Tuesday 11/26 NBA Game Thread (NBA Cup Group Play)

Dan33185 · Post #41 » by **Dan33185** » Wed Nov 27, 2024 2:04 am

scrabbarista wrote:
BigDan245 wrote:The vibes of this Minnesota team are way off

Houston's defense is a vibe killer, for sure.

It also doesn't help Minnesota just has no identity whatsoever. This is a 7-10 seed team right now.

HardenGoat · Post #42 » by **HardenGoat** » Wed Nov 27, 2024 2:11 am

Sengun seems better at defense in the paint. He does benefit from the terror twins though because they take a bite out of the paint drives.

scrabbarista · Post #43 » by **scrabbarista** » Wed Nov 27, 2024 2:17 am

HardenGoat wrote:Sengun seems better at defense in the paint. He does benefit from the terror twins though because they take a bite out of the paint drives.

He took a huge leap basically the first game Udoka showed up. He keeps him accountable. He lapses occasionally, but 98% of the time he's working with what he has.

scrabbarista · Post #44 » by **scrabbarista** » Wed Nov 27, 2024 2:20 am

Haven't loved the officiating in this game and that last one on Brooks was indicative.

TheGOATRises007 · Post #45 » by **TheGOATRises007** » Wed Nov 27, 2024 2:21 am

Heat played some suffocating defense in the 3rd.

Post #46 » by **cupcakesnake** » Wed Nov 27, 2024 2:23 am

Crazy that the terror twins are like the best defensive wing duo in the league right now but neither of them are necessarily the best wing defender on the Rockets. Dillon Brooks is that good.

rockmanslim · Post #47 » by **rockmanslim** » Wed Nov 27, 2024 2:23 am

TheGOATRises007 wrote:Heat played some suffocating defense in the 3rd.

All they had to do was blitz Lillard and dare the other Bucks to try to beat them 4 vs. 3

doogie_hauser · Post #48 » by **doogie_hauser** » Wed Nov 27, 2024 2:24 am

Tell you what, Jalen Green would fit right in into Phi Slamma Jamma like a glove

Hope he is in the dunk contest this season

scrabbarista · Post #49 » by **scrabbarista** » Wed Nov 27, 2024 2:24 am

Fans booing the Wolves hard!

JXL · Post #50 » by **JXL** » Wed Nov 27, 2024 2:25 am

Classic Doc. Blowing leads and not adjusting his offense.

scrabbarista · Post #51 » by **scrabbarista** » Wed Nov 27, 2024 2:25 am

cupcakesnake wrote:Crazy that the terror twins are like the best defensive wing duo in the league right now but neither of them are necessarily the best wing defender on the Rockets. Dillon Brooks is that good.

Jabari is no slouch himself.

Post #52 » by **cupcakesnake** » Wed Nov 27, 2024 2:26 am

scrabbarista wrote:
cupcakesnake wrote:Crazy that the terror twins are like the best defensive wing duo in the league right now but neither of them are necessarily the best wing defender on the Rockets. Dillon Brooks is that good.

Jabari is no slouch himself.

I think of him more as a forward/big but no doubt.

HardenGoat · Post #53 » by **HardenGoat** » Wed Nov 27, 2024 2:31 am

Brooks loves being the villain

scrabbarista · Post #54 » by **scrabbarista** » Wed Nov 27, 2024 2:32 am

Brooks is venting his anger onto the scoreboard!!!!!!!

rockmanslim · Post #55 » by **rockmanslim** » Wed Nov 27, 2024 2:32 am

I'm thinking when Dame comes back in they shouldn't run through him. Run through Portis instead. Otherwise they'll just blitz Lillard and the other Bucks panic when they have a 4 on 3 advantage, maybe they aren't used to it. Run through Portis so they can run offense vs. a normal defense.

scrabbarista · Post #56 » by **scrabbarista** » Wed Nov 27, 2024 2:32 am

cupcakesnake wrote:
scrabbarista wrote:
cupcakesnake wrote:Crazy that the terror twins are like the best defensive wing duo in the league right now but neither of them are necessarily the best wing defender on the Rockets. Dillon Brooks is that good.

Jabari is no slouch himself.

I think of him more as a forward/big but no doubt.

For sure. Just saying he's pretty versatile on defense.

Post #57 » by **Harry Palmer** » Wed Nov 27, 2024 2:34 am

scrabbarista wrote:
HardenGoat wrote:Sengun seems better at defense in the paint. He does benefit from the terror twins though because they take a bite out of the paint drives.

He took a huge leap basically the first game Udoka showed up. He keeps him accountable. He lapses occasionally, but 98% of the time he's working with what he has.

That’s true but he’s taken another leap this year. He’s actually a plus defender now, and the alley-oop vulnerability has been eliminated, partly by him, partly by scheme. But he’s much more versatile defensively this year, teams can’t hunt him out, or often pay if they do.

scrabbarista · Post #58 » by **scrabbarista** » Wed Nov 27, 2024 2:35 am

HardenGoat wrote:Brooks loves being the villain

I'll always respect Brooks because a lot of players with more talent than him never made it, and when he first first first arrived in the league, I thought no way was he an NBA player. But... no-chill is a skill, and maybe the most important one, too.

Post #59 » by **Harry Palmer** » Wed Nov 27, 2024 2:36 am

cupcakesnake wrote:Crazy that the terror twins are like the best defensive wing duo in the league right now but neither of them are necessarily the best wing defender on the Rockets. Dillon Brooks is that good.

He looks kinda clunky (for an athlete) but it doesn’t translate to results. You could argue he’s been the Rockets most consistent player this season.

doogie_hauser · Post #60 » by **doogie_hauser** » Wed Nov 27, 2024 2:37 am

JXL wrote:Classic Doc. Blowing leads and not adjusting his offense.

Yeah because the Bucks are full of potent offensive weapons minus Giannis and Dame.

The Bucks problems are all on Horst and roster construction

Who wins?