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I thought Mack wasn't a bad back up, before two years ... Last season wasn't good, this season he hadn't the chance to show his talents, but i belive he had enough talent to be in the NBA and is a relativ good 3rd String PG. But since jef and Dennis are healthy most of the time, he needs some practice to be ready when someone got injured and dennis played a lot of games the last 1.5 years (euro cup quali, summer league, preseason, rs, po, euro cup ...) with few time off so maybe he needs a little rest too, so why not give the team incentive to work hard even off the games in recognizing it.

which German Media praised him, before his breakthrough in the bbl He was barely unnoticed and Backup in the German u20 Nationalteam. Then He was claimed to be Not nba ready, and was Lucky to be in a weak Draft and Come back to europe in 2 years.and even After These eurobasket the Media complained about him.

I doesnt read the whole thread but the initual quote isnt wrong but it get a wrong meaning.Dennis said that He wants to be a Starter in the Future and looks to make the necessary Progress this season and then sit down with Atlanta staff and discuss his Situation. He doesnt said He want to Start now.

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I think even without Dennis on the court the game of the hawks was fluid if jeff passes to a team mate, and doesn't look to bring the ball back to jeff so that he can restart the offense. And yes the off ball game is more important for the wings, and jeff small frame makes it harder to pass to him but off ball offense isn't measured in points alone. If you move well without the ball, the defense had to follow you and while doing this, the defense will most likely make bad decision which could be punished not necessarily by Jeff. Off ball offense is often like blocking out on a rebound, a player mosten get more rebound if he goes hard for the board, but if he puts efforts in blocking out his team will get more rebound ... And Jeff speed, is also a nightmare for a defence even without the ball.

In General i think you shouldnt judge officiating, when you are a fan of one participating Teams. Always when i watch games of my Team, i think the refs rips us and atleast the people around me would agree. If i watch games in a neutral point if view, i am mostly satisfied with the refs. Basketball is a Sport with a lot if rules, with room for interpretations which makes it hard to judge especially when u are biased. But i would say the NBA officiating, likes to allow spectacular moves so for example u can make an extra step when u going for a dunk into the crowd ... Thats something which favours the cavs, but it would be the same if the Hawks choosed a more spectacular approach to the game. So it isnt really favoring or unfair even when they are technically bad calls. and they linke Superstars too, even when i had to admit that lebron AS a superathletic player gets a lot if contact which isnt called ... But i guess when harden and curry wouldnt be stars, there actions wouldnt lead to that many freethrows. PS: sry i had to fight with the german dictionary and the small keyboard from the mobile ... And the language but i hope it is possible to understand what i am saying

I dont Know if u say this in english, but i think this Team done is duty but can go now for the bonus. This was an great season, i guess above 99,9% of the preseason expectations. Ging to the exf ahowed that the RS wasnt a fluke, even when the media is still sceptical - and also we whitness stringer games by the Hawks this season. I hope we win this series, but it ist a shame if we loose now.

i guess winning three games will do it, and even when i don't like how the ahwks play in this series the wizard ain't playing great too and we had a chanche in every game.

I would say nearly all Teams play there starters more, during the po even if they had bench players who bring variability and maybe better def matchups. I would say they go for there strength. I heard once there are two ways if coaching, u can play a style and perfect it vor you can play plenty if Styles with poorer execution. Imho most Coach have there scheme who they try to run to perfection, with different outs in wach Situation so that it is hard to defend since u use most mistakes of the d. We also geht plenty of open shots, and that they are good shots u See over the season even if the small wiz sample may indicate sth different. If u continue to take math is in your side an the 45% shit will Fall in 45% instead if 30%. And since we geht that many wide open shots, i doubt we geht outcoached since we dont have penetrating guards ( besides Schröder, teague, baze), also the pretty big Wizards loose the battle in the boards and dont have plenty inaide scoring Form the bigs ... Maybe they are to big to beat us. I would say nearly all Teams play there starters more, during the po even if they had bench players who bring variability and maybe better def matchups. I would say they go for there strength. I heard once there are two ways if coaching, u can play a style and perfect it vor you can play plenty if Styles with poorer execution. Imho most Coach have there scheme who they try to run to perfection, with different outs in wach Situation so that it is hard to defend since u use most mistakes of the d. We also geht plenty of open shots, and that they are good shots u See over the season even if the small wiz sample may indicate sth different. If u continue to take math is in your side an the 45% shit will Fall in 45% instead if 30%. And since we geht that many wide open shots, i doubt we geht outcoached since we dont have penetrating guards ( besides Schröder, teague, baze), also the pretty big Wizards loose the battle in the boards and dont have plenty inaide scoring Form the bigs ... Maybe they are to big to beat us.

The Problem is you basically want a big men, who can score inside and is a rim protector for free if you give up the spot from moose and jenkins. And i am not convinced to change the gameplan for your 12 and 14th guy in the rotation, i would concentrate of the execution of your best weapons instead of getting worst with your strength to utilize your weak players better. I would also say, brand is the less mobile stronger big, who could match this profile with a quite good quality for the price. In the back court Teague and Schröder can create his own shot and penetrate, baze is also a player for penetration from the backcourt. But it is easier to drive for them, if you have spacing replacing the "unathletic" korver was a bad idea the whole season, and mostly his backup was athletic 2. Horford also was a Key for succes, since he protects the rim, with his quickness and is improving the offense. Yes against the few dominant inside c are better rim protector would be good, against all the scoring guards i guess the mobile approach it better and i think the hawks was quite good in stopping them the whole season. If i look at the teams who are still in the PO, i would say only Howard would utilize it, and i am not sure if a backup would stop him.

And if we wont win the title, we would have won it with Glenn Robinson the third instead of jenkins

I would say that Dennis isnt a teague clone, so if he would play exactly like him he wouldnt utilize his strenghts and would hurt the team. If Bud want to play teague he can mostly use the original, i doubt Dennis would play if he mess up most or a lot of possesions

So u think the casual out oft the Rotation player, should be changed since they usually impact are po series? I am curious why they dont play, in 99% oft the po Team vor do you mean if wie Bad Howard instead oft Moose we would be stronger? And if you look at out Team the backup grom korver is bazemorr, a string player right (same counts for Thabo) Brand is nearly AS important AS Moose but stringer probadly if he would play his minutes we would stand with 6-0 in the po and 80-2 in RS.

Damn i forgot Jordan lol

Why we dont have a Team of: Magic, West, James, Duncan, wilt ... Korver ist a finisher near the rim, and his athletics are more about Koordination and stamina - but bis strength fit perfectly in the system ... Yes he seems to be a bit cold, but also powerfull penetrating guards are cold for some stretches but with them the Hawks St m wont work and wie would have more trouble to score. The same counts for the other examples, you cannt have all well rounded extraordinary players, without a weakness but the mix our Team have works.

So you mean as a great Coach phil jackson stopped Kobe from showbating? And i think with kobes Talent, you are going to sacrifice your philosphy a bit ... I dont think Dennis is comparable with Kobe talentwise - and they do it usually forbgreat players not dor players who maybe get good ones

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For me Wes Mathews would be on the top of the list, because a wing with Wes and Kyle would be a ddream for Bud i think. I also think he is a team player which is quite important too. Butler, greene and kawhi are excellent players to, who would probadly fit but i doubt that they can sign a contract at another place.

i never understood the sixth men award, like they are often cases like manu. And why you need a price for beeing the best without starting spot, wouldn't the secondest best player in the league deserve a price more, or the best second men instead of sixth.

but manu had mostly starter minutes, i believe it wouldn't be a problem if you find a way that teague and schröder play above 28 minutes per game. So if the teague and Schröder lineup keep improving this might happen, and this might also lead to a situation where one of th them makes a reach for the sixth men award and getting subbed in after 2-3 minutes and finishing games together.

but i believe there record in terms wins and looses didn't change that much. If you look now at games with a healthy backcourt and when one starter was injured i guess they was stronger with him playing a bigger role.

not sure, did they loose ground to the hawks why we was 32-2 - and they was in front after our slow start.

Those 4 guys had good stats, which stastical good and not unsuccesful player got overlooked in the east knight and Valuncinas but did they had (much) better stats then teague and horf? And succes always matters a bit too. The dennis from the last game would be a candidate for the sixth men, but i doubt they overlook the first part of the season when it comes to voting. With a big conspiracy he could get it, when they decide that such a succesfull team needs an individual award, but then we need to be clearly in front of memphis and gs.

No Prob, i add Nick Young to it since i wasn't sure how well he had done - but he shouldn't be part of the discussion like Dennis. I guess if you just look at the last month and maybe the first 10 games this season he might be a candidate, over the whole season Lou and Crawford are clearly better.

I didn't watch the show, but even if we beat GS and Memphis in 1 game i have no problem if they get the number one spot. GS has a quite similiar recor then the Hawks, and memphis is pretty strong two and has a different style of play you can favour or not. But Chicago is ridiculous