebounding the basketball for us, guarding multiple positions for us, offensive rebounding,\u201d Vaughn said. \u201cHis energy we\u2019ll need to take advantage of.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe had a good practice, he\u2019s done a good job of being in drills with wings and with bigs. \u2026 We\u2019re trying to make him the best player he can be. So far he\u2019s accepted that challenge and is willing to play any position for us.\u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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