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The most lopsided trade of the decade, absolutely terrible time and time again.
Unreal how many minutes Pop is giving him in the fourth quarter
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Derrick "I'm the starting point guard next year" White!!!!!
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Rudy or Derrick white should be the ones last minute pressures! Great pick by White. DeFrozen should not be in the fourth quarter!!!
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Post-game interviewer called him Downhill DeMar, saying Pop attributed the 15-5 finish to DeMar and LMA's taking charge of the team.
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Not happening. He'll be just fine once he is integrated into the Spurs offense next season.
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Fucking stole Game 1. Home court is ours.
Fuck yes.
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fuck this retard. replace him with any league average wing and we’d make the conference finals. wouldn’t cost $30 mil/yr either
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decision making was iffy, didnt make the correct read on some plays but he wasnt a disaster tonight, huge on the boards and made a couple of fluke shots hero balling
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DeRozan's flaws won't matter as much in this series.. Denver has low-IQ chuckers of their own like Murray and Barton carrying high usage..
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Spurs Derozan isn’t taking too many shots like harden or kobe..he barely take 20 feild goal attempts a game..
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Spurs Derozan isn’t taking too many shots like harden or kobe..he barely take 20shots a game..
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Exactly!!! How dare he lead the Spurs in points, rebounds and assists. What an a-hole!
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Amazing talent. Amazing athleticism. Dumb as rocks on the court.
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Derozan's fine for the first two or three quarters of every game. It's the 4th quarter when he begins to crumble.
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Kurgan
Derozan's fine for the first two or three quarters of every game. It's the 4th quarter when he begins to crumble.
Just sub him out the last 2 minutes of every quarter and we will be fine
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I haven’t wanted somebody off the team this badly since Bonner was suiting up.
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I haven’t wanted somebody off the team this badly since Bonner was suiting up.
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Only Patfo can flip a superstar for this trash. Their analytics must have worked overtime to determine this was a trade worth making.
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CapitalEmm
I haven’t wanted somebody off the team this badly since Bonner was suiting up.
Bonner was a budget contract tbh. RJ not so much.
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18pts 12 rebounds.
No thank you. He wasnt great but he did good overall
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He does great in the first 3quarters, then falls apart in the fourth. He has proved it time and time again. I was praying he broke out and own the fourth. Noooope. He made some great shots but he cant make the high pressure shots
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GigaloGino
Rudy or Derrick white should be the ones last minute pressures! Great pick by White. DeFrozen should not be in the fourth quarter!!!
Gay’s had stone hands in the clutch for a bit now
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He's consistent at least. Consistently a fucking disaster at the end of games.
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DeRozan: 1-0
Nephew: 0-1
Let us proceed...
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he just shouldn't play hero ball. DeRozan needs to take under 20 shots per game and focus on hitting the open man. No scoring out of post ups, he's not efficient there
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Derozan absolutely made me pull my hair out at points in that game, but in the final 2 minutes, dude hit some big shots and got some boards. He wasnt an abortion, and surely can play better next game.
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I just don't get it tbh....guy has such low IQ sometimes....he takes the worst angles when driving to the rim...makes stupid kick out passes when he should take the shot...
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RC_Drunkford
he just shouldn't play hero ball. DeRozan needs to take under 20 shots per game and focus on hitting the open man. No scoring out of post ups, he's not efficient there
I've been beating this drum for months but he does go into hero mode. Time and time again. And it's a fucking disaster every time.
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Derozan was pretty Fing bad tonight but whether we like or not we need him to play well for us to win
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LOL. DeRozan in his postgame interview, and they keep asking him about Derek White. :lol
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Not sure if you really want him in that long but at least Demar can play more than 33 fucking mins in a playoff game :lmao
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Which is more correct in the final minutes when TEAM ball is most essential?
Passing the ball
Shooting every time a la Kobrick style?
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Mugen
Not sure if you really want him in that long but at least Demar can play more than 33 fucking mins in a playoff game :lmao
:lol This is hilarious. What was the point of sitting Rental Nephew for 1/4 of the season if you're not gonna play him 40MPG in playoffs? What a stupid fucking coach :lol
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Mugen
I just don't get it tbh....guy has such low IQ sometimes....he takes the worst angles when driving to the rim...makes stupid kick out passes when he should take the shot...
Agree with this. He kicks it out when he should have lay it in. But I hope this gets fixed in the off season when he gets acclimated in the Spurs offense. It's just his first year.
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LoL at some of the assholes who seem to be pissed off that the Spurs won.They have to be bitching and moaning about something and it seems they can't even just enjoy the win.
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Originally Posted by
bluebellmaniac
Which is more correct in the final minutes when TEAM ball is most essential?
Passing the ball
Shooting every time a la Kobrick style?
It's not enough to just shoot the ball. First you have to dribble for 12 seconds or so. THEN you jack up the shitty shot.
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resistanze
:lol This is hilarious. What was the point of sitting Rental Nephew for 1/4 of the season if you're not gonna play him 40MPG in playoffs? What a stupid fucking coach :lol
Your fan base should be thoroughly pissed. I don't even know who you should be pissed at. Is Kawhi demanding the bench time, or is management trying to prove to him that they care about his health?
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ZeusWillJudge
It's not enough to just shoot the ball. First you have to dribble for 12 seconds or so. THEN you jack up the shitty shot.
He ain’t even looking to pass to nobody unless he’s already on his way down after he’s jumped and he can’t get his shot off.
And you can tell he’s dumb because he does it over and over even though he’s missing or turning the ball over. He won’t step back and say, ok let me try something else.
He’s like Tony Romo in crunch time.
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I hate the jump passing and tunnel vision he gets at the end of games but he wasn't totally awful tonight. Hopefully he can build on this win and play better
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resistanze
:lol This is hilarious. What was the point of sitting Rental Nephew for 1/4 of the season if you're not gonna play him 40MPG in playoffs? What a stupid fucking coach :lol
I'm going to chalk it up to Nurse being a retard. But if Game 2 is close and Nephew doesn't see close to 40 mins, that might be a Dennis call tbh.
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I mean, it's clear how useful he is to the team, but at the same time, I don't understand why he continues to be put in situations where he's a consistent liability.
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ZeusWillJudge
Your fan base should be thoroughly pissed. I don't even know who you should be pissed at. Is Kawhi demanding the bench time, or is management trying to prove to him that they care about his health?
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Mugen
I'm going to chalk it up to Nurse being a retard. But if Game 2 is close and Nephew doesn't see close to 40 mins, that might be a Dennis call tbh.
Pretty sure it's Nurse being a retard. This is why they 'load managed' Nephew the whole year. If Nephew is leaving anyways, you should be playing him 40+ MPG to get your value's worth. If he might stay, it's because they advance to Finals - which still requires him playing 40+ MPG.
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I thought he played very well in the 1st half, didn't force much and picked his spots..too much hero shit in the 2nd half, though..at least they aren't asking him to do too much like they did in Toronto..White's emergence has been a blessing, in that regard .
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rogcl1
LoL at some of the assholes who seem to be pissed off that the Spurs won.They have to be bitching and moaning about something and it seems they can't even just enjoy the win.
Tbf, if there's such a thing as a demoralizing win this was it. The Spurs didn't really win, they just kind of sucked/choked less than Denver.
It's better than a demoralizing loss though I guess.
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FkLA
Tbf, if there's such a thing as a demoralizing win this was it. The Spurs didn't really win, they just kind of sucked/choked less than Denver.
It's better than a demoralizing loss though I guess.
They're both mediocre teams tbh :lol dubs would sweep both easily tbh
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FkLA
Tbf, if there's such a thing as a demoralizing win this was it. The Spurs didn't really win, they just kind of sucked/choked less than Denver.
It's better than a demoralizing loss though I guess.
No such thing as demoralizing win. It reminds me of the time when Laker fans said stupidly after they lost game 5 in '03 against the Spurs on a Horry missed 3 that the loss was actually good for the Lakers and bad for the Spurs. We all saw how that series ended. Probably the dumbest thing I have heard in here in a while.
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FkLA
Tbf, if there's such a thing as a demoralizing win this was it. The Spurs didn't really win, they just kind of sucked/choked less than Denver.
It's better than a demoralizing loss though I guess.
:lmao "fans" in meltdown mode after stealing game 1.
This place never ceases to amaze.
"demoralizing win"
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RD2191
They're both mediocre teams tbh :lol dubs would sweep both easily tbh
Did you see Curry shooting tonight? Fuck me, the guy is just ridiculous. And that kind of shooting just opens the floor up for everyone else. Move that one player to this Spurs team, and they are favorites instead of scurrying to get out of the first round.
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He's into being a "crip" (gang nonsense). Guy is obviously dumb as hell, but so is LaMarcus. Never seen two guys who could get ready points in the paint every time and yet choose not to try. Certainly not two on the same team.
But hell, it's not like we can replace them.
Gotta play their goofy, bad-shot-loving asses.
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tim_duncan_fan
He's into being a "crip" (gang nonsense). Guy is obviously dumb as hell, but so is LaMarcus. Never seen two guys who could get ready points in the paint every time and yet choose not to try. Certainly not two on the same team.
But hell, it's not like we can replace them.
Gotta play their goofy, bad-shot-loving asses.
That's 90% of the NBA, tbh...
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skin27
Spurs Derozan isn’t taking too many shots like harden or kobe..he barely take 20shots a game..
He's taking too many shots if he's taking more shots than more efficient players like White and Gay.
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Tbh Gay almost cost the game with his lack of focus down the stretch.
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Classic ugly playoff win. Thanks to White and Forbes.
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resistanze
Pretty sure it's Nurse being a retard. This is why they 'load managed' Nephew the whole year. If Nephew is leaving anyways, you should be playing him 40+ MPG to get your value's worth. If he might stay, it's because they advance to Finals - which still requires him playing 40+ MPG.
I find it hard to believe that Nurse would put himself in a bad position to win on purpose, considering Kawhi's recent behavior. Kawhi might just be making the call about his minutes or maybe it's just a management decision to try to keep Kawhi.
Also the Magic struggled to reach the playoffs until the end. They should be capable of beating the Magic without playing Kawhi too much. Add to that Lowry's 0% fg night.
It might be on the coach, but I'd think not because of Kawhi's minutes and we have to consider Lowry's performance too.
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tim_duncan_fan
He's into being a "crip" (gang nonsense). Guy is obviously dumb as hell, but so is LaMarcus. Never seen two guys who could get ready points in the paint every time and yet choose not to try. Certainly not two on the same team.
But hell, it's not like we can replace them.
Gotta play their goofy, bad-shot-loving asses.
DDR seems to rely a lot on dribble and footwork, instead of being able to just take his man to the basket.
LaMarcus will have a hard time bullying Jokic like he does with other big men of this era. When he went for Milsap he was quickly doubled. I think he rushed some shots maybe just trying to get his offense running.
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Admit it, it was more about Nuggets beating themselves than Spurs winning it. Even with Demar bricking shots, it was still Murray who outbricked him
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ElNono
DeRozan: 1-0
Nephew: 0-1
Let us proceed...
Boiled down tbh
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NameLess Scrub
I find it hard to believe that Nurse would put himself in a bad position to win on purpose, considering Kawhi's recent behavior. Kawhi might just be making the call about his minutes or maybe it's just a management decision to try to keep Kawhi.
Also the Magic struggled to reach the playoffs until the end. They should be capable of beating the Magic without playing Kawhi too much. Add to that Lowry's 0% fg night.
It might be on the coach, but I'd think not because of Kawhi's minutes and we have to consider Lowry's performance too.
Well if the coach is being incompetent, I don't think him doing it 'on purpose' is the issue tbh. Nurse has been terrible at rotations the whole year and this was a concern for the playoffs (over-rotating). You gotta tighten your rotation and play your best players - this is why they rested Kawhi all year...I thought.
The Magic had a top 3 record in the NBA since the ASG, so they're not going to lie down. And yes...Lowry is horrendous (as usual in the playoffs). Like I said in the game thread, trading for Conley if possible would've been worth the extra year. :lol
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ZeusWillJudge
It's not enough to just shoot the ball. First you have to dribble for 12 seconds or so. THEN you jack up the shitty shot.
I stand corrected.
But seriously, they really need to re-evaluate having KDR on the floor the last 5 min. (KDR=Kirby DeRozan)
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Wtf is wrong with all these ddr/spurs - HATERS???
you arent getting kawhitter back - and if you did - he sucks now
ddr is at least a loyal soldier - he didnt betray a franchise to come here and get shit on for the crime of being one of only two consistent scorers on this average team
he aint perfect but you gotta count your blessings and the trading position that - that piece of shit mute cancer put the spurs in - forced the spurs to at least get a reliable scorer — think f where this offense would be with only lma
as a consistent scorer
you idiots remind me of those virgin jerkoffs who hang out at the 7-11 on a saturday night
talking shit about getting “fine ass pussy”
nice win spurs!
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Spurs Homer
Wtf is wrong with all these ddr/spurs - HATERS???
you arent getting kawhitter back - and if you did - he sucks now
ddr is at least a loyal soldier - he didnt betray a franchise to come here and get shit on for the crime of being one of only two consistent scorers on this average team
he aint perfect but you gotta count your blessings and the trading position that - that piece of shit mute cancer put the spurs in - forced the spurs to at least get a reliable scorer — think f where this offense would be with only lma
as a consistent scorer
you idiots remind me of those virgin jerkoffs who hang out at the 7-11 on a saturday night
talking shit about getting “fine ass pussy”
nice win spurs!
This was funny as fuck! Lol. I'm just glad we won. Don't care how we did it.
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Originally Posted by
Spurs Homer
Wtf is wrong with all these ddr/spurs - HATERS???
you arent getting kawhitter back - and if you did - he sucks now
ddr is at least a loyal soldier - he didnt betray a franchise to come here and get shit on for the crime of being one of only two consistent scorers on this average team
he aint perfect but you gotta count your blessings and the trading position that - that piece of shit mute cancer put the spurs in - forced the spurs to at least get a reliable scorer — think f where this offense would be with only lma
as a consistent scorer
you idiots remind me of those virgin jerkoffs who hang out at the 7-11 on a saturday night
talking shit about getting “fine ass pussy”
nice win spurs!
DDR is ultimately a net negative that we’re paying $27 mil a year for. I’d rather divide his inefficient chucker shots between Forbes, White and shit, even Mills.
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Also as bad as DeMar played, he at least wasn’t as bad as Kyle Lowry lol:rollin
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Bench DeRozan, a player who had a ‘bad’ game but still gave us 18/12/6 outing, for who? Marco, Walker, Mills? This thread is to hate on DeRozan because he is somehow stunting Whites growth. White is a role player and without LMA or DDR he couldn’t do the things he does now.
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resistanze
Well if the coach is being incompetent, I don't think him doing it 'on purpose' is the issue tbh. Nurse has been terrible at rotations the whole year and this was a concern for the playoffs (over-rotating). You gotta tighten your rotation and play your best players - this is why they rested Kawhi all year...I thought.
The Magic had a top 3 record in the NBA since the ASG, so they're not going to lie down. And yes...Lowry is horrendous (as usual in the playoffs). Like I said in the game thread, trading for Conley if possible would've been worth the extra year. :lol
Not going to lie, Conley-LDN-Nephew-Siakam-Gasol would've been filthy af and a true "all in" approach.
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Why do you think Pop keeps going to DeRozan in the clutch instead of giving the ball more to Rudy?
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Op is real miserable piece of shit
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Op is real miserable piece of shit
OP is always angry when the Spurs are about to win and is happiest when the Spurs are losing.
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I wish they would run pick and roll with DEROZZ more he has the speed and athleticism to get to the rim easy it is either open or he gets doubled and he has to pass to open man. He gets into trouble when he just gets ball and tries to back his defender down it has not worked well all year he is much better when he is not trying so hard to create offense.
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NameLess Scrub
I find it hard to believe that Nurse would put himself in a bad position to win on purpose, considering Kawhi's recent behavior. Kawhi might just be making the call about his minutes or maybe it's just a management decision to try to keep Kawhi.
Also the Magic struggled to reach the playoffs until the end. They should be capable of beating the Magic without playing Kawhi too much. Add to that Lowry's 0% fg night.
It might be on the coach, but I'd think not because of Kawhi's minutes and we have to consider Lowry's performance too.
DDR seems to rely a lot on dribble and footwork, instead of being able to just take his man to the basket.
LaMarcus will have a hard time bullying Jokic like he does with other big men of this era. When he went for Milsap he was quickly doubled. I think he rushed some shots maybe just trying to get his offense running.
That's the thing though: We have seen Demar be crafty and quick enough to get to the basket/get fouled, he just literally doesn't realize that should be his priority.
As for LaMarcus, yes, he sucks at double-teams and was rushing to avoid defense being in position.
Overall, it's good to know that we got a win without being at top performance. If these two settle their nerves/pay attention, we can compete on paper with any of the other teams.
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CapitalEmm
DDR is ultimately a net negative that we’re paying $27 mil a year for. I’d rather divide his inefficient chucker shots between Forbes, White and shit, even Mills.
It's his first year in the Spurs system. Give him time and trust the FO to take care of this. Or are we also gonna blame the FO too for whatever reason? Seems like a lot of nitpicking and blaming being tossed around even after every win. Let us not be an ungrateful bunch.
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Him playing the last minute of the 3rd and entire 4th was a product of Aldridge's 1st half foul trouble. Pop clearly intends to have at least one play virtually every meaningful minute, so because Aldridge only played 13-14 1st half minutes and DeRozan played about 20, he was naturally going to try to balance that out some in the 2nd half; particularly with both struggling.
Even with his usual panicky, atrocious shot selection down the stretch, it was too soon to bench him in this situation because of politics and psychology. Do that in his first playoff game here and it'd have been near impossible to have him "all in" going forward. It also probably would have annoyed some of the other veterans. They just had to hope he scaled it back at some point and try to survive his unwitting attempts to sabotage them and luckily they did.
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resistanze
Well if the coach is being incompetent, I don't think him doing it 'on purpose' is the issue tbh. Nurse has been terrible at rotations the whole year and this was a concern for the playoffs (over-rotating). You gotta tighten your rotation and play your best players - this is why they rested Kawhi all year...I thought.
The Magic had a top 3 record in the NBA since the ASG, so they're not going to lie down. And yes...Lowry is horrendous (as usual in the playoffs). Like I said in the game thread, trading for Conley if possible would've been worth the extra year. :lol
:lol yess.. if Conley can stay healthy of course.
I know they played tons of players throughout the regular season, so who would you bench now to wrap up the rotation?
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tim_duncan_fan
That's the thing though: We have seen Demar be crafty and quick enough to get to the basket/get fouled, he just literally doesn't realize that should be his priority.
As for LaMarcus, yes, he sucks at double-teams and was rushing to avoid defense being in position.
Overall, it's good to know that we got a win without being at top performance. If these two settle their nerves/pay attention, we can compete on paper with any of the other teams.
Hope you're right and hope they do improve.