GT: Raptors (5-5) @ Nets (1-9) | Nov 11th 730 EST

Post #141 » by **Duffman100** » Wed Nov 12, 2025 1:07 am

Look at battle immediately contributing.

Sandman88 · Post #142 » by **Sandman88** » Wed Nov 12, 2025 1:07 am

Battle giving me life

tdotrep2 · Post #143 » by **tdotrep2** » Wed Nov 12, 2025 1:07 am

you know how I know Battles smart? Because he knew exactly what Scottie was looking to do with the quick unexpected pass and he went right away

Boogie! · Post #144 » by **Boogie!** » Wed Nov 12, 2025 1:08 am

Not playing battle is like refusing to play Boucher because he was winning us games

Tripod · Post #145 » by **Tripod** » Wed Nov 12, 2025 1:08 am

Oh wow, a Battle 3

Slade3 · Post #146 » by **Slade3** » Wed Nov 12, 2025 1:08 am

The defence this year has been horrible. Nets shooting 66%.

Shakril · Post #147 » by **Shakril** » Wed Nov 12, 2025 1:08 am

I trust in Battle!

rapsincr · Post #148 » by **rapsincr** » Wed Nov 12, 2025 1:08 am

battle makes his first shot, hurry pull him and dont play him again

bboyskinnylegs · Post #149 » by **bboyskinnylegs** » Wed Nov 12, 2025 1:08 am

good job working our way back after the bench checked in

Post #150 » by **Reeko** » Wed Nov 12, 2025 1:09 am

It's like clock work, starters suck at the beginning and the bench comes in and mount the comeback.

Brinbe · Post #151 » by **Brinbe** » Wed Nov 12, 2025 1:09 am

scottie with a good stretch playing the C and holding things together

UnbelievablyRAW · Post #152 » by **UnbelievablyRAW** » Wed Nov 12, 2025 1:09 am

Battle is better than both our drafted guys highkey

Sandman88 · Post #153 » by **Sandman88** » Wed Nov 12, 2025 1:09 am

Bench always brings the effort. Starters always come out flat

YogurtProducer · Post #154 » by **YogurtProducer** » Wed Nov 12, 2025 1:09 am

PushDaRock wrote:
YogurtProducer wrote:
Reeko wrote:Personally I think the only logical thing to do is to have IQ be the 6th man, and start Shead. It's not going to happen, but I think it should.

I don’t because it makes one area (defence) slightly better while making a new issue (perimeter shooting).

The most logical is RJ for Agbaji for a 3+d look, or if you really wanna get crazy go Battle to rain down open 3’s (but not really fixing the D)

Shead at least is playing well while IQ has been mediocre. Telling RJ to go to the bench for a guy averaging less than 3 ppg and shooting 8% from 3 is a harder sell.

I mean these guys are not stupid, RJ knows it isn’t a “we think [insert player] is better than you” all it is is “we just need to redistribute our minutes and shots”.

Shead has been better in his role than IQ has been in his, but let’s not act like he’s better by any means

Now, if Shead is truly a 45% shooter from 3 we can talk :lol:

Troubadour · Post #155 » by **Troubadour** » Wed Nov 12, 2025 1:09 am

Powell on the Nets is TERRIBLE. Oh my goodness. Stop it.

Hottie McShotty · Post #156 » by **Hottie McShotty** » Wed Nov 12, 2025 1:09 am

Slade3 wrote:The defence this year has been horrible. Nets shooting 66%.

Coach Darko the defensive specialist! lol.

Jeremy Lin 7 · Post #157 » by **Jeremy Lin 7** » Wed Nov 12, 2025 1:09 am

Don't hit too many threes Battle. Darko will bench you

rapsincr · Post #158 » by **rapsincr** » Wed Nov 12, 2025 1:10 am

i feel like the starters always just want to get themselves going instead of playing how they should be at the beginning, bench plays like a unit.

YogurtProducer · Post #159 » by **YogurtProducer** » Wed Nov 12, 2025 1:10 am

Brinbe wrote:scottie with a good stretch playing the C and holding things together

Barnes as a C is probably his best possible outcome if he could work on the little things being a good C requires.

Not full time, but he needs to be more Draymond to unlock his full potential

bboyskinnylegs · Post #160 » by **bboyskinnylegs** » Wed Nov 12, 2025 1:11 am

Scottie had 5 rebounds in that Q