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Voting closed: June 13, 2022, 11:38:11 PM


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« Reply #27315 on: December 14, 2023, 12:40:19 PM »

Yeah, stuff's gonna shake up for sure. Hopefully we'll act appropriately when it does, or stand put if inappropriate.

Good stuff last night, dosage correct for Julius, very promising going forward, and so nice to see Hart back in post-trade mode. Not surprised the season assist high came with Allonzo Trier II Immanuel Quickley out!

Funny but hardly fair

IQ as Trier?

Been too busy to watch the games this year, Lester?

Just having fun, but you might just be the blind one if you can't pick up on the "hints of Trier" in IQ's game. (Tho' the original Iso Man was a significantly better shooter)

Surely you've seen dozens of those 20-seconds with the ball possessions.

Watched last night. Team was awful with him on the floor, despite his MEEMEE points. Just sayin..... Surely Thibs would have given him more minutes if he felt otherwise.



*** I look forward to him outgrowing these tendencies and working to complete the evolution of his game.
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« Reply #27316 on: December 14, 2023, 02:27:56 PM »

IQ might've been on a quasi-minutes restriction, as he's coming back from the injured list and Thibs did reinsert him at the end of the game after sitting most of the 2nd half.

Last night was on the players missing shots, but also on Thibs for his weird substitution patters.  DDV can't sit on the pine that long while all our other shooters are bricking their threes.  Thibs play calls after time outs yielded ugly looking possessions and can we look inspired for once when we start or end a half or are we singing kumbaya in the locker room?
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« Reply #27317 on: December 14, 2023, 02:58:29 PM »

lol, lol, minutes restriction, Thibs? Stay off the bong...
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« Reply #27318 on: December 15, 2023, 11:06:52 AM »

Julius
Jalen
RJ

Not just IQ

The ball was really moving against the Raptors.

Jazz?

Other than Julius, who looks to pass out of coverage. Not enough extra.passes, settling for threes, and missing a shitload.

So much for recent trends of extra passes and attacking the hoop.

Also, getting killed by treys and offensive boards.

And yes, Dawg, IQ does have stretches  of one on five.
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« Reply #27319 on: December 15, 2023, 12:40:27 PM »

He is contract hunting this season.
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« Reply #27320 on: December 15, 2023, 12:54:15 PM »

Call San Antonio. See if IQ and Fournier can land us Keldon Johnson.

He makes 19 mil this year with a few years left on a declining contract, young enough to have health and energy and vet enough to know what he is doing. He is Pop trained and is putting up 17 with six boards and four dimes. Like Quickley, he is shooting about .380 from 3

I imagine we would need to sweeten things with draft capital, but I could see a Quickley, Sochan, Vassell perimeter going well with the Collins Wemby front court.
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« Reply #27321 on: December 15, 2023, 03:20:23 PM »

IQ has won games for us at times when Brunson and others have faltered.

Take him out of the equation?

Yeah, you better get something awfully good in the return.
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« Reply #27322 on: December 16, 2023, 02:11:54 AM »

50

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« Reply #27323 on: December 16, 2023, 10:12:18 AM »

Man what a statement!

Even more powerful coming off a subpar performance against the Jazz.
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« Reply #27324 on: December 16, 2023, 12:38:30 PM »

mmm what a monster game for JB..wow.

And Julius keeps coming and coming, a couple iffy possessions late, but did not let himself get in a rut.

And Quick, responding to the withering Iso Zo chatter with excellent well-rounded minutes and one of his lowest FGA per M of the season.

Clippers should be fun. They're in a real nice groove...and a real test, unlike the Suns, who are one of the worst late game teams around. Could they possibly get less out of Durant when it counts? How long until he requests another trade?
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« Reply #27325 on: December 16, 2023, 02:22:43 PM »

Julius is still an adventure when he over dribbles, but the transformation to His Game With a relentless NorthSouth ficus

A has been gratifying

As transcendent as JB was, my fave moment was when he made the steal and rewarded JR for galloping up the floor on the break with a highlight Dunk pass

JB = LeaderSHIP
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« Reply #27326 on: December 18, 2023, 01:39:46 PM »

I would look at cross matching Julius and Jericho defensively so Sims is taking the scoring threat and Jules can focus on rebounding and bodying up. They are about the same size but Jericho is more mobile and committed to defense.
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« Reply #27327 on: December 19, 2023, 12:45:10 PM »

Terrific game last night. Randle incredible in first half. When that guy is confident, he's afraid of nothing. Brunson doing his thing in second half to seal the deal.

We don't have much margin for error with the top teams, so gotta have really strong performances from our best two players....last night we definitely did. And it still wouldn't have been enough without exceptional stuff from Hartenstein and IQ.

A glimpse of what it takes to be competitive at the top. Don't want to ignore Brooklyn, but it will be interesting to see what we do next week with the Bucks.
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« Reply #27328 on: December 19, 2023, 04:19:50 PM »

Don't sleep on the Nets

Nice to see IQ getting his MOJO back

PS: Every lameass Clickbait phantasy trade includes Hartenstein.  HELLO.
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« Reply #27329 on: December 20, 2023, 10:45:42 PM »

Nice win in icing Nyets on their hone court. 

Donte's Inferno

Julius in beast mode.

Bucks Lillard catching fire.

Yikes
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