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TGW wrote:AFM wrote:I still wish we had Crawford off the bench as the primary ballhandler. He could score and facilitate. Now we have Maynor who is somehow worse than AJ Price was. Who is going to score off the bench? Martell and who else? Porter?
Any by "facilitate", you mean dribbling the ball up the court and taking a contested 25 footer with 18 seconds left on the shot clock?
AFM wrote:I still wish we had Crawford off the bench as the primary ballhandler. He could score and facilitate. Now we have Maynor who is somehow worse than AJ Price was. Who is going to score off the bench? Martell and who else? Porter?
TGW wrote:AFM wrote:I still wish we had Crawford off the bench as the primary ballhandler. He could score and facilitate. Now we have Maynor who is somehow worse than AJ Price was. Who is going to score off the bench? Martell and who else? Porter?
Any by "facilitate", you mean dribbling the ball up the court and taking a contested 25 footer with 18 seconds left on the shot clock?
closg00 wrote:This will perhaps show my desperation for wanting a win last night, but I actually wanted to see Jan in the game in-place of Booker at points. I thought Booker did not look %100 (Despite getting almost a double-double)
Perhaps Jan's playing-time would have been a net-negative since he most-likely would not have been able to score the way the Book did, but Book lacked the type of energy that I am used to seeing him play at when he is fully healthy.
Dark Faze wrote:Upper Decker wrote:I'm still sort of in shock about this team. This team has taken on too much of the personality of it's leader, Nene. There's no passion, no real effort, no concern whether they win or lose because they already got theirs. The only chance for this team to compete is if Wall is constantly, efficiently, and perfectly in attack mode. Even if he plays at 75% this team is out matched tremendously.
Also, the book on Gortat coming over is that he's not a post player. He's done nothing to dispel this assertion. Don't give him the rock with his back to the basket!
People laughed at me when I said I was seriously concerned about Nenes attitude following the first pre-season game. I stated I was super concerned about him accusing Brook of playing too hard and for claiming he was receiving too many minutes, and went as far as to compare it to being as bad as the attitude from our clown era players.
Two games into the pre-season and our backup bigs look charmin soft, Nene misses a game, and we lose two games almost completely because of how many second chance and flat out at the rim baskets we allowed.
Luckily only our backup bigs have caught Nenes disease so far, but if it spreads to our wing guys we're going to be Wiggins bad--which may be a good thing if it brings in a draft pick, new coach (george karl pls), and new gm.
AFM wrote:I still wish we had Crawford off the bench as the primary ballhandler. He could score and facilitate. Now we have Maynor who is somehow worse than AJ Price was. Who is going to score off the bench? Martell and who else? Porter?
AFM wrote:TGW wrote:AFM wrote:I still wish we had Crawford off the bench as the primary ballhandler. He could score and facilitate. Now we have Maynor who is somehow worse than AJ Price was. Who is going to score off the bench? Martell and who else? Porter?
Any by "facilitate", you mean dribbling the ball up the court and taking a contested 25 footer with 18 seconds left on the shot clock?
He was seemingly both a ball hog and a good passer.
Ruzious wrote:Folks, it's 2 games. We usually have to lose 10 in a row before people panic. Relax. We can still reach that glorious goal of 8th seed.
Ruzious wrote:Folks, it's 2 games. We usually have to lose 10 in a row before people panic. Relax. We can still reach that glorious goal of 8th seed.
hands11 wrote:Ruzious wrote:Folks, it's 2 games. We usually have to lose 10 in a row before people panic. Relax. We can still reach that glorious goal of 8th seed.
Wait, I just remembered. If we miss the playoffs, we get to keep the pick.
Now where did I put that tank key...
Gotta be in one of these draws somewhere.
Kanyewest wrote:Maynor was ok in game 2- 4 points, 4 assists, 2 rebounds, and 0 rebounds. Yes I would rather have some other choices but not Jordan Crawford.
Beal is going through a mini sophomore slump. Hopefully, Beal brings his A game to Miami and build off of that. Still, I would be shocked if the Wizards beat Miami given how they have looked over the past two games.
dlts20 wrote:y do people overreact to everything. Just like Skins fans with RG3 or Bulls fans with Rose. Its 2 games. There is nothing wrong with Beal. Sometimes you just get out of rhythm. He'll get it back. Not worried about him at all. He'll find it again soon and will be great after that. I predicted this before the season. I said that he almost played too good in the preseason so I could see him peaking too early just like the Skins but he will find his 2nd rhthym and be totally fine after that.
As for Wall, why would he take himself out to save energy? Im just sick of all the low IQ stuff. Just as I ripped Witt and said no coach would take a hot star out that early, no great player would ask to come out that early just to save energy for later. You dont do that. Im a huge boxing fan and it reminds me of this fighter named Zab Judah who was undefeated and in his biggest fight. He started super fast and easily won the first round but then said that he thought he was doing too much so decided to basically take round 2 off to save energy because he felt it would be a long fight. Sure enough that gave his opponent the momentum and he ended up getting KO in the 3rd round.
Dont put off stuff for what might happen. If anything, finish the first or go atleast to the 1min mark and then rest at your normal period. If needed you can rest longer but dont predetermine stuff.
dlts20 wrote:y do people overreact to everything. Just like Skins fans with RG3 or Bulls fans with Rose. Its 2 games. There is nothing wrong with Beal. Sometimes you just get out of rhythm. He'll get it back. Not worried about him at all. He'll find it again soon and will be great after that. I predicted this before the season. I said that he almost played too good in the preseason so I could see him peaking too early just like the Skins but he will find his 2nd rhthym and be totally fine after that.
As for Wall, why would he take himself out to save energy? Im just sick of all the low IQ stuff. Just as I ripped Witt and said no coach would take a hot star out that early, no great player would ask to come out that early just to save energy for later. You dont do that. Im a huge boxing fan and it reminds me of this fighter named Zab Judah who was undefeated and in his biggest fight. He started super fast and easily won the first round but then said that he thought he was doing too much so decided to basically take round 2 off to save energy because he felt it would be a long fight. Sure enough that gave his opponent the momentum and he ended up getting KO in the 3rd round.
Dont put off stuff for what might happen. If anything, finish the first or go atleast to the 1min mark and then rest at your normal period. If needed you can rest longer but dont predetermine stuff.
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