Around the NBA - First Round Blessings and Curses

[Capn'O]

We gotta find a way like how Bucks adjusted using Giannis by making Jrue, Middleton ball handlers so "the wall" cant be formed in front of Randle, gonna be hard without stretch bigs

If Mitch can be a big ol target underneath it at least helps. If he's back.

[El Poochio]

Norman Powell shooting 63% in the 1st Round.

Thats the price you pay assigning AG on Dame

[3toheadmelo]

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[El Poochio]

We gotta find a way like how Bucks adjusted using Giannis by making Jrue, Middleton ball handlers so "the wall" cant be formed in front of Randle, gonna be hard without stretch bigs

If Mitch can be a big ol target underneath it at least helps. If he's back.

Or he can just let it fly

[Capn'O]

We gotta find a way like how Bucks adjusted using Giannis by making Jrue, Middleton ball handlers so "the wall" cant be formed in front of Randle, gonna be hard without stretch bigs

If Mitch can be a big ol target underneath it at least helps. If he's back.

Or he can just let it fly

OFC!!!

[RandlesCornrows]

You can tell the playoff trenches is real right now
With some of the star players. Teams are setting game plans and it’s working.

[thebuzzardman]

Holy sh*t. Ex centers really need to stay off bicycles.

Kwame??

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/31532507/former-utah-jazz-center-mark-eaton-dies-bicycle-crash-age-64

[El Poochio]

Holy sh*t. Ex centers really need to stay off bicycles.

Kwame??

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/31532507/former-utah-jazz-center-mark-eaton-dies-bicycle-crash-age-64

Damn

[robillionaire]

if the guy we gonna trade RJ for shoots 1-10 we can just keep RJ

[NoDopeOnSundays]

We gotta find a way like how Bucks adjusted using Giannis by making Jrue, Middleton ball handlers so "the wall" cant be formed in front of Randle, gonna be hard without stretch bigs

Only way to do that would be to play Obi and Randle together in the frontcourt, or if Thibs doesn't trust Obi we go with a lineup like this without Nerlens/Taj.

Rose
Burks
Bullock
RJ
Randle

Switch everything on defense, and live with the potential of Capela having a big game but get our own offense going. I think we'd be able to defend even with the super small lineup, and it would give Julius a lot more driving lanes especially if Capela had to guard him. He's getting by Capela pretty easily but the help defender is always so close to rotating over cause Nerlens & Taj aren't lob threats. Let Randle set the screen for Rose and whoever switches on him would be in trouble.

[Chanel Bomber]

Brodie one of last players in the NBA still using the bank shot.

[El Poochio]

We gotta find a way like how Bucks adjusted using Giannis by making Jrue, Middleton ball handlers so "the wall" cant be formed in front of Randle, gonna be hard without stretch bigs

Only way to do that would be to play Obi and Randle together in the frontcourt, or if Thibs doesn't trust Obi we go with a lineup like this without Nerlens/Taj.

Rose
Burks
Bullock
RJ
Randle

Switch everything on defense, and live with the potential of Capela having a big game but get our own offense going. I think we'd be able to defend even with the super small lineup, and it would give Julius a lot more driving lanes especially if Capela had to guard him. He's getting by Capela pretty easily but the help defender is always so close to rotating over cause Nerlens & Taj aren't lob threats. Let Randle set the screen for Rose and whoever switches on him would be in trouble.

I wanted Randle at 5 with Poor Man's Gallo Knox in there through the season but obviously you cant play him at this point

[Chanel Bomber]

Embiid is a problem damn

[Worst_to_First]

Embiid is a problem damn

Was hoping the Wizards would put up some fight especially as our series with the Hawks might get to 7 games but this one is looking like a sweep.

[Ghetto Gospel]

We gotta find a way like how Bucks adjusted using Giannis by making Jrue, Middleton ball handlers so "the wall" cant be formed in front of Randle, gonna be hard without stretch bigs

Only way to do that would be to play Obi and Randle together in the frontcourt, or if Thibs doesn't trust Obi we go with a lineup like this without Nerlens/Taj.

Rose
Burks
Bullock
RJ
Randle

Switch everything on defense, and live with the potential of Capela having a big game but get our own offense going. I think we'd be able to defend even with the super small lineup, and it would give Julius a lot more driving lanes especially if Capela had to guard him. He's getting by Capela pretty easily but the help defender is always so close to rotating over cause Nerlens & Taj aren't lob threats. Let Randle set the screen for Rose and whoever switches on him would be in trouble.

I think C is probably Randle's best offensive position. The problem is that we can't expect Randle to carry an offense while also having to bang around with opposing C's all game being undersized. Something has to give here and I think between Capella, Collins and Hunter, they'll grab every possible board against that lineup

[YouthMovement]

Embiid is a problem damn

he's figured it out. the perfect big man in todays nba. would absolutely dominate brooklyn

[B8RcDeMktfxC]

We gotta find a way like how Bucks adjusted using Giannis by making Jrue, Middleton ball handlers so "the wall" cant be formed in front of Randle, gonna be hard without stretch bigs

Only way to do that would be to play Obi and Randle together in the frontcourt, or if Thibs doesn't trust Obi we go with a lineup like this without Nerlens/Taj.

Rose
Burks
Bullock
RJ
Randle

Switch everything on defense, and live with the potential of Capela having a big game but get our own offense going. I think we'd be able to defend even with the super small lineup, and it would give Julius a lot more driving lanes especially if Capela had to guard him. He's getting by Capela pretty easily but the help defender is always so close to rotating over cause Nerlens & Taj aren't lob threats. Let Randle set the screen for Rose and whoever switches on him would be in trouble.

I wanted Randle at 5 with Poor Man's Gallo Knox in there through the season but obviously you cant play him at this point

Very on point discussion guys.

I just watched Thibs's post-game interview and his answer was, essentially, when the wall in closing in on him (i) Randle needs to pass the ball out faster and (ii) hockey assists are the key.

That strikes me as a realistic first option. Up to Thibs and Jules to figure out how to effectuate it. One cannot have IQ passing up 3pt attempts to drive into the lane for contested floaters.

Also, RJ (and Frank and Kev - and Reggie) had good corner-3 %ages (obviously on various usage rates). Of course teams plan to prevent those, but if Randle is playing 1-on-3 there has to be ways of getting those shots. Then you live or die by high variance 3pt shooting. Because ... that's the league.

[NoDopeOnSundays]

We gotta find a way like how Bucks adjusted using Giannis by making Jrue, Middleton ball handlers so "the wall" cant be formed in front of Randle, gonna be hard without stretch bigs

Only way to do that would be to play Obi and Randle together in the frontcourt, or if Thibs doesn't trust Obi we go with a lineup like this without Nerlens/Taj.

Rose
Burks
Bullock
RJ
Randle

Switch everything on defense, and live with the potential of Capela having a big game but get our own offense going. I think we'd be able to defend even with the super small lineup, and it would give Julius a lot more driving lanes especially if Capela had to guard him. He's getting by Capela pretty easily but the help defender is always so close to rotating over cause Nerlens & Taj aren't lob threats. Let Randle set the screen for Rose and whoever switches on him would be in trouble.

I think C is probably Randle's best offensive position. The problem is that we can't expect Randle to carry an offense while also having to bang around with opposing C's all game being undersized. Something has to give here and I think between Capella, Collins and Hunter, they'll grab every possible board against that lineup

I don't think Randle is undersized, the banging isn't the problem, it's just his rim protection isn't very good. I think we're approaching a point where we have to pick a poison, either we always keep a rim protector on the floor and our offense sputters along, or we get Randle going.

There was a stretch where the Hawks were playing a frontcourt of Gallo and Hill, that should have been the time Thibs went small. When Clint is off the floor we should be taking advantage of that time, we're too easy to guard with Taj / Nerlens on the floor because you can just stick a big wing on them and have that guy come over to help on Randle's drives. Yeah they give up some offensive rebounds when that happens but it's pretty clear they care more about stopping Randle than anything else. Anytime Okongwu is on the court we should be small and let Randle work him, they should never be able to get away with playing Okongwu or Gallo at C, but we let them off the hook.

[B8RcDeMktfxC]

We gotta find a way like how Bucks adjusted using Giannis by making Jrue, Middleton ball handlers so "the wall" cant be formed in front of Randle, gonna be hard without stretch bigs

Only way to do that would be to play Obi and Randle together in the frontcourt, or if Thibs doesn't trust Obi we go with a lineup like this without Nerlens/Taj.

Rose
Burks
Bullock
RJ
Randle

Switch everything on defense, and live with the potential of Capela having a big game but get our own offense going. I think we'd be able to defend even with the super small lineup, and it would give Julius a lot more driving lanes especially if Capela had to guard him. He's getting by Capela pretty easily but the help defender is always so close to rotating over cause Nerlens & Taj aren't lob threats. Let Randle set the screen for Rose and whoever switches on him would be in trouble.

I think C is probably Randle's best offensive position. The problem is that we can't expect Randle to carry an offense while also having to bang around with opposing C's all game being undersized. Something has to give here and I think between Capella, Collins and Hunter, they'll grab every possible board against that lineup

Maybe trust Obi's 3 and replace one of Burks/Bullock/RJ with him. And let Obi D the opponents bigs.

[YouthMovement]

not too long ago KP and Embiid were viewed in the same light