PG Orlando: On to Vegas

MiltownMadness · Post #101 » by **MiltownMadness** » Wed Dec 11, 2024 6:55 pm

-Jragon- wrote:
MiltownMadness wrote:Khris should have a statue of himself hunched over, mid dribbling the ball off his ankle while rainforest amounts of sweat drip off his person

Awwwe come on man... I'm trying to be a good boy here but I think the statue should be him playing Xbox recovering from surgery with a huge bowl of chicken Alfredo his pasta chef made

Lol fair

-Jragon- · Post #102 » by **-Jragon-** » Wed Dec 11, 2024 7:02 pm

but .... it's nice to still be winning and to get practice winning close games.. when we needed Dame last night he showed up like Batman.. maybe that's what he's trying to be

-Jragon- · Post #103 » by **-Jragon-** » Wed Dec 11, 2024 7:07 pm

Wait did anyone put this? Bucks are the only team to return to Vegas from last year. That's something kinda cool; still want to win it though

MiltownMadness · Post #104 » by **MiltownMadness** » Wed Dec 11, 2024 7:44 pm

Khris with 19 assists and 3 turnovers since his return

GHOSTofSIKMA · Post #105 » by **GHOSTofSIKMA** » Wed Dec 11, 2024 7:50 pm

nice couple of games there by bobby. good to see considering how the last thing this team needs is a tank commander. need that value back up by the deadline so we can use him to add a piece that helps us compete more than the occasional random stretches!

GHOSTofSIKMA · Post #106 » by **GHOSTofSIKMA** » Wed Dec 11, 2024 7:56 pm

MiltownMadness wrote:Khris with 19 assists and 3 turnovers since his return

yeah and we got guys worried about being too slow and his "dribbling in traffic" :lol:

i just cant wait until his shot starts falling

MiltownMadness · Post #107 » by **MiltownMadness** » Wed Dec 11, 2024 8:08 pm

GHOSTofSIKMA wrote:
MiltownMadness wrote:Khris with 19 assists and 3 turnovers since his return

yeah and we got guys worried about being too slow and his "dribbling in traffic"

i just cant wait until his shot starts falling

Yeah the dribbling in traffic comment was very odd

-Jragon- · Post #108 » by **-Jragon-** » Wed Dec 11, 2024 8:18 pm

MiltownMadness wrote:Khris with 19 assists and 3 turnovers since his return

Amazing, imagine if it clicked for him that he can be the glue guy for this team and we can get ring #2

LUKE23 · Post #109 » by **LUKE23** » Wed Dec 11, 2024 8:21 pm

Lillard/Middleton/GA 3-man lineup last year (758 minutes): 125.1 O Rating, 107.5 D Rating

Lillard/Middleton/GA 3-man lineup this year (35 minutes): 123.1 O Rating, 111.5 D Rating

800 minutes is around 40 games of them sharing the court. I think we can safely say our O will be elite if we can get those 3 to the playoffs healthy. The key is going to be how to maximize the defense around them based on matchups. I just don't know if AJax is going to be playable in the playoffs on offense, but it would be nice. I think Prince, Trent, Green give you three solid options of guys that can hit the 3 and play passable switching perimeter D. Lopez and Bobby are going to struggle defensively in most playoff matchups. I think that's still where we may tinker at the deadline. They need a big that can move well laterally.

engelmartin · Post #110 » by **engelmartin** » Wed Dec 11, 2024 8:37 pm

Why no Rollins? I don’t get it

emunney · Post #111 » by **emunney** » Wed Dec 11, 2024 9:19 pm

engelmartin wrote:Why no Rollins? I don’t get it

Doc publicly implied that he was going to lose his opportunity if he opted for surgery, he opted against, and he lost his opportunity anyway.

ShootingtheJ · Post #112 » by **ShootingtheJ** » Wed Dec 11, 2024 9:48 pm

emunney wrote:
engelmartin wrote:Why no Rollins? I don’t get it

Doc publicly implied that he was going to lose his opportunity if he opted for surgery, he opted against, and he lost his opportunity anyway.

I'm guessing the inability to lift his arm over his head is making him ineffective in practice.

emunney · Post #113 » by **emunney** » Wed Dec 11, 2024 9:50 pm

ShootingtheJ wrote:
emunney wrote:
engelmartin wrote:Why no Rollins? I don’t get it

Doc publicly implied that he was going to lose his opportunity if he opted for surgery, he opted against, and he lost his opportunity anyway.

I'm guessing the inability to lift his arm over his head is making him ineffective in practice.

If that's still the case, it's hard to categorize the surgery as optional. That's like saying somebody can elect not to have knee surgery, they just won't be able to jump.

Matches Malone · Post #114 » by **Matches Malone** » Wed Dec 11, 2024 9:52 pm

ShootingtheJ wrote:
emunney wrote:
engelmartin wrote:Why no Rollins? I don’t get it

Doc publicly implied that he was going to lose his opportunity if he opted for surgery, he opted against, and he lost his opportunity anyway.

I'm guessing the inability to lift his arm over his head is making him ineffective in practice.

I feel bad for him because he seemed like he was on the cusp of staying in Doc's good graces before the injury derailed everything. If he can't move his arm up, he should have just gotten the surgery. If the arm isn't an issue, then hopefully Doc can re-integrate him into some of the Delon Wrights minutes, but I doubt he's even given that a though

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tsamo · Post #115 » by **tsamo** » Wed Dec 11, 2024 10:22 pm

Isn't Taurean Prince sick with a non-COVID illness? I wouldn't worry about the last couple of games.

And Dame must clean his passes up or I'll have an aneurysm. He's averaging 3 turnovers a game and I swear to God, all of them are his careless freaking passes. And every single one of them is turning into fastbreak opportunity for the opposing team.

At least if Giannis does something stupid, it's a charge or a walking violation or an offensive foul more ofthen than not. We get to defend afterwards. With Dame, it's bad pass, fast break, easy points.

emunney · Post #116 » by **emunney** » Thu Dec 12, 2024 2:42 am

tsamo wrote:Isn't Taurean Prince sick with a non-COVID illness? I wouldn't worry about the last couple of games.

And Dame must clean his passes up or I'll have an aneurysm. He's averaging 3 turnovers a game and I swear to God, all of them are his careless freaking passes. And every single one of them is turning into fastbreak opportunity for the opposing team.

At least if Giannis does something stupid, it's a charge or a walking violation or an offensive foul more ofthen than not. We get to defend afterwards. With Dame, it's bad pass, fast break, easy points.

It's maddening to watch but, bigger picture, I don't mind some live trial-and-error with aggressive PnR passing. That's productive tape.

-Jragon- · Post #117 » by **-Jragon-** » Thu Dec 12, 2024 3:07 am

emunney wrote:
tsamo wrote:Isn't Taurean Prince sick with a non-COVID illness? I wouldn't worry about the last couple of games.

And Dame must clean his passes up or I'll have an aneurysm. He's averaging 3 turnovers a game and I swear to God, all of them are his careless freaking passes. And every single one of them is turning into fastbreak opportunity for the opposing team.

At least if Giannis does something stupid, it's a charge or a walking violation or an offensive foul more ofthen than not. We get to defend afterwards. With Dame, it's bad pass, fast break, easy points.

It's maddening to watch but, bigger picture, I don't mind some live trial-and-error with aggressive PnR passing. That's productive tape.

There's definitely been progress

CharityStripe34 · Post #118 » by **CharityStripe34** » Thu Dec 12, 2024 3:35 am

Ugly wins are still wins. Definitely keys to coach up. But getting grimy, physical wins against a young and feisty team is good progress.

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-Jragon- · Post #119 » by **-Jragon-** » Thu Dec 12, 2024 6:29 pm

The way Dame describes plays is more detailed than a coach. It's a joy to listen to him. He processes/studies their defense all game and destroys them in the last few minutes.

Watch on YouTube

buckboy · Post #120 » by **buckboy** » Thu Dec 12, 2024 6:53 pm

Fotis St wrote:You can all eat crow for Portis

Are we doing this for every game now?