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11-02-2017, 11:07 PM | #1 |
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Tip your cap there - great contested shot by Lillard for the W.
Ball was hot garbage for the third straight game. Time to start bringing him off the bench, IMO. He's lost so much confidence in his shot that he'll pass on open looks and they're effectively playing 4 on 5. Kuzma, OTOH, is some defensive development away from being a potential all-star. That kid can play. Ingram and Ball killed the Lakers tonight.
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He is extremely young so he has that going for him but the kid has bust written all over him. He has so many weaknesses he needs to work on I'm not sure he'll ever be any good. Depends on his work ethic.. At the end of the day I don't see it happening... Lakers bought into the hype because of his loudmouth father and it is going to cost them. |
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11-03-2017, 08:27 AM | #3 | |
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He doesn't have THAT many weaknesses; his lack of lateral quickness is compensated for on defense by his length and general intelligence; he's a pretty sound defender though not a true lock-down guy. His handles are good but his first step off the dribble won't allow him to be truly explosive going to the rack. At the same time, he sees every seam that opens and is pretty slippery getting into the paint - he can be an asset going to the rack. But that shot is just so damn bad that he's no threat at all to put it up. So guys play off him and he can't find those lanes to drive. The shot undermines everything he tries to do out there. If he fixes that one thing, his ceiling goes up tenfold but the odds of him completely rebuilding a shot at the NBA level are just damn remote.
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11-03-2017, 08:37 AM | #4 |
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Just checking in to say as a Bulls fan I’m really excited about Markkanen.
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But he's a hell of a shooter. And there are worse things to be than a shorter Kristaps. If Markkanen is a 'unicorn' then the term has been watered down enough to mean very little. There are more than a dozen of your supposedly mythical creatures at that point. But he's a much better player than I figured he'd be, I'll grant you. I didn't see him being able to get his shot off the dribble as easily and successfully as he does. I kinda saw a rich man's Raef LaFrentz; a taller spot-up shooter with defensive limitations and a relative indifference to rebounding. He's definitely better than that.
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I haven't been paying attention to the Bulls very much. How has Kris Dunn been? Is he still a shittier version of Ricky Rubio or has he become something more substantial?
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11-03-2017, 02:25 PM | #8 |
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11-03-2017, 01:13 PM | #9 |
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I saw Dunn dunk somebody to the center of the earth a couple of days ago. Two handed stuff right on some big doofy seven foot white guy's head.
There's nothing more entertaining than seeing a 2 guard steal some scrawny white dude's soul. You shouldn't be in the NBA just because you're tall. You just know that guy played for Creighton or Gonzaga or Butler or something.
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11-03-2017, 07:32 PM | #10 |
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Lebron wants to stop this 4 game losing streak and he is doing it all himself. He has played almost the whole game and has 49 pts and 10 boards so far. Up 9 with 3 minutes left
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11-03-2017, 07:40 PM | #11 |
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57-11-6-3-2 now. I wonder why he decided to try tonight. Maybe Beal's comments about Washington being the best in the East.
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11-04-2017, 07:54 AM | #12 |
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That and he didn’t want to match his longest losing streak of his career. But if he can play 42 minutes and get 60 every night the Cavs might be ok.
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They are still going to get destroyed by the Warriors in the finals, though. |
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11-03-2017, 07:43 PM | #15 |
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What a dominating game Lebron played tonight for the win, 57 pts and 11 rebounds
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