Proudiddy

Until we can start consistently beating them again, i don't give a poo. The last few years, they could trot out 7 players and still beat our ass with their hands tied behind their back, unless of course the outcome would have us draft in a worse position.

The thing that keeps popping up in my mental when it comes to this stuff is the discussion the ESPN draft guys had during the draft broadcast when discussing Darnold... especially Louis Riddick, whose takes and opinions I respect. He said flat out, he did not think Darnold was broken despite everything that happened in NY, and he said he felt that Darnold had plenty of reason to be broken with how dysfunctional that organization has been while he was there. He said he believed in him and that he could turn it around, and basically, that he didn't believe he was damaged or irreparable from his time in NY. So, my belief is, if, despite all the things wrong during his tenure there, he still is intact mentally and emotionally, then I'm not worried in the least bit about how a loss will affect him moving forward. My concerns about him are strictly football related. Can he read a defense? Can he make the throws? Can he make the plays needed to lead a team to wins? Those are the things he didn't really demonstrate his first few years in the league despite a concensus that he has all of the tools... I will say though, that the way he has embraced the fresh start and the way the organization has embraced him has softened my stance on him and makes me lean into believing that he may actually turn it around here.

I was just looking for a cheaper alternative with super high upside still on a low risk move... on the obvious, higher end of the equation, I'm eyeing Porzingis, Myles Turner, and John Collins in no particular order.

I feel like he would be the perfect complement to LaMelo... a modern day big with a versatile game, can handle, can stretch the floor, can run the floor, can work in the post, would be ideal in the pick and roll with his dive potential, and still could change the game with his length and athleticism on defense. I don't know how much Denver values him, but he hardly gets any burn despite flashing huge potential and putting up numbers when he's been given the minutes. I think this is the perfect move we could make to address our big problems... then sign Cousins. What say you?

Which was BS and it ruined our season. I truly believe if Miles hadn't been held out for that bullshit, we would've kept that momentum and at least won our first round playoff. Yet, we've now seen CP3 and LeBron get cleared out of it in a matter of days. So, now this makes me even more pissed bc it suggests he was held out for contact tracing originally.

I'm guessing it's not a voluntary retirement? Mick wasn't as bad as people made him out to be, but he wasn't as good as what we had either. I think he fit an aesthetic Jerry was looking for - down home, wholesome, country, folksy, etc. I could tell from that first interview he did with Tepper that preseason once he bought the team that he wasn't going to be around much longer. It would be cool to bring Bill back.

I thought Svech was on his way to being a superstar a year or two ago, but watching him closer this playoffs, correct me if I'm wrong, but he just doesn't have "it." He has the moves, the dangles,the puck handling, but he doesn't have the final piece... he has missed so many wide open nets.

Yeah, I love seeing this stuff, but I have to wonder how that agent feels about this being shown and how it makes him look publicly?

Starting to mishandle the puck a bit more now. We look better with them at full strength than on the power play lol.

Anyone think this is a result of matchups or TB is that worn down from their super physical series with FLA?

Wow. We look like a totally different team so far. These shots on goal are all such good chances compared to most of what we were putting on goal last round. I had to look if we were on a power play for like 3 straight minutes lol bc we just sat in their zone shooting for that long... it's incredible. We have them on their heels early.

Yeah, they've been awesome up until the last few years. It's really been my knowledge base for hockey for pretty much all my life since NHL 93 lol.

Nice. Man, me and my brother played NHL hardcore for years, but once they went to the preloaded generic builds when you went into the EASHL games, I quit buying it. I used to play some goalie and was pretty good, and it was fun, but I loved scoring and dangling lol. I've thought about getting back into it... for several years, I told everyone it was the best sports game out there, and I'm a basketball/football guy first in regards to sports experience/ interest.

Oooh, Aho (lol autocorrect made it Ahoy) got the deflection. Sweet!

Wooooooooow!

Wow, I had no idea he did all of that... makes sense then lol. I just felt he looked shaky at times so far. Seemed to mishandled the puck and such, and Saros has made some incredible saves and faced a ton of pressure from our attack... but, as lightsout stated, it's also Ned's first playoffs, so I can see there being some jitters. And I know the defense and positioning plays a huge role in goaltending, but admiittedly, I hadn't seen the actual goals they've scored for whatever reason... not even the replays. I either was driving or switched to the NBA games and missed them, but I've literally watched like every minute of the last 3 games minus their goals.

TBH, I haven't witnessed a single one, in watching the majority of the games, but somehow always miss seeing the Preds' actual goals lol. But, when I've watched, he still looks so shaky, although I do see our guys out of position and/or mishandling the puck. And I thought I saw him and Mzarek both had a .92 save percentage, so I was curious why we had opted with Nedeljkovic. I heard going into the playoffs that all 3 guys had played well and Rod said it was a good problem to have, but I didn't like that lol.

Love the shots we're getting this period though, but Saros has been balling all series. He is honestly pissing me off.

Sorry for the hardcore, more knowledgeable guys, but as you know I am 100% a fan of all of our hometeams by default, but don't keep up with the Canes as intimately during the regular seasons, but iirc, our last playoff run, the other guy was starting at goalie... who tf is this guy and why are we starting him over the other guy, because I'm honestly tired of having to dig ourselves out of a hole every game bc of him. I'm sorry, i know it's the toughest job on the ice and you're on an island, but I am extremely unimpressed.

100%. I'm ready to turn the page on him. That couldn't have went any worse and every bit of it illustrated all of his weaknesses as a head coach. This team has no accountability, and I doubt they even listen to his "I know this is gonna sting, but rah rah!" poo afterwards. If you listened to his post-game presser after that last Washington game, it confirmed everything I foresaw coming tonight. It literally sounded like Rivera. Just a bunch of cliches about us being young, about us growing, about how we'll learn from it and step up to the challenge in the next game. Welp... just more of the same.

I agree, but you can get assistants to develop youth. I'm done with dude. I was just thinking what we needed from the outset of this game was the grittiness of the Martin twins. I assumed they weren't playing because they were both still injured... lo and behold, no, they weren't both injured, JB just didn't play them again because he's a fuging idiot when it comes to rotations and innate feel of the game. Same poo could be said with Carey and Richards... We were better off playing them than Zeller and Biz. Dude started Biz and I dont think he's been back in the game since the 1st quarter. This poo is mind-boggling. Unfugingbelievable.

But, that's my point... this has been a culmination of what he's been letting go on for way longer than just tonight. There wasn't anything he could do once the game started. Like I stated in the other thread, we had a week and a half to lock up the 8th spot with one win, and we couldn't do it. It's because the team is undisciplined and lacks accountability. We even had Miles back the last two games of the year and still blew both of them. JB is just a mouthpiece. Indy's coach is rumored to not even be well liked by his own locker room, and yet, our first round picks are getting destroyed by guys like Keelan Martin, Oshea Brissett, TJ McConnell, and the lesser Holiday brothers lol. Those guys are playing basketball... our guys are contemplating what's for dinner and what their next Instagram post will be.

It's on players too, but when your coach is letting that poo keep sliding, that's where it begins and ends. It's a slippery slope to navigate for coaches in the NBA, but if he doesn't command the respect of the locker room and is a push over just letting guys get away with this poo over and over again without being accountable, he has to go.

Yeah, JB, this timeout should finally be the one that works.