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CJ has started playing 5 on 5

Posted on 11/15/24 at 6:57 pm
Posted by Soggymoss
Member since Aug 2018
17408 posts
Posted on 11/15/24 at 6:57 pm
Posted by GOP_Tiger
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2005
20725 posts
Posted on 11/15/24 at 9:14 pm to
CJ's return is going to be huge. With no Dejounte and no Jose, we really need someone who can handle the ball.
Posted by Pelican707
Member since Apr 2021
165 posts
Posted on 11/15/24 at 9:16 pm to
Did you not see how we looked with cj handling the ball the last two years ?
Posted by Soggymoss
Member since Aug 2018
17408 posts
Posted on 11/15/24 at 9:19 pm to
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Did you not see how we looked with cj handling the ball the last two years ?

We won 49 games last season with him handling the ball…
Posted by Pels_Yaz
Member since Apr 2023
11544 posts
Posted on 11/15/24 at 9:21 pm to
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We won 49 games last season with him handling the ball…


That statement isnt really accurate We played better when he was off ball. We survived his on ball minutes.
Posted by GOP_Tiger
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2005
20725 posts
Posted on 11/15/24 at 9:21 pm to
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Did you not see how we looked with cj handling the ball the last two years ?



Yeah, it's not ideal, and that's why we got Dejounte. It's also a whole level better than BI and Boston handling the ball all the time.
Posted by Pels_Yaz
Member since Apr 2023
11544 posts
Posted on 11/15/24 at 9:22 pm to
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It's also a whole level better than BI and Boston handling the ball all the time.


Very true.
Posted by Galactic Inquisitor
An Incredibly Distant Star
Member since Dec 2013
18452 posts
Posted on 11/15/24 at 9:46 pm to
Yeah, we're past thinking CJ is a point, but he will be one of 3 competent ball-handlers we have healthy. If nothing else, he will cut into the number of possessions that BI or Boston have to fight just to get the ball up the court.
Posted by supe12sta12z
Tiger Town
Member since Apr 2012
12928 posts
Posted on 11/15/24 at 9:54 pm to
I predict he'll return on Tuesday in Dallas. That'll give the team some practice time with the team on a 2 day break.
Posted by VA LSU fan
Virginia
Member since Dec 2007
8640 posts
Posted on 11/15/24 at 10:23 pm to
Any quality starter is a welcome addition.

Just need to figure out a way to tread water and win a few more games until Jones and Murray come back. I've lost all faith in fatass, he needed to come into the season in shape. He needs to go.

Posted by shel311
McKinney, Texas
Member since Aug 2004
112626 posts
Posted on 11/15/24 at 10:35 pm to
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Did you not see how we looked with cj handling the ball the last two years ?
Yes, he handles the ball very well compared to our other ball handlers. So what's your issue?
Posted by urtoosmall
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2009
535 posts
Posted on 11/16/24 at 9:28 am to
Most 3 pt makes per game last season at a 42.9% rate... can't come back soon enough.
Posted by whatiknowsofar
hm?
Member since Nov 2010
25963 posts
Posted on 11/16/24 at 9:39 am to
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So what's your issue?


I will never understand the CJ hate on this board. Ever.
Posted by GOP_Tiger
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2005
20725 posts
Posted on 11/16/24 at 10:53 am to
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Just need to figure out a way to tread water and win a few more games until Jones and Murray come back


If we can survive in the standings until we get healthy, there's definitely a silver lining to all of these injuries in that

1) None of them are season-ending, and while they have been out, there hasn't been the opportunity for them to sustain season-ending injuries.

2) Our main guys will have fewer miles on them by the end of the season. Everyone agrees that an 82-game season is bad for player health.

I think back to last season, and even if Zion hadn't gotten injured in the play-in game against the Lakers, we still would've struggled in the playoffs, because JV and Larry were mere ghosts of what they had been earlier in the season JV was quick and agile early last season and very slow late; and Larry started the season terribly, sat out for a while with a cracked rib (and got other procedures done), came back amazing, and then was beset with his nagging injuries and was ineffective by the end.

The upshot of this argument is that these early injuries actually enhance the odds that our team is healthy and at its best in the postseason. It's why I haven't been participating in all the dooming here lately.
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