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  1. RedDawg#8
    20 games left, 4 games back of 7th 1 game back of 8th. Time to shit or get off the pot.
  2. RedDawg#8
    I can’t get excited until we can climb above .500 for good. These guys have been 2 steps forward 3 steps back all season. Lets put together a streak. Great win otherwise
  3. RedDawg#8
    JC is elite at slipping screens. Very underrated skillset in a player, especially a big.
  4. RedDawg#8
    all facts
  5. RedDawg#8
    2 on 1 fast break, give up the rock Kev or flush it. Soft ass layup attempt man
  6. RedDawg#8
    Pregame commentary on TNT was whack as usual; Shaq: “I’m going to be watching for that Trae to John Collins connection, that’s their bread and butter” …. Did yall even get an injury report today? “Hawks currently in 10th place in the East” …. Dude, we are 9th, fire your researcher ”Celtics vs Trae, coming right after the break” Dude…… seriously? We can’t just be the Hawks?
  7. RedDawg#8
    We are the 9th seed now
  8. RedDawg#8
    This is true and I hate this. Trae loves to run back to the ball in transition which kills the, and the few fast breaks we do get result in either a Trae assist to a leak out at the rim, or a 3 pointer like you said. Not enough rim running with the ball in hand. That's Harden's game, and he is big/strong enough to make a living doing it. Trae is a lot is easier to block at the rim which is why he cant just bowl in to the paint through contact. I do wish some of our bigger wings would attack the rim on the break more often and then kick it out to the open 3. That shot will always be there. Bogi/Gallo love to stop running at the 3 point line with no one else back to rebound
  9. RedDawg#8
    MJ’s passing be like: “Get me the ball and get out of my way. Uh oh, a hard double team, guess I’ll hit Steve, he’s wide open.” lol .
  10. RedDawg#8
    Hornets are 26-22 with Gordon Hayward healthy, 4-10 without him (Really 4-11 as he was injured after only 6 minutes in his last game) I'm thinking that's the main reason for their struggles. (They are actually 4-3 without Lamelo this season fyi) Same thing with last season, they were 24-20 with Hayward, 9-19 without, but still 10-10 without Lamelo (5-9 without both) So Hayward's presence has a much greater impact on their record for sure compared to Lamelo who is allegedly their "best" player. So, just like with us, it's hard to overcome an injury to your 1st or 2nd best player.
  11. RedDawg#8
    This is probably true. I mean, we are consistently getting scorched from deep, but at the same time teams that choose to attack the paint get little resistance as well. It's usually one or the other, the fact is the perimeter defenders are typically out of sorts.
  12. RedDawg#8
    I think momentum plays a huge part as well. The summer before last season, Dre was putting in work and looking legit in his pickup games, and that carried over in to the season. Since his injury, he has been in and out of the lineup. He spent this past summer rehabbing and not doing a ton of full court. And, they typically don't do a lot of 5 on 5's during the season. He was starting to look better this season before going down again with injury. I just think there hasn't been a consistent stretch of health that would allow him to work back in to his pre-injury form. That's why I say wait to see what happens once he has a (hopefully) healthy offseason to refine his game and get his confidence back. His hot streak wasn't a matter of him just getting scorching hot shooting, like Bogi was last season. He was able to attack of the dribble and break his defender down, as well as punish mismatches in the post. That isn't something that just comes and goes. Those tools are still there, he just hasn't been able to put it all together on the court. If we trade him in a deal for a big piece, Im ok with that. But Im not willing to pull a Cam trade just to move him. I think there is more there given health.
  13. RedDawg#8
    Nobody asked me but considering Trae is a starter and Clint is a starter, their minutes overlap a lot, and it has been reported ad nauseum that our defense with Trae is pretty trash, so that would explain the question with Clint. I will say, Clint did a much better job last year of cleaning up other people's mistakes. This season he has been a step late to help or recover to his man. I think guys are making the same amount of mistakes, but the eraser has been less effective this time around. That's my 2 cents
  14. RedDawg#8
    Brooklyn gets KD back this week, they are not going to keep sliding.
  15. RedDawg#8
    Facts. I just want to win man. Sometimes CC has the matchup going in his favor, sometimes OO has a little extra juice that night. Ride the best matchup, and give OO his credit when its his night. Im starting to think Nate is hearing more chatter behind the scenes from people around team advocating for OO. Its the only reason he would get so defensive whenever the media brings him up. I don’t see anyone claiming OO should start or to get rid of Clint to open up minutes. Everyone is just generally excited that our #6 overall pick sophmore is looking like a damn good NBA player, which is what you would want. So whats the big deal to give him praise coach?
  16. RedDawg#8
    I notice this too. I hate this mindset from former NBA players turned coach. They always feel the need to go out of their way to hold younger players to a different level of accountability, just because they went through the same thing. Im sure Clint runs circles around OO in the film room and with X’s and O’s. But even a blind pig can see Clint has regressed a step this season and OO has taken a huge leap. Mistakes and all. The gap between their on court play is not that big, and some nights outright favors OO. Its a good problem to have when your backup is pushing your starter for more minutes. Nate is trying to pacify Clint a little too much and just needs to let OO get his due praise.
  17. RedDawg#8
    We are destined for the play in. Unless we get scorching hot and some help, we are not going to catch any of the top 6. The conversation at this point is where in the play in do we finish? We have to climb into the top 8. Thats the target if you ask me.
  18. RedDawg#8
    Agreed. Every team, whether rebuilding or over the cap with max contracts, has to find minutes and hopefully roles for young guys, especially while they are cheap. Freezing them out of the rotation will only hurt you in the long run. Our problem is we are loaded with mid level-type players on medium sized contracts. Starting next year, our payroll is going to become much more top heavy and these rookie deal guys are going to be a huge relief for us. They got to get prepared to contribute
  19. RedDawg#8
    MJ wasn’t much for passing, but still a dope accomplishment lol
  20. RedDawg#8
    It makes sense considering how deep we were and that the only opening we had was backup center. He isn't the 1st or last player to ask not to be drafted. Hell, dont forget Dre didn't work out for another team after he saw us and we promised to draft him.
  21. RedDawg#8
    We needed this loss. If we would have pulled this out it would have covered up a ton of sloppy mistakes that we cannot afford to allow to continue. Trae needs to check himself. EVERYONE missed free throws all game. A terrible start at the beginning of the game. Dre going AWOL at the half. Just a lot of bad basketball that we almost overcame. Oh well. 3 games under .500 and counting
  22. RedDawg#8
    Missed FT’s btw, smdh
  23. RedDawg#8
    I can’t watch the end. That was 3 bad possessions in a row for us. Trae really shot us in the foot. Hopefully we pull it out, but I can’t even look right now.
  24. RedDawg#8
    Dre and Cam are/were best friends. Inseparable according to reports. Just saying man..
  25. RedDawg#8
    Those 8 missed free throws are huge right now. If we win tonight, we earned it. If we lose tonight, we earned that too
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