{"id":22169,"date":"2023-01-25T15:15:44","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T23:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingsherald.com\/?p=22169"},"modified":"2023-01-25T16:25:24","modified_gmt":"2023-01-26T00:25:24","slug":"keegan-murray-player-development-mike-brown-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingsherald.com\/articles\/keegan-murray-player-development-mike-brown-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Keegan Murray continues to improve his all-around game"},"content":{"rendered":"

On January 7th, following a two-point loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, Sacramento Kings head coach Mike Brown made it clear that Keegan Murray having zero rebounds was unacceptable. <\/span><\/p>\n

It was somewhat surprising to hear Brown single him out considering Murray ended that game with 16 points on 6\/8 shooting including 4\/5 from beyond the arc, but Coach Brown wants Murray to find more ways to consistently impact the game outside of shooting the ball, starting with rebounding. <\/span><\/p>\n

Up to and including that loss, the rookie was averaging 3.8 rebounds per game. He brought down 8.6 boards per game through 35 performances last year at Iowa thanks to his 6\u20198\u201d frame, athleticism, and aggressiveness in cleaning up the glass. In the eight games Murray has played since being publicly called out by his head coach, he\u2019s averaging 6.8 rebounds per game with 1.5 of those coming on the offensive end.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just a different mindset that kind of flipped for me, not relying on other people,\u201d Murray said. \u201cI feel like Mike just getting on me kind of lit a fire under me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Murray has recorded double-digit rebounds in two of his last four showings and there\u2019s no reason to question him sustaining this rate. Murray is no longer assuming Domantas Sabonis, who is averaging the most rebounds in the NBA, has that covered and it couldn\u2019t be more apparent.<\/span><\/p>\n