well he played 25 minutes due to foul trouble tonight so...
8 and 12. That's more the type of game we should expect from the AusTrain.
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well he played 25 minutes due to foul trouble tonight so...
25 > 20, is it not...?
And he did it with some disgusting refereeing against the Spurs. Refs were betting on that over for sure...
I’ve said the same thing in one of the trade threads. This team won’t reach it’s potential until Luka is playing the 4. This team needs more size at the 4. I think either White goes to the bench and DDR slides to the 2 and Keldon to the 3 or Keldon comes off the bench. IMO you will raise both the defensive performance and offensive potential. Pop’s decision making this year continues to be brutal.
They called him for a foul 2 seconds into the game. Another time, he came back in, and was called for a foul on the first defensive possession. WTF?
I agree with you on Luka... he's the key to this team reaching its potential. We really need to get him minutes this season. Hopefully we can move Rudy by the deadline and give Luka those minutes.
Pop needs to start calling out the refs on this . Prop Poeltl up as the elite rim protector that he is and build that reputation. We need the rest of the NBA and the refs to know what's up.
Thanks for the highlights! Such bull calls... Second one was all ing ball, challenge that Pop SMH. I don't mind if you lose the challenge, just complain, scream at the refs, don't let them neuter our best defender and rim protector in the 1st quarter of the game. Set the tone early so they let the guys play some defense.
It's also insane how mostly everyone recognizes Jakob gets called for some bull fouls, even in gamethreads people complain, then they come here and complain about him being "unable to stay on the court due to too much fouling!!". Like bruh, you're seeing the he gets called for, how can you blame Poeltl? I'd rather he plays hard defense evey night, and fouls out every once in a while, than play modern NBA "defense" and be wholly uneffective but stay in the game every time.
I didn't get to start watching until the 4th, but Poeltl had that Duncan-like incredulous face on several calls in the 4th. Now I can see why he was so frustrated, given what happened earlier in the game.
This will just have to be growing pains, players (especially bigs) have to learn how to keep playing good basketball even when the calls aren't going your way. It's one thing to be told this, but another to actually go through it and internalize it. At least it was a win.
Jakob has had some sh!tty calls against him lately. The Spurs are getting the bottom-feeder treatment from the refs these days. Silver must have issued the order to move the Spurs down the standings because they're threatening to make the post season.
let me guess Spurs did not challenge any of these and later lost the one they used.
He scores 4 points and we lose to a ty ass CHA team. My whole argument that we need him to score more in order to win is looking better and better.
need a PF/C to compliment Jakob. Preferably one that can play along side him for bigger lineups and matchups and one that puts Jakob on the bench for smaller lineups. I assume our forwards will be Luka and Keldon.
He needs to look to score more for sure. Occasionally he will fake a handoff and drive straight to the hoop. At least do more of that. Keep the defense aware of you at least.
All the points in the paint were because we have a 6’5” guy at PF. As good as Poeltl is protecting the rim he spent a lot of time on the perimeter as 7 3 point contests attests to. That’s when you need a secondary rim protector which we don’t have in the starting line up.
Lonnie scored 3.
White is one of the best blocking guards/wings in the league. He had 3 in a game very recently.
Dejounte and more recently, Lonnie,Naldo score in the paint.
This is exactly the thing that Poeltl doomers never seem to grasp. Just like the other day, we when played the Bulls, after which i-don't-recall-who was ting on Jakob for "not guarding enough" of players. Jakob was perfectly finely defending the perimeter from Lavine & Co, but was also forced to run back to the rim a ton because there's just nobody there when he's out. Keldon, for all his rebounding prowess and strength, doesn't have the rim protection instincts nor skill to help Jakob, Rudy is just laughably bad, and DeRozan at PF even more so. Luka is the clear best option here, and he visibly made the Spurs much stronger on defense exactly because of his versatility and ability to stay with players into the paint, or deny them the paint altogether. But he's not playing because of Pop..... So we get these ty losses.
Having a PF that could defend both rim and perimeter would allow Jakob, and the rest of the team, to play much better D and protect the rim better. Hopefully one of those rumored trades pulls through. If not, I'd really like to see what Luka's got, but it's looking like we won't get to see it this season barring a Rudy trade.
Good points.
I joke that Pop overdevelops young players sometimes. Like, its good to make young players earn their minutes, but when they do what you ask them to do, then you need to reward them with minutes. Luka might not play again until next year and he hopefully will do great. But he was already having a few great games on defense a few weeks ago. Even The Ringer noticed. And we aren’t letting him get experience now because why exactly? The tough love worked. Now just play the dude!
This. Luka could make this defense the best in the league. Keldon playing the 3 IMO makes him even more effective. If DDR is still here he plays the 2.
Bench player doing bench player things. Nothing to see compared to a starter
Expected scorer NOT doing expected scorer things. Lonnie also has MUCH more control over whether he scores or not, being a ball handler. Poodle is dependent on a pass.
which is exactly why I want John Collins
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