2023-2024 Regular Season Game 27: Orlando Magic (16-10) at Milwaukee Bucks (20-7) - 8pm

Post #301 » by **ChosenSavior** » Fri Dec 22, 2023 2:42 am

Paolo plays like a soft ***** more often than I would like to admit.

VFX · Post #302 » by **VFX** » Fri Dec 22, 2023 2:42 am

eyriq wrote:Harris made an open 3. Winter miracle

First time this month?

Rainwater · Post #303 » by **Rainwater** » Fri Dec 22, 2023 2:42 am

Knightro wrote:Paolo is just frustratingly soft sometimes.

Like guess what man, they're not calling fouls on your little finesse drives.

Taking it up weak, getting bumped, not getting the call and the not running back so you can bark at the refs just ain't it.

LIke clockwork he does it again, lol.

penny_nz · Post #304 » by **penny_nz** » Fri Dec 22, 2023 2:42 am

Has Giannis always been this much of a crybaby? I don't remember him being like this, or this bad

RichCollab · Post #305 » by **RichCollab** » Fri Dec 22, 2023 2:42 am

Gary Harris hits a 3. LOL

The drift in the building blows by Giannis and they don’t call a foul. LOL

VFX · Post #306 » by **VFX** » Fri Dec 22, 2023 2:42 am

ChosenSavior wrote:Paolo plays like a soft ***** more often than I would like to admit.

It’s like he doesn’t know he’s 6’11 260

BlueBalls · Post #307 » by **BlueBalls** » Fri Dec 22, 2023 2:42 am

Rainwater wrote:
BlueBalls wrote:Went from being perhaps the best defensive team in the league to butthole in 2 weeks.

The entire team looks like ****, on both sides.

I think they’re in serious danger. Book is out on this team and they can’t do anything about it.

The perimeter defense is five mile island.

These why better teams lol

huh?

Post #308 » by **SOUL** » Fri Dec 22, 2023 2:43 am

ChosenSavior wrote:Paolo plays like a soft ***** more often than I would like to admit.

Isaac only comes in for Paolo so it would require benching him the rest of the game. Might be time. I like that players have chances to right some wrongs but he's been BAD.

RookieStar · Post #309 » by **RookieStar** » Fri Dec 22, 2023 2:44 am

So... sophomore wall for Paolo or what?

thelead · Post #310 » by **thelead** » Fri Dec 22, 2023 2:44 am

Knightro wrote:
thelead wrote:100%. But we know the personnel we have isn’t going to turn this around reliably any time soon. It’s not the identity we were winning with. The defense has gone to sh…

But that's the point, isn't it?

It's impossible to consistently win when the one thing that creates an actual margin for error for teams every night just doesn't exist.

Like if this team's only way of winning is to play top 5 defense and be top 1 FTA and rim attempts, they're just not going to win at a 2 to 1 clip like they were because it's not really realistic to do those things at those levels every night.

Which is why I’ve been asking for Tyus and Kispert all year. I’m not blind. But at the same time, the defense isn’t where it was either. That should be fixable.

basketballRob · Post #311 » by **basketballRob** » Fri Dec 22, 2023 2:44 am

Wendell and Paolo are the same players. No rim protection and no post game.

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KillMonger · Post #312 » by **KillMonger** » Fri Dec 22, 2023 2:44 am

Rainwater wrote:I think Paolo forgets how good he could be

it's the strangest thing man....and kind of frustrating but patience is the key for someone so young.....

Rainwater · Post #313 » by **Rainwater** » Fri Dec 22, 2023 2:45 am

BlueBalls wrote:
Rainwater wrote:
BlueBalls wrote:Went from being perhaps the best defensive team in the league to butthole in 2 weeks.

The entire team looks like ****, on both sides.

I think they’re in serious danger. Book is out on this team and they can’t do anything about it.

The perimeter defense is five mile island.

These why better teams lol

huh?

Sorry, these teams they are now playing this month are way better and healthy

Rainwater · Post #314 » by **Rainwater** » Fri Dec 22, 2023 2:46 am

KillMonger wrote:
Rainwater wrote:I think Paolo forgets how good he could be

it's the strangest thing man....and kind of frustrating but patience is the key for someone so young.....

Completely agree.

Skybox · Post #315 » by **Skybox** » Fri Dec 22, 2023 2:46 am

basketballRob wrote:Wendell and Paolo are the same players. No rim protection and no post game.

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That’s a bit much :crazy:

Rainwater · Post #316 » by **Rainwater** » Fri Dec 22, 2023 2:46 am

basketballRob wrote:Wendell and Paolo are the same players. No rim protection and no post game.

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This is a bit much, lol.

Post #317 » by **eyriq** » Fri Dec 22, 2023 2:46 am

Moe doing the too small to Giannis. Or at least should have

RichCollab · Post #318 » by **RichCollab** » Fri Dec 22, 2023 2:47 am

Slam the MF ball!

thelead · Post #319 » by **thelead** » Fri Dec 22, 2023 2:47 am

My positive takeaway tonight is Cole’s passing

Post #320 » by **Knightro** » Fri Dec 22, 2023 2:47 am

thelead wrote:Which is why I’ve been asking for Tyus and Kispert all year. I’m not blind. But at the same time, the defense isn’t where it was either. That should be fixable.

I know people like to say that defense is more of a constant then offense, but I just don't really believe that to be true.

Effort wanes. It's just really hard to stay locked in defensively for 6 straight months. Legs get tired, energy just isn't always 100%. Not possible.