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Not sure Tonje "should" see time. In SL his play was on the "few positive flashes" level, which is about 3 levels below of what you expect from NBA rotational player.

I forgot about that play. Didnt see the replays but if it was a legit foul then I count that as a win. Besides it was a reach from behind which is less about looseness of your handle and more about using your hips/body to shield off the defender.

For the record I'm still a fan of Key and believe he will prove he is a legit NBA player this season... but that NBA player is more like FVV who is fine as you starting combo 1-guard but isnt really owning or operating the offense every night at high volumes like Brunson/Dame/Luka types.

The lineup here has one problem and that is it puts too much of ball-handling and playmaking on Key who based on his NBA history isnt gonna be effective and good if he has to do that in super high volumes. For that reason I think TH may be the odd man out of that group and Collier, Flip or...

This is pretty much what my key takeaways would have been. I also wanna add that Key's (one) kryptonite has been dribbling against ball pressure, and while Houston didnt go super hard on him, he seemed less casual with his handle. I cant remember any attempts by Rockets defender to steal the...

The key question is whether the FO walks the "culture building route" like they claim and let Hardy cook without interfering. If the FO isnt forcing rest games, mandating minutes to potential anchors (e.g. Cody last year) or forcing Hardy to "push development out of guys" like we saw with Lauri...

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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.