GT: CHA vs Mavs Jan 20th at 12PM

Post #41 » by **Walt Cronkite** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 7:15 pm

MPM wrote:Sweet move from Miles - he's looked good.

EDIT: And sweet sequence by NSJ - he's looked good.

Miles has been a totally different player lately, I think it’s a huge part of the recent run of improved team play.

NSJ has been a very pleasant surprise as a starter.

MPM · Post #42 » by **MPM** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 7:16 pm

Mark's been pulled off Gafford. Funny.

Post #43 » by **Walt Cronkite** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 7:17 pm

Defense coming up huge.

MPM · Post #44 » by **MPM** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 7:18 pm

Walt Cronkite wrote:
MPM wrote:Sweet move from Miles - he's looked good.

EDIT: And sweet sequence by NSJ - he's looked good.

Miles has been a totally different player lately, I think it’s a huge part of the recent run of improved team play.

NSJ has been a very pleasant surprise as a starter.

I love Brandon but with NSJ's play can't say we've missed much. Says more about NSJ than Miller.

MPM · Post #45 » by **MPM** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 7:19 pm

Things gettin' feisty. Love it.

MPM · Post #46 » by **MPM** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 7:21 pm

Mark paving that road to redemption

EDIT: and throws it away.

Post #47 » by **Walt Cronkite** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 7:28 pm

Seems like a pretty clear foul, but we will see…

Post #48 » by **Walt Cronkite** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 7:31 pm

Lee is pissed.

EmpireFalls · Post #49 » by **EmpireFalls** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 7:33 pm

Awesome performance. High intensity

Post #50 » by **Walt Cronkite** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 7:34 pm

Now Lee is happy.

Post #51 » by **Walt Cronkite** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 7:35 pm

So a young team with a rookie coach has won 3 in a row and 4 of the last 5.

What should we complain about?

MPM · Post #52 » by **MPM** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 7:35 pm

Excellent win.

MPM · Post #53 » by **MPM** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 7:36 pm

Walt Cronkite wrote:So a young team with a rookie coach has won 3 in a row and 4 of the last 5.

What should we complain about?

We only won by 5. Should've been 6 but slacker Melo failed us.

Post #54 » by **fatlever** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 7:36 pm

crazy win
refs killed 1st half
mark got dominated
melo held to 3 pts in 2nds
destroyed by gafford
somehow win

great from miles

Post #55 » by **Walt Cronkite** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 7:36 pm

Eric referencing Glengarry Glen Ross wasn’t on my bingo card.

Robot Rock · Post #56 » by **Robot Rock** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 7:44 pm

Thumbs up.

CuseMayne · Post #57 » by **CuseMayne** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 7:49 pm

Robot Rock wrote:Thumbs up.

This is when you know it was a good win :wink:

MasterIchiro · Post #58 » by **MasterIchiro** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 8:09 pm

Walt Cronkite wrote:So a young team with a rookie coach has won 3 in a row and 4 of the last 5.

What should we complain about?

That the little pest Nick Smith Jr. is sabotaging our tank for Coop.

MasterIchiro · Post #59 » by **MasterIchiro** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 8:14 pm

Now thinking back to that little nugget the Hornets are listening on Nick Smith Jr., kind of gives me the creeps. Someone out there was lurking and stalking and we were/are fielding bids.

Now he's holding his own as a starter. With today's 5-8 from the three-point line, I'm thinking he's back up over 40% on the year and for his career. And he's a secondary playmaker on a team with exactly 1 other active ballhandler I would consider a playmaker. The other one (Mann) is injured.

Lee correctly identified the need for offense and secondary playmaking with the starters. LaMelo is doing more as a playmaker and now finally playing off more space as a shooter as NSJ runs around forcing the defense to chase. He's giving them tired legs, and that doesn't show up in the box score. More of LaMelo's threes come now when he has time to set his feet.

And Miles has been shooting better, and finding lanes to the rim to break down the defense.

Post #60 » by **Walt Cronkite** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 8:18 pm

MasterIchiro wrote:Now thinking back to that little nugget the Hornets are listening on Nick Smith Jr., kind of gives me the creeps. Someone out there was lurking and stalking and we were/are fielding bids.

What was this nugget that gave you the creeps?