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- I think it is clear that the key to this team's success is defense. I really loved how active hands were always looking for the deflections and the steals.

- Teague's continuous struggles with shooting is so frustrating. If he could hit the midrange consistently, the game would open so much for him. He was doing a good job with his drives though.

- Tiago is a perfect addition to this team. His passing, rebounding and defense is such a welcome addition.

- We may have something special in Lamar.

- We don't have the talent of Golden State or Cleveland. What made us special last year was our effort and defense. The only time we looked good last night was the stretch where we were forcing turnovers. We need to get back to that.

- Our 3 point shooting may be a big problem. The only reliable shooter in the rotation is Korver and even he was off. Teams will not be giving him 3s anymore. Millsap, Horford, Teague, Bazemore... We can't win games when they are bricking shots. Missing DMC doesn't help either.

- Offensive rebounding hurt us. Nothing new here. We may try a big lineup with Tiago-Horford-Millsap but our shooting and spacing will suffer then. Tough equation to solve. 

- Bazemore will be fine. He was just nervous and trying to do too much.

- Lamar looked really comfortable there and deserves minutes, which makes me wonder what the hell are we going to do with ThJr.

The Raptors have a legit backcourt with Lowry, Derozan and DMC. Their frontcourt is questionable though.

In realgm, two trades were proposed recently:

http://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1408827#start_here

http://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1410511#start_here

Although both trades need some adjustments, I can see the benefits in both of them. I think we will have to address this situation before the trade deadline.

Well he shot 24% from the field so far in the preseason...

It is such a shame that we missed Antetokounmpo with only one pick. He would have been a great fit here.

Horford at SF position: confirmed

That's what Michael Vick was thinking

I usually cannot adapt to the new formats quickly but this is looking awesome. Except the lack of volt green :-)

 HOW ABOUT DROPPING ALL OF THE CHARGES and saving the money wasted on this case to help with all the $$$ they're going to have to pay Thabo when this is over.

How about putting those officers in jail for breaking the leg of a professional athlete?

Not a pro team but I have high hopes for Georgia Tech. Justin Thomas baby

I met Zaza at a night club once and took a picture with him. It was a challenge for the guy who took the picture to fit both of us in the frame.

10 years for possessing weed? No wonder why this country has a prison population larger than many European countries.

A big man rotation of Horford-Millsap-Splitter-Markieff-Tavares would be amazing but I don't think Bud would want a player with attitude in our team.

We should still have our 2.8 mil. expection, we can use it for him.

Mike Miller may be available soon and we still have our mid level exception. He is an interesting case; he looked done in Miami and then played really well in Memphis and looked done again this year. I think he can be a good addition at this point (not that we have too many options anyway).

That's disappointing, GRIII has the potential to be a stud.

Keep getting them tax payers money...

I was impressed with Oubre's will to drive to the basket and draw fouls as well. With his size and athleticism, he has a potential to be really good in this league.

Some very sweet moves by Lamar Patterson. Very smart all around player.

Okafor will be a beast in the NBA especially in time. 

I see a lot of Al Jefferson. Whether it is a beast is up to debate.

I think it may be fun to compile our rankings here and check them at the end of next season. For me:

East:

1 Cleveland

2 Atlanta

3 Chicago

4 Miami

5 Washington

6 Milwaukee

7 Toronto

8 Orlando

9 Detroit

10 Boston

11 New York

12 Indiana

13 Brooklyn

14 Philly

15 Charlotte

West:

1 Golden State

2 Oklahoma

3 LA Clippers

4 San Antonio

5 Houston

6 Memphis

7 New Orleans

8 Utah

9 Dallas

10 Phoenix

11 Portland

12 Sacramento

13 Minnesota

14 Denver

15 LA Lakers

Those poor players ... how are they supposed to feed their families??

The owners are not so poor either...

For those that are interested, Luc Mbah A Moute is signing with Sacramento. You can cross him off the list. 

https://instagram.com/p/5IVIwhHCgm/

I was totally against targeting DEN players after their performance(sic) last season.  That said ... after the way the offseason's gone ... would I do that trade ...

 

Excellent use of the gif.