Season Opener: Warriors vs Nets - Tues, Dec 22nd | 7:00 PM | TNT

DarkXaero · Post #201 » by **DarkXaero** » Wed Dec 23, 2020 2:44 am

Great season opener for us, even if it was one sided af. Hopefully we trash the Celtics on Xmas too.

StepBackCrack · Post #202 » by **StepBackCrack** » Wed Dec 23, 2020 2:47 am

That was a joy to watch lol. Sky is the limit for this team. Levert is so much better than Wiggins it's not even funny lol. He will rock the Manu role this season.

ecuhus1981 · Post #203 » by **ecuhus1981** » Wed Dec 23, 2020 2:48 am

GTR11 wrote:
Shark wrote:Joe's been killing it on the defensive end tonight.

Nailed it. Been top defensive player in this game.

Calma, calma.

I will say, lanky athletes like Oubre have historically roasted Joe's defense. I'm glad to see he's made serious strides on that end.

MrDollarBills · Post #204 » by **MrDollarBills** » Wed Dec 23, 2020 2:51 am

NyCeEvO wrote:
MrDollarBills wrote:
GTR11 wrote:80pts ? C'mon man, these guys making me feel bad for Steph.

After 12-70 and living through Billy King, I don’t feel bad for teams, especially those that have been super successful.

I might gain some sympathy if we win a title lol.

Nope. even then, I will not feel an ounce of pain for anyone. We went through HELL. If we get to the mountain top, I will act the FOOL!!!

MGrand15 · Post #205 » by **MGrand15** » Wed Dec 23, 2020 2:59 am

LOVE the way we've played the last 2 games. Everything just fits beautifully.

KD looks fantastic on both ends. His time in Golden State made me forget what kind of leader he is. Really encouraging on the court. Kyrie is 100% locked in. Joe Harris next to those 2 guys is just unfair.

Dinwiddie in the backcourt looks like a great fit. We all know what he can do but he's focused more on managing the game - a role he played more his 1st full year with us. Keep up the pace. Get to the rim / FT line when things slow down a bit. He'll get the TOs down. If teams think they're just going throw their worst defender on Dinwiddie or ignore him, they're gonna be in trouble.

The Warriors are really bad so I don't want to take too much from this but I really like the way our defense looks. With KD at 4, we have 2 really good rim protectors at all times. We're super active off the ball. Switching, helping + rotating. Great start on that end. We completely clamped Curry down.

DJ + JA need to get better but they were solid. 2nd unit looked good but I think LeVert needs to find that balance between scoring + finding the roll man + keeping our shooters in rhythm. Good start for him as a 6th man.

Post #206 » by **NyCeEvO** » Wed Dec 23, 2020 3:17 am

MGrand15 wrote:2nd unit looked good but I think LeVert needs to find that balance between scoring + finding the roll man + keeping our shooters in rhythm. Good start for him as a 6th man.

Agreed.

I thought there were a tad too many times where Levert called his own number and his teammates were standing around.

I hope the bench runs some semblance of an offense and doesn’t just wing it. But it’s the beginning of the season. I’m sure things will work themselves out over the long haul.

DarkXaero · Post #207 » by **DarkXaero** » Wed Dec 23, 2020 3:20 am

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DarkXaero · Post #208 » by **DarkXaero** » Wed Dec 23, 2020 3:21 am

NyCeEvO wrote:
MGrand15 wrote:2nd unit looked good but I think LeVert needs to find that balance between scoring + finding the roll man + keeping our shooters in rhythm. Good start for him as a 6th man.

Agreed.

I thought there were a tad too many times where Levert called his own number and his teammates were standing around.

I hope the bench runs some semblance of an offense and doesn’t just wing it. But it’s the beginning of the season. I’m sure things will work themselves out over the long haul.

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There's this as well, so its going to be a process.

Stone · Post #209 » by **Stone** » Wed Dec 23, 2020 3:22 am

• Congratulations to our Rookie Reggie Perry on his first NBA Points.

• What a difference from last seasons opener when Kyrie went off for 50 + and we lost to the Wolves.

• Joe looked good on defense tonight.

• Congratulations on our first win to our rookie Coach Nashy ya hoser

MGrand15 · Post #210 » by **MGrand15** » Wed Dec 23, 2020 3:30 am

NyCeEvO wrote:
MGrand15 wrote:2nd unit looked good but I think LeVert needs to find that balance between scoring + finding the roll man + keeping our shooters in rhythm. Good start for him as a 6th man.

Agreed.

I thought there were a tad too many times where Levert called his own number and his teammates were standing around.

I hope the bench runs some semblance of an offense and doesn’t just wing it. But it’s the beginning of the season. I’m sure things will work themselves out over the long haul.

I thought he was fine for the most part. 20, 9, and 5 off the bench is no joke. Just looked to score or hit Allen most of the time. Shamet is such a weapon. It would be deadly if they developed a nice chemistry and played off of each other.

But oh man, I could get used to Prince as the 10th man on the team. He took 1 shot today. I'll take that all day. Last year he was our 2nd/3rd option at times :lol:

Paradise · Post #211 » by **Paradise** » Wed Dec 23, 2020 3:41 am

DarkXaero wrote:

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MrDollarBills · Post #212 » by **MrDollarBills** » Wed Dec 23, 2020 3:53 am

DarkXaero wrote:
NyCeEvO wrote:
MGrand15 wrote:2nd unit looked good but I think LeVert needs to find that balance between scoring + finding the roll man + keeping our shooters in rhythm. Good start for him as a 6th man.

Agreed.

I thought there were a tad too many times where Levert called his own number and his teammates were standing around.

I hope the bench runs some semblance of an offense and doesn’t just wing it. But it’s the beginning of the season. I’m sure things will work themselves out over the long haul.

Read on Twitter
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There's this as well, so its going to be a process.

I think the defense on the perimeter and the interior defense is being overlooked. The Nets aren't making it easy on defense. Honestly on offense, I have no idea what we are running outside of KD, Kyrie, and move the **** out of the way.

Paradise · Post #213 » by **Paradise** » Wed Dec 23, 2020 3:55 am

Next home game will be against Ja & the Grizzlies.

Kyrie remembers...

MrDollarBills · Post #214 » by **MrDollarBills** » Wed Dec 23, 2020 3:58 am

MGrand15 wrote:
NyCeEvO wrote:
MGrand15 wrote:2nd unit looked good but I think LeVert needs to find that balance between scoring + finding the roll man + keeping our shooters in rhythm. Good start for him as a 6th man.

Agreed.

I thought there were a tad too many times where Levert called his own number and his teammates were standing around.

I hope the bench runs some semblance of an offense and doesn’t just wing it. But it’s the beginning of the season. I’m sure things will work themselves out over the long haul.

I thought he was fine for the most part. 20, 9, and 5 off the bench is no joke. Just looked to score or hit Allen most of the time. Shamet is such a weapon. It would be deadly if they developed a nice chemistry and played off of each other.

But oh man, I could get used to Prince as the 10th man on the team. He took 1 shot today. I'll take that all day. Last year he was our 2nd/3rd option at times

I told yall about Prince. He looked good out there and only took 1 shot that he missed.

Shamet is going to be one of our key players.

This is how stacked our bench is. Our 2nd unit is LeVert/Shamet/Prince/Green/Allen. That unit is beating the brakes off of any other 2nd unit, and then factor in that we'll stagger Kyrie and KD with those guys at any time.

MrDollarBills · Post #215 » by **MrDollarBills** » Wed Dec 23, 2020 3:59 am

Paradise wrote:Next home game will be against Ja & the Grizzlies.

Kyrie remembers...

I remember too. Unless Ja is prepared to play 48 mins this will be textbook.

MrDollarBills · Post #216 » by **MrDollarBills** » Wed Dec 23, 2020 4:02 am

Paradise wrote:
DarkXaero wrote:

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I love how Kyrie called Steve "The head of our snake" :lol:

aw man. This is going to be fun.

Paradise · Post #217 » by **Paradise** » Wed Dec 23, 2020 4:06 am

Kyrie says he’s moved on from “hero basketball”

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Brooklyn91 · Post #218 » by **Brooklyn91** » Wed Dec 23, 2020 4:27 am

This game could have brought tears to my eyes. Waited years for times like this. After Boston we have a relatively easy schedule too

ecuhus1981 · Post #219 » by **ecuhus1981** » Wed Dec 23, 2020 4:47 am

MrDollarBills wrote:
Hello Brooklyn wrote:Its so funny how the entire media had us pegged as a 4 or 5 seed and in the last week the narrative has flipped to us making the Finals.

Everyone has suddenly discovered we have a ton of depth and good defenders. Funny how these things work.

It's almost as if a majority of the media provides lazy, poorly thought out analysis like Mark Cuban called them out on years ago.

I agree with both of you, but to be fair to the pawns, many predicted that we would have better postseason success than regular season success. We looked well suited for series dominance.

ecuhus1981 · Post #220 » by **ecuhus1981** » Wed Dec 23, 2020 5:10 am

Paradise wrote:Kyrie says he’s moved on from “hero basketball”

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This is great to see and hear.

Kyrie's willingness to work off the ball part time is a BIG component in making this system gel with our current roster. He's not worried about numbers, he's putting in a shift defensively, and IMO his impact is more positive than it has ever been.