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PG: Back to .500 (5-5)

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Re: PG: Back to .500 (5-5) 

Post#21 » by LoveMyRaps » Sun Nov 9, 2025 3:11 am

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LoveMyRaps wrote:#FireDarko


Please get this trending man. He was always in over his head as a head coach. He needs to go back as an assistant.


Too many stupid decisions. He’s not an NBA coach.
Get him in the G-League, he’ll do a solid job developing our prospects.
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Re: PG: Back to .500 (5-5) 

Post#22 » by Boardbreaker » Sun Nov 9, 2025 3:11 am

Tbh if they knew Jak wouldn’t be playing b2bs why wouldn’t you save him for tonight instead
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Re: PG: Back to .500 (5-5) 

Post#23 » by Sidthekid87 » Sun Nov 9, 2025 3:11 am

This shall be remembered as the jakobe vs gradey game. FanDuel accounts need to be checked.
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Re: PG: Back to .500 

Post#24 » by Madvillainy2004 » Sun Nov 9, 2025 3:12 am

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Need something out of any of them. Even passable minutes and we win that game.


We gotta go Battle next game lol he won us the Cavs game and has been stapled to the bench ever since lmao
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Post#25 » by VanWest82 » Sun Nov 9, 2025 3:13 am

That is one rough match up for us, especially with Jak out. Two explosive guards that we have no hope of guarding plus bigs who rebound everything and Embiid can still get it done in spurts. Yikes.
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Re: PG: Back to .500 (5-5) 

Post#26 » by Lord_Zedd » Sun Nov 9, 2025 3:13 am

Boardbreaker wrote:Tbh if they knew Jak wouldn’t be playing b2bs why wouldn’t you save him for tonight instead


I guess they prioritized the NBA cup over this one. But now Philly decided to play Embiid on us, and will rest him vs DET tomorrow
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Re: PG: Back to .500 

Post#27 » by Tor_Raps » Sun Nov 9, 2025 3:14 am

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Need something out of any of them. Even passable minutes and we win that game.


We gotta go Battle next game lol he won us the Cavs game and has been stapled to the bench ever since lmao


Literally the whole world and even someone like Sam Mitchell who doesnt follow this team was calling for Battle. Darko just has no business being a head coach in the nba
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Re: PG: Back to .500 (5-5) 

Post#28 » by Clutch0z24 » Sun Nov 9, 2025 3:14 am

Get used to hovering at .500 We will beat up on the injured teams and the bad tanking teams....Maybe sneak out a win or two against the good teams but not very often because every actually good team in the NBA beats us 9 times out of 10....Will be a very up and down season.
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Post#30 » by kalel123 » Sun Nov 9, 2025 3:15 am

When the **** are they going to get serious and realize we need more size (NBA-level)? It's just not normal to be so impacted by presence of a **** role player of a C. And it's same thing over and over for years now. I don't know why this FO is so **** blind.
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Re: PG: Back to .500 

Post#31 » by Son Goku 25 » Sun Nov 9, 2025 3:16 am

Tor_Raps wrote:
Madvillainy2004 wrote:
Duffman100 wrote:
Need something out of any of them. Even passable minutes and we win that game.


We gotta go Battle next game lol he won us the Cavs game and has been stapled to the bench ever since lmao


Literally the whole world and even someone like Sam Mitchell who doesnt follow this team was calling for Battle. Darko just has no business being a head coach in the nba


Maybe FO showcasing Dick or one of them? :lol: too bad they've been trash
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Post#32 » by Tor_Raps » Sun Nov 9, 2025 3:16 am

How did CMB only end up with 3 STOCKS? Felt like he had like 6 or so
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Re: PG: Back to .500 (5-5) 

Post#33 » by MiamiSPX » Sun Nov 9, 2025 3:16 am

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_MidNight_ wrote:Who did we give up a Tribble double to? Lol

I wonder how long they'll go without giving us a true backup center. My bet is on all season.


This will be our 6th year without a real one so...


Poeltl missed 57 games the last 2 seasons and showed up to camp out of shape and hurt. Inexcusable that we don’t have a backup for him.
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Re: PG: Back to .500 (5-5) 

Post#34 » by HiJiNX » Sun Nov 9, 2025 3:16 am

We played too many minutes with small guards who gave us nothing.
not strong, only aggresive cuz the power ain't directed/ that's why, we are subjected to the will of the oppressive
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Re: PG: Back to .500 

Post#35 » by Tor_Raps » Sun Nov 9, 2025 3:17 am

Son Goku 25 wrote:
Tor_Raps wrote:
Madvillainy2004 wrote:
We gotta go Battle next game lol he won us the Cavs game and has been stapled to the bench ever since lmao


Literally the whole world and even someone like Sam Mitchell who doesnt follow this team was calling for Battle. Darko just has no business being a head coach in the nba


Maybe FO showcasing Dick or one of them? :lol: too bad they've been trash


I wont give this FO any benefit of the doubt when theyve shown so much stupidity in recent times lol
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Re: PG: Back to .500 (5-5) 

Post#36 » by Brinbe » Sun Nov 9, 2025 3:17 am

only so much you can expect from cmb/scottie having to square up against real bigs. it's just not sustainable, especially on a b2b. but playing walter was def something they could've avoided, especially since he's scuffling right now and battle has been solid whenever he's been given time.

bobby needs to immediately make a move for a real big, especially if yak is gonna be in and out of the lineup a ton. every other team has multiple bigs so it's gonna continually be an issue all season and they'll end up dropping more winnable games like this one. just relying on scottie/cmb is not a real answer.
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Re: PG: Back to .500 (5-5) 

Post#37 » by dballislife » Sun Nov 9, 2025 3:17 am

getting crushed on glass and on d...and yet cmb only plays 22 minutes...we lacked size and he was playing great and grabbed 7 boards
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Re: PG: Back to .500 (5-5) 

Post#38 » by VanWest82 » Sun Nov 9, 2025 3:17 am

Also, b2b or no RJ has to be better defensively. This was probably his worst game to date. Very Derozan-esk.
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Re: PG: Back to .500 (5-5) 

Post#39 » by C_Money » Sun Nov 9, 2025 3:17 am

If we’re serious about winning this year we need a backup Center.
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Re: PG: Back to .500 (5-5) 

Post#40 » by Tripod » Sun Nov 9, 2025 3:19 am

38 mins for Ochai, Gradey and Walter combined.

6 pts, 3 reb, 0 assists, 1 steal...combined.

Not ideal from 3 former 1st rounders. Play the undrafted Battle.

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