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bad 4th, but overall decent game.. powell is horrible tbh
Pop losing on purpose
bad 4th, but overall decent game.. powell is horrible tbh
If Curry was in for just a minute or two, I could've seen the Spurs winning this game
pop wanted to put this team in the best possible position to lose
honestly so
Time for Bonner. 1.8 sec.
He got what he wanted
De Colo for 3
even 30 seconds
Josh Powell for 3...
Joseph for 3
:/
"Joseph does not come close." I have a feeling that is not the last time we will hear that.
lame. Joseph probably shouldn't be taking gamewinner shots unless wiiiiide open
Our offense is pretty horrendous with de Colo or Joseph running the point.
Our offense is passable with Neal running the point but only because he's such a threat to shoot the ball.
I'd like to see Mills get some burn when he gets better.
Lewis is a tool.
Our offense is pretty horrendous with de Colo or Joseph running the point.
Our offense is passable with Neal running the point but only because he's such a threat to shoot the ball.
I'd like to see Mills get some burn when he gets better.
What's the status on Mills's injury? Day to day?
So I made it back to my hotel without being murdered here in lovely Miami. I have to work a shift now though, but I'll try and post pics later.
If De Colo can work on his ball handling and shooting, he should be good. Joseph should just play the Avery Bradley role until he improves his PG skills -- that is; play tough defense, work off the ball for his points, and just try not to make a mess of things when he's spelling Parker, or whoever.
Tim- His mobility and sharpness is very apparent and frankly shocking tbh. His work ethic is unbelievable. Tortured Chris Bosh on the block, and Tragic Johnson was hilarious but impressive.
Manu- Probably intentionally complacent, but when he turned it up he was still pretty sloppy today. His quickness is there though and that's a good sign.
Tony- Was invisible when he played, tbh- in a good way though. Ball movement was perfection when he was in, albeit it was with all starters
Green- He's back. And he looks much more comfortable, looking like a veteran out there with how well he knows the system.
Leonard- If he's gonna be an all-star for us, he's a year or two away tbh. His offensive transition game isn't average, it's terrible- he dribbles way too aimlessly and doesn't seem to have the confidence or ability to finish even when he has numbers (or recognize the numbers in the first place). His shot selection and positioning in the halfcourt when he wants to create is mediocre- he settles for contested perimeter jumpers without taking the time to survey the floor or size up his opponent. He has a nice floater going, which went in once and was sent back 100 feet the other. Watching that game he looks nothing more than a system player. A world class system player- he moved and shot beautifully, and defended Wade pretty okay- but a system player nonetheless. Which is fine tbh as long as he progresses throughout the season.
Diaw- He's proven a long time ago that he's not the guy we want on the floor when we need boards, but he looks ready for the season IMO. Great passing, good finishing, decent help.
Tiago- Annoying how the ball stops when he gets the ball (even when he's double teamed), but he showed some great strides today. Cut beautifully, posted up well, finished well. Pittman destroyed him on the boards and in the post, but what else is new.
Curry- Like Tiago he showed a lot of positives on offense, but in different ways. He's just naturally more reliable to finish one on one- it's just easy to him. He has an inherent ability to draw a lot of contact and get to the line, and if you play him soft he'll dunk or lay it up easily on you. He's clinched the final roster spot, and tbh he's clinched a solid role of 15-20 mpg, eating up Blair/Bonner's minutes. It's way too obvious at this point. The bugaboo is his invisibility on the defensive glass, which Blair still showed he is still good at in the 7 minutes he played.
Neal- didn't play as bad as a lot of people thought. to be fair, his worst minutes came when he was playing with another 2 and another 1, not exactly putting Gary in the position to succeed. His defense was mediocre but what else is new. He made shots and broke down the defense, didn't make too many bad decisions at his natural 2-guard position.
CJ- very impressed with CJ. When he gets comfortable he moves beautifully through screens and holes, he's making a lot quicker decisions. When they pressure him he reacts a lot faster than he used to. Doesn't try to do too much. He didn't stand out with anything spectacular, but he stood out in how composed he played, and by not getting burned defensively tbh. Not sure he's gonna play his way into a big role this season, but he's definitely shown he belongs.
Nando- also moving through the offense like he's been here for years, only problem his that he's such a liability when he's open. It makes Neal the perfect pair offensively, but a nightmare defensively. Big dilemma there...unfortunately one of them has to fall back to the third string or we'll be in trouble. Nando was good, grabbed a board or two, showed a lot of heart and ability--- I'm just not so sure I saw a positive impact on the game. Then again, playing with Powell tends to do that, right timvp?
Jack- invisible, tbh. he's trying to get in rhythm.
Powell- he knows he's off the team and it shows in his body language. dude looked straight up dejected with every missed dunk and turnover.
Pop- not happy with the Nando/Gary/Green/Leonard midgetball lineup, or the lineup at the end. Obviously he's feeling out lineups, but he's not putting his players in the position to succeed, especially defensively. Of course no one big is gonna look good with that rebound-deficient lineup on the floor. Bonner not getting minutes is interesting, tbh.
It will be Curry.
If it's not Curry, spurstalk will melt down
Nothing but regressing to the mean tbh. He peaked in the first couple of preseason games but a player can only play that well for a certain period of time. He's come back down to earth.
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