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thelead wrote:He had 15 in the first quarter and then sat until the 4:41 mark of the 2nd quarter. The opposing coach couldn't ice a player any better
ORLMagicGirl15 wrote:thelead wrote:Nice loss. Thanks Spurs.
I don't know how you guys can feel good about any of this. It's like I just feel it in the pit of my stomach, that something is incredibly wrong with this team and yet you guys think an additional draft pick is going to fix it. It's not. There is something internally that's just not working and have not been working for a while. Another round of rookies on this team will not fix this team.
None of our guards can shoot at all, and the only one that does barely shoots. It's fundamentally broken from a guard rotation perspective. That's a massive problem.ORLMagicGirl15 wrote:thelead wrote:Nice loss. Thanks Spurs.
I don't know how you guys can feel good about any of this. It's like I just feel it in the pit of my stomach, that something is incredibly wrong with this team and yet you guys think an additional draft pick is going to fix it. It's not. There is something internally that's just not working and have not been working for a while. Another round of rookies on this team will not fix this team.
Perspective in this and in life is everything. Awareness of where you are and where you are going, you must have.ORLMagicGirl15 wrote:thelead wrote:Nice loss. Thanks Spurs.
I don't know how you guys can feel good about any of this. It's like I just feel it in the pit of my stomach, that something is incredibly wrong with this team and yet you guys think an additional draft pick is going to fix it. It's not. There is something internally that's just not working and have not been working for a while. Another round of rookies on this team will not fix this team.
thelead wrote:And then sat until the 4:41 mark in the 2nd
Optimus_Steel wrote:None of our guards can shoot at all, and the only one that does barely shoots. It's fundamentally broken from a guard rotation perspective. That's a massive problem.ORLMagicGirl15 wrote:thelead wrote:Nice loss. Thanks Spurs.
I don't know how you guys can feel good about any of this. It's like I just feel it in the pit of my stomach, that something is incredibly wrong with this team and yet you guys think an additional draft pick is going to fix it. It's not. There is something internally that's just not working and have not been working for a while. Another round of rookies on this team will not fix this team.
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SOUL wrote:ORLMagicGirl15 wrote:The worst part of this loss is Paolo ending up with only 27 points when he was really hot in the first quarter with 15. Sometimes I think coach need to learn to pivot with whatever he's doing and just let the hot hand ride.
This.. isn't really a thing though. He had the most attempts in the game (21) and 5 free throws as well. That's plenty of usage. You can't look at a hot start and go "15x4... Paolo should end with 60!" Teams adjust. They don't want that to happen. And coaches certainly aren't going to play a guy an entire half like you mentioned
There have been frustrating times though like when Franz was hot one game and Cole just took the ball out of his hands for 10 straight possessions.
KillMonger wrote:Did Fultz attempt a 3? I remember the wide open one he didn't take....
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SOUL wrote:I just think posters fundamentally do not know how coaching works in the NBA, good or bad. In a vacuum, coaches are going to make bad decisions every game. It's up to them to adjust and mitigate any damage. It is incredibly easy to sit back and say you would do x, x and x without any sort of clue about the inner workings of the team, rotation, role, what the FO wants, what players feel comfortable doing, etc.
Coaches aren't icing their own players or calling plays to try to hurt their own players. When other players get hot and don't score much in the second half, it's not Billups not wanting Lillard to continue for 60 ppg, it's not Kerr icing Klay, it's not whoever icing whoever. Banchero got pulled after 12 minutes because that's a lot of minutes straight. People get tired.
And players usually know their optimal minutes per game, where Banchero feels comfortable around 34. Giannis averages what Banchero ended with tonight at 32, Jokic 3.. Nick Nurse and Thibs burn out all of their players even if they get huge numbers.
thelead wrote:We're going to need improvement from the current core (Paolo, Franz, WCJ, Suggs). 1 of Paolo or Franz (preferably both) NEEDS to develop into a bonafide star. We need JI's defense or a replacement for that defense (defensive big). We need a PG that can run an offense and hit 3's. And finally, we need 2 or 3 VERY solid 3&D players.
Knightro wrote:thelead wrote:We're going to need improvement from the current core (Paolo, Franz, WCJ, Suggs). 1 of Paolo or Franz (preferably both) NEEDS to develop into a bonafide star. We need JI's defense or a replacement for that defense (defensive big). We need a PG that can run an offense and hit 3's. And finally, we need 2 or 3 VERY solid 3&D players.
My biggest fear truly is Weltman and Hammond being a little too pleased with the progress of this season.
I am terrified they're gonna be so content with their 33-34 wins this season that they opt to just run it back with the exact same group + a couple of 20 year old lottery picks.
That's not a wise path forward IMO.