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soxperry · Post #481 » by **soxperry** » Thu Oct 26, 2023 3:33 am

midranger wrote:I hope Giannis is watching Derek Lively in the pick and roll

i hope he's on the phone with our next starting 2 guard.

tedbrogen · Post #482 » by **tedbrogen** » Thu Oct 26, 2023 3:44 am

MartyConlonOnTheRun wrote:And just like that, Jimmy M-Fing Butler can't shoot 3s. He made 12 3's in the final 4 games 6 months ago. SMDH

It’s a reason some of us hated Bud’s philosophy of just letting guys shoot wide open threes even if they are not great shooters. You sometimes let guys find a rhythm with all those looks.

tedbrogen · Post #483 » by **tedbrogen** » Thu Oct 26, 2023 3:49 am

RubberSoul wrote:I’m so glad Boston ownership got cheap and let Grant Williams walk. Guy is so obnoxious but he is locking down VW right now. He was their best Giannis defender they don’t have anybody that approaches his defensive flopping ability and obnoxiousness right now.

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This. Outside of Midds being hurt, Grant was the next biggest factor that tilted that series in 22.

He was able to hold off Giannis in the post and flop enough that Giannis was slightly less efficient which also allowed the Celtics to keep Rob Williams out of the lineup and play five out on offense. That made Brook unplayable and the Bucks desperately needed Brook to be playable to try and get into those rock throwing contests they won in the 2021 playoffs by just killing teams on the glass and in the paint.

H2tObes · Post #484 » by **H2tObes** » Thu Oct 26, 2023 4:03 am

Yeah watching this game it's hard not to think the Celtics are gonna miss Grant a ton, he's one of the most aggitating defenders and is a corner 3 merchant which always kills us

H2tObes · Post #485 » by **H2tObes** » Thu Oct 26, 2023 4:04 am

Wemby is gonna be the GOAT. Good lord it really is like watching an alien

stellation · Post #486 » by **stellation** » Thu Oct 26, 2023 4:04 am

midranger wrote:I hope Giannis is watching Derek Lively in the pick and roll

He's certainly been very... Derek out there

jschligs · Post #487 » by **jschligs** » Thu Oct 26, 2023 4:08 am

H2tObes wrote:Wemby is gonna be the GOAT. Good lord it really is like watching an alien

He has all the potential but he has a long way to go. Lot of rookie mistakes which is to be expected. But man he's going to be fun.

jschligs · Post #488 » by **jschligs** » Thu Oct 26, 2023 4:14 am

Spurs just hot garbage in the final 2 minutes on both ends. Johnson basically gave it away.

H2tObes · Post #489 » by **H2tObes** » Thu Oct 26, 2023 4:14 am

jschligs wrote:
H2tObes wrote:Wemby is gonna be the GOAT. Good lord it really is like watching an alien

He has all the potential but he has a long way to go. Lot of rookie mistakes which is to be expected. But man he's going to be fun.

I really just think it's going to be about staying healthy for him, his body + coordination is the most unfair thing the league has ever seen

Post #490 » by **ReasonablySober** » Thu Oct 26, 2023 4:36 am

Trade Wemby to an organization that recognizes the 50 win talent they've got.

Post #491 » by **MickeyDavis** » Thu Oct 26, 2023 4:42 am

Rough debut for Scoot. Keeping him in at garbage time to try to give him a boost.

MartyConlonOnTheRun · Post #492 » by **MartyConlonOnTheRun** » Thu Oct 26, 2023 5:09 am

ATL - Ex Bucks
Wes - Out 2 weeks with Calf
Jevon - 1-4 and 20 minutes in big loss
Grayson - O-Fer in Suns win
Joe - 0-3 but 5 dimes in 18 minutes +9 in a win
Goran - A figment of our imagination
Serge - Finding out Oktoberfest is in September
Nwora - 2-7 with I can only assume stellar defense

MartyConlonOnTheRun · Post #493 » by **MartyConlonOnTheRun** » Thu Oct 26, 2023 5:10 am

jschligs wrote:Spurs just hot garbage in the final 2 minutes on both ends. Johnson basically gave it away.

Pop getting greedy and tanking for Starr

theFireBlanket · Post #494 » by **theFireBlanket** » Thu Oct 26, 2023 5:16 am

MartyConlonOnTheRun wrote:ATL - Ex Bucks
Wes - Out 2 weeks with Calf
Jevon - 1-4 and 20 minutes in big loss
Grayson - O-Fer in Suns win
Joe - 0-3 but 5 dimes in 18 minutes +9 in a win
Goran - A figment of our imagination
Serge - Finding out Oktoberfest is in September
Nwora - 2-7 with I can only assume stellar defense

Meanwhile Max Strus put up 27 points in a win & Bruce Brown is bringing winning habits to Indiana.

7 & 6 3 pointers from eaxh respectively. 24 points for BB.

tedbrogen · Post #495 » by **tedbrogen** » Thu Oct 26, 2023 5:17 am

MartyConlonOnTheRun wrote:ATL - Ex Bucks
Wes - Out 2 weeks with Calf
Jevon - 1-4 and 20 minutes in big loss
Grayson - O-Fer in Suns win
Joe - 0-3 but 5 dimes in 18 minutes +9 in a win
Goran - A figment of our imagination
Serge - Finding out Oktoberfest is in September
Nwora - 2-7 with I can only assume stellar defense

It’s almost like Giannis’ gravity makes role players seem better than they truly are.

blazza18 · Post #496 » by **blazza18** » Thu Oct 26, 2023 5:24 am

Bud's coaching pretty important too..

KidA24 · Post #497 » by **KidA24** » Thu Oct 26, 2023 5:37 am

WeekapaugGroove wrote:
ackypoo wrote:luka is insufferable
I was a huge Luka guy as a prospect and he's a hell of a player but he carries himself like a little bitch on the court.

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He's James Harden 2.0

and I loved watching both of them for extended periods of time.

tedbrogen · Post #498 » by **tedbrogen** » Thu Oct 26, 2023 7:42 am

Bulls starting the season with a players only meeting after one game.

Glad they weren’t smart enough to blow it up and tank last season because they would have “miraculously” won the lottery as the league would like to jump start that franchise.

Baddy Chuck · Post #499 » by **Baddy Chuck** » Thu Oct 26, 2023 10:55 am

Don't ask me why I wound up on Javale McGee's wiki but this has to be one of the most weirdly specific things I've seen on one.

kanyon · Post #500 » by **kanyon** » Thu Oct 26, 2023 11:29 am

Any updates on Bembry? Random thought I had.