Romeo Langford Thread

[Smart2Nesmith43]

No one said anything about dumping Romeo Langford. I just suspect he will end up part of a trade package to upgrade the roster.

Apologies if I misunderstood your post. With a rookie head coach and two young stars, I feel the opposite. It's probably more likely that Stevens waits for the offseason to reconfigure this roster in a meaningful way. In the meantime we all get to enjoy the shooting deprived, playmaking starved, low intensity lineups we have seen all year.

[Half-Full]

In the five games from Dec. 22nd to Dec. 31st, Romeo averaged 28.6 minutes/game. in the five games since then, he has only seen 10 minutes of playing time, with three DNPs. What happened? Has he completely fallen out of favor? I know he was out with a non-Covid illness recently, but is there anything more going on here?

[darrendaye]

In the five games from Dec. 22nd to Dec. 31st, Romeo averaged 28.6 minutes/game. in the five games since then, he has only seen 10 minutes of playing time, with three DNPs. What happened? Has he completely fallen out of favor? I know he was out with a non-Covid illness recently, but is there anything more going on here?

Last 2 games he played, his activity level (at least on offense) was down. Could be a number of factors for that. I'm hoping that was the cause for him sitting. I won't go as far as many here in criticizing Ime at this point, but I share the anxiety about how he develops the rookie contract guys.

[31to6]

In the five games from Dec. 22nd to Dec. 31st, Romeo averaged 28.6 minutes/game. in the five games since then, he has only seen 10 minutes of playing time, with three DNPs. What happened? Has he completely fallen out of favor? I know he was out with a non-Covid illness recently, but is there anything more going on here?

one thing that happened is Tatum returned and Brown stayed (knock on wood) healthy, so what had been extra wing minutes are gone.

Another thing that happened is that Romeo slapped Ime in front of the whole team and called him a "poser."

(only one of these is true )

[Theocy]

He will be brilliant for Spurs alongside Nesmith and 2 FRPs in return for Dejunta M.

[djFan71]

In the five games from Dec. 22nd to Dec. 31st, Romeo averaged 28.6 minutes/game. in the five games since then, he has only seen 10 minutes of playing time, with three DNPs. What happened? Has he completely fallen out of favor? I know he was out with a non-Covid illness recently, but is there anything more going on here?

one thing that happened is Tatum returned and Brown stayed (knock on wood) healthy, so what had been extra wing minutes are gone.

Another thing that happened is that Romeo slapped Ime in front of the whole team and called him a "poser."

(only one of these is true )

He must like Ime better than Brad. I heard from a trusted source that Romeo slapped Brad and called him a little b**** last year.

Spoiler:

Romeo must have a temper under that laid back veneer.

Also, my trusted source was some rando named 31to6. Take it for what it's worth.

[Andrew McCeltic]

Josh has been playing well, there is still a pecking order in the league where you reward veterans who are outplaying young guys unless you're in a rock bottom Houston style rebuild. I'd love to see Romeo absorb more minutes to take a load off the starters.

Could be Imo wants to play vets long minutes because he's anxious about his job - they're clawing back to .500, but "developing" Romeo/Aaron (even Bruno?) makes him an underperforming rookie coach.

Also possible - less likely, but possible - they love what they're seeing from Langford in practice and want to hide him for now so teams don't ask about him at the deadline.

[Ben-N1ce]

In the five games from Dec. 22nd to Dec. 31st, Romeo averaged 28.6 minutes/game. in the five games since then, he has only seen 10 minutes of playing time, with three DNPs. What happened? Has he completely fallen out of favor? I know he was out with a non-Covid illness recently, but is there anything more going on here?

Ime is trash and only plays his guys unless there is an injury or covid. Pritchard will probably play 10 minutes a game now that Schroder and Smart are back if he's lucky.

[31to6]

In the five games from Dec. 22nd to Dec. 31st, Romeo averaged 28.6 minutes/game. in the five games since then, he has only seen 10 minutes of playing time, with three DNPs. What happened? Has he completely fallen out of favor? I know he was out with a non-Covid illness recently, but is there anything more going on here?

one thing that happened is Tatum returned and Brown stayed (knock on wood) healthy, so what had been extra wing minutes are gone.

Another thing that happened is that Romeo slapped Ime in front of the whole team and called him a "poser."

(only one of these is true )

He must like Ime better than Brad. I heard from a trusted source that Romeo slapped Brad and called him a little b**** last year.

Spoiler:

Romeo must have a temper under that laid back veneer.

Also, my trusted source was some rando named 31to6. Take it for what it's worth.

djfan you’re a fricking VAULT, man!
I failed to see my rumor from last year get picked up in the media, and I’m willing to try again this year, but wanted to tone down the language a bit in deference to our rookie coach. Was gonna go with “fake Pop”.

Either way it’s fun to think of Romeo straight up slapping guys in the locker room and demanding satisfaction!

[Fencer reregistered]

Either way it’s fun to think of Romeo straight up slapping guys in the locker room and demanding satisfaction!

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That posted, Tybalt/Mercutio from the same movie is a much better fight, perhaps for two reasons:

-- Mercutio's death scene is always good.
-- Basil Rathbone was by far the best fencer in Hollywood -- he was the British Army fencing champion when he served in WW1 -- and this was one of only two swordfights he won in his entire film acting career.

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[djFan71]

one thing that happened is Tatum returned and Brown stayed (knock on wood) healthy, so what had been extra wing minutes are gone.

Another thing that happened is that Romeo slapped Ime in front of the whole team and called him a "poser."

(only one of these is true )

He must like Ime better than Brad. I heard from a trusted source that Romeo slapped Brad and called him a little b**** last year.

Spoiler:

Romeo must have a temper under that laid back veneer.

Also, my trusted source was some rando named 31to6. Take it for what it's worth.

djfan you’re a fricking VAULT, man!
I failed to see my rumor from last year get picked up in the media, and I’m willing to try again this year, but wanted to tone down the language a bit in deference to our rookie coach. Was gonna go with “fake Pop”.

Either way it’s fun to think of Romeo straight up slapping guys in the locker room and demanding satisfaction!

I have no idea when my anniversary is - or my wife's name for that matter - but I know every juicy word 31to6 has uttered!

It is absolutely hilarious to imagine Romeo doing that. I think that's why it stuck in the vault.

[zoyathedestroya]

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[Hal14]

In the five games from Dec. 22nd to Dec. 31st, Romeo averaged 28.6 minutes/game. in the five games since then, he has only seen 10 minutes of playing time, with three DNPs. What happened? Has he completely fallen out of favor? I know he was out with a non-Covid illness recently, but is there anything more going on here?

Ime is trash and only plays his guys unless there is an injury or covid. Pritchard will probably play 10 minutes a game now that Schroder and Smart are back if he's lucky.

So Nate McMillan is "trash" too then?

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Seems like Udoka isn't the only coach who prioritizes winning over giving more mins to young kids who still have lots of development to do..

Like others have said, it'd be different if we were a rebuilding team like the rockets (or thunder, magic, pistons)

[Ben-N1ce]

In the five games from Dec. 22nd to Dec. 31st, Romeo averaged 28.6 minutes/game. in the five games since then, he has only seen 10 minutes of playing time, with three DNPs. What happened? Has he completely fallen out of favor? I know he was out with a non-Covid illness recently, but is there anything more going on here?

Ime is trash and only plays his guys unless there is an injury or covid. Pritchard will probably play 10 minutes a game now that Schroder and Smart are back if he's lucky.

So Nate McMillan is "trash" too then?

Read on Twitter

Seems like Udoka isn't the only coach who prioritizes winning over giving more mins to young kids who still have lots of development to do..

Like others have said, it'd be different if we were a rebuilding team like the rockets (or thunder, magic, pistons)

Winning is being below.500? Sounds like a clueless coach who isn't willing to try different things to actually you know win games and not burnout his main guys and actually prepare his team for injuries and covid...Ime sucks. Does the same thing over and over expecting different results. Took him half a season to realize Schroder Smart might not be a good pairing lol

[Saint Lazarus]

In the five games from Dec. 22nd to Dec. 31st, Romeo averaged 28.6 minutes/game. in the five games since then, he has only seen 10 minutes of playing time, with three DNPs. What happened? Has he completely fallen out of favor? I know he was out with a non-Covid illness recently, but is there anything more going on here?

Ime is trash and only plays his guys unless there is an injury or covid. Pritchard will probably play 10 minutes a game now that Schroder and Smart are back if he's lucky.

So Nate McMillan is "trash" too then?

Read on Twitter

Seems like Udoka isn't the only coach who prioritizes winning over giving more mins to young kids who still have lots of development to do..

Like others have said, it'd be different if we were a rebuilding team like the rockets (or thunder, magic, pistons)

Nate McMillan is absolutely trash lol.

Pacers fans said it and Hawks fans are realising it now

[Hal14]

Ime is trash and only plays his guys unless there is an injury or covid. Pritchard will probably play 10 minutes a game now that Schroder and Smart are back if he's lucky.

So Nate McMillan is "trash" too then?

Read on Twitter

Seems like Udoka isn't the only coach who prioritizes winning over giving more mins to young kids who still have lots of development to do..

Like others have said, it'd be different if we were a rebuilding team like the rockets (or thunder, magic, pistons)

Nate McMillan is absolutely trash lol.

Pacers fans said it and Hawks fans are realising it now

1) All fans say their coach is trash. Saying that pacers fans and hawks fans said it does nothing to support your argument.

2) the hawks were 14-20 last season before McMillan took over as head coach. He got them to game 7 of the conference finals vs the eventual champs, Milwaukee Bucks. He's not trash. McMillan finished 5th in coach of the year voting, with 12 votes

[SatchSanders]

So Nate McMillan is "trash" too then?

Read on Twitter

Seems like Udoka isn't the only coach who prioritizes winning over giving more mins to young kids who still have lots of development to do..

Like others have said, it'd be different if we were a rebuilding team like the rockets (or thunder, magic, pistons)

Nate McMillan is absolutely trash lol.

Pacers fans said it and Hawks fans are realising it now

1) All fans say their coach is trash. Saying that pacers fans and hawks fans said it does nothing to support your argument.

2) the hawks were 14-20 last season before McMillan took over as head coach. He got them to game 7 of the conference finals vs the eventual champs, Milwaukee Bucks. He's not trash. McMillan finished 5th in coach of the year voting, with 12 votes

Ime's statement after the Phoenix game about not realizing what a good passer RWIII was troubled me. Maybe Ime was playing dumb for some reason, but that should be a given amongst NBA types. Strange coming from RWIII's HC.

[jfs1000d]

Should play more .


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[jfs1000d]

There is a population of nfl and nba fans that love the draft, over the darn sport tbh.

So, as a side sport they talk about player development, asset, deployment of resources, a d assume that the goal of the nba is to develop assets to some time in the future cash in.

No. The goal in the nba is to win games. There is no extra points for efficiency and good management. Good management and good cap is preferable, but the goal is W and L. If you do it spending $80 mil on lux tax, it doesn’t matter.

Constructing a roster smartly allows for long term competitiveness, but there is no inherent value in winning games efficiently or inefficiently.


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[ballup]

So Nate McMillan is "trash" too then?

Read on Twitter

Seems like Udoka isn't the only coach who prioritizes winning over giving more mins to young kids who still have lots of development to do..

Like others have said, it'd be different if we were a rebuilding team like the rockets (or thunder, magic, pistons)

Nate McMillan is absolutely trash lol.

Pacers fans said it and Hawks fans are realising it now

1) All fans say their coach is trash. Saying that pacers fans and hawks fans said it does nothing to support your argument.

2) the hawks were 14-20 last season before McMillan took over as head coach. He got them to game 7 of the conference finals vs the eventual champs, Milwaukee Bucks. He's not trash. McMillan finished 5th in coach of the year voting, with 12 votes

Blazers fans know about McMillan too. He has always been a mediocre coach. Dwaybe Casey won COTY once. See how Raptors fans view the man


To get back onto topic, it's strange that Udoka dropped Romeo from the rotation in January so suddenly. I get that no minutes are guaranteed and rotations are fluid throughout the year, but this decision is strange without any news of why. The only conspiracy like take that'd fit would be the Celtics keeping Romeo healthy for the trade deadline.

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