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2021-2022 Games Thread

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45 minutes ago, jayboogieman said:

PJ Washington is once again proving the +/- is a useless stat. He's +10 and has no blocks, no assists, 2 boards, 2 points, and is doing nothing on defense or offense.

This aged poorly he was clutch down the stretch.

Rebounding and a lot of bad judgement by LaMelo in the end lost this one.

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2 hours ago, MechaZain said:

This aged poorly he was clutch down the stretch.

Rebounding and a lot of bad judgement by LaMelo in the end lost this one.

I had started to make another post about someone reading this board once he started actually trying late in the fourth, but decided against it.

PJ played much better late in the fourth than he did the rest of the game. He hasn't taken the leap Miles did last season. That said, there is plenty of time for him to step up. And for the record, I would trade OJ this offseason if he's still under contract or let him walk if he's not. Too many other young bigs behind him waiting for playing time on rookie deals.

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3 hours ago, MechaZain said:

Rebounding and a lot of bad judgement by LaMelo in the end lost this one.

This is why we desperately need  Gordon back. The past few overtime loses would all have been wins in regulation had Hayward been playing. The team shows their age when tthey are trying to hold onto leads an close out games. The fact that our coach doesn't do anything to help in these situations is a major issue. It's like throwing your kid into the deep end of the pool trying to teach him how to swim and not jumping in to save him when he starts drowning. 

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8 hours ago, Eazy-E said:

This is why we desperately need  Gordon back. The past few overtime loses would all have been wins in regulation had Hayward been playing. The team shows their age when tthey are trying to hold onto leads an close out games. The fact that our coach doesn't do anything to help in these situations is a major issue. It's like throwing your kid into the deep end of the pool trying to teach him how to swim and not jumping in to save him when he starts drowning. 

If LaMelo couldn't pass or rebound, he would be useless when he's off. His defense is nonexistent. I thought he was going to take a big leap this year, but he's still a bit inconsistent. 

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39 minutes ago, PNW_PantherMan said:

Really bad rebounding last night.  Defense is usually a liability for us, but we gave up so many 2nd and 3rd chances on the glass.

It sucks having a big man like Plumlee that's pretty decent but shoots free throws worse than Shaq did. I mean, wayyyyyyyyyyyyyy worse than Shaq did. 

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3 hours ago, NCTHFL0567 said:

If LaMelo couldn't pass or rebound, he would be useless when he's off. His defense is nonexistent. I thought he was going to take a big leap this year, but he's still a bit inconsistent. 

The kid is still getting adjusted to the NBA. He’s yet to play a full NBA season. Reduced schedule last year because of Covid + his wrist injury. He’s basically hitting his rookie wall in year 2.

This is the most games he’s ever played in a single basketball season. Not to beat a dead horse but this is why we need a freaking backup point guard and Borrego needs to be more flexible with his damn rotations. Did JB forget this is Lamelo’s first full NBA regular season with 82 games? Lamelo is averaging 33 minutes per game right now. He only played 51 games last year and started 30 of them. It isn’t uncommon for young players to start struggling deep into their first few seasons because they have never played this much basketball before. Just another example of poor coaching and player management by our head coach.

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3 hours ago, Eazy-E said:

The kid is still getting adjusted to the NBA. He’s yet to play a full NBA season. Reduced schedule last year because of Covid + his wrist injury. He’s basically hitting his rookie wall in year 2.

This is the most games he’s ever played in a single basketball season. Not to beat a dead horse but this is why we need a freaking backup point guard and Borrego needs to be more flexible with his damn rotations. Did JB forget this is Lamelo’s first full NBA regular season with 82 games? Lamelo is averaging 33 minutes per game right now. He only played 51 games last year and started 30 of them. It isn’t uncommon for young players to start struggling deep into their first few seasons because they have never played this much basketball before. Just another example of poor coaching and player management by our head coach.

You know who wouldn't be a bad backup PG? Bouknight. Even if he's not that great at passing yet. Sigh. 

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