Some of y'all are just now -32games in- realizing the nature and reason for the season.
This Season was over the last time KP played.
The moment that Fugly Greek stretched out his big ass feet underneath the only place KP could have landed ---
That was it.
This season was always about losing with youth.
Fizz is doing a masterful job.
I understand some of the calls on Fizz's questionable coaching.
Coaching for next season as much as this.
Again, I am on record as being extremely doubtful a high level free agent arrives.
So, it is down to nurturing what we have, and not losing anyone because of challenges of finding minutes for everyone, and juggling rotations.
Anyone other than me notice how in one recent blowout, Fizz got Ron Baker some significant fourth quarter burn?
Kiid eviscerates Fizz for finding minutes for the likes of Burke and Ntilikina.
Fair enough.
Disagree.
Trying to get Burke back in rhythm after missing considerable time with sprained knee.
Trying to build Frank's confidence and efficiency and production...not unlike how he has done with MUDIAY, who God help me, looked like a poor man's BIG O on some possessions of late [Nagel/Carlos' Deity Ogun is preparing to strike me dead for that].
Not a tanking season. Neither a slow tank nor a deliberate one.
But Fizz, Perry, Mills trying to see who is a keeper, and who is not.
Mudiay and Vonleh the most significant feel good stories of the retreads.
Hezonja shows signs, but still not there.
Knox showing significant growth on offensive end...defense? Call me in March.
Trier and Dotson responding well to Fizz's doting.
Timmy up and down, streaky, but taking charges, making passes, doing other things...still, high volume. Be interesting to see how he and Mudiay mesh when he gets back, and if Timmy can facilitate Mudiay and leave him room to develop offensive game.
Still have not really settled on any rotations.
And defense is up and down.
Effort is generally there. Kids have a lot of fight in them.
But when our defense is bad, it is really bad, and you can see the air let out of their balloon.
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Last night, good first half, settled down in fourth quarter, but a complete third quarter shit storm of earthly delights.
Be interesting to see how we respond to Philly, considering being finger fucked by Phoenix, and the beat-down Sixers laid on us last time.
PS: Sure missing Trier, who apparently really was hurt. Considering the inconsistency of our shooting, having guy who can create his own shots...I look forward to some Mudiay-Trier burn.
PPS: Anyway, so many new faces, so many kids, looking for cohesion and consistency, Fizz grasping at defensive straws with roll of the dice on zone. This is what a rebuild looks like. Alas.
PPPS: Texted Miras last night, offering compensatory fellatio, in light of win 1 lose 5 proclamation for the prince of darkness. No response to date. Lips puckered.