GAME DAY, BALA! GAME 14: SPURS AT CLIPS, 15-11-2018, 9:30PM (CT)

Post #1 » by **G R E Y** » Thu Nov 15, 2018 5:18 pm

Let's see some resilience and movement on both ends for 48 minutes. Unless there's overtime, in which case, through all those minutes, too, and finish this road trip on a positive note.

WHERE: Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA

WHEN: Thursday, November 15, 2018, 9:30pm (CT)

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Post #2 » by **G R E Y** » Thu Nov 15, 2018 5:37 pm

I'd like to see Rudy starting again either at the 3 or 4. The DeMar, Rudy, LMA trio worked well for us earlier in the season and we need the scoring versatility and juice. The bench moves and scores well enough with or without him, but our starting group gets stagnant at times and we need to get back to the movement, screening, and cutting oriented offense that created such a great flow and multiple scoring opportunities for more of our guys. It goes without saying, but running back on defense and protecting the paint and arc are a must. You know, for the love of the beautiful game, so let's get into a better flow and enjoy it.

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imagump1313 · Post #5 » by **imagump1313** » Fri Nov 16, 2018 3:50 am

We are playing zone defense. This is how bad we are....

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Milenkovic · Post #12 » by **Milenkovic** » Fri Nov 16, 2018 5:36 am

We are not a good basketball team

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Post #15 » by **G R E Y** » Fri Nov 16, 2018 6:45 am

Milenkovic wrote:We are not a good basketball team

We did not play well the previous two games, true, as we went away from what had been working so well for us -- moving the ball, moving without it, multiple scoring threats and were winning despite bad D early in the season. Our D improved from last to middle of the pack, and then when Rudy went down we did as well. We were 6-2 at that point, and got out of rhythm.

Of course, LMA needs some hypnosis or something because we were in this one despite his O. He was great on D especially in the fourth.

When we were 6-2 nobody was saying that, yet we're the same team only White is back and Rudy has been in and out of the line-up.

If we play on both ends like we did today, and LMA pays off the voodoo blackmailers who kidnapped his shot, we will right the ship.

Nobody could predict Houston's bad start, or the Jazz having the same record we do (and their bad Mavs loss). It's a long season. Let's let our guys get through the bumps and see where we are. We are coming together and there are some growing pains. I like our team.

Phreak50 · Post #16 » by **Phreak50** » Fri Nov 16, 2018 7:18 am

Really missing guys like Baynes and Dedmon. Not to mention Danny Green’s defense.

We look old, slow, flat footed, out of our depth.

Post #17 » by **G R E Y** » Fri Nov 16, 2018 7:33 am

Phreak50 wrote:Really missing guys like Baynes and Dedmon. Not to mention Danny Green’s defense.

We look old, slow, flat footed, out of our depth.

You feel this way after this game? LMA, yes, on O. Otherwise, I thought we looked a lot better than the previous two games. We moved better, moved the ball better, defended better, rebounded better, had only 5 turnovers, etc.

Plus, and this is now a general comment not specific to you, Phreak50, I didn't hear people making such conclusions when we were 6-2. We have a balanced roster, and we have shown when we compete and impose our game that we can win when we're on. We'll get it together, just give us time.

Milenkovic · Post #18 » by **Milenkovic** » Fri Nov 16, 2018 8:35 am

GREY 1769 wrote:
Milenkovic wrote:We are not a good basketball team

We did not play well the previous two games, true, as we went away from what had been working so well for us -- moving the ball, moving without it, multiple scoring threats and were winning despite bad D early in the season. Our D improved from last to middle of the pack, and then when Rudy went down we did as well. We were 6-2 at that point, and got out of rhythm.

Of course, LMA needs some hypnosis or something because we were in this one despite his O. He was great on D especially in the fourth.

When we were 6-2 nobody was saying that, yet we're the same team only White is back and Rudy has been in and out of the line-up.

If we play on both ends like we did today, and LMA pays off the voodoo blackmailers who kidnapped his shot, we will right the ship.

Nobody could predict Houston's bad start, or the Jazz having the same record we do (and their bad Mavs loss). It's a long season. Let's let our guys get through the bumps and see where we are. We are coming together and there are some growing pains. I like our team.

Im never going to judge a season based on a few games, that would be silly, and obviously there are growing pains, but what we have seen so far hasn;'t been great.

I think the start covered cracks in our team. Having said that though, you are right that LMA needs to pull it out of his behind and get going, cause it's only going to work if he plays how he can.

My short term concern is the lack of depth, and general quality of the team at the moment anyway. The optimist in me though will say all our young players getting thrown in the deep end will really benefit the team long term.

The most pivotal part of this team is Rudy, if he plays well, we can go places. I think in the last few games, him missing was the ultimately the biggest problem.

Phreak50 · Post #19 » by **Phreak50** » Fri Nov 16, 2018 9:23 am

GREY 1769 wrote:
Phreak50 wrote:Really missing guys like Baynes and Dedmon. Not to mention Danny Green’s defense.

We look old, slow, flat footed, out of our depth.

You feel this way after this game? LMA, yes, on O. Otherwise, I thought we looked a lot better than the previous two games. We moved better, moved the ball better, defended better, rebounded better, had only 5 turnovers, etc.

Plus, and this is now a general comment not specific to you, Phreak50, I didn't hear people making such conclusions when we were 6-2. We have a balanced roster, and we have shown when we compete and impose our game that we can win when we're on. We'll get it together, just give us time.

Those comments weren’t being made because they weren’t true then. Or at least not on display.

But I’ve been saying since day one we are one of the worst defensive teams in the league; regardless of the new rules.

This would be a different story if we had Murray obviously but we don’t.

I think Mills and Gasol should be shopped. Not that they are necessarily the worst two players, just those with the most value. (Mills and Gasol for Kemba and Marvin Williams works money wise... no idea what they Hornets are doing, maybe they can clear cap space and tank at the same time with this)

Donald Kaufman · Post #20 » by **Donald Kaufman** » Fri Nov 16, 2018 2:47 pm

GREY 1769 wrote:I like our team.

I won't or can't argue with someone's opinion. May I ask what you like about the team at this point?