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Post#101 » by LAKESHOW » Fri Feb 7, 2025 6:25 am

This team is crazy good, if teams wanna line up small ball and run the track. We can keep with any of em. Solid Victory. I still say we can make final 4 if we make the adjustments once we get the full squad in place.
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Post#102 » by Beethoven » Fri Feb 7, 2025 6:38 am

I knew the defense and length and athleticism would go up a notch once Vanderbilt came back. But the addition of dfs, and Gabe / rui playing so much better these days, has done a complete 180 on the athletic defensive culture of this team.
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Post#103 » by SlimShady83 » Fri Feb 7, 2025 9:51 am

Beethoven wrote:I knew the defense and length and athleticism would go up a notch once Vanderbilt came back. But the addition of dfs, and Gabe / rui playing so much better these days, has done a complete 180 on the athletic defensive culture of this team.
It's crazy how many people disrespect both Vando and DFS defense my line up is my signature.

Might be willing to put Rui instead of Vando
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Post#104 » by stan francisco » Thu Feb 20, 2025 2:41 am

Let’s go on a championship run. It starts in 20 minutes.
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Post#105 » by danfantastk32 » Thu Feb 20, 2025 4:23 am

I don't think Luka got the memo. Normally when you become a Laker, you immediately become a 15% worse freethrow shooter. Luka seems to think that applied to 3-pointers too. Someone needs to tell him it's ok to still be good at 3's.
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Post#106 » by Danny Darko » Thu Feb 20, 2025 4:28 am

Luka... so close on so much... but frustrating. Also playing some Center D... is what it is, but looking fwd to jelling before playoffs
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Post#107 » by Danny Darko » Thu Feb 20, 2025 4:36 am

welp... Luka needs to hit some shots now... bye Austin.
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Post#108 » by Danny Darko » Thu Feb 20, 2025 4:37 am

or... Dalton time
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Post#109 » by Danny Darko » Thu Feb 20, 2025 4:52 am

missing this many good shots... gonna be not good
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Post#110 » by Danny Darko » Thu Feb 20, 2025 4:55 am

Rui clutch on both ends at the 9 min mark.
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Post#111 » by Danny Darko » Thu Feb 20, 2025 5:14 am

Again Luka plays D on Williams at C and looks solid lol.
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Post#112 » by Danny Darko » Thu Feb 20, 2025 5:17 am

we'd be beating the hell out of em if it wasn't for that hack Luka
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Post#113 » by Danny Darko » Thu Feb 20, 2025 5:21 am

wow Rui... ft's were sad
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Post#114 » by Danny Darko » Thu Feb 20, 2025 5:26 am

Lamelo and Clarkson having an ugly-off and it's neck and neck.

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Post#115 » by LAKESHOW » Thu Feb 20, 2025 5:27 am

As the english would say, what the bloody he'll man
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Post#116 » by Chocolate City Jordanaire » Thu Feb 20, 2025 5:31 am

Danny Darko wrote:wow Rui... ft's were sad
I appreciate him as a Wizards fan. Charlotte must not out tank Washington.
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Post#117 » by stan francisco » Thu Feb 20, 2025 6:27 am

The ref who tossed Austin might want to check if he still has a pair — of eyeballs — and the other kind, too. Weak sauce.

Austin is right now our second best player and we cannot afford having him ejected. We also need to learn how to play as a unit without Max and AD — two starters.

I’ll be very patient with Luka who will need to recover from his injury. Let’s give him some time.

Mark Williams looked good. How was Len? Only caught the last quarter, didn’t see him.
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Post#118 » by Hans1984 » Thu Feb 20, 2025 10:04 am

This had to be the worst game I've seen in years.

70 points with 8 minutes left in the 4th quarter is ridiculous.

Edit: Alright the last 8 minutes it turned into an actual basketball game. Up to that point it was awful.

Edit2: How can you lose to this team at home ? Terrible. :banghead:
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Post#119 » by Apz » Thu Feb 20, 2025 3:59 pm

Luka plays with zero joy. I think he might be gone in the summer. Ive watched basicly every game luka played and never seen him do sad
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Post#120 » by stan francisco » Fri Feb 21, 2025 12:53 am

Back to back. I’d guess Reaves goes for 40. Run everything through him. He’s right now our best point of attack along with Bron. Until Luka is up to speed and in good health, I’d run the offense through Austin, use Luka as a passer and scorer in the post. Inside out. Can we see a triangle set, please, JJ? You have three savants on the court.
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PF: Bron / Vando / Kleber
C: Ayton / Hayes / Koloko

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