Monday full of games - 02/01/2021 GAME THREAD

[KO7]

That Phoenix Suns tv hostess is kind of a baddie.

[Duke4life831]

Why has SVG stuck with this horrible lineup for so long? The Pels just blew a 10 point lead because of this horrible lineup.

[RB34]

The League is trying to stock it to the Lakers.

14 road games already. Ouch!!

Good thing you get all the FTs then

[TheNewEra]

DeVonte Graham actually had a strong shooting percentage game


nICE!

[LAKESHOW]

The League is trying to stock it to the Lakers.

14 road games already. Ouch!!

Glad we finished strong on this 7 gamer road trip

[Sedale Threatt]

Vogel's gonna have to start tightening LeBron's minutes back up. Starting to creep over 35 minutes too often.

[LightTheBeam]

Nba doesn't even try to hide it anymore. The offensive foul they just called on Fox was hilarious

Even the pelicans announcer was immediately "they are going to challenge that"

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[zshawn10]

Franchise record for 3’s without harden damn

[LightTheBeam]

Why has SVG stuck with this horrible lineup for so long? The Pels just blew a 10 point lead because of this horrible lineup.

These coaches having a battle of whose worse. The kings did the same thing to give them the 10pt lead lol

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[Duke4life831]

Duke, just to get your pulse on the issue, what do you think of Zion defensively? Particularly his individual D, I think I have a pretty good gauge on his off-ball stuff. Has his one-on-one problems been a result of a loss of lateral quickness, or just inexperience moving his feet and bad footwork? Both?

There seems to be a lot going wrong for him at the moment on that end. His footwork seems to be all over the place and ya I dont know if its lack of energy or his size which is preventing him from moving laterally well. Its not hard to find clips of him at Duke getting switched onto PGs and that dude is moving his feet very well and PGs cant get by him.

So the big drop off in not just defensive awareness (should be expected from college to pros) but defensive fundamentals from Duke to now is hard for me to grasp. So I hate to continue to harp about his weight, but that really can be the only thing I can think of. He still doesnt have the stamina or the lateral ability he had at Duke, because of that he is conserving energy or just getting tired, and because of that the footwork and fundamentals kind of go out the window.

Do you think it could be his knee? He seems to be able to plant and move on offense, and my guess is that's because he can prepare his body for it. He doesn't seem to be planting on defense, maybe because he doesn't have confidence in his knee. I've experienced that before. He's also lost half a foot or more on his vertical, his speed isn't the same, and he seems timid compared to his old self. His one footed leap has been shelved, and he's the most explosive one footed leaper since Lebron. It's amazing he's as good as he is, since he seems maybe 65% of the athlete he was. The weight is a concern, could his body have just developed this way?

I believe he's a hard worker with his head on straight, and an awesome teammate. I don't think he'd get to the pros and just start dogging it. The whole thing is almost a Fultz level bewilderment.

Huge Zion fan here.

It could be his knee. In all honesty though, I wouldnt be shocked if he is just a 20 year old struggling with his weight. Every meal at Duke was prepared for him, so it was pretty easy for him to stay at a good weight while in college. He could just be struggling finding the right diet for him that he can stick with living on his own.

Offensively he can still score with ease because he is still quick for his size and just like at Duke, the majority of his half court scoring came from layups and his crazy good touch.

Its on the defensive end where as a freshman he was a DPOY finalist. The dude was a fantastic defender. And it wasnt just the highlight blocks, he played damn good fundamental defense. That is pretty much gone right now. So all I can point to is the obvious visual thing I can notice, which is he is still much thicker than he was at Duke. So my amateur guess is just weight being the main culprit.

[TheNewEra]

Trae, Collins, Capela played well. The wing play and bench did the Hawks in. Huerter and Reddish were both 3 of 8, Gallinari 2 of 10, and Hill was 2 of 6.

Getting 10 of 32 from your top role players is not going to beat former champs and contenders

And missing the best wing player on the team. Have to be encouraged it was that close but they shouldn’t of allowed Harrell to go off the way he did with the size and length they have on the team. 19 points on 8-9 shooting while being a -3 the defense needed to get more physical with him

[Texas Chuck]

I <3 Mikal Bridges so much

[BallerTalk]

A delicious six-pack of consecutive wins!!!!
This one in delightful record setting fashion. Shades of 2018.


The streak rolls on!

[TheNewEra]

Starting to wish LAC held on to that Miami pick during the Paul George trade

[Dzon Dilindzer]

nassir little had a great game and i have high hopes for this kid

[Ill News]

These Hornets are just so fun. They're probably two years and a solid defensive center away from truly contending, but they're just a joy to watch. I could watch LaMelo, Hayward, Graham, Rozier, and Bridges do their thing all day.

Meanwhile, the Heat are in shambles. Very early in the season, but it's gonna be a tough climb to get to the playoffs with how inconsistent they've been. They better be thankful they're in the East, since they only have to leapfrog teams like Orlando and Chicago.

[Young Stapler]

Fox! Wow!

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[Homer38]

The Rockets with 28 make 3 points in OKC!

[scrabbarista]

Bro, Fox has been so fun to watch recently and so competitive. Some of the best skinny game I can remember.

His nickname should be Road Runner if that's not taken, because he does look like the cartoon when he pushes the ball.

[BoatsNZones]

Fox out here toying with a professional basketball team like he's the athletic teacher playing with the kids on recess. Jesus