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Total Members Voted: 3

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

[chipstern]

Thanks for sharing the Willie McCovey story.

When he launched that two-out rocket into the glove of Bobby Richardson in Game 7 bottom of the ninth, I cried like a baby for my Giants...for Stretch, The Baby Bull, Say Hey, the Alou Brothers, Jim Davenport, Juan Marichal, Jack Sanford...

By the way, that OKC-Charlotte game on Thursday night?

I was there at the Spectrum Center, thanks to the generosity of my son-in-law. 

Malik Monk looked pretty damn good. 

Westbrook took a while to get it going, but that motherfucker is like the Barry Sanders of point guards.  Just kept coming like a human jet ski.  And in the final stanza, he finally executed in the half court, not simply attacking.  Showed a lot of respect for Kemba after the game.   

Zeller a nice player.  Wily got some burn.  Kaminsky and Biyombo got NADA. 

[bodiddley]

DAL does have talent, but limited cohesion.  Well put.

Knix had a couple discombobulated stretches.  but then would get it together.  Tryer and Datsun aren't afraid to offend.
I liked that Tim was moving the ball when his shots weren't going down (everything was long), then took some shots and got back ina  rhythm to wind up right around his averages.  he needs to gte more consistent, and that kind of patience helps.  Turning an off game into a decent/solid one.

Mitch was mostly really good besides the pair of blunders to end the half.  I like the way he gets up high and deflects passes when guys try to enter it towards the FT line.  Most Bigs just stick up a hand or feel their job is done since their man is passing, but he really goes at the ball.  Deflected at least two of those that turned into DAL turnovers.  Has done it before too.  Way to be lengthy long fella.

Doncic must have done allright 4Q, because through 3 he was 0-4 on 3's with lots of turnovers.  He sees things and makes some stellar passes, but also gets sloppy.  Takes some bad shots too.
And is it me, or does he look chunky, like he needs to drop 10 pounds?
Conditioning looked off.

Barea was just a little off on all his shots.
DeAndre the Giant did nada.
Finney Smith and Kleber had good games.

Knix left open 3-point shooters often.

[kiidcarter8]

Slugs?


heh - good stuff.

[luee]

It must be Scott Perry. The knicks finally have someone in control who knows talent. Amazing really, no overpriced bench duds just dumpster diving gems hidden in the trash.

[bodiddley]

If you see Minny, keep an eye on Josh Okogie.
He's already starting.
Very active and physical.
In 7 games he already has 3 steals twice.
He's shooting nearly 4 3's a game and hasn't the range yet, so his %'s are low.  But he's all over the court, and if you turn your head he'll backdoor a fool, or steal the ball. 
Looks like he's been playing NBA defense for 7 years not just 7 games ...

Minny had a close game v. GSW until they only managed 12 in the 4Q.
I caught a good deal of the 2Q & 3Q.  DRose followed up his 50 point performance with 3 in 5 minutes and a body part in rebellion.  Sore ankle, couldn't go more.  unfortunately Teague was out, so they were stuck with Ty Jones.

[chipstern]

That little corner pocket pass Emmanuel made to Trier on the break was SWEET. 

And Mitchell's 360-Reverse Dunk was INSANE. 

Hard KNOX a coming...

Fizz is inculcating a competitive culture we can build on game by game by game, close-out losses and blow outs notwithstanding. 

I like how the FIZZ KIDS don't take bad games or injuries to heart, but work to meet Coach's expectations (Mario, Emmanuel) or exceed them (Mitchell, Allonzo, DD).   

PS: I am so happy to see how Timmy's game is evolving.  Still has mental lapses and heat checks, but is staying aggressive, not settling for 90% long bombs, going hard to the rack, looking to board and involve his team mates, and emerging as a leader. 

[bankshot1]

A heads-up

Tonight on Showtime (Sat 11/3/18 9pm)

SHUT UP AND DRIBBLE, Season 1: This three-part documentary series chronicles the modern history of the NBA. By taking control of their own destinies, basketball players have helped to bring about social change and make their own political statements


Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8ZYeVuzPKs

[bodiddley]

Next up: the Wiz-kids
Man they are struggling.
They actually made their first 7 shots v. OKC and got up 10.
Then a huge collapse.

Poor defense, rebounding, effort.
One play, late 1Q, Wall throws a bad pass into traffic near the rim.
Westbrook comes zooming out, and Wall became a door letting Westbrook zoom through.  Wall barely even stuck out a hand to feign transition defense.  He wanted time to pout.

Seems odd that Brooks brings in a full 2nd unit a la Hubie, when it seems like Beal and Wall should try more time apart.  Why not let Beal lead the 2nd unit, while Wall sits, then bring back in Wall and let Beal get a blow.  2nd unit: Oubre - AuRevoir - Mahinmi - others.
With Wall, I wouldn't really want a behemoth like Dwight or Mahinmi clogging things up.  Guess things weren't that bad with Gortat afterall (he was aging, but did set good screens and did solid rim running)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Scott Brooks knows he needs to try something to change the way things are going for his Washington Wizards. The problems are so plentiful, the coach just is not quite sure what to do.

All-Star guards John Wall and Bradley Beal lead the Wizards into their game against the visiting New York Knicks on Sunday with a 1-7 record, including 0-3 at home, and five consecutive losses overall.

“Patience is running low from everybody,” Beal said. “We’ve got to do it more collectively. The only way were going to get out of this slump is we’ve got to do it together.”

Their defense already was the worst in the NBA, giving up 122.4 points per game, before allowing even more than that in a 134-111 setback against Russell Westbrook and the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday night.

“It just looks like nobody’s on the same page. I mean, like, if one person gets beat or somebody gives up a wide-open shot, nobody is there to help that person or pick that person up. Got to all be on one string,” Wall said. “You can’t teach effort. You can’t teach heart. You’ve got to go out there and compete. That’s just something you’ve got to be born with.”

The transition defense, in particular, is absent.
Washington’s rebounding isn’t much better.

Its second unit — which Brooks often deploys without a starter to lead the way — is slumping and turned a 30-all contest against OKC into a 79-50 blowout by halftime. Turnovers have become a real issue, with Beal and Wall combining for 12 on Friday.

So how will Brooks fix all of that?

“Everything’s open. We have to figure out ways to play better in all the 48 minutes that we’re on the floor, whether it’s going with a smaller rotation or it’s playing other guys. I have to figure it out,” he said. “We can’t just keep watching the same thing over and over and over and expect things are going to change.”

Against the Thunder, the Wizards led by 10 points in the first quarter, but were run off the court in the second, outscored by 24 in that period alone.

“That’s where they killed us,” Wall said. “When we’re not making shots, we don’t defend at a high level.”

this season is on the verge of spiraling out of control.
Last season, when Wall sat out 41 games because of a bad knee, Washington was the Eastern Conference’s No. 8 seed and lost in the first round of the playoffs to No. 1 seed Toronto. There were questions about chemistry, defense and rebounding.

Team architect Ernie Grunfeld hoped to help those last two areas by adding center Dwight Howard. But Howard wasn’t able to play in a Wizards uniform until Friday after dealing with a sore backside. And while his debut looked promising at the outset — 13 of his 20 points came in the first quarter — the result was the same for the team.

“Dwight,” Brooks noted, “was a bright spot.”
Those have been few and far between lately for the Wizards during what their coach called “a tough patch.”
That might be underselling it.
No one in the NBA has a worse record.

“We can’t keep looking at the negatives, negatives, negatives,” Beal said, “because it’s just going to continue to brainwash us and kill us mentally.”

[facilitatorn]

If we defend ferociously, push the pace, and move the ball we have a good chance to beat those guys.

Jimmy Butler is keeping all NBA transactions on hold. 15-16 games in, so within another 2 weeks or so, something’s got to give.

[kiidcarter8]

I think the answer for the WIZ is to start three guards

[Nagel]

wiz could a team that blows it up.

so for my first trade off the year i offer EK and Frank for Wall.

on the face we are getting the star but we are also getting a 5 year contract.


Wiz get to rebuild.

we go into next year with Robinson
KP
Knox
Hardaway
Wall

and who knows who else.

[bankshot1]

wiz could a team that blows it up.

so for my first trade off the year i offer EK and Frank for Wall.

on the face we are getting the star but we are also getting a 5 year contract.


Wiz get to rebuild.

we go into next year with Robinson
KP
Knox
Hardaway
Wall

and who knows who else.

Nagel

You want a Wall and to drain the Wiz?

I had you figured wrong.

I'm red-faced.

I understand that corruption and incompetence runs deep in DC, but I'm not sure its so prevalent it would allow the Wiz to ok a trade as 1-sided as that.

there's gotta be a HUGE kick-back, and I'm not seeing it.

Besides I'm pretty sure Chip won't allow the Knicks to trade the 1s you'd need to swap to snag one of the best PG in the league.

 

[facilitatorn]

Before we start fishing for him, let’s see what he has on the court compared to our pups. That is a lot of Chedder for what could continue to be prime Wall or not.

[facilitatorn]

We get 40+points from the wing, have 20 ish points of scoring reserve guards in Burke and Trier, guys who should get you a double double at the point along with some steals, pivots who together reliably score 20 and pull down 15 boards.

Aspects of Kanter’s defense are appreciably better when he’s not trying to preserve fouls. He’ll never be great at closing out, but if he can keep working in this direction, he can better hold on to his role and increase his market value.

Our two most talented fowards and most accomplished and experienced 3&D guy have yet to check in...

[Kam]

They will probably sign Enes in the offseason.

The Wizards have too much talent to not finish above .500