2023-2024 Regular Season Game 17: Charlotte Hornets (5-9) at Orlando Magic (11-5) - 6pm

Post #201 » by **eyriq** » Mon Nov 27, 2023 12:07 am

You can tell we really miss JI

ibraheim718 · Post #202 » by **ibraheim718** » Mon Nov 27, 2023 12:09 am

I will say I don't think WCJ can operate in the gaps of the defense like Goga can. As each game goes by they are probably realizing his strengths over WCJ's. He can pass, finish, doesn't really get exposed too badly on switches onto smaller players, and offers decent rim protection.

JF5 · Post #203 » by **JF5** » Mon Nov 27, 2023 12:09 am

Poor defense... Can't let an explosive offense in Charlotte loose like that.

Post #204 » by **SOUL** » Mon Nov 27, 2023 12:10 am

These kids suck at basketball!

Post #205 » by **eyriq** » Mon Nov 27, 2023 12:11 am

SOUL wrote:These kids suck at basketball!

0-0 nailbiter

RookieStar · Post #206 » by **RookieStar** » Mon Nov 27, 2023 12:12 am

ibraheim718 wrote:I will say I don't think WCJ can operate in the gaps of the defense like Goga can. As each game goes by they are probably realizing his strengths over WCJ's. He can pass, finish, doesn't really get exposed too badly on switches onto smaller players, and offers decent rim protection.

More imprortantly, the ball doesnt stick to his hands and he also doesnt demand the touches. Its fine for him to be the garbage man or the recepient of a pass for his points.

Post #207 » by **magik9113** » Mon Nov 27, 2023 12:13 am

SOUL wrote:These kids suck at basketball!

basketballRob · Post #208 » by **basketballRob** » Mon Nov 27, 2023 12:13 am

Lamelo had a serious sprain last season

Sent from my SM-G781U using RealGM mobile app

ibraheim718 · Post #209 » by **ibraheim718** » Mon Nov 27, 2023 12:13 am

Just have to clean up the defensive scheme.. are you switching or getting through?

RookieStar · Post #210 » by **RookieStar** » Mon Nov 27, 2023 12:14 am

eyriq wrote:You can tell we really miss JI

Yeah... he wouldve clamped down their wings. Probably would have stared dumbfpunded on those Thor 3s though...

KillMonger · Post #211 » by **KillMonger** » Mon Nov 27, 2023 12:14 am

RookieStar wrote:
ibraheim718 wrote:I will say I don't think WCJ can operate in the gaps of the defense like Goga can. As each game goes by they are probably realizing his strengths over WCJ's. He can pass, finish, doesn't really get exposed too badly on switches onto smaller players, and offers decent rim protection.

More imprortantly, the ball doesnt stick to his hands and he also doesnt demand the touches. Its fine for him to be the garbage man or the recepient of a pass for his points.

Yeah I remember early Dell catching the ball around the rim and just pump faking.... Pissed me off a bit

Sent from the phone in my hands

ibraheim718 · Post #212 » by **ibraheim718** » Mon Nov 27, 2023 12:15 am

RookieStar wrote:
ibraheim718 wrote:I will say I don't think WCJ can operate in the gaps of the defense like Goga can. As each game goes by they are probably realizing his strengths over WCJ's. He can pass, finish, doesn't really get exposed too badly on switches onto smaller players, and offers decent rim protection.

More imprortantly, the ball doesnt stick to his hands and he also doesnt demand the touches. Its fine for him to be the garbage man or the recepient of a pass for his points.

I think that's what happens with Black instead of Fultz also. When the first unit shares the ball, moves it quickly, and makes the extra pass the offense is pretty good.

RookieStar · Post #213 » by **RookieStar** » Mon Nov 27, 2023 12:15 am

KillMonger wrote:
RookieStar wrote:
ibraheim718 wrote:I will say I don't think WCJ can operate in the gaps of the defense like Goga can. As each game goes by they are probably realizing his strengths over WCJ's. He can pass, finish, doesn't really get exposed too badly on switches onto smaller players, and offers decent rim protection.

More imprortantly, the ball doesnt stick to his hands and he also doesnt demand the touches. Its fine for him to be the garbage man or the recepient of a pass for his points.
Yeah I remember early Dell catching the ball around the rim and just pump faking.... Pissed me off a bit

Sent from the phone in my hands

I get pissed off more when he pump fakes an open 3!

basketballRob · Post #214 » by **basketballRob** » Mon Nov 27, 2023 12:16 am

We're 0-2 when Isaac doesn't play giving up 117.5 ppg. We lost to Dallas and the Clippers.

Sent from my SM-G781U using RealGM mobile app

RookieStar · Post #215 » by **RookieStar** » Mon Nov 27, 2023 12:17 am

ibraheim718 wrote:
RookieStar wrote:
ibraheim718 wrote:I will say I don't think WCJ can operate in the gaps of the defense like Goga can. As each game goes by they are probably realizing his strengths over WCJ's. He can pass, finish, doesn't really get exposed too badly on switches onto smaller players, and offers decent rim protection.

More imprortantly, the ball doesnt stick to his hands and he also doesnt demand the touches. Its fine for him to be the garbage man or the recepient of a pass for his points.

I think that's what happens with Black instead of Fultz also. When the first unit shares the ball, moves it quickly, and makes the extra pass the offense is pretty good.

Yeah.. with Black and Goga, PB and Franz know they are higher in the totem pole and can chuck away. With WcJ and Fultz, i feel they tend to defer a little to their " big bros vets" and thus allow them to do something with the ball

Post #216 » by **Knightro** » Mon Nov 27, 2023 12:18 am

Read on Twitter

basketballRob · Post #217 » by **basketballRob** » Mon Nov 27, 2023 12:18 am

Is Lamelo playing

Sent from my SM-G781U using RealGM mobile app

KillMonger · Post #218 » by **KillMonger** » Mon Nov 27, 2023 12:18 am

ibraheim718 wrote:
RookieStar wrote:
ibraheim718 wrote:I will say I don't think WCJ can operate in the gaps of the defense like Goga can. As each game goes by they are probably realizing his strengths over WCJ's. He can pass, finish, doesn't really get exposed too badly on switches onto smaller players, and offers decent rim protection.

More imprortantly, the ball doesnt stick to his hands and he also doesnt demand the touches. Its fine for him to be the garbage man or the recepient of a pass for his points.

I think that's what happens with Black instead of Fultz also. When the first unit shares the ball, moves it quickly, and makes the extra pass the offense is pretty good.

Yeah someone had the numbers, it's obvious but yeah Fultz dominates the ball.... The ball seems to stick more with him than without but at the same time I feel things are a bit more structured? Yeah definitely some things have to be tweaked when they come back.... We can't go back to how we were playing earlier in the season with both Dell and Fultz in the lineup

Sent from the phone in my hands

JF5 · Post #219 » by **JF5** » Mon Nov 27, 2023 12:19 am

ibraheim718 wrote:I will say I don't think WCJ can operate in the gaps of the defense like Goga can. As each game goes by they are probably realizing his strengths over WCJ's. He can pass, finish, doesn't really get exposed too badly on switches onto smaller players, and offers decent rim protection.

Goga can move the ball and somewhat finish and is a very good rim protector. But he can't stretch the floor and score like Wendell.

Defensively it's a wash because even though Wendell isn't much of a rim protector but is good at moving around defensively and is good at switching and playing against more physical/bigger players.

Before he went down statistically (though small sample size). He was top 3 defensive big when it came to players scoring in the paint against him.

You can see how much a Wendell Carter is needed against the Elite/really good teams.

RookieStar · Post #220 » by **RookieStar** » Mon Nov 27, 2023 12:19 am

basketballRob wrote:We're 0-2 when Isaac doesn't play giving up 117.5 ppg. We lost to Dallas and the Clippers.

Sent from my SM-G781U using RealGM mobile app

Hope it doesnt become 0-3