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Imo the worst part was his decissionmaking. He didnt attack/hunt the correct matchups and took unnecessarily difficult shots and drives. It was almost as if he tried to put the team on his back but couldnt. Thing is... I dont think he needed to.

Really? What it is that he does so much better? His scoring is mostly rim running or garbage collection. He is in a much better situation with better players/coach so he gets to play the glue guy role and thus may look better in that context.. but I dont see much more than high level role...

If you account for the "human factor" and "culture" it may not be madness to cut someone who is seriously underperforming just so that others and any future players joining here dont assume they automatically get 4 years to prove themselves. However as you said Cody is probably the only one who...

I think @KqWIN made this point before they were drafted but if I look at Bilal and Ausar can I really say one is (or was) a better prospect than the other? Their pre-draft hype meters were on different levels but in hindsight that does not make a lot of sense. Right now they both look like their...

I think this is true and also deserves an additional reminder we all should be rooting for wins and big games/steps from the kids from this point forward, however unlikely those two are. Anyone who roots for us to suck is seriously missing the point.

Slim Luka is a problem...

Also cannot emphasize enough how much Jokic coasting on perimeter defense helped Finland score as high as they did. They hunted him and shot over him all game long, including the two clutch 3s by Valtonen which were isolation plays, not catch and shoots.

I think the biggest difference in this tournament compared to what Ive seen before from Lauri is his passing lane awareness and use of hands on defense is so much inproved. Consider this: He has 3 games with 4 steals (including last game vs Serbia). In his entire NBA career he has the same...

Important background info: Apparently during his free agency before joining Clippers Kawhi and his uncle had made "improver requests" to several teams in contract negotiations. These requests included team ownership stakes, off court endorsement deals, private planes etc all of which went...

Cam Thomas signed his QO. Gets paid just 6M next season and becomes UFA next summer.

Consider this my esteemed colleague of anonymous internet basketball conversations: If you, as an avid fan of the Jazz of Utah, would be responsible for reporting said teams affairs and in the process of performing this most important duty would stumble into incriminating evidence that would be...

Precautionary measure is all they said. Maybe related to last game where he hit his head on the floor and looked wobbly after getting up.

Lauri is having a rough game offensively against Germany. The game is pretty much out of hand for Finland and most of the 4th quarter will essentially be garbage time.

Btw it was interesting how Lithuania coach used Jonas Valanciunas in the first half. He was matching non-Lauri minutes to the teeth and thus barely played in the first half as Lauri didnt rest as much as he usually does. Second half they did share the court some but still he ended up playing...

What a weird take. Lauri had the worst shooting night and both him and Finland's other key scorer Sasu Salin couldn't hit a jumper to save their lives (I think Lauri hit just 1 jumpshot the whole game and Sasu hit 0). But despite his dry jumper and no help/threat by his Robin he still managed to...

Yeah they do hedge off screens very aggressively. Cant do that when they face teams with NBA level playmakers.

Craziest stat for Lauri imo: He ranks 3rd in the tournament in steals per game with 3.0. Watching all his games it does feel like he is more aware of passing lanes and using his length better than before.

Our old buddy Simone Fontecchio had himself a game: 39 PTS, 8 R, 3 A with 13/20 shooting.

Timing of this poll could not be worse if you are looking for an honest pulse check. I will wait and see what my interest level is when TC starts. Last season it was fine until I saw Cody play and TH get injured after which it plummeted.

Regarding any "timeline" debates, fact is we dont have one. You need the #1 guy before you announce timelines. We are in purgatory indefinitely until we find HIM. On the other hand if Ace or whoever is HIM, then the clock is already running and we just dont know it.