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[MissKhriddleton]

The Kuzma thing seemed very mental for whatever reason, like not quite Markelle Fultz, but getting there. Started at the FT line and carried over into every aspect of the game. Think coaches realized he had the yips, told him to take the ball to the basket and it turned into him barreling into the paint recklessly. Because otherwise how was that guy ever a contributor on that Laker team and getting paid $20 million a year.

[tedbrogen]

The Kuzma thing seemed very mental for whatever reason, like not quite Markelle Fultz, but getting there. Started at the FT line and carried over into every aspect of the game. Think coaches realized he had the yips, told him to take the ball to the basket and it turned into him barreling into the paint recklessly. Because otherwise how was that guy ever a contributor on that Laker team and getting paid $20 million a year.

That Lakers team had the perfect situation, really only LeBron cared about being in the bubble to get another title for his legacy. Most of the other players didn’t want to be there. They avoided all the big threats that year (Giannis, Kawhi, the last contending Raptors team). Jokic’s Nuggets were not ready for prime time. Bubble after the Covid break meant they had a fully healthy Davis.

Kuz was always an inefficient spaz. He does a few things well: rebound, run the court, cut without the ball, but it doesn’t outweigh that he has awful touch, finishes poorly at the rim, is a bad three point shooter, is a bad free throw shooter, is not a high IQ player with the ball in his hands, and gets lost on D.

He’s the worst fit next to Giannis because he kills the floor spacing and takes the low IQ play you get at times from Giannis and adds even more awful IQ play to the mix.

[trublu]

Yea due to Giannis' poor shooting I would have had the play/plan be all about him attracting the double and having Green/Trent shoot for the win. Of course you tell Giannis if he gets a crease to attack the rim and they'll likely foul, but otherwise just try to bait them to double and let someone else have an open shot. But of course in the nba the star has to shoot in order to be the man, not unlike how Den had Jokic shooting contested fadeaway 3 at the buzzer a few days ago.

I could be convinced, given Jokic's elite BBIQ, that he saw Harden was in the weak side low post area with Gordon lurking behind him, and that was actually a pass.

If he came out and said that, I would believe him.

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Lol sure. That was not a pass.

This is the problem with modern day hoops. If Giannis passed to Green or Trent at the end of regulation and they miss? Well, that's ok the spreadsheet says that was a good attempt. His attempt was clean with nice arc rotation and actually perfect timing, as there maybe would've been .3 left. Given how he was heating up in the 4th I didn't mind that shot. He nailed the same one like 3 possessions earlier or whatever.

Obviously from all perspectives "woulda coulda shoulda."

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I didn't mind Giannis' GW attempt either. It was clean and in rhythm. He did hit the exact same shot earlier, and he hasn't been too bad with it all year. Much like I don't mind Dame's side step, 32ft three point attempts. They both have a history of hitting those shots.

GA did have a blink of a second window to get AJ a pass. AJ would have had time to fake out Sheppard and side step for the 3PA. I don't think there was enough time to get the pass from AJ to GT though.

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[stillgotgame]

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Hate Doc but the meltdown is not on him.

So Doc doesn’t start clearly out best lineup until we’re down 3-1 then puts them out there for 48 minutes and we choke at the end. Of course it’s his fault. Trent was exhausted.

FIRE DOC!

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