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Sarr today:nate33 wrote:I'm hoping Sarr can have a good game on offense. I'm very happy with his production so far on defense, but his offensive numbers don't looks so great on paper (just a .530 TS%) because he has faced a murderer's row of matchups (Giannis and Anthony Davis) in his first two NBA games. It would be nice to see him score something like 20 points on 8-11 shooting and 4-4 from the line.
tontoz wrote:Miller played only 27 games last year now he's hurt again.
Not a fan of Lamelo. He takes too many bad shots. One legged 3s? Smh
They have only one winning season in the last 9.
spaceman_E wrote:Big win for the for the ping pong order80sballboy wrote:
I think this will be an issue all year since we don't have a traditional power forward or a decent backup center. Rebounding -13 tonight. Sarr had just four rebounds. We're killing CJ and others tonight but at 7-1, 240, he needs to grab more then 4 boards in 25 minutes.
This against a team that starts Miles Bridges at the 4 with the lowest pedigree C rotation in the league
nate33 wrote:gesa2 wrote:It’ll be interesting yo see how we defend Lamelo. Milwaukee’s guards had no trouble getting into the lane against us. Dallas literally has no nba level guard play.
That was because the whole team shaded toward Giannis whenever he touched the ball. Milwaukee's guards were getting wide open looks from late closeouts, or attacking closeouts of off-balance defenders. Charlotte doesn't have a defense-bender like that so I expect fewer open looks.
The Wizards are built to be able to switch defensively with ease because they have no diminutive guards and they have a mobile big when Sarr is in the game. It's actually less complicated to do that than it is to hedge and recover while providing weak side help to tag the roll man and getting all the rotations right on the drive and kick.
A team like Charlotte, who lacks a really burly offensive threat to compromise the interior defense (like Giannis), or a first-rate superstar wing who can score in isolation against our second tier defenders after a switch (like Luka or Cade), doesn't really matchup well with us. Obviously, 3-point variance means that any team can beat any team, but I like our chances.
nate33 wrote:gesa2 wrote:It’ll be interesting yo see how we defend Lamelo. Milwaukee’s guards had no trouble getting into the lane against us. Dallas literally has no nba level guard play.
That was because the whole team shaded toward Giannis whenever he touched the ball. Milwaukee's guards were getting wide open looks from late closeouts, or attacking closeouts of off-balance defenders. Charlotte doesn't have a defense-bender like that so I expect fewer open looks.
The Wizards are built to be able to switch defensively with ease because they have no diminutive guards and they have a mobile big when Sarr is in the game. It's actually less complicated to do that than it is to hedge and recover while providing weak side help to tag the roll man and getting all the rotations right on the drive and kick.
A team like Charlotte, who lacks a really burly offensive threat to compromise the interior defense (like Giannis), or a first-rate superstar wing who can score in isolation against our second tier defenders after a switch (like Luka or Cade), doesn't really matchup well with us. Obviously, 3-point variance means that any team can beat any team, but I like our chances.
Kyshawn must have been locked down by the officials.Despy wrote:With the emergence of Keyshawn and to a lesser extent tre I don't think we need to rely on offensive superstardom from sarr like we were hoping for last year. That said he will probably still have to be a good 2/3rd option
1-2WallToWall wrote:When was the last time we were an above .500 team? I can’t recall. We get that chance now. After this, I hope we drop below .500 while still seeing more development from the kids.
I’d like to see how our defense matches up again their guards. Lot to learn from this.
Kon had 20 points, 6 rebounds on 7/12 FG (.538). 5/9 3PT(.555).AFM wrote:tontoz wrote:If any Hornets fans visit this thread I just want apologize in advance. I just can't help myself.
The first vid is Kon getting his pocket picked by noted ball hawk Andre Drummond. Then a minute later he attempts to shoot a pull-up jumper.
so would you rather draft him or tre johnson
LaMelo is way better than Jordan Poole.GoneShammGone wrote:tontoz wrote:The Hornets totally choked that game away. They had a 9 pt lead with 5 minutes left and they just kept jacking 3s.
In the last 5 minutes they missed 7 3s, two of them were wide open by Kon.
Tie game 37 seconds left and plenty of time on the shot clock Lamelo gets the ball. What does he do? He takes a one legged step back contested 3 which of course misses. I would never want that guy on my team. Low IQ player.
Lamelo is Jordan Poole with more narcissism.
Super!Despy wrote:these are some tank tactics lineups
Riley is way better than Bub.mhd wrote:Tank commander CJ McCollum reporting for duty LOL. With his loyal assistant Bub Carrington haha.
I'm done with Bub. He does nothing out there to suggest he'll ever be an impact NBA player. Play Will Riley over him. Riley looks way better. Bilal needs to start over Bub when he gets back. Bub just is horrible out there.
80sballboy wrote:Frichuela wrote:CJ is such as selfish chucker.
He's a bit of a chucker but I don't remember him being like this on New Orleans and Portland. He's also a bit heavier than he was when he was in his prime. There's zero chemistry between him, Bub and George. Charlotte, surprisingly, is playing really good team ball and it starts with LaMelo and ends with Kon, who is a hell of a young player.
The Wizards hope to trade him. He needs good numbers to facilitate interest.Frichuela wrote:CJ is such as selfish chucker.
He's bad on a bad team. Corey needs a distributor like Lamelo Ball or James Harden.The Consiglieri wrote:Frichuela wrote:Corey Kispert with almost 20 minutes of nothing: 0 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal and his customary lack of D. Only 1 shot attempted…
He seems bound and determined to make that extension look as maximally stupid as humanly possible each and every minute on the floor.
Bum.9 and 20 wrote:We going with Scrub Carrington or Schlub Carrington? Gotta be one or the other until my man shows something.
Kinda happy we got the L though. Adds some fuel to our tank, even if some of the young guys looked a bit janky.
Coach Keefe must understand the assignment.long suffrin' boulez fan wrote:Total tank game by Keefe.
That middle of 3rd into 4th rotation was tank a luscious.
Krispy, CJ, Vuc, Whitmore sharing the court! You’re definitely getting no defense and no ball movement.
CJ absolutely chucked us out of this game… but man, Krispy was awful as was Vuc.
Chocolate City Jordanaire wrote:He's bad on a bad team. Corey needs a distributor like Lamelo Ball or James Harden.The Consiglieri wrote:Frichuela wrote:Corey Kispert with almost 20 minutes of nothing: 0 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal and his customary lack of D. Only 1 shot attempted…
He seems bound and determined to make that extension look as maximally stupid as humanly possible each and every minute on the floor.
TGW wrote:Jimmy Recard wrote:Don’t wanna write him off yet because of his age, but I’m not sure if Bub is a starter in this league. At best looks like a back up combo guard.
He's not a starter. He can't bend defenses. Other than a decent [looking] jumpshot, he offers pretty much nothing.
