PG: We May Never Lose Again

[ConSarnit]

Wheres the Yak hate tonight? Oh yeah wait, he dominated a punk who is better then him according to this board. Oh yeah and how many screen assists last game? 12? You know those are just as good as non-screen assist right? Wait.....all I hear is crickets?

wish he helped in the play-in last year.

Ah here is the baseless hate.

BTW:

In the Play-IN, he did his part.

It was not on him that we lost, but on all the other guys who choked harder than a Loose woman on gradey D.

We were 18/36 from the FT Line. Thats all you gonna know about the choking effort that game.

He did? CHI shot 20/26 (77%) in the restricted area in that game. They scored 52 points in the paint.

We got absolutely killed at the rim. Isn’t it Poeltl’s job to fix that? I don’t think he’s the main reason he lost but a big reason we brought him in was for rim protection and he definitely didn’t provide that in the play-in game.

[ATLTimekeeper]

He's found his joy again

When you don't get what you want, play like **** so your entire team suffers until they change it back to what you want. Then enjoy the treadmill and the new contract.

Maybe, I'm just being too cynical.

The level of vitriol for one of the best players on the planet, who is in his 8th season with your team, and played a crucial role in the franchise's lone championship...

The offense is the same, but with a few more Siakam post-ups. So, essentially instead of Darko committing to a historically bad offense he just dumps the ball into Pascal a couple of more times a game. Still no isos. Still no midrange pull-ups. Do people think that Pascal really tanked the offense, or that the offense just works better when they get a talented scorer the ball in more advantageous places to score?

[bape_lovers]

Dude, did Potel played all 48 mins? Did potel stop the guards from penetrating? Do you look at box score, OH THE CENTRE DIDNT DO ****

wish he helped in the play-in last year.

Ah here is the baseless hate.

BTW:

In the Play-IN, he did his part.

It was not on him that we lost, but on all the other guys who choked harder than a Loose woman on gradey D.

We were 18/36 from the FT Line. Thats all you gonna know about the choking effort that game.

He did? CHI shot 20/26 (77%) in the restricted area in that game. They scored 52 points in the paint.

We got absolutely killed at the rim. Isn’t it Poeltl’s job to fix that? I don’t think he’s the main reason he lost but a big reason we brought him in was for rim protection and he definitely didn’t provide that in the play-in game.

[Nebuchadnezzar]

wish he helped in the play-in last year.

Ah here is the baseless hate.

BTW:

In the Play-IN, he did his part.

It was not on him that we lost, but on all the other guys who choked harder than a Loose woman on gradey D.

We were 18/36 from the FT Line. Thats all you gonna know about the choking effort that game.

He did? CHI shot 20/26 (77%) in the restricted area in that game. They scored 52 points in the paint.

We got absolutely killed at the rim. Isn’t it Poeltl’s job to fix that? I don’t think he’s the main reason he lost but a big reason we brought him in was for rim protection and he definitely didn’t provide that in the play-in game.

Maybe it had something to do with the guy he was guarding?

[Dalek]

Precious with one of those games that shows you his talent. Few guys can defend, dribble and board like he can. Even his passing even looked better.

He still has his poor decision moments but when he plays with force he can be a 6 man type.

People gave up on him too easy. The groin injury was a factor.

[ATLTimekeeper]

Poeltl now shooting 84.5% within 5Ft. For comparison the GOAT Walker Kessler is shooting 60%.

[sbsat]

Precious with one of those games that shows you his talent. Few guys can defend, dribble and board like he can. Even his passing even looked better.

He still has his poor decision moments but when he plays with force he can be a 6 man type.

People gave up on him too easy. The groin injury was a factor.

If you can get him back on a value deal, you do it. He can provide so much when hes in the right headspace

[ill-Will03]

When you don't get what you want, play like **** so your entire team suffers until they change it back to what you want. Then enjoy the treadmill and the new contract.

Maybe, I'm just being too cynical.

The level of vitriol for one of the best players on the planet, who is in his 8th season with your team, and played a crucial role in the franchise's lone championship...

The offense is the same, but with a few more Siakam post-ups. So, essentially instead of Darko committing to a historically bad offense he just dumps the ball into Pascal a couple of more times a game. Still no isos. Still no midrange pull-ups. Do people think that Pascal really tanked the offense, or that the offense just works better when they get a talented scorer the ball in more advantageous places to score?

He definitely didn’t tank the offense, they were playing the guy like a shooting guard and having him just spot up on the perimeter. Idk how some people saw that offense and thought it looked good.

You coach the team you have not the team you want. And you play to its strengths. I know some guys on here hate to hear it but he truly is one of the best in the league at his position.

Shoutout to darko because the balance he found with the ball movement while also getting pascal his post touches. Something Nick nurse couldn’t figure out.

[MoneyBall]

Precious with one of those games that shows you his talent. Few guys can defend, dribble and board like he can. Even his passing even looked better.

He still has his poor decision moments but when he plays with force he can be a 6 man type.

People gave up on him too easy. The groin injury was a factor.

I never liked him and still don't.

[LoveMyRaps]

Precious with one of those games that shows you his talent. Few guys can defend, dribble and board like he can. Even his passing even looked better.

He still has his poor decision moments but when he plays with force he can be a 6 man type.

People gave up on him too easy. The groin injury was a factor.

When he's decisive he's effective. Unfortunately, last night was an anomaly. He has games like this, where his versatility shines, but he'll revert back to his Previous Achiuwa ways.

[DreamTeam09]

OG took 13 dribbles last night and did so much, even with the ball in his hands. The score post game recap said OG at his peak or best should be a Klay Thompson type. This board wants everyone to be Jason Tatum or kawahi but I agree with their comparison

[Tor_Raps]

Siakam pissed me off so much on that play. Like wtf are u doing there lol.

While Barnes was amazing to make up for Siakam quitting on the play, it definitely was a goaltend lol.

Leaking out when the game was in garbage time. Oh no!

Garbage is right

Lol I love Siakam but stop, the whole team is busting their butts for a reason and you got Siakam literally quitting on the play to leak out selfishly. I'd expect that from Trent, not him.

[Potential]

There's a reason DePlayoffChoker will always be a loser and never win anything in the NBA. Outscored by Kyle Korver and JR Smith. Bro would rather be eliminated to "respect the opponents" how bout u have some respect for the NBA playoffs

shut the **** up

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[Basketball_Jones]

I didn’t watch but apparently Siakam chucked a three in a blowout and Demar was pissed lol.

[YogurtProducer]

I'm trying to remember it. I definitely remember the one against Lavine.

This was it:

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I'm shocked they didn't credit Scottie with the block.

Scottie should have 3 blocks.

Siakam pissed me off so much on that play. Like wtf are u doing there lol.

While Barnes was amazing to make up for Siakam quitting on the play, it definitely was a goaltend lol.

Man you guys would be **** nutting if Scottie played defense and knocked the ball out of PWill like that.

Coasting towards the other end in a borderline blowout with 90 seconds left though is what we focus on

[LoveMyRaps]

There's a reason DePlayoffChoker will always be a loser and never win anything in the NBA. Outscored by Kyle Korver and JR Smith. Bro would rather be eliminated to "respect the opponents"

shut the **** up

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I always remember his "we woulda won too if we had lebron" post-game comment after getting swept.
disgraceful.

[ItsDanger]

Defrozen has routinely been one of the most overrated players in the league. His style has the habit of making other players worse.

[Dennis 37]

This was it:

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I'm shocked they didn't credit Scottie with the block.

Scottie should have 3 blocks.

Siakam pissed me off so much on that play. Like wtf are u doing there lol.

While Barnes was amazing to make up for Siakam quitting on the play, it definitely was a goaltend lol.

Man you guys would be **** nutting if Scottie played defense and knocked the ball out of PWill like that.

Coasting towards the other end in a borderline blowout with 90 seconds left though is what we focus on

Not only that, the people here crying about the playin game. Losing the playin game helped ensure we didn't offer Fred stupid money. What might have happened had we actually showed well in round 1, winning 2 or 3 games?

[ConSarnit]

Dude, did Potel played all 48 mins? Did potel stop the guards from penetrating? Do you look at box score, OH THE CENTRE DIDNT DO ****

Ah here is the baseless hate.

BTW:

In the Play-IN, he did his part.

It was not on him that we lost, but on all the other guys who choked harder than a Loose woman on gradey D.

We were 18/36 from the FT Line. Thats all you gonna know about the choking effort that game.

He did? CHI shot 20/26 (77%) in the restricted area in that game. They scored 52 points in the paint.

We got absolutely killed at the rim. Isn’t it Poeltl’s job to fix that? I don’t think he’s the main reason he lost but a big reason we brought him in was for rim protection and he definitely didn’t provide that in the play-in game.

He was brought in, in large part, to protect the rim. He definitely wasn’t brought in to score (scored 7 pts in the playin game and turned the ball over 5 times). Poeltl has 2 main jobs: roll to the rim and protect the rim. He didn’t do the second part. He’s not the only one to blame but when you’re a C a large part of your job is to clean up messes. That’s part of the job description, it’s why he’s making $20m a year. He was not good in that game. It’s the same as Gary going 0-5 from 3. When you have very specific roles on the team and you don’t come through you didn’t have a good game.

Our rim protection was terrible that game and that’s Poeltl’s job. If he can’t clean up the messes or he was being stretched out by Vuc and couldn’t recover that’s on Poeltl.

Again, not all of this is on Poeltl but he has very specific duties in which he failed. No one could have watched that game and thought we did a good job protecting the rim.

Consider these stats for Poeltl (a defensive minded C) and tell me it was a “good game”

7/8/3 with 5 turnovers in 37min

Opposing team shoots 20/26 at the rim.

How could anyone be satisfied with that performance?

[traps#10]

Precious with one of those games that shows you his talent. Few guys can defend, dribble and board like he can. Even his passing even looked better.

He still has his poor decision moments but when he plays with force he can be a 6 man type.

People gave up on him too easy. The groin injury was a factor.

As long as he knows his role and doesn’t play like he’s a franchise cornerstone