Wendell Carter Out Indefinitely with a Broken Hand (11/28 update: cast is off, 1-2 weeks from return)

Post #81 » by **SOUL** » Fri Nov 3, 2023 10:59 pm

RookieStar wrote:I wonder if Goga can replace wcj defense against AD. I meam, AD swiss-cheesed hisbdefense before. Wanna see how Goga does it.

Yeah we willmiss Garys 3pt shooting.

Don't think the 1 on 1 defense on elite players is personnel specific really, the best defenders will get torched.. but in general I think WCJ was allowing very low paint percentages just in general even without much of a shot blocking presence and average height.

Skybox · Post #82 » by **Skybox** » Fri Nov 3, 2023 11:43 pm

WCJ doesn't get the defensive highlights but I remember watching them without him last year conducting a conga line for MIN to the rim time after time...gotta get creative with schemes and see what Mose can bring out of others.

RookieStar · Post #83 » by **RookieStar** » Sat Nov 4, 2023 12:03 am

SOUL wrote:
RookieStar wrote:I wonder if Goga can replace wcj defense against AD. I meam, AD swiss-cheesed hisbdefense before. Wanna see how Goga does it.

Yeah we willmiss Garys 3pt shooting.

Don't think the 1 on 1 defense on elite players is personnel specific really, the best defenders will get torched.. but in general I think WCJ was allowing very low paint percentages just in general even without much of a shot blocking presence and average height.

Oh yeah.. with the nba rules nowadays where offense is king, its always offense > defense.

However, specific for our next game aka lakers, we did get AD to go off. I just wonder if we can minimize that with Goga.

tooler · Post #84 » by **tooler** » Sat Nov 4, 2023 2:46 am

I haven’t had time to follow the team this week so I was happy to see they beat Utah and Paolo had a good game. Then this morning I saw the injury news. This is so dumb. What an annoying team and sport in general.

Post #85 » by **Knightro** » Sat Nov 4, 2023 10:23 am

YosemiteSam wrote:I am not usually a "told you so" guy, but if you look through the off season trade ideas threads, several times I proposed ideas to get a backup Center that we could plug in as a starter for the inevitable WCJ long term injury. It was gross negligence from the front office that they have us in this position by game 5 of the season where our options for 2 months are to start either Goga (released last year by Indiana) or Moe (1 dimensional journeyman). This isn't bad luck, this was something that was easy to predict, and most of us did.

They gave Moritz $8M per season to stay. Clearly they value him as a backup center.

zaymon · Post #86 » by **zaymon** » Sat Nov 4, 2023 10:43 am

Knightro wrote:
YosemiteSam wrote:I am not usually a "told you so" guy, but if you look through the off season trade ideas threads, several times I proposed ideas to get a backup Center that we could plug in as a starter for the inevitable WCJ long term injury. It was gross negligence from the front office that they have us in this position by game 5 of the season where our options for 2 months are to start either Goga (released last year by Indiana) or Moe (1 dimensional journeyman). This isn't bad luck, this was something that was easy to predict, and most of us did.

They gave Moritz $8M per season to stay. Clearly they value him as a backup center.

MWagner is one, Goga is two, but we should also not forget Paolo can play significant center minutes. Thats not even counting JI. WCJ injury is painful but not catastrophic. I am also very concerned about his mental makeup. He doesnt seem like a person who gets stronger after defeats, but weaker. Thats not starter material in the nba, he will get eaten alive in the playoffs

drsd · Post #87 » by **drsd** » Sat Nov 4, 2023 10:56 am

jonbob17 wrote:ouch....WCJ has been absolutely terrible to start this year, but this is going to really test our front court.

WCJ box score plus minus -5.3 to start the season. 37.8% FG% is not really what you are looking for from your big...

A sub-10 PER. His eFG% is 43.3% and a FT% of 57.1. His assist numbers per minute have dropped dramatically, as has his blocks per minute.

Bitadze will have a good chance to start. His PER off of the bench is 45.6. This is more than Jokić, Curry, Mitchell, and Dončić!
He has an eFG% of 100%. He is averaging 28.8 points per 36 minutes played.
As the meme states, Get Out and Get Active: it's Goga time!

drsd · Post #88 » by **drsd** » Sat Nov 4, 2023 10:58 am

zaymon wrote:..... but we should also not forget Paolo can play significant center minutes.

It will be curious to see home much time Isaac gets with Banchero and F-Wagner. There is an interesting experiment coming. It could lead to an interesting discovery: tall-ball can be the next new thing in the NBA.

drsd · Post #89 » by **drsd** » Sat Nov 4, 2023 11:02 am

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Black played well as an off-ball guard next to Anthony. In part this was because Utah was playing so much zone-defense. Let's see how Black does against a probable man-defensive strategy.

One thing I loved about Black's play last game was that after he made a bone-headed play, he did not even begin to sulk. He just through his body at the next play immediately. This is an interesting quite confidence that will suit him well as a NBA baller.

Viper1500 · Post #90 » by **Viper1500** » Sat Nov 4, 2023 2:38 pm

This team has been plagued with injuries since this rebuild began. Unfortunate

fendilim · Post #91 » by **fendilim** » Sat Nov 4, 2023 3:22 pm

I bet admiral sees playing time lol

fendilim · Post #92 » by **fendilim** » Sat Nov 4, 2023 3:25 pm

Knightro wrote:
YosemiteSam wrote:I am not usually a "told you so" guy, but if you look through the off season trade ideas threads, several times I proposed ideas to get a backup Center that we could plug in as a starter for the inevitable WCJ long term injury. It was gross negligence from the front office that they have us in this position by game 5 of the season where our options for 2 months are to start either Goga (released last year by Indiana) or Moe (1 dimensional journeyman). This isn't bad luck, this was something that was easy to predict, and most of us did.

They gave Moritz $8M per season to stay. Clearly they value him as a backup center.

Well, we have to reach salary floor. Also, Franz tax.

Not saying he is bad, but I doubt he gets same or more than percentage of a contract with the salary cap now in his next contract with us.

basketballRob · Post #93 » by **basketballRob** » Sat Nov 4, 2023 3:50 pm

The Reign of Goga starts tonight.

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Optimus_Steel · Post #94 » by **Optimus_Steel** » Sat Nov 4, 2023 6:32 pm

basketballRob wrote:The Reign of Goga starts tonight.

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Watch out for the GogaBite!

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RookieStar · Post #95 » by **RookieStar** » Sat Nov 4, 2023 9:27 pm

I really hope he does well and not sucks with the way we hyped him up. lol

Optimus_Steel · Post #96 » by **Optimus_Steel** » Sat Nov 4, 2023 10:57 pm

Magic said surgery for Wendell.

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BlueBalls · Post #97 » by **BlueBalls** » Sat Nov 4, 2023 11:28 pm

Ew. No-ga Bitadze from 3, please

BlueBalls · Post #98 » by **BlueBalls** » Sat Nov 4, 2023 11:29 pm

If Davis played the Magic 20 times a year he’d be the best player in the history of the game

BlueBalls · Post #99 » by **BlueBalls** » Sat Nov 4, 2023 11:32 pm

Paolo is en fuego

BlueBalls · Post #100 » by **BlueBalls** » Sat Nov 4, 2023 11:33 pm

I have a man-boner for Suggs. That dude is a pillar of this team.