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The problem with the way this roster was built
Posted on 9/9/16 at 6:05 pm
Posted on 9/9/16 at 6:05 pm
Everyone called it, it was way to dependent on having Jrue. With the lack of true playmakers or even guys who can create their own shots. Putting that much faith in one player was destined to fail. The season is over before it even started. 
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Posted on 9/10/16 at 7:40 am to 504ByrdGang
Another problem is all of the wasted assets on Tyreke. Net negative.
Posted on 9/10/16 at 8:07 am to 504ByrdGang
A lot of teams would be screwed if their starting point guards wife got a brain tumor and forced him to miss some time. Not exactly something you can play for. How would OKC do if Westbrook went out, or Washington w/o Wall, or the Grizzlies w/o Conley, and on and on and on.
Yes, this team is screwed because it lost its second best player, who happens to play perhaps the most important position in the league. We know. Not exactly a thought provoking observation
Yes, this team is screwed because it lost its second best player, who happens to play perhaps the most important position in the league. We know. Not exactly a thought provoking observation
Posted on 9/10/16 at 8:19 am to Crewz
The problem is that this isn't our first time being in this position of a viable back up ball handler. So when you know one guy wont be useful at all and the other has a reoccurring injury issue and hasn't played a full season in 3 year you would think to be better prepared.
Posted on 9/10/16 at 9:19 am to 504ByrdGang
Please tell me how many teams have a reliable backup pg that puts up similar numbers to the starter.
Your constant bagging on Jrue is annoying 504. I like some of your posts here and you know your shite but you have blinders on when it comes to the Jrue/Reke debate.
Your constant bagging on Jrue is annoying 504. I like some of your posts here and you know your shite but you have blinders on when it comes to the Jrue/Reke debate.
Posted on 9/10/16 at 9:21 am to 504ByrdGang
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The problem is that this isn't our first time being in this position of a viable back up ball handler. So when you know one guy wont be useful at all and the other has a reoccurring injury issue and hasn't played a full season in 3 year you would think to be better prepared.
because the lingering medical problem of his was not allowed to heal properly for 3 years. Now that it was allowed to heal, who's to say that he would not have played the full season?
Posted on 9/10/16 at 10:20 am to whatiknowsofar
Most teams starting pg hasn't played only 50% of their games in 3 years. Most teams have a secondary ball handler with Tyreke being out we know all we had was one.
Posted on 9/10/16 at 11:08 am to 504ByrdGang
You're so right. With us being a lottery team with massive holes at the wing position and sg with Jrue coming back 100% during the off season and tyreke rehabbing, pg should be the first thing addressed. Never mind the signings of Moore and Hughes.
Posted on 9/10/16 at 11:28 am to whatiknowsofar
Yeah, you should always assume one of your players wives, who is an elite athlete herself, is going to be diagnosed with something major and put ample resources into that position for when that very likely event happens
504, per usual, is right here
504, per usual, is right here
Posted on 9/10/16 at 11:28 am to 504ByrdGang
You're right. Not even Anthony Davis is a true play-maker or shot-creator.
He's not really someone you can throw the ball to and have him make something happen. A lot of his points come from him popping out for a quick jump shot.
Pelicans would be good if they had a creating/scoring guard to take control of the offense.
He's not really someone you can throw the ball to and have him make something happen. A lot of his points come from him popping out for a quick jump shot.
Pelicans would be good if they had a creating/scoring guard to take control of the offense.
Posted on 9/10/16 at 11:36 am to PrimeTime Money
That would be jrue. Our ortg/drtg is best when he's running the point.
Issue is he won't be available.
Issue is he won't be available.
Posted on 9/10/16 at 11:59 am to Crewz
No you assume your pg who hasn't stayed on the court the past 3 years might not play a full season and your second ball handler is out till who knows when. So the team was banking on Jrue to have a healthy season with no issues which he has never shown here. We had one ball handler this roster and we knew if he was to go down we had no other viable option to playmake.
Posted on 9/10/16 at 12:03 pm to 504ByrdGang
And what was the alternative? Trade Holiday and sign Jennings? The real scary thing is there was a chance we don't get to resign Frazier. We got lucky he signed for as little as he did.
Posted on 9/10/16 at 12:05 pm to 504ByrdGang
One mishandled injured does not equal injury prone.
We knew he was 100% go to start the season and that the stress fracture was gone.
You just want to be so right about the team being wrong about Jrue yet the reality is he's the second best player and isn't replaceable, even reke isn't a good enough replacement.
We knew he was 100% go to start the season and that the stress fracture was gone.
You just want to be so right about the team being wrong about Jrue yet the reality is he's the second best player and isn't replaceable, even reke isn't a good enough replacement.
Posted on 9/10/16 at 12:46 pm to whatiknowsofar
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You just want to be so right about the team being wrong about Jrue yet the reality is he's the second best player and isn't replaceable, even reke isn't a good enough replacement.
How would you even know that we he never played meaningful games.
Posted on 9/10/16 at 1:29 pm to 504ByrdGang
Lol bro, you forgetting the playoff push two years ago when he was the spark?
Or how about the last game of the season that year where he lit up the spurs?
Or how about the last game of the season that year where he lit up the spurs?
Posted on 9/10/16 at 1:51 pm to whatiknowsofar
That never happened he couldn't even play 15 mins
Posted on 9/10/16 at 4:18 pm to 504ByrdGang
Except he played 25 mins against the spurs.
You even bother to look up game logs?
You even bother to look up game logs?
Posted on 9/10/16 at 4:24 pm to whatiknowsofar
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With us being a lottery team with massive holes at the wing position and sg
and center/frontcourt.
The problem stems from 4 years ago and continued until this off season.
Given all of the holes on this roster and player availability this summer, wing depth was the way to go, regardless of questions about Holiday/Evans.
This post was edited on 9/10/16 at 4:25 pm
Posted on 9/11/16 at 7:20 am to 504ByrdGang
We should have signed DJ Augustin as our backup.
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