badinage wrote:80sballboy wrote:Ok, so the numbers:
Deni was a +14 before he got hurt. If he's out 2-3 or more weeks, that's a huge loss. Hopefully, it's only a few games.
Morris was a +17 had six assists, six rebounds and one turnover in 21 minutes. 7pts on 2-of-6 shooting. Played very little in the second half.
Porzingis +7, 10 rebounds, 2 blocks, 5-of-14 FG, 1-of-5 3pt, 4-6 FG, Would like to see him post up more against smaller teams but when he faces the big boys, will need to make perimeter shots.
Beal 9-of-17, 2-7 pt. 6 assists and 3 turnovers, 23 pts. Don't like him at the end of games handling the ball every possession. We pick up two combo/point guards but it's Beal with the ball the laste five minutes.
Gafford 12pts, 7 rebs. Terrible preseason. Good energy in this one and should dominate their awful backups.
Delon Wright in 27 minutes was a -10, 5pts, 2 steals, just one assist, one turnover. Not great D against McConnell or Haliburton.
Incorrect. Wright made so many
smart moves on D, many of
which aren’t going to show up in the box score. Shading. Cutting off passing lanes. Deflections. Bodying up a big in the paint to prevent a hoop... (he) made a huge difference in that great stretch in the third and fourth....
Oh, they show up in the box score all right -- in the other team's box score! I.e. as negatives!
OTOH, defense isn't the whole game, & we do have to mention that last night his on/off was -10. Given that the entire rest of the bench combined was -8 in 80 minutes, I don't know exactly how he could have "made a huge difference in... the third and fourth."
Especially since, in 27 minutes, he only recorded 1 assist -- & the whole rest of the bench managed only 3 more (all by Barton).
The guy who had a
great game last night, although I doubt he'll get much credit for it here, is Monte Morris. In 21 minutes, he recorded 6 rebounds (2 on the offensive boards) & 6 assists to go with 2 steals to 1 TO & only 1 foul.
badinage wrote:A great win.
Not sure I understand all the b*tching, apart from the sloppiness there at the very end.
A 7-point victory, on the road, in an opposing team’s season opener. And they put it to the Pacers for most of the game....
100% correct!
It was great to see Brad come out & have a solid night without trying to do too too much. Barton shot the ball well if not much else.
It's worth noticing that Porzingis had an off night, Kuzma wasn't particularly good, Avdija was only able to log 8 minutes, & Rui played poorly -- yet, we still won. On the road. & had the game well in hand for most of the evening.
A terrific win -- just as Badinage wrote!
