Preseason Game 2: Bucks @ Nets 6:30 CST - NBATV

Chad34 · Post #161 » by **Chad34** » Sat Oct 9, 2021 1:48 am

bud lost this game leaving nwora out.smh

Post #162 » by **ReasonablySober** » Sat Oct 9, 2021 1:50 am

Chad34 wrote:bud lost this game leaving nwora out.smh

Can't risk our star player getting injured before the playoffs IMO.

rilamann · Post #163 » by **rilamann** » Sat Oct 9, 2021 1:50 am

I think we might have gotten a steal with Mamu.

Milbucks96 · Post #164 » by **Milbucks96** » Sat Oct 9, 2021 1:51 am

exciting game, Cam Thomas is a bucket

Bucksmaniac · Post #165 » by **Bucksmaniac** » Sat Oct 9, 2021 1:51 am

Call me a wet blanket but I’m legitimately pissed at watching them flitter this away after playing great most of the game by going stagnant, away from the movement, high energy offense that got them the lead.

greekbuck34 · Post #166 » by **greekbuck34** » Sat Oct 9, 2021 1:53 am

ReasonablySober wrote:
Chad34 wrote:bud lost this game leaving nwora out.smh

Can't risk our star player getting injured before the playoffs IMO.

I "and 1" both of you but I also have to add the only reason this game was close was because Kyrie was out.

drdrG · Post #167 » by **drdrG** » Sat Oct 9, 2021 1:55 am

SupremeHustle wrote:
drdrG wrote:
SupremeHustle wrote:I'm going to find the perfect comp for Mamu (size and play style-wise).

Spurs Boris Diaw

So close. So close. My favorite so far, though.

I just think Mamu is a little more mobile than that version of Diaw. So maybe even a younger Diaw is a good comp?

I don't really remember Suns Diaw but I think that's right. The passing and surprising athleticism at his size is reminiscent though. I loved Diaw off the bench on those great spurs teams.

ACGB · Post #168 » by **ACGB** » Sat Oct 9, 2021 1:55 am

Game shows these guys just don't have what it takes to get it done against the Nets and I'm pessimistic about the postseason.

WRau1 · Post #169 » by **WRau1** » Sat Oct 9, 2021 1:57 am

SupremeHustle wrote:
drdrG wrote:
SupremeHustle wrote:I'm going to find the perfect comp for Mamu (size and play style-wise).

Spurs Boris Diaw

So close. So close. My favorite so far, though.

I just think Mamu is a little more mobile than that version of Diaw. So maybe even a younger Diaw is a good comp?

I still think he reminds me of a young Brad Miller.

ShootingtheJ · Post #170 » by **ShootingtheJ** » Sat Oct 9, 2021 1:57 am

In a game that included Kevin Durant and James Harden, Jordan Nwora was easily the best player on the floor.

WRau1 · Post #171 » by **WRau1** » Sat Oct 9, 2021 1:58 am

It would be pretty exciting if just one of these young guys can crack our rotation this year. That would be pretty huge and we'd be pretty set.

theFireBlanket · Post #172 » by **theFireBlanket** » Sat Oct 9, 2021 1:59 am

ACGB wrote:Game shows these guys just don't have what it takes to get it done against the Nets and I'm pessimistic about the postseason.

They were playing up to KD & Harden, playing down to the other dudes. Don't sweat it.

giannis and 1 · Post #173 » by **giannis and 1** » Sat Oct 9, 2021 1:59 am

Elijah Bryant was pretty good in the 2nd half, although I still don’t think he should make the team.

emunney · Post #174 » by **emunney** » Sat Oct 9, 2021 2:02 am

How funny would it be if Irving retired and Harden fell off?

Bucknado · Post #175 » by **Bucknado** » Sat Oct 9, 2021 2:02 am

Bucks win that if Cam Thomas has longer toes so we’re really the true preseason champions.

GHOSTofSIKMA · Post #176 » by **GHOSTofSIKMA** » Sat Oct 9, 2021 2:02 am

guys... our top 11 were out. fun game but nobody who played tonight is getting any minutes this year. i just dont see it

ShootingtheJ · Post #177 » by **ShootingtheJ** » Sat Oct 9, 2021 2:03 am

WRau1 wrote:It would be pretty exciting if just one of these young guys can crack our rotation this year. That would be pretty huge and we'd be pretty set.

Donte won't be ready to start the season, so Nwora is definitely in the rotation.

Chad34 · Post #178 » by **Chad34** » Sat Oct 9, 2021 2:03 am

emunney wrote:How funny would it be if Irving retired and Harden fell off?

harden looks washed, (in the voice of charles barkley) man was he turrible

GHOSTofSIKMA · Post #179 » by **GHOSTofSIKMA** » Sat Oct 9, 2021 2:04 am

emunney wrote:How funny would it be if Irving retired and Harden fell off?

not just funny but more likely than a pipedream too

chonestown · Post #180 » by **chonestown** » Sat Oct 9, 2021 2:05 am

drdrG wrote:I don't really remember Suns Diaw but I think that's right. The passing and surprising athleticism at his size is reminiscent though. I loved Diaw off the bench on those great spurs teams.

Thank you for providing me an excuse to post this rookie Diaw story.

The story, according to ESPN's Marc Stein:

"Boris walks into the gym one day wearing flip-flops and holding his customary cappuccino, which was a staple for him every morning," former Suns assistant general manager David Griffin recalled. "It was during pre-draft workouts, so he sees the Vertec (machine) and asks what it is.

"We tell him it measures your vertical leap by determining how many of the bars you can touch. He asks what's the highest anyone has ever gone, and we tell him Amar'e (Stoudemire) cleared the entire rack.

"Boris puts down the cappuccino, takes off his flip-flops, and clears the entire rack on the first try. Then he calmly puts his flip-flops back on, picks up his cappuccino, and walks away, saying, 'That was not difficult.'"