Game 8: Phoenix Suns at Washington Wizards, November 1st, 4:00 PM, PT

grumpysaddle · Post #81 » by **grumpysaddle** » Thu Nov 2, 2017 12:11 am

Chandler again not even bothering to challenge. This has to have been brought up by coaches right?

Bold814 · Post #82 » by **Bold814** » Thu Nov 2, 2017 12:11 am

Much better 2nd quarter.

Thespianoid · Post #83 » by **Thespianoid** » Thu Nov 2, 2017 12:12 am

grumpysaddle wrote:
kennydorglas wrote:Safe to say that Tyson is just a expectator at this point.

Expectator?

he's clearly the escape goat

Midnight_Suns · Post #84 » by **Midnight_Suns** » Thu Nov 2, 2017 12:12 am

Booker is life. Watching Tyson play defense makes me physically ill.

YouTube · Post #85 » by **Kerrsed** » Thu Nov 2, 2017 12:12 am

Only 7 assists for the entire team at halftime. Not good.

kennydorglas · Post #86 » by **kennydorglas** » Thu Nov 2, 2017 12:12 am

Scott Brooks is such a good player development coach.
Last year Otto made the leap, this year might be Oubre.

Saberestar · Post #87 » by **Saberestar** » Thu Nov 2, 2017 12:13 am

Hopefully Triano plays Len more than Chandler in the second half. Chandler looks really old, he is a non factor today.

Kdab · Post #88 » by **Kdab** » Thu Nov 2, 2017 12:14 am

kennydorglas wrote:we'll probably need to stagger booker and TJ.

I think we do. I keep noticing how when one of them is hot, the other is quietly sitting in the corner. I don't really see them play off each other much.

kennydorglas · Post #89 » by **kennydorglas** » Thu Nov 2, 2017 12:15 am

grumpysaddle wrote:
kennydorglas wrote:Safe to say that Tyson is just a expectator at this point.

Expectator?

I'm just creating new words.
spectator*

MathiasPW · Post #90 » by **MathiasPW** » Thu Nov 2, 2017 12:16 am

Thespianoid wrote:
grumpysaddle wrote:
kennydorglas wrote:Safe to say that Tyson is just a expectator at this point.

Expectator?

he's clearly the escape goat

Loose brazilian translation to viewer, I guess

Mulhollanddrive · Post #91 » by **Mulhollanddrive** » Thu Nov 2, 2017 12:17 am

Under Triano we've stopped the weave, screen and iso plays at the top (that usually resulted in nothing but contested 2s) and instead we're passing the ball side to side and setting off ball screens. That in itself is worth several points in efficiency.

Post #92 » by **ATTL** » Thu Nov 2, 2017 12:19 am

That was a great halftime show

grumpysaddle · Post #93 » by **grumpysaddle** » Thu Nov 2, 2017 12:20 am

Mulhollanddrive wrote:Under Triano we've stopped the weave, screen and iso plays at the top (that usually resulted in nothing and contested 2s) and instead we're passing the ball side to side and setting off ball screens. That in itself is worth several points in efficiency.

That weave was the single most useless play I've ever seen by a professional basketball team.

grumpysaddle · Post #94 » by **grumpysaddle** » Thu Nov 2, 2017 12:21 am

ATTL wrote:That was a great halftime show

Dogs are so much better than people.

Mulhollanddrive · Post #95 » by **Mulhollanddrive** » Thu Nov 2, 2017 12:21 am

Jackson's one hand floater off the backboard is unstoppable if he can make it consistantly.

kennydorglas · Post #96 » by **kennydorglas** » Thu Nov 2, 2017 12:22 am

grumpysaddle wrote:
Mulhollanddrive wrote:Under Triano we've stopped the weave, screen and iso plays at the top (that usually resulted in nothing and contested 2s) and instead we're passing the ball side to side and setting off ball screens. That in itself is worth several points in efficiency.

That weave was the single most useless play I've ever seen by a professional basketball team.

It's kinda funny because JJ scored a lot from it in the college.
Really hate this too in the NBA, but it's the GOAT play for young college boys.

Post #97 » by **ATTL** » Thu Nov 2, 2017 12:24 am

Thespianoid wrote:
grumpysaddle wrote:
kennydorglas wrote:Safe to say that Tyson is just a expectator at this point.

Expectator?

he's clearly the escape goat

Players like Tyson are a diamond dozen, but not signing Len to an extention may have been a blessing in the skies.

To play doubles advocates, I worry that we put booker on a pedal stool and it may go to his head and make him a pre-madonna.

grumpysaddle · Post #98 » by **grumpysaddle** » Thu Nov 2, 2017 12:25 am

kennydorglas wrote:
grumpysaddle wrote:
Mulhollanddrive wrote:Under Triano we've stopped the weave, screen and iso plays at the top (that usually resulted in nothing and contested 2s) and instead we're passing the ball side to side and setting off ball screens. That in itself is worth several points in efficiency.

That weave was the single most useless play I've ever seen by a professional basketball team.

It's kinda funny because JJ scored a lot from it in the college.
Really hate this too in the NBA, but it's the GOAT play for young college boys.

In college it works, NBA players are way too smart defensively. The ball ends up staying in the same spot pretty much and just clogs the area where the ball is with defenders. They can just watch the weave and then pick their man back up after the offensive player expels a bunch of energy running that stupid play

grumpysaddle · Post #99 » by **grumpysaddle** » Thu Nov 2, 2017 12:28 am

I can't wait till Booker starts getting superstar calls. Teams defend him like he's a superstar, but refs don't call for him like he is.

grumpysaddle · Post #100 » by **grumpysaddle** » Thu Nov 2, 2017 12:29 am

There's no answer for TJ when he's engaged. He scores in crazy ways. Can't really defend him