GT charlotte vs atlanta 11-28 7PM EST

[stinger14]

Batum is just useless now. Before, he was at least a "glue" guy that really helped our offense because of his passing and playmaking ability and occasional scoring, but he just does nothing now. We have more of a movement offense, which means he doesn't handle the ball as much to really utilize those skills anymore, even though it's hard to tell if it's that or if he is just completely lazy. Either way, he is just terrible now.

Looks really slow and hesitant. It's a bad fit for all the motion we need to make the offense click. He's not at all quick in his decisions. He just slugs around like escargot (French for snail).

Batum is the one guy I would definately give up a first round pick to get rid of, and heck I may add a 2nd or two

[catch20two]

Lamb averages 15 PPG now. He's creeping up to second scorer status and playing with some confidence. I still want an established #2 scorer though. I certainly don't want to offer Lamb a big contract.

He’s been averaging 20ppg over the past 8 games ever since JB started giving him over 30 minutes instead of 25 minutes.

I don’t think we’ll have to give him a big contract necessarily but the fact that we got so much tied up in Batum, Marv, Cody, and MKG to be role players it’s unlikely we’ll have enough to bring anyone in no matter if they were worth it or not.

Kupchak is gonna have to find a way to part ways with one of if not both Batum or Marv contracts even if it means attaching 1st rounders.

[tondi123]

Yeah the salary cap situation for next season already looks like a train wreck and that's without us even trying to resign Lamb. We need to dump about 20 million in salary (maybe more than that) if we hope to retain Lamb and Kemba.

[Thaliontil]

Could only see the first half but was pleasantly surprised by the play of Frank (despite being a Willy fan). In all of the last games I've seen he has looked agressive and really contributing to that spark from the bench. Do you think he can keep it up? (I also benched Zeller in my Fantasy League and he obviously gave me the middle finger. Fantastic second quarter)

Happy to get this victory, although this means that we are losing against Utah for sure. It is our destiny to linger in the 50% W-L this season, it seems.

[BigSlam]

Could only see the first half but was pleasantly surprised by the play of Frank (despite being a Willy fan). In all of the last games I've seen he has looked agressive and really contributing to that spark from the bench. Do you think he can keep it up? (I also benched Zeller in my Fantasy League and he obviously gave me the middle finger. Fantastic second quarter)

Happy to get this victory, although this means that we are losing against Utah for sure. It is our destiny to linger in the 50% W-L this season, it seems.

Hehehehehehehehehehe

Spoiler:

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[Braggins]

WHG is a better rebounder, post scorer + inside finisher, interior defender, and marginally better rim protector, compared to Frank. His 3pt shot also seems a bit more consistent, but he can't get it off as often because his release is pretty slow.

Frank is the better passer, ball handler, perimeter defender (his mobility now looks more similar to his rookie year), and his outside shot draws more attention, despite being less consistent, because he has a faster release and can get his jumper off in more ways.

I'm not really sure who is better for our team, but for now it seems like JB is giving Frank the nod because his quicker passing decisions lead to better offensive flow, hes more mobile, and his gravity is a bit better at the 3pt line (which is where we usually want our 5 at when MKG is on the floor). We are really weak inside on offense and defense, though, so you'd think JB would value WHGs size/rebounding/finishing, but there are only so many minutes to go around and we have so many options at center.

[Eoghan]

Wow, I can't believe the Hawks killed Zeller's dog in the 1st quarter. That's the only explanation I can come up with for Zeller's offensive explosion. He's still the only 7 footer in the league I think that can have a wide open dunk and still manage to almost knock himself down to the floor.