Game 2 (but not really) OKC @ Charlotte December 26, 6PM CST

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Post#41 » by spearsy23 » Sun Dec 27, 2020 1:41 am

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spearsy23 wrote:Hot take: baze is what the media thinks kuzma is


Not even sure what the media thinks Kuzma is. He was hated in the playoffs, but some seem to really like him.

I was thinking more prior to last year when he was la's 'third star'
“If you're getting stops and you're making threes and the other team's not scoring, that's when you're going to see a huge point difference there,” coach Billy Donovan said.
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Post#42 » by spearsy23 » Sun Dec 27, 2020 1:43 am

Anyone else see a resemblance between baze and Kermit Washington?
“If you're getting stops and you're making threes and the other team's not scoring, that's when you're going to see a huge point difference there,” coach Billy Donovan said.
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Re: Game 2 (but not really) OKC @ Charlotte December 26, 6PM CST 

Post#43 » by jake_swivel » Sun Dec 27, 2020 1:47 am

spearsy23 wrote:Anyone else see a resemblance between baze and Kermit Washington?


I don't go back quite that far.
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Post#44 » by spearsy23 » Sun Dec 27, 2020 1:48 am

Poku did a great job relocating, then fired a love drive below the rim
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Re: Game 2 (but not really) OKC @ Charlotte December 26, 6PM CST 

Post#45 » by Dadouv47 » Sun Dec 27, 2020 1:53 am

I knew Charlotte was trash but damn they always surprise me...

Expected more from Theo but it's his first NBA game so not worried at all.
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Post#46 » by spearsy23 » Sun Dec 27, 2020 1:53 am

I don't know how many games of poku playing and hami playing PG I can watch. Maybe like 8?
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Post#47 » by spearsy23 » Sun Dec 27, 2020 1:55 am

Dadouv47 wrote:I knew Charlotte was trash but damn they always surprise me...

Expected more from Theo but it's his first NBA game so not worried at all.

Theo is going to struggle if muscala is our best player on the court in his minutes
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Re: Game 2 (but not really) OKC @ Charlotte December 26, 6PM CST 

Post#48 » by ThunderBolt » Sun Dec 27, 2020 1:57 am

Charlotte announcers just said “must have lower rims over there in Serbia”.
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Re: Game 2 (but not really) OKC @ Charlotte December 26, 6PM CST 

Post#49 » by jake_swivel » Sun Dec 27, 2020 1:58 am

Poku is a terrible defender, but if he can keep his arms out on the perimeter, he can be disruptive in passing lanes.
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Post#50 » by ThunderBolt » Sun Dec 27, 2020 1:58 am

spearsy23 wrote:
Dadouv47 wrote:I knew Charlotte was trash but damn they always surprise me...

Expected more from Theo but it's his first NBA game so not worried at all.

Theo is going to struggle if muscala is our best player on the court in his minutes

He also probably hasn’t practiced in a while.
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Post#51 » by spearsy23 » Sun Dec 27, 2020 2:00 am

Al is breathing like he has covid after every trip down the court.
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Post#52 » by jake_swivel » Sun Dec 27, 2020 2:00 am

Nice to see all the guys on the team want to slap Poku's hand when he came out. He seemed like a really annoying teammate in all the FIBA stuff I watched.
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Re: Game 2 (but not really) OKC @ Charlotte December 26, 6PM CST 

Post#53 » by Dadouv47 » Sun Dec 27, 2020 2:01 am

Well I guess if Hayward contract was the price to pay to get Cade, it's worth it
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Post#54 » by spearsy23 » Sun Dec 27, 2020 2:03 am

I'd say daignault is tanking with this lineup except he pulled poku
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Post#55 » by jake_swivel » Sun Dec 27, 2020 2:03 am

I think Coach Diagonal is gonna be good.
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Re: Game 2 (but not really) OKC @ Charlotte December 26, 6PM CST 

Post#56 » by ThunderBolt » Sun Dec 27, 2020 2:09 am

jake_swivel wrote:I think coach Diagonal is gonna be good.

The guy on locked on thunder calls him coach dugnaught.
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Re: Game 2 (but not really) OKC @ Charlotte December 26, 6PM CST 

Post#57 » by Dadouv47 » Sun Dec 27, 2020 2:17 am

Would love to call him coach D but it will remind me of Billy D so it's better not ;)
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Re: Game 2 (but not really) OKC @ Charlotte December 26, 6PM CST 

Post#58 » by ThunderBolt » Sun Dec 27, 2020 2:20 am

Well I guess if we have at least one young guy play good per game that gives us something positive. Bazley was really good. Dort was better but the step back three needs to never happen again. Theo had a few moments. Poku had no moments. Unfortunately I expect a lot of shai’s games this year to look similar tonight.
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Re: Game 2 (but not really) OKC @ Charlotte December 26, 6PM CST 

Post#59 » by jake_swivel » Sun Dec 27, 2020 2:22 am

Heh, this game is getting a tad sloppy.
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Re: Game 2 (but not really) OKC @ Charlotte December 26, 6PM CST 

Post#60 » by jake_swivel » Sun Dec 27, 2020 2:28 am

Tank, tank, tank, tank!
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