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Sound the alarm bells
Posted on 10/14/23 at 4:41 pm
Posted on 10/14/23 at 4:41 pm
The last two games in preseason have been…eye opening.
They look very very very very bad. Disinterested. Not running any motion. Not making shots. Lack of point guard extremely apparent.
I don’t want to get over dramatic but…if this doesn’t turn around once the season starts…the Griff/Willie/Zion/BI era is over.
They look very very very very bad. Disinterested. Not running any motion. Not making shots. Lack of point guard extremely apparent.
I don’t want to get over dramatic but…if this doesn’t turn around once the season starts…the Griff/Willie/Zion/BI era is over.
Posted on 10/14/23 at 4:44 pm to Fun Bunch
quote:When it happens in the regular season consistently, yes.
Sound the alarm bells
Posted on 10/14/23 at 4:45 pm to Fun Bunch
quote:
I don’t want to get over dramatic but…if this doesn’t turn around once the season starts…the Griff/Willie/Zion/BI era is over.
This is overdramatic.
Posted on 10/14/23 at 4:45 pm to Fun Bunch
The thing that worries the most is disinterested. Shouldnt you be excited to start the season healthy and in a new offense? I really don’t understand not giving frick in the preseason like this team is some perennial contender.
Posted on 10/14/23 at 4:49 pm to Fun Bunch
Zion is still so incredibly raw as a basketball player... a total force and freak of nature... but his basketball IQ isn't developed enough yet to where he can reassess the situation once teams take away his plan A of attack.
Posted on 10/14/23 at 4:49 pm to GOP_Tiger
quote:It's technically true.
This is overdramatic.
There's just zero reason to think this is who the Pels are.
There is no correlation in preseason standings vs end of season standings.
Posted on 10/14/23 at 4:50 pm to GOP_Tiger
Which is why it’s qualified with “if this doesn’t turn around once the season starts”
Posted on 10/14/23 at 4:51 pm to shel311
This is not completely accurate. Winless preseason teams have historically bad regular season records with Bucks in 2022 being an exception. The hope is they win one.
Posted on 10/14/23 at 4:56 pm to Fun Bunch
I know I’ve beaten this drum to death, but winning teams have a legit pg..we don’t have one. And please for the love of all things holy, don’t tell me that CJ is the pg, he ain’t.
Posted on 10/14/23 at 4:57 pm to Fun Bunch
Vets often half arse it in the preseason. Should they look better? Yes.
I think a lot of Zion's problems though are conditioning. Sadly we've seen this multiple times before. Once his fitness level improves after playing his way into shape, his motor increases too. That's the rising tide that raises all boats.
If BI and Zion don't work together, we'll hopefully get to enough games to finally see they don't fit and make a move at the deadline. If they do work together, what happened in preseason won't matter.
I think a lot of Zion's problems though are conditioning. Sadly we've seen this multiple times before. Once his fitness level improves after playing his way into shape, his motor increases too. That's the rising tide that raises all boats.
If BI and Zion don't work together, we'll hopefully get to enough games to finally see they don't fit and make a move at the deadline. If they do work together, what happened in preseason won't matter.
Posted on 10/14/23 at 4:57 pm to SHMILL
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know I’ve beaten this drum to death, but winning teams have a legit pg
This is just demonstrably false. The best teams outside of the Warriors have Point Wings or Point Centers. And even the Warriors can be argued that Steph isn't really a traditional PG.
This post was edited on 10/14/23 at 4:58 pm
Posted on 10/14/23 at 5:00 pm to TigerinATL
I would argue Steph is a point guard who is the best shooter in the world. His handles and passing is pretty damn good.
Posted on 10/14/23 at 5:00 pm to SHMILL
quote:But this isn't really true at all.
I know I’ve beaten this drum to death, but winning teams have a legit pg.
Posted on 10/14/23 at 5:03 pm to shel311
Shell is right on this but most winning teams have an elite passer on their team (jokic, bron, etc.). Not sure if we have an elite passer- thats an issue.
Posted on 10/14/23 at 5:04 pm to Pels_Yaz
Bro we don’t even have an elite dribbler lol
Posted on 10/14/23 at 5:04 pm to TigerinATL
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Vets often half arse it in the preseason. Should they look better? Yes.
There are vets on the teams we are playing and they look great. They are moving the ball and scoring and not walking down court. They don’t turn it over times or just watch rebounds
Pelicans right now look AWFUL
Hopefully a flip can be switched
Posted on 10/14/23 at 5:06 pm to Pels_Yaz
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Not sure if we have an elite passer- thats an issue.
They sure think they are elite passers. The amount of terrible cross court passes by the starters were alarming, and I missed most of the first half.
Posted on 10/14/23 at 5:07 pm to SHMILL
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I know I’ve beaten this drum to death, but winning teams have a legit pg.
By legit you mean someone like CP3?
Bucks don’t have a PG
Nuggets don’t have a PG
Celtics don’t have a PG
Suns don’t have a PG
Heat don’t have a PG
Lakers don’t have a PG
Clippers don’t have a PG
Your best player is your PG in todays NBA, Zion.
Posted on 10/14/23 at 5:07 pm to Fun Bunch
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Sound the alarm bells
When are you not sounding the alarm bells?
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