The Thriller
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Yet another mistake. Should’ve taken Bane last year. And we should’ve taken Jones this year. That’s the difference between winning the championship and being a perennial 2nd round exit.
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jom2003
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I'd argue the opposite. Quin started off as a player development coach and worked exclusively with young players as a HC in college and the G league. He's all about playing the young guys just wasn't given the right project. He was the one who dug Rudy out of the horrendous situation from his rookie year and made him the 3* DPOY. Then there's DM and Royce, both massively underrated young prospects and were given the chance by Quin. I mean burke, Lyles, DedEx, Bradley, Oni, Brantley, morgan, those guys were also given a chance just couldn't produce. Imagine if it's Bane, McDaniels or Jones given the Oni minutes and what those guys could do in the 10-15 min.
Coaches aren't magician. They can only go as far as their players take them.
Handlogten's Heros
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Ricky torn ACL… out for the year… sucks so bad.
I figured that was the case after seeing the video but was hoping it was just a sprain or something. Such a good dude and he's been playing really well this year. Just really sucks.
The Thriller
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Hasn’t he torn his ACL before? I want to say in either his first or second year? Is this in the same knee or different?
I was thinking this too but I may be confusing him with Raul Lopez.
It's the same knee.
The Thriller
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That really sucks. You don’t want to see anyone get hurt. Especially a good guy.
The Thriller
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Yikes.
Right now Ja has 30 pts to lead all scorers against the Lakers and the 4th just started.
The Thriller
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I don’t think they’re all healthy either. Brooks, arguably their 2nd best scorer, is out. They potentially could go small with Ja, Brooks, Bane, Jackson, and Adams. Or super small with Anderson/Jackson instead of Adams. That would be the “clippers strategy” and we’d have to force the ball inside to Gobert/Whiteside to take advantage. Either Way, they’d be a nightmare to defend. True, we could score on them. But they’d absolutely have no problem scoring on us. Ja, Brooks, Bane, and Jackson would have a layup drill.
He's a lot like Donovan pushing too hard.
jom2003
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they weren't healthy last season either. Jaren Jackson only came back at the end of the regular season and was having his rehab session on court. We saw what he's capable of when he's at his 100% this season when we played them.
The Thriller
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Has he gone 1 on 5 for the last 6 mins of the game while the rest of the team stands around? Did he ignore his center who’s standing alone under the basket for a guaranteed dunk to Chuck up a fadeaway 3 pointer?
The Thriller
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Sad. Yet amazing that Lebron is still able to do this considering his age and mileage.
The Thriller
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Why did they get Westbrook? That was a terrible decision. He doesn’t fit with that team.
Is it bad that I kinda wished Simmons could end up there? It would be a joy to watch Lebron, westbrick, Simmons, and Howard all kill each other.
jom2003
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the price that comes with having a PG who can't shoot. Grizz intentionally left him open on that last defensive possession to create a 5 on 4 to force the TO from Lebron.