Kennedy reminds me of Westbrook.

calumnus said:

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WinShsre/40 min (min 30 min)

1. Celestine .194
2. Aimaq.178
3. Tyson .177
4. Kennedy .150
5. Okafor .122
6. Cone .121
7. Larson .117
8. Askew .062
9. Newell .048
10. Pavlovic .043
11. Brown .040
12. Bowser .006

Note: .100 is an average college basketball player, 5 of which should go .500 on average against average competition.

Kennedy is the hoped for PG we needed. Hopefully he can continue to play 34 minutes per game.

Based on the above early results, we have a clear main 7 when Celestine is back. Others would get limited time and could play their way back into a larger role.

The above team with Kennedy is good and will win more games than they lose.

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I don't think Kennedy is our point guard, at least from watching this one game. He seldom "takes over the offense". You know, like bringing the ball up the floor, calling and starting plays. To me this team still uses a combination of Tyson and Cone as point guards, both capable of scoring and capable of making assists. They both bring the ball up the floor, are capable of scoring a lot, and making the assists. Kennedy seemed to play at the wing or in the corner for much of the time, like a shooting guard or small forward. He did get 4 assists, so maybe that makes him look like a point guard, but he has only averaged one assist per game for his career. On offense, he shot poorly this one game,, but he looks more valuable as a scorer, as his shooting percentages, both 2pt% and 3pt% have improved nicely every season that he has played college ball. His real value is his defense, and his rebounding. And you saw the ease where he rose up and slammed the ball home on a dunk. I think he probably can handle players taller than he is on both ends. Very impressive so far.

Agreed. I know I've seen him play only once but from what I saw he doesn't really bring definitive "point guard" skills to the lineup.
OTOH, not to rag on Bowser, Brown, or anybody else, Kennedy's presence seemed better than anyone else to compliment a lineup where Tyson and Cone are kind of "sharing" the point guard duties.

Again, it's just one game. May have a completely different perception after the next one.