Post-Game: Raps beat Nets, go back above .500

[Boogie!]

Dick was solid. Running around a lot. Kinda got his way into everything. Really showed his stamina.

3rd year player is now being congratulated on his stamina. I’m sure Hoffa had great stamina too. And hustle and heart.

[anotherhomer]

Didn't realize CMB has such a clean stroke. His Ft's look natural. That usually bodes well for shooters esp a guy like him who is considered a non-shooter and apparently wasn't working on his shooting in college. His overall understanding of the game and 2 way ability might make him a OG replacement in a few years.

i don't think he can shoot like OG but definitely a smart valuable player....
i feel like if there's confidence, you could trade Barnes and RJ for that super-star SG and insert CMB into the line-up

[Tor_Raps]

CMB didn’t miss a shot tonight.

I get a Lowry vibe from him. Just a guy that wins.

How many Lowry's can a team have? We already had Barnes labeled at it earlier then Shead and now CMB loll

[bargs4mvp]

With how good cmb is on the defensive end wouldn’t mind seeing him start at the 3 spot and bringing rj off the bench. Need to be stronger defensively to start games


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[PhilBlackson]

I'm genuinely happy for these guys that they're winning, I just want to see us against a few of the top teams in the league to get a real gauge of what we are or are not.

I know that of course we're not legit contenders but I really felt coming into the season that we had it in our team & if health kept up, I anticipated finishing anywhere from as high as 4th if absolutely everything clicked (obv least likely) but not much lower than 7th unless there was a serious injury (or multiple - knock on wood*) sustained. Specifically I thought we'd most likely finish 6th...mayyyybe 5th.

It's early on in the season so I know they're also sorting out some team chemistry amongst the starters & mixing the lineups so I'm not just assuming who they are now will resemble the finished product. Nonetheless it does just feel like bit of a sputtering start, so right now I'd say we're playing to the level more so of a Play In team. Hence why I wanna see these guys against fully healthy top teams just to see if we look more like a LEGIT Playoff team on the rise or just a clunky team that just stumbles into the Playoffs by default (which is the scarier part). Last thing I'd want is to stumble our way in through the Play In, lose in the 1st rd then watch IND, BOS and ATL leapfrog us again with great top picks and then suddenly we're almost like a Sacramento of the East lol not saying that's the case, just what I'd fear happening.

Anyways they should at least build momentum & chemistry during this soft stretch in the schedule & I look forward to seeing what we're made of against a top team.

[Tor_Raps]

With how good cmb is on the defensive end wouldn’t mind seeing him start at the 3 spot and bringing rj off the bench. Need to be stronger defensively to start games


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Problem is that we dont have a backup C to allow us try that lineup in large doses. Kind of a broken record on that front lol

[Son Goku 25]

Didn't realize CMB has such a clean stroke. His Ft's look natural. That usually bodes well for shooters esp a guy like him who is considered a non-shooter and apparently wasn't working on his shooting in college. His overall understanding of the game and 2 way ability might make him a OG replacement in a few years.

i don't think he can shoot like OG but definitely a smart valuable player....
i feel like if there's confidence, you could trade Barnes and RJ for that super-star SG and insert CMB into the line-up

Oh yeah for sure. Even his perimeter defense won't be like OG's but I think he might be the closest we can get for cheap at least.

[Brinbe]

Middling effort tonight but they were never really in danger against that brutal nets team. Hopefully they'll be more engaged against the cavs.

[Syd-TK3]

Ingram is clearly at a different level as a scorer than everyone else. This game shouldn't have been close and he's the only reason it wasnt at the end despite our bad defense

really need to build team around Ingram...

What do you guys all think how IQ, RJ and Barnes fit around Ingram?

honestly....if you ask me, between those three, i rather have one more half-court creator, and 2 3&D guys....that would be more ideal.

But such things don't exist

RJ doesn't fit defensively this is something we've known since the trade

[HumbleRen]

Ingram is clearly at a different level as a scorer than everyone else. This game shouldn't have been close and he's the only reason it wasnt at the end despite our bad defense

really need to build team around Ingram...

What do you guys all think how IQ, RJ and Barnes fit around Ingram?

honestly....if you ask me, between those three, i rather have one more half-court creator, and 2 3&D guys....that would be more ideal.

But such things don't exist

RJ doesn't fit defensively this is something we've known since the trade

No team should build around Ingram or Scottie lol.

But I do agree that our starting 5 makes no sense defensively.

FO gotta choose between Rj or BI. There’s only room for defensively challenged wing, there can’t be 2 of them starting. Answer is pretty clear to me.

[TorontoBarneys]

13 points on 21 shots is wild.

Why give this scrub the ball so much?

[Mr.Raptorsingh]

The bad:

1. We are one of 7 teams in the NBA that dont have a top 40 player. The bar/standard for Barnes continues to quietly drop lower amd lower. I think ppl are being disingenuous at this point to say that he isn't emerging as a huge disappointment compared to what we envisioned as his potential. He's top 50ish and not even really showing flashes as being capable of climbing those ranks.

2 On top of that....we don't have an emotional leader and none of our starters fit the mold of the "intangible guy that makes winning plays at the big moments". We don't look like a team that will be successful in close games. Our team doesn't have a clear identity or character.

The Good:

1 We actually have good starting depth. We probably have 5 guys between rankings 45 and 100. This is reflected by our tricky cap situation (too many guys worth 30ish milly and above).

2 we probably have an above average bench full of cheap, young players.

So in totality....we are SCREAMING for an amalgamating trade either before or at the deadline. And i think the good news is that we are set up for a trade like that which can kinda fix everything all at once.

We have all our draft picks. A ton of young cheap players.....and a variety of starting quality players at various contract amounts for matching. All the ingedients needed for a big amalgamating trade.

In the absence of such a trade....this team feels like a road to nowhere.

Word to big burd

[Tor_Raps]

Ingram is clearly at a different level as a scorer than everyone else. This game shouldn't have been close and he's the only reason it wasnt at the end despite our bad defense

really need to build team around Ingram...

What do you guys all think how IQ, RJ and Barnes fit around Ingram?

honestly....if you ask me, between those three, i rather have one more half-court creator, and 2 3&D guys....that would be more ideal.

But such things don't exist

RJ doesn't fit defensively this is something we've known since the trade

Ya I love RJ and feel hes been our most consistent offensive player this season but he needs to be our 6th man in order to maximize both lineups. Our current PG/SG/SF starters dont have enough perimeter defense or enough hustle to make up for any deficiencies. Then you consider the lack of shooting and it seems like an inevitable move.

Problem is none of our backup SGs have played well enough to be put into the starting lineup. Ochai from last year would be that guy but hes been unplayable thus far.

[JCP11]

13 points on 21 shots is wild.

Why give this scrub the ball so much?

Because he's been good offensively so far this season and they thought he would figure it out.

[mathgeek]

Barnes is a glue guy. He's not a first option. He can be a really good 3rd option and someone that does it all from the point forward position, sort of like Draymond without the crazy antics. Ingram is a trash high volume, low IQ player. He reminds me of young Demar Derozan. RJ is the same another low IQ chucker. Not to rain on anyone's parade here but Brooklyn is a trash team and if it wasn't for IQ finding his stroke from 3 we would have been close to losing this game.

[Godaddycurse]

I liked seeing IQ + Shead backcourt. Gives me a bit of lowry/fvv vibes

Poeltl/Mami
Barnes/CMB
Ingram/Dick
IQ/RJ
Shead

Gives us a PoA defender that the SL needs

[bape_lovers]

Man how is doomsdays in here, thought everyone played great, it’s always “no defence” but offence wins in this league. We had “no offence” when Scottie was number 1, now we have two wing players can create their own shot, it’s oh but BI/Rj can’t defend. Who wouldn’t want 4 kawhi’s and 1 Wemby. No team has 4 players that can defend at high level plus a wemby. Maybe OKC is only team that has that but that’s why they are champions. Give it time for this team, it’s only the 11th game. We still have the trade deadline to make a deals. ja’Kobe/ochai/Gradey has been most disappointment this season. clear as day we should putting Mamu/Battle/CMB/Shead as the main bench players. Hopefully we grab a big men somehow, maybe Portland can give us one or sth

[HangTime]

really need to build team around Ingram...

What do you guys all think how IQ, RJ and Barnes fit around Ingram?

honestly....if you ask me, between those three, i rather have one more half-court creator, and 2 3&D guys....that would be more ideal.

But such things don't exist

Scottie is still Clearly the best player on the team.

Just give it time

I like scottie a lot but there's something about the roster construction....

if you want to win, then you need to build team around the scorer

You really don't have to, with Scottie as the facilitator.
You just need spacing.

You don't need that "over the top" scorer.

[anotherhomer]

Man how is doomsdays in here, thought everyone played great, it’s always “no defence” but offence wins in this league. We had “no offence” when Scottie was number 1, now we have two wing players can create their own shot, it’s oh but BI/Rj can’t defend. Who wouldn’t want 4 kawhi’s and 1 Wemby. No team has 4 players that can defend at high level plus a wemby. Maybe OKC is only team that has that but that’s why they are champions. Give it time for this team, it’s only the 11th game. We still have the trade deadline to make a deals. ja’Kobe/ochai/Gradey has been most disappointment this season. clear as day we should putting Mamu/Battle/CMB/Shead as the main bench players. Hopefully we grab a big men somehow, maybe Portland can give us one or sth

RJ can't create their own shot....similiar to Norm....can provide offense but not a bucket getter

[anotherhomer]

Barnes is a glue guy. He's not a first option. He can be a really good 3rd option and someone that does it all from the point forward position, sort of like Draymond without the crazy antics. Ingram is a trash high volume, low IQ player. He reminds me of young Demar Derozan. RJ is the same another low IQ chucker. Not to rain on anyone's parade here but Brooklyn is a trash team and if it wasn't for IQ finding his stroke from 3 we would have been close to losing this game.

a really good glue guy player but nevertheless a glue guy

in baseball terminology, an excellent pitcher, but just a multi-inning reliefer or closer