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Post by hitnrun24 on Feb 7, 2024 20:03:07 GMT -8
Tough start so far. PG is being so aggressive with these jumpers trying to shoot himself out of a funk. Maybe let's run it through Kawhi a bit more here.
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Post by v-ice on Feb 7, 2024 20:13:18 GMT -8
Damn you George, what is wrong? Contract issues? Get you head in the game
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Post by corkscrew on Feb 7, 2024 20:22:31 GMT -8
Amazing we're only down 8!
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Post by hitnrun24 on Feb 7, 2024 20:48:07 GMT -8
George is playing garbage ball. Blows another fast break by throwing Kawhi a silly lob when a reg pass would've gotten him a lay up or at minimum a foul. I don't know if he's still nursing this injury, but he's been atrocious in this one.
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Post by clipps on Feb 7, 2024 21:11:17 GMT -8
We're playing like ass, but it's still a game.
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Post by hitnrun24 on Feb 7, 2024 21:22:18 GMT -8
Zu is on a min restriction but Ty waited too long to put him back in. Zion scored at will on Plumlee, but he struggled all game with Zu. The extra strength makes it just a little tougher for him to finish.
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Post by v-ice on Feb 7, 2024 21:28:53 GMT -8
Well
We lasted 1 day at #1 seed.
Figured this will happen vs Pelicans.
1st game back from long road trip while the Lakers get the extra day.
We need some length in D.
Pj, Bones & Mann for legit PF.
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Post by clipps on Feb 7, 2024 21:30:10 GMT -8
Welp, that's that. We'll reclaim #1 sooner than later.
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Post by corkscrew on Feb 7, 2024 21:41:25 GMT -8
Well We lasted 1 day at #1 seed. Figured this will happen vs Pelicans. 1st game back from long road trip while the Lakers get the extra day. We need some length in D. Pj, Bones & Mann for legit PF. Apparently they must have walked back |
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Post by hitnrun24 on Feb 7, 2024 22:24:09 GMT -8
Pels have our number. I thought they didn't even play that well. We were awful. Either tired from the long trip or it's just a bad match up for us. We needed more Zu in this one. There's not too many players like Zion, but Plumlee just isn't strong enough. Next time we see them I wouldn't play Plumlee, let's see how Theis does, who I think is a little stronger. Even Kawhi did better on him, but that might be asking for too much.
Paul George is lucky they picked all stars when they did. It sucks that he can't just be a lite version of himself if he's not 100%. But it's like he can't shoot, dribble or pass anymore. Also wasn't getting loose balls. Kawhi didn't have his A game, but he's earned an off night. Harden was a mixed bag. Bad on defense and a lot of turnovers, but he shot it really well. We could've used more from him in this one. Ppl say we could struggle with size and I still can't tell if it was what they were doing or just an extreme off night. They have pretty good defenders for Harden, which caused him to be a little passive so that is real. George had the looks there, but he just either shot it like shit or couldn't handle the ball. He even had that play where he stole it at half court and had 2-3 steps on the next guy, but he fumbled the dribbles so much it gave them time to recover and knock it out of bounds when he shoud've had an easy break away dunk.
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Post by gilp5 on Feb 7, 2024 22:53:44 GMT -8
Pels have our number. I thought they didn't even play that well. We were awful. Either tired from the long trip or it's just a bad match up for us. We needed more Zu in this one. There's not too many players like Zion, but Plumlee just isn't strong enough. Next time we see them I wouldn't play Plumlee, let's see how Theis does, who I think is a little stronger. Even Kawhi did better on him, but that might be asking for too much. Paul George is lucky they picked all stars when they did. It sucks that he can't just be a lite version of himself if he's not 100%. But it's like he can't shoot, dribble or pass anymore. Also wasn't getting loose balls. Kawhi didn't have his A game, but he's earned an off night. Harden was a mixed bag. Bad on defense and a lot of turnovers, but he shot it really well. We could've used more from him in this one. Ppl say we could struggle with size and I still can't tell if it was what they were doing or just an extreme off night. They have pretty good defenders for Harden, which caused him to be a little passive so that is real. George had the looks there, but he just either shot it like shit or couldn't handle the ball. He even had that play where he stole it at half court and had 2-3 steps on the next guy, but he fumbled the dribbles so much it gave them time to recover and knock it out of bounds when he shoud've had an easy break away dunk. Is PG still injured? If so, he should be benched. He's a negative right now. |
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Post by hitnrun24 on Feb 7, 2024 22:58:00 GMT -8
Pels have our number. I thought they didn't even play that well. We were awful. Either tired from the long trip or it's just a bad match up for us. We needed more Zu in this one. There's not too many players like Zion, but Plumlee just isn't strong enough. Next time we see them I wouldn't play Plumlee, let's see how Theis does, who I think is a little stronger. Even Kawhi did better on him, but that might be asking for too much. Paul George is lucky they picked all stars when they did. It sucks that he can't just be a lite version of himself if he's not 100%. But it's like he can't shoot, dribble or pass anymore. Also wasn't getting loose balls. Kawhi didn't have his A game, but he's earned an off night. Harden was a mixed bag. Bad on defense and a lot of turnovers, but he shot it really well. We could've used more from him in this one. Ppl say we could struggle with size and I still can't tell if it was what they were doing or just an extreme off night. They have pretty good defenders for Harden, which caused him to be a little passive so that is real. George had the looks there, but he just either shot it like shit or couldn't handle the ball. He even had that play where he stole it at half court and had 2-3 steps on the next guy, but he fumbled the dribbles so much it gave them time to recover and knock it out of bounds when he shoud've had an easy break away dunk. Is PG still injured? If so, he should be benched. He's a negative right now. He says he is and I agree on benching him. Bench him now and let him skip the all star game and he can come back after that rested. We have other guys who can play and we've seen what we're getting from him. |
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Post by corkscrew on Feb 7, 2024 23:15:21 GMT -8
Pels have our number. I thought they didn't even play that well. We were awful. Either tired from the long trip or it's just a bad match up for us. We needed more Zu in this one. There's not too many players like Zion, but Plumlee just isn't strong enough. Next time we see them I wouldn't play Plumlee, let's see how Theis does, who I think is a little stronger. Even Kawhi did better on him, but that might be asking for too much. Paul George is lucky they picked all stars when they did. It sucks that he can't just be a lite version of himself if he's not 100%. But it's like he can't shoot, dribble or pass anymore. Also wasn't getting loose balls. Kawhi didn't have his A game, but he's earned an off night. Harden was a mixed bag. Bad on defense and a lot of turnovers, but he shot it really well. We could've used more from him in this one. Ppl say we could struggle with size and I still can't tell if it was what they were doing or just an extreme off night. They have pretty good defenders for Harden, which caused him to be a little passive so that is real. George had the looks there, but he just either shot it like shit or couldn't handle the ball. He even had that play where he stole it at half court and had 2-3 steps on the next guy, but he fumbled the dribbles so much it gave them time to recover and knock it out of bounds when he shoud've had an easy break away dunk. I think that's exactly what it is, that and being tired. But being tired would still not be that much of a hindrance for the hottest team in the league. Being tired may lose you the game but not make you look so helpless. I've thought all along that our achilles heel will show itself against the big teams like NO, Minnesota, Denver, et al. The only way to beat those teams with our present roster is for every player shooting lights out every night, and that's not a dependable formula. I think we need a quality PF to start instead of Mann if we are to go all the way this year. Mann and Coffey are interchangable at this point. Maybe lose one of them to get us that PF we need? We have all of 12 hours to get that done  |
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