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epak
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We just need BI to get healthy.
He's gonna be a stud with Rondo feeding him.
There's no 2nd unit in the league that can check him.
BI is gonna dominate!!! |
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| epak wrote: | We just need BI to get healthy.
He's gonna be a stud with Rondo feeding him.
There's no 2nd unit in the league that can check him.
BI is gonna dominate!!! |
So this doesn't count as trolling cause you're "being funny".
ok
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| Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2018 9:24 pm Post subject: |
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| 1ngr4m wrote: | | epak wrote: | We just need BI to get healthy.
He's gonna be a stud with Rondo feeding him.
There's no 2nd unit in the league that can check him.
BI is gonna dominate!!! |
So this doesn't count as trolling cause you're "being funny".
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Freaking Spurs are so lucky!
They can't beat us when BI plays at least a few minutes.
I hate the Spurs!
We needed his defense the 3 other games.
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| KeepItRealOrElse wrote: | | You don’t see us possibly signing a wing next year and having Ingram come off the bench? Def a possibility |
It’s a possibility but I think Kuzma comes off the bench in that scenario cos BI is proving that he can play the 2 spot or any other position assigned to him including point. Kuzma hasn’t proven that yet, tho he’s our 2nd best scorer at this point.
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epak
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| Andre2K wrote: | | KeepItRealOrElse wrote: | | You don’t see us possibly signing a wing next year and having Ingram come off the bench? Def a possibility |
It’s a possibility but I think Kuzma comes off the bench in that scenario cos BI is proving that he can play the 2 spot or any other position assigned to him including point. Kuzma hasn’t proven than yet, tho he’s our 2nd best scorer at this point. |
I think if we get Kawhi, Kawhi can play the 2 and BI goes back to the 3, his natural and best spot imo. But then again freaking LeBron doesn't want to play the 4 is the word. LeBron shifting to the 4 would make things so much smoother imo. |
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| Andre2K wrote: | | KeepItRealOrElse wrote: | | You don’t see us possibly signing a wing next year and having Ingram come off the bench? Def a possibility |
It’s a possibility but I think Kuzma comes off the bench in that scenario cos BI is proving that he can play the 2 spot or any other position assigned to him including point. Kuzma hasn’t proven that yet, tho he’s our 2nd best scorer at this point. |
Kuz shooting 30.5% from 3 decreases his value to the team immensely. Ingram had him beat in most other areas anyways.
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| epak wrote: | | Andre2K wrote: | | KeepItRealOrElse wrote: | | You don’t see us possibly signing a wing next year and having Ingram come off the bench? Def a possibility |
It’s a possibility but I think Kuzma comes off the bench in that scenario cos BI is proving that he can play the 2 spot or any other position assigned to him including point. Kuzma hasn’t proven than yet, tho he’s our 2nd best scorer at this point. |
I think if we get Kawhi, Kawhi can play the 2 and BI goes back to the 3, his natural and best spot imo. But then again freaking LeBron doesn't want to play the 4 is the word. LeBron shifting to the 4 would make things so much smoother imo. |
Ingram can play the 4 at that point, granted he’s much stronger and more matured physically. I actually think his best position would be at the 4 once he gets stronger. His best position was at the 4 in college.
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epak
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| Andre2K wrote: | | epak wrote: | | Andre2K wrote: | | KeepItRealOrElse wrote: | | You don’t see us possibly signing a wing next year and having Ingram come off the bench? Def a possibility |
It’s a possibility but I think Kuzma comes off the bench in that scenario cos BI is proving that he can play the 2 spot or any other position assigned to him including point. Kuzma hasn’t proven than yet, tho he’s our 2nd best scorer at this point. |
I think if we get Kawhi, Kawhi can play the 2 and BI goes back to the 3, his natural and best spot imo. But then again freaking LeBron doesn't want to play the 4 is the word. LeBron shifting to the 4 would make things so much smoother imo. |
Ingram can play the 4 at that point, granted he’s much stronger and more matured physically. I actually think he’s best position would be at the 4 once he gets stronger. His best position was at the 4 in college. |
Remains to be seen in terms of weight gain.
In college he can get away with being a 4.
Hopefully he does. That would be huge for us. |
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| epak wrote: | | Andre2K wrote: | | KeepItRealOrElse wrote: | | You don’t see us possibly signing a wing next year and having Ingram come off the bench? Def a possibility |
It’s a possibility but I think Kuzma comes off the bench in that scenario cos BI is proving that he can play the 2 spot or any other position assigned to him including point. Kuzma hasn’t proven than yet, tho he’s our 2nd best scorer at this point. |
I think if we get Kawhi, Kawhi can play the 2 and BI goes back to the 3, his natural and best spot imo. But then again freaking LeBron doesn't want to play the 4 is the word. LeBron shifting to the 4 would make things so much smoother imo. |
Edited when? And how many times?! 
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| Andre2K wrote: | | epak wrote: | | Andre2K wrote: | | KeepItRealOrElse wrote: | | You don’t see us possibly signing a wing next year and having Ingram come off the bench? Def a possibility |
It’s a possibility but I think Kuzma comes off the bench in that scenario cos BI is proving that he can play the 2 spot or any other position assigned to him including point. Kuzma hasn’t proven than yet, tho he’s our 2nd best scorer at this point. |
I think if we get Kawhi, Kawhi can play the 2 and BI goes back to the 3, his natural and best spot imo. But then again freaking LeBron doesn't want to play the 4 is the word. LeBron shifting to the 4 would make things so much smoother imo. |
Ingram can play the 4 at that point, granted he’s much stronger and more matured physically. I actually think he’s best position would be at the 4 once he gets stronger. His best position was at the 4 in college. |
We shouldn't count on that till he proves it
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| He’s def a PF in his prime |
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| Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2018 9:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Ingram is barely as strong as most SG's in the league, I seriously doubt he'll ever be a PF. He's a long perimeter player. |
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I think Ingram going down last game made us more likely to win.
And Ingram's injury from last game, made us more likely to lose tonight.
Kuz and Zo embraced the extra touches on offense. But our defense against San Antonio tonight looked like the last time we played them without Ingram (and Rondo) early in the year.
It's a tradeoff. Ingram's two way game helps us win some games. Because he guards the Derozan's and still makes Demar work on D. But also some games, when he's awful from the field. We have slow starts. Fall behind in the 1st. And never recover.
The margin of error for this squad is razor thin. But I'll be happy when we have all our options back on the table. We'll win more games overall when Rondo and Ingram get healthy.
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| kikanga wrote: | I think Ingram going down last game made us more likely to win.
And Ingram's injury from last game, made us more likely to lose tonight.
Kuz and Zo embraced the extra touches on offense. But our defense tonight against San Antonio looked like the when we played them without Ingram (and Rondo) early in the year.
It's a tradeoff. Ingram's two way game helps us win some games. Because he guards the Derozan's and still makes Demar work on D. But also some games, when he's awful from the field. We have slow starts. Fall behind in the 1st. And never recover.
The margin of error for this squad is razor thin. |
Reasonable.
For the bolded, this is true for any team without a 2nd star which the Lakers are...good thing their 1st star is one of the best at bailing the team out and winning games in the 4th. |
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| kikanga wrote: | I think Ingram going down last game made us more likely to win.
And Ingram's injury from last game, made us more likely to lose tonight.
Kuz and Zo embraced the extra touches on offense. But our defense against San Antonio tonight looked like the last time we played them without Ingram (and Rondo) early in the year.
It's a tradeoff. Ingram's two way game helps us win some games. Because he guards the Derozan's and still makes Demar work on D. But also some games, when he's awful from the field. We have slow starts. Fall behind in the 1st. And never recover.
The margin of error for this squad is razor thin. But I'll be happy when we have all our options back on the table. We'll win more games overall when Rondo and Ingram get healthy. |
If we used everyone right, we’d be a really good team... Mike put it right on Twitter, switch Kuz and Ingram’s roles when they play together. Kuz makes quicker decisions ISOing, gets a good rhythm.
Then, don’t be scared to play Zo over Rondo in the 4th...
It’s not that hard. An XO assistant coach would take us over the top, too. |
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| KeepItRealOrElse wrote: | | kikanga wrote: | I think Ingram going down last game made us more likely to win.
And Ingram's injury from last game, made us more likely to lose tonight.
Kuz and Zo embraced the extra touches on offense. But our defense against San Antonio tonight looked like the last time we played them without Ingram (and Rondo) early in the year.
It's a tradeoff. Ingram's two way game helps us win some games. Because he guards the Derozan's and still makes Demar work on D. But also some games, when he's awful from the field. We have slow starts. Fall behind in the 1st. And never recover.
The margin of error for this squad is razor thin. But I'll be happy when we have all our options back on the table. We'll win more games overall when Rondo and Ingram get healthy. |
If we used everyone right, we’d be a really good team... Mike put it right on Twitter, switch Kuz and Ingram’s roles when they play together. Kuz makes quicker decisions ISOing, gets a good rhythm.
Then, don’t be scared to play Zo over Rondo in the 4th...
It’s not that hard. An XO assistant coach would take us over the top, too. |
I agree. I think Luke and the team was slowly coming around to that before the injury.
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| KeepItRealOrElse wrote: | | kikanga wrote: | I think Ingram going down last game made us more likely to win.
And Ingram's injury from last game, made us more likely to lose tonight.
Kuz and Zo embraced the extra touches on offense. But our defense against San Antonio tonight looked like the last time we played them without Ingram (and Rondo) early in the year.
It's a tradeoff. Ingram's two way game helps us win some games. Because he guards the Derozan's and still makes Demar work on D. But also some games, when he's awful from the field. We have slow starts. Fall behind in the 1st. And never recover.
The margin of error for this squad is razor thin. But I'll be happy when we have all our options back on the table. We'll win more games overall when Rondo and Ingram get healthy. |
If we used everyone right, we’d be a really good team... Mike put it right on Twitter, switch Kuz and Ingram’s roles when they play together. Kuz makes quicker decisions ISOing, gets a good rhythm.
Then, don’t be scared to play Zo over Rondo in the 4th...
It’s not that hard. An XO assistant coach would take us over the top, too. |
I think the cold hard truth is that it's player dependent and matchup dependent. Which leaves alot of room for coaching error.
Kuz and Hart are still young (in my book). So, of course, Lonzo and Ingram are too. They'll all be inconsistent. And against a team like ... GS. I could imagine Ingram messing with Durant defensively (like normal) and scoring well against Klay. As opposed to Kuzma going against an ex-DPOY in Draymond.
Reminds me of the 09 and 10 championships. George Karl (Denver's coach) said years later. He still has nightmares about Odom in the playoffs. Even though Kobe and Pau stole the NBA finals headlines against Orlando and Boston.
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| I watched the replay few time of his injury. I think LMA did it on purpose. He is going under BI its easy to see it. He could stop if he wanted. Pop school at his best. |
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| There's no doubt, he's a great cover for DeRozan. |
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| blackmamba08 wrote: | | I watched the replay few time of his injury. I think LMA did it on purpose. He is going under BI its easy to see it. He could stop if he wanted. Pop school at his best. |
In the same game he tried to get Bron as well. The league should implement a rule that if a player is injured as a result of you stepping under them on a contest, you miss the same amount of games as the injured player, in addition to a fine. |
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| SocalDevin wrote: | | blackmamba08 wrote: | | I watched the replay few time of his injury. I think LMA did it on purpose. He is going under BI its easy to see it. He could stop if he wanted. Pop school at his best. |
In the same game he tried to get Bron as well. The league should implement a rule that if a player is injured as a result of you stepping under them on a contest, you miss the same amount of games as the injured player, in addition to a fine. |
I like this .. Or any type of intentional harm that causes injury. Beverley going after Westbrook’s knees multiple times for example. The (bleep) is a joke man. There should be zero tolerance for these things |
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| I like the hell out of that idea. Maybe we’d stop seeing so much dirty hoops. |
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Man Droz seems to kill us. Missed BI on him. Get better soon!
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Isnt it bad that they took mri on Thursday night and they don't have an update till Saturday morning?
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