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PG: 4th Quarter Defence!

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Re: PG: 4th Quarter Defence! 

Post#21 » by F22_Raptor » Sun Jan 4, 2026 3:02 am

Let's beat em BACK TO BACK!!!
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Re: PG: 4th Quarter Defence! 

Post#22 » by DelAbbot » Sun Jan 4, 2026 3:02 am

RJ is the engine of this team
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Re: PG: 4th Quarter Defence! 

Post#23 » by TOStateofMind » Sun Jan 4, 2026 3:02 am

Efficient night for the top 3+Mamu
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Re: PG: 4th Quarter Defence! 

Post#24 » by MEDIC » Sun Jan 4, 2026 3:02 am

mihaic wrote:So Jack just called half of this board idiots, Re:RJ

Lol


It was right after I wrote "RJ sucks. Trade filler. Toxic asset".

Confirmed Jack reads RealGM.
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Re: PG: 4th Quarter Defence! 

Post#25 » by PushDaRock » Sun Jan 4, 2026 3:03 am

This NAW leap really came out of nowhere, just not often you see a strictly 3&D guy transform into a decent on ball guy 7 seasons in.
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Re: PG: 4th Quarter Defence! 

Post#26 » by MEDIC » Sun Jan 4, 2026 3:04 am

DelAbbot wrote:RJ is the engine of this team


He's a beast, man. Love the way he plays. You know what you are going to get from him every night. Effort is always there.
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Re: PG: 4th Quarter Defence! 

Post#27 » by pingpongrac » Sun Jan 4, 2026 3:06 am

Duffman100 wrote:Something to keep an eye on is Shead's turnovers. Definite increase in December with 3 more tonight. Was a problem for him last year.

If he can't shoot, he has to be elite at ball protection.


Yeah, it is becoming a bit of an issue lately. His AST/TO ratio was among the best in the league through the first 28 games (4.6), but it has dropped off substantially since then (2.3) — and his scoring efficiency has also taken a hit in that span. He hasn’t been near as effective in the past few weeks, but hopefully it’s just a bit of a slump through the holiday season and he’ll get back to being reliable with the ball.
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Re: PG: 4th Quarter Defence! 

Post#28 » by ishoy123 » Sun Jan 4, 2026 3:07 am

Is this it for Ochai?
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Re: PG: 4th Quarter Defence! 

Post#29 » by deck » Sun Jan 4, 2026 3:08 am

Duffman100 wrote:Something to keep an eye on is Shead's turnovers. Definite increase in December with 3 more tonight. Was a problem for him last year.

If he can't shoot, he has to be elite at ball protection.


Two of them tonight were pretty bad too. Love Shead, but we need him to be that steady distributor.
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Post#30 » by MoneyBall » Sun Jan 4, 2026 3:08 am

Going to the game on Monday. I hope the crowd will be better than this one.
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Re: PG: 4th Quarter Defence! 

Post#31 » by Syd-TK3 » Sun Jan 4, 2026 3:10 am

Indeed wrote:
Syd-TK3 wrote:
mihaic wrote:No, it's the Hawks

Hawks without trae have been a very good defense


Aren't we pulling out the game from those turnovers?
Without Young, who is their closer?

Supposed to Jalen
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Re: PG: 4th Quarter Defence! 

Post#32 » by Tripod » Sun Jan 4, 2026 3:11 am

DelAbbot wrote:RJ is the engine of this team

Adding a legit scoring starter and guy to pressure the rim is just a huge upgrade over like Ochai...who played under 5 mins tonight.

We just have no one who does what RJ does and certainly no bench guy can make up the difference.
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Re: PG: 4th Quarter Defence! 

Post#33 » by Duffman100 » Sun Jan 4, 2026 3:11 am

ishoy123 wrote:Is this it for Ochai?


Just 4 minutes?
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Re: PG: 4th Quarter Defence! 

Post#34 » by Boogie! » Sun Jan 4, 2026 3:15 am

Just upgrade the bench scoring and I’ll be happy. Bring in a proven wing that can make open 3s and just not be completely useless. Who is realistically attainable?
mdenny wrote:In anycase....Masai is probably gonna make Fred the first active player/head coach in franchise history now that Nurse is out of the way. That's been the plan all along.
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Post#35 » by VanWest82 » Sun Jan 4, 2026 3:15 am

We're too talented when everyone plays. Imagine what this team looks like when Jak comes back healthy.
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Re: PG: 4th Quarter Defence! 

Post#36 » by MEDIC » Sun Jan 4, 2026 3:16 am

deck wrote:
Duffman100 wrote:Something to keep an eye on is Shead's turnovers. Definite increase in December with 3 more tonight. Was a problem for him last year.

If he can't shoot, he has to be elite at ball protection.


Two of them tonight were pretty bad too. Love Shead, but we need him to be that steady distributor.


We need more.from.that position on both sides of the floor. I thought it was a mistake to trade Mitchell.
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Re: PG: 4th Quarter Defence! 

Post#37 » by lobosloboslobos » Sun Jan 4, 2026 3:17 am

bballsparkin wrote:It would be nice if they talked about the game more. Did you hear it was someone's birthday? What about the other? Well birthday weekend anyway. It would be nice if just once while I'm in the kitchen they would describe the game so I had an idea what's actually happening. Anyway, fun game.


i haven't listened to those guys in years for that reason. if you listen to other broadcasts you find that none of them talk about their breakfast and old hit songs from their youth and their socks and that time someone picked his nose like they do. can't take it.

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Re: PG: 4th Quarter Defence! 

Post#38 » by C_Money » Sun Jan 4, 2026 3:22 am

mihaic wrote:So Jack just called half of this board idiots, Re:RJ

Lol


They are idiots
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Re: PG: 4th Quarter Defence! 

Post#39 » by TheRaptor! » Sun Jan 4, 2026 3:23 am

Boogie! wrote:Just upgrade the bench scoring and I’ll be happy. Bring in a proven wing that can make open 3s and just not be completely useless. Who is realistically attainable?


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Re: PG: 4th Quarter Defence! 

Post#40 » by Wargreymon » Sun Jan 4, 2026 3:25 am

ishoy123 wrote:Is this it for Ochai?

One can only hope...he peaked last year unfortunately.
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