Game 34: Grizzlies (9-22) at Suns (11-22), Thursday, Dec 21, 7PM MST

Post #21 » by **bwgood77** » Fri Dec 22, 2017 3:00 am

TJ heating up.

darealjuice · Post #22 » by **darealjuice** » Fri Dec 22, 2017 3:01 am

Did Harrison not just kick Chriss off of him? How's that not offensive?

MathiasPW · Post #23 » by **MathiasPW** » Fri Dec 22, 2017 3:04 am

Because Suns

kennydorglas · Post #24 » by **kennydorglas** » Fri Dec 22, 2017 3:06 am

Gasol is dogging.
Holy crap he just doesnt care anymore.

Post #25 » by **bwgood77** » Fri Dec 22, 2017 3:07 am

Bender's done a really good job learning how to defend without fouling. After euroleague play it was a little worrisome that he'd be able to stay in games without fouling. Chriss obviously needs to follow course in this regard.

Saberestar · Post #26 » by **Saberestar** » Fri Dec 22, 2017 3:07 am

Monroe has been great reading cuts and executing plays.

Solid game so far.

Mulhollanddrive · Post #27 » by **Mulhollanddrive** » Fri Dec 22, 2017 3:07 am

We'll probably go 4-2 before Booker's back.

Warren's going to get his 25 and we'll be 7-0 when he does that.

bigfoot · Post #28 » by **bigfoot** » Fri Dec 22, 2017 3:09 am

This might be the first year ever without a Thunder Dan Hustle Award. Last year Williams really made sense but right now I am at a loss to identify anyone who stands out.

Post #29 » by **bwgood77** » Fri Dec 22, 2017 3:13 am

kennydorglas wrote:Gasol is dogging.
Holy crap he just doesnt care anymore.

Odd that this was in the wiretaps today if that's the case:

Gasol is taking it upon himself to make sure this season doesn't become a lost cause.

"In my mind, my job is not allowing that to happen. My job is not allowing anyone to throw away the season. Because I’m 32, 33 next month. I don’t have the season to throw away. I don’t have the luxury. I’m not 23 or 24, where I can just say, well, next year will be better. I have a sense of urgency and a desire to win. Obviously, when your career gets past 10 years, and with the foot injury that I had a couple of years ago, you know that at any time this may be it. I hope that through the next five or six weeks, to the [All Star] break, that the situation is going to have completely changed and we are a much more consistent team going forward, because that will mean that you’re not going to ask me that question."

“If everything changes with the franchise and they say look, we want you to not play this amount of games or we want you to rest and we’re going to sit down Mike (Conley) or whatever," said Gasol. "If everything changes. Their goal right now, and what the team wants to accomplish, is that they want to win. And that hasn’t changed. My commitment to that will not change.”

https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/248392/Marc-Gasol-My-Job-Is-Not-Allowing-Anyone-To-Throw-Away-Season

Sunsss · Post #30 » by **Sunsss** » Fri Dec 22, 2017 3:19 am

The best thing Len has learnt from Chandler been stealing rebounds from teammates. Bender had 2 rebounds stolen from him by Len and Monroe. Although he should do a much better job at the boards.

Post #31 » by **bwgood77** » Fri Dec 22, 2017 3:30 am

bigfoot wrote:This might be the first year ever without a Thunder Dan Hustle Award. Last year Williams really made sense but right now I am at a loss to identify anyone who stands out.

Jackson's problems certainly haven't been for lack of hustling.

MathiasPW · Post #32 » by **MathiasPW** » Fri Dec 22, 2017 3:35 am

bwgood77 wrote:
bigfoot wrote:This might be the first year ever without a Thunder Dan Hustle Award. Last year Williams really made sense but right now I am at a loss to identify anyone who stands out.

Jackson's problems certainly haven't been for lack of hustling.

Dudley should get it, just for gigs

Sunsss · Post #33 » by **Sunsss** » Fri Dec 22, 2017 3:38 am

Ulis just does not look like an NBA player lately. "Whoever Ulis is guarding" is the favorite play teams run against us.

Wrecker · Post #34 » by **Wrecker** » Fri Dec 22, 2017 3:39 am

Sunsss wrote:The best thing Len has learnt from Chandler been stealing rebounds from teammates. Bender had 2 rebounds stolen from him by Len and Monroe. Although he should do a much better job at the boards.

It is better to once again steal the rebound from a partner (as Len and Monroe does) than give it to the opponent (as Bender and Chendler does). Aggressiveness on the boards is always beneficial

MathiasPW · Post #35 » by **MathiasPW** » Fri Dec 22, 2017 3:52 am

Harrison still looking for his head after that Len screen

Post #36 » by **bwgood77** » Fri Dec 22, 2017 3:53 am

Len is doing some nice hustling out there. Nice screen too.

Post #37 » by **bwgood77** » Fri Dec 22, 2017 3:57 am

I wonder what our team low for turnovers is this year. Pretty impressive we only have seven.

MathiasPW · Post #38 » by **MathiasPW** » Fri Dec 22, 2017 4:02 am

bwgood77 wrote:I wonder what our team low for turnovers is this year. Pretty impressive we only have seven.

That's probably lower than our lowest turnover quarter this year.

Warren with 25. Let's see if Mulholland prophecy continues

Post #39 » by **bwgood77** » Fri Dec 22, 2017 4:03 am

Dillon Brooks has got himself some hustle. Sticking to Jackson like glue.

Mulhollanddrive · Post #40 » by **Mulhollanddrive** » Fri Dec 22, 2017 4:09 am

Not sure what happened in the 3rd but good finish coming up.