GT #66: Bullets @ Pelicans 8 PM (NBATV/NBCSW/1500 AM)

FAH1223 · Post #1 » by **FAH1223** » Fri Mar 9, 2018 12:42 pm

YOUR Washington Bullets are 37-28 and have moved back up the 4th seed in the East while not playing! The Jazz beat the Pacers and we've seen the Bucks lose to Houston... and last night the HEAT put clamps down on the Sixers.

The Bullets are in NOLA tonight with an opportunity to inch closer to the Cavs. The issue? The Pelicans have been one of the hottest teams in the league. Mirotic and Emeka Okafor have stepped in to fill the void left by Boogie Cousins. The Brow - Anthony Davis - has put up INSANE numbers and playing like an MVP over the last quarter of the season. Rondo and Holiday have been running the team efficiently. Pelicans have won 10 straight.

Davis is day to day with an ankle sprain and is doubtful. We may be lucking into not seeing him at 100% (or not at all)

How do the Wizards shut down the Pels guard attack? If you recall Game #31 in DC, the Pelicans got down 25 points, mounted a comeback and couldn't get over the hump and still lost by double digits.

-------------------------VS-------------------------

LAST GAME:
HEAT @ Wizards - 113-117 in OT (W)
Pelicans @ Kings - 114-101 (W)

Lineups:

Bench:

gravytrain24 · Post #2 » by **gravytrain24** » Fri Mar 9, 2018 2:48 pm

I'm assuming Porter plays with the hip but if AD plays, he'll get 40-20. I'd have Brad cover Rondo and hope he can conserve some energy defensively. Mirotic concerns me off the bench.

80sballboy · Post #3 » by **80sballboy** » Fri Mar 9, 2018 6:44 pm

AD is listed as doubtful.

Drop Shot · Post #4 » by **Drop Shot** » Fri Mar 9, 2018 6:50 pm

FAH1223 · Post #5 » by **FAH1223** » Fri Mar 9, 2018 8:22 pm

Read on Twitter

ducler · Post #6 » by **ducler** » Fri Mar 9, 2018 10:27 pm

Post #7 » by **nate33** » Fri Mar 9, 2018 10:34 pm

The Wizards really haven't played well in 4.75 games. Their last really good stretch was the 1st quarter of the Bucks game when they ran the Bucks out of the gym. Since then, they've been outscored by 33 points, or roughly 7 points per game. Fortunately, they held on to eek out a win against Milwaukee and they managed to win an ugly one in Miami thanks to Beal's hot shooting, but the Wizards need to get back on track. The quality of basketball they have played lately is not going to be good enough to hang onto homecourt advantage. They need to pick it up.

dangermouse · Post #8 » by **dangermouse** » Fri Mar 9, 2018 10:48 pm

FAH1223 wrote:

Read on Twitter

I think im a PPA believer. This matches up with what ive been watching.

Porter has been amazing, aggressive and efficient. Beal has been outstanding but has had a few stinkers recently, but has been the clear star on our team at times. Gortat is much better than earlier in the year. Sato is an absolute gun. Morris has been good, not great. Oubre and Scott have not had a good game in a long while now. And Mahinmi has been marginally better than earlier in the year.

Post #9 » by **nate33** » Sat Mar 10, 2018 12:11 am

dangermouse wrote:
FAH1223 wrote:

Read on Twitter

I think im a PPA believer. This matches up with what ive been watching.

Porter has been amazing, aggressive and efficient. Beal has been outstanding but has had a few stinkers recently, but has been the clear star on our team at times. Gortat is much better than earlier in the year. Sato is an absolute gun. Morris has been good, not great. Oubre and Scott have not had a good game in a long while now. And Mahinmi has been marginally better than earlier in the year.

It's pretty close. I think it overrates Frazier a little bit, and underrates Morris and Oubre a little bit, but it's not really a fault of the stat. Morris' and Oubre's flexibility on defense to switch and match up at 3 or 4 positions helps the team defensively in ways that don't show up in the box score. And if that effect doesn't show up in the box score, it's difficult for a box score summary stat to capture it.

There's no doubt in my mind that any coach in the league would rather have Oubre over Frazier.

Post #10 » by **nate33** » Sat Mar 10, 2018 1:15 am

It's weird how Sato can be so skilled and show such a soft touch on his runner, but he's such a bad shooter from the perimeter unless he has a long time to get himself set.

NatP4 · Post #11 » by **NatP4** » Sat Mar 10, 2018 1:21 am

watching Holliday repeatedly try to take Sato 1 on 1 because he's white is hilarious so far

NatP4 · Post #12 » by **NatP4** » Sat Mar 10, 2018 1:22 am

nate33 wrote:
dangermouse wrote:
FAH1223 wrote:

Read on Twitter

I think im a PPA believer. This matches up with what ive been watching.

Porter has been amazing, aggressive and efficient. Beal has been outstanding but has had a few stinkers recently, but has been the clear star on our team at times. Gortat is much better than earlier in the year. Sato is an absolute gun. Morris has been good, not great. Oubre and Scott have not had a good game in a long while now. And Mahinmi has been marginally better than earlier in the year.

It's pretty close. I think it overrates Frazier a little bit, and underrates Morris and Oubre a little bit, but it's not really a fault of the stat. Morris' and Oubre's flexibility on defense to switch and match up at 3 or 4 positions helps the team defensively in ways that don't show up in the box score. And if that effect doesn't show up in the box score, it's difficult for a box score summary stat to capture it.

There's no doubt in my mind that any coach in the league would rather have Oubre over Frazier.

Oubre playing with starters vs Oubre playing with scrubs off the bench is night and day. A good coach would use Oubre more as a core guy I think

NatP4 · Post #13 » by **NatP4** » Sat Mar 10, 2018 1:23 am

Otto is playing like a primary scoring option and I love it

NatP4 · Post #14 » by **NatP4** » Sat Mar 10, 2018 1:28 am

Why does Scott Brooks hate small ball so much. I swear we have the most simple minded coach in the league.

Post #15 » by **nate33** » Sat Mar 10, 2018 1:30 am

Things look promising so far. I'm pretty happy with most of the looks Washington is getting. They stopped knocking them down in the last few minutes, but if they keep getting those good looks, they'll be fine. Gortat is really outplaying Okafor.

Beal has been patient. New Orleans is trapping him off the screens and not letting him get good looks, so rather than forcing it, Beal is making the right read and swinging the ball away.

NatP4 · Post #16 » by **NatP4** » Sat Mar 10, 2018 1:32 am

Beal is so hesitant. killing all ball movement

NatP4 · Post #17 » by **NatP4** » Sat Mar 10, 2018 1:33 am

lol this lineup: Sessions-Meeks-Oubre-Morris-Mahinmi.

yes, Morris is the starter playing with the bench.

Post #18 » by **nate33** » Sat Mar 10, 2018 1:33 am

NatP4 wrote:Beal is so hesitant. killing all ball movement

I think Beal has been great so far. Consistently making the right decision.

NatP4 · Post #19 » by **NatP4** » Sat Mar 10, 2018 1:35 am

nate33 wrote:
NatP4 wrote:Beal is so hesitant. killing all ball movement

I think Beal has been great so far. Consistently making the right decision.

or the opposite. get trapped, look at the wide open guy, choose to deflate the ball anyways, then pass it to a covered player that can't create his own shot with 10 seconds on the shot clock .

rinse and repeat. killing all ball movement. Our only offense that quarter, came from Otto and Satoransky initiating ball screen action, Beal just has no feel for it.

Shoe · Post #20 » by **Shoe** » Sat Mar 10, 2018 1:36 am

Did Meeks try to protect his fg%? How did he not see the clock wtf.

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