Make more jokes about Kobe’s death being Lebron’s fault, dude, because that’s super classy. Represents Philly fanbase well though 
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We added Markieff Morris, it helps solve some of the issues but we still need a 2ndary creator when James rests, someone who creates shots for himself and others. And i dont see such player on the buyout market yet. Darren Collison would have been that, a shame. Wish we could make Kuzma a ballhandler in the 2nd unit but his decision making (still) sucks.
Rondo is more of a ball distributor than a creator though. Hes not a scoring threat off the dribble even against 2nd units, he wont beat guys 1on1 and shatter defences, so teams wont focus their defensive attention on him. Basically if you get yourself in a good position, Rondo will find you, id trust him to do that as good as almost anyone in the league. But dont expect him to make you open by drawing your defender away from you.
Kuz could be that guy theoretically, but his BBIQ is not that high, so we should hope someone else becomes available before playoffs. I read Stephenson wants back, hes OK, he can drop 20 on any given night and be a bother on defense, wouldnt mind him. Not sure who else is there, Maybe DJ Augustin if the Magic fall out of the playoff race early. That would be
Kuz could be that guy theoretically, but his BBIQ is not that high, so we should hope someone else becomes available before playoffs. I read Stephenson wants back, hes OK, he can drop 20 on any given night and be a bother on defense, wouldnt mind him. Not sure who else is there, Maybe DJ Augustin if the Magic fall out of the playoff race early. That would be
We met with Dion Waiters huh. If we get him Troy Daniels probably gets cut. I'd do it but let's see. Our 2nd unit and closing lineup can potentially get a game changer if he clicks with the team.
In other news, JR Smith auditioning for a return, said he's still better than 85% players in the league. 30 teams x ~15 players = ~450 players. So there are only what, ~70 players better than him? He wasn't even 2nd-3rd best player on a team when he was still playing lol.
In other news, JR Smith auditioning for a return, said he's still better than 85% players in the league. 30 teams x ~15 players = ~450 players. So there are only what, ~70 players better than him? He wasn't even 2nd-3rd best player on a team when he was still playing lol.
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Clinch our first playoff spot since 2013 with a lockdown defensive performance against the #1 Bucks.
After a poor first qtr, controlled the game from the 2nd quarter onwards. One of this team’s better performances of the season. Lebron and AD killed it. I think the Clippers are still better with all that depth, but with our two stars we’re in with a shot against anyone imo.
Clinch our first playoff spot since 2013 with a lockdown defensive performance against the #1 Bucks.
After a poor first qtr, controlled the game from the 2nd quarter onwards. One of this team’s better performances of the season. Lebron and AD killed it. I think the Clippers are still better with all that depth, but with our two stars we’re in with a shot against anyone imo.
@KB824 @zizinho
Clinch our first playoff spot since 2013 with a lockdown defensive performance against the #1 Bucks.
After a poor first qtr, controlled the game from the 2nd quarter onwards. One of this team’s better performances of the season. Lebron and AD killed it. I think the Clippers are still better with all that depth, but with our two stars we’re in with a shot against anyone imo.
Clinch our first playoff spot since 2013 with a lockdown defensive performance against the #1 Bucks.
After a poor first qtr, controlled the game from the 2nd quarter onwards. One of this team’s better performances of the season. Lebron and AD killed it. I think the Clippers are still better with all that depth, but with our two stars we’re in with a shot against anyone imo.
Few takeaways:
-we still struggle when James sits due to not having a 2ndary playmaker. We added Waiters now, hopefully hes still at the level of recent years, then we have ourselves a very good 2nd unit.
-to me Giannis is the MVP, but with these voters its all about narratives. Last night James has won some points i believe. He defended Gìannis super well and led his teams offense, getting both a personal and team victory here. Tomorrow vs the Clippers he can reduce the gap even further and then we will see where the narrative is directed in the last couple of weeks.
-Giannis wont win a ring with Middleton as his 2nd option, and im not even talking about talent. The guy is too soft and cant (co)carry a team. If they dont get him someone better in the summer he should leave.
-i love Alex Caruso and Avery Bradley, pure hustle
You skipped the second half? It was a fantastic half to watch. James bullied Giannis in the 2nd half. Locked him down for the entire 3rd quarter while killing it at the offensive end and we never really looked back. AD closed it out in the 4th.
Kuzma had a good game, especially on Defense. Bradley has been our 3rd best player for several weeks now. Caruso had a good 2nd qtr and a pretty mediocre second half. Thankfully Rondo stepped up and performed better again in the 2nd half of this one. KCP is most surprising player of the season for me (aside from Dwight). He’s been so good for us after being so bad and making so many boneheaded plays last year. We need Danny Green to find his shooting stroke soon and get more engaged, seems to be playing pretty lazily lately.
This is the type of game I want to see us able to still grind out a win in. Our 2nd worst 3 pt shooting game of the season I think (6/32 lol) and we still won. Our offense inside the arc was fantastic and punished them after the first qtr. Even with AD picking up 3 early fouls and only playing 14 minutes with 5 pts in the first half. Shooting under 20% from three as a team is very rare, but when teams play tighter perimeter D in the playoffs it can happen, so our dominance in the paint should help us a lot with that when the 3-ball isn’t falling, if we’re engaged and in playoff mode.
And yeah, Giannis is clear mvp. Would have to fall apart over the next month for it to be close with anyone else.
Kuzma had a good game, especially on Defense. Bradley has been our 3rd best player for several weeks now. Caruso had a good 2nd qtr and a pretty mediocre second half. Thankfully Rondo stepped up and performed better again in the 2nd half of this one. KCP is most surprising player of the season for me (aside from Dwight). He’s been so good for us after being so bad and making so many boneheaded plays last year. We need Danny Green to find his shooting stroke soon and get more engaged, seems to be playing pretty lazily lately.
This is the type of game I want to see us able to still grind out a win in. Our 2nd worst 3 pt shooting game of the season I think (6/32 lol) and we still won. Our offense inside the arc was fantastic and punished them after the first qtr. Even with AD picking up 3 early fouls and only playing 14 minutes with 5 pts in the first half. Shooting under 20% from three as a team is very rare, but when teams play tighter perimeter D in the playoffs it can happen, so our dominance in the paint should help us a lot with that when the 3-ball isn’t falling, if we’re engaged and in playoff mode.
And yeah, Giannis is clear mvp. Would have to fall apart over the next month for it to be close with anyone else.
