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balla345 wrote:I hate to be the one to say it but our team was playing better with Lowry 3 shooters and Yurt than with Bam+Butler.
Flash4thewin wrote:JLop wrote:Pharenheit wrote:
Completely agree. That's been my biggest gripe with Bam. He's definitely regressed since he balled out in the bubble and as long as this continues, there's going to be a big time ceiling on this team
Wouldn't we have a better team if we traded Bam for Bradley Beal and Duncan for Christian Wood? Wouldn't we maximize Jimmy's best assets by having four players who can shoot from behind the arc? I have a feeling we're showcasing Bam and Duncan before the trade deadline. That's why we haven't been using Omer, who is clearly more talented than Bam.
Didn't Duncan just go 0-5 and not play a minute in a triple overtime game? No one will trade for him without added first rounders to balance it out.
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3ammy3uck3ts wrote:Also our play in the clutch is starting to worry me. Idk what’s happened to Jimmy from being hyper clutch to missing anything he puts up now from layups to jumpers or whatever.
Again, I’ll wait for Lowry to see if that changes but time is ticking and if we can’t score in the clutch we might need to throw something together for an all star level player who is a 3 level scorer at the deadline if we want to win a championship
3ammy3uck3ts wrote:Long story short, I miss Wade in the clutch. I never had any fear when he was out there, especially in his prime.
And honestly, if we’re down 1-2 points I’m almost to the point now where depending on the matchup I give bam the ball in the post or top of the key and tell him to score and just live with the result. 90% of the time his defender will be either too small or too slow to check him in one or the other
carnageta wrote:3ammy3uck3ts wrote:Long story short, I miss Wade in the clutch. I never had any fear when he was out there, especially in his prime.
And honestly, if we’re down 1-2 points I’m almost to the point now where depending on the matchup I give bam the ball in the post or top of the key and tell him to score and just live with the result. 90% of the time his defender will be either too small or too slow to check him in one or the other
At this point I'd want Spo to draw up a play to get Bam open for a shot. The opposing defense is always super lasered in on Butler, Herro and Robinson because they know that's where the ball is going. I think either a dribble hand-off fake, or a pick and pop with Lowry / Butler will leave Bam wide open for a jay.
Pop did it with Duncan against the Suns in the playoffs with the game on the line.
I think it's time for Spo to get creative in game winning situations, as opposed to having Butler / Herro dribble out the clock and shoot a contested fade-away all the time..
carnageta wrote:3ammy3uck3ts wrote:Also our play in the clutch is starting to worry me. Idk what’s happened to Jimmy from being hyper clutch to missing anything he puts up now from layups to jumpers or whatever.
Again, I’ll wait for Lowry to see if that changes but time is ticking and if we can’t score in the clutch we might need to throw something together for an all star level player who is a 3 level scorer at the deadline if we want to win a championship
Dragic was a big time shot maker for us. He was a threat from any where on the court (paint, mid, 3pt) and tough as nails. In essence, you can argue he was basically a left-handed Tyler Herro with a tighter handle and more physical strength.
You are right. Herro shouldn't be taking that many shots anyways. Bam and Herro are like alter egos.3ammy3uck3ts wrote:
Good lord. Herro 2-12, Jimmy only 2-5. I figured Jimmy shot way worse but I guess all his terrible shots came to end the 4th. Dude was just taking terrible pull up 3s and deep 2s. Herro has to be better if he’s going to take that much shots. I’d be ok with Jimmy and Herro taking 7 and Bam having like 5 in that situation but the discrepancy should not be anywhere near that.
I’m going to wait for Lowry to come back to see what happens but I’m tired of Bam at the top of the key looking for handoffs instead of attacking. Lowry will help, If not then Spo needs to adjust the play style a little and they need to tell bam anything under 16 shots a game is unacceptable.
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3ammy3uck3ts wrote:carnageta wrote:3ammy3uck3ts wrote:Long story short, I miss Wade in the clutch. I never had any fear when he was out there, especially in his prime.
And honestly, if we’re down 1-2 points I’m almost to the point now where depending on the matchup I give bam the ball in the post or top of the key and tell him to score and just live with the result. 90% of the time his defender will be either too small or too slow to check him in one or the other
At this point I'd want Spo to draw up a play to get Bam open for a shot. The opposing defense is always super lasered in on Butler, Herro and Robinson because they know that's where the ball is going. I think either a dribble hand-off fake, or a pick and pop with Lowry / Butler will leave Bam wide open for a jay.
Pop did it with Duncan against the Suns in the playoffs with the game on the line.
I think it's time for Spo to get creative in game winning situations, as opposed to having Butler / Herro dribble out the clock and shoot a contested fade-away all the time..
I agree 100%. It’s time to force bam to take that next step. He has all time great potential and we’re wasting him using him like Draymond. He’s so much more than that. Dude is a freak of nature.