re: Ingram has literally been our worst player this season, Zion also has not been good

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They can't even drop 50 points combined on most nights. They certainly ain't giving you 1 block combined a game nor are they giving you more than 1 steal total combined. But let's pretend they are putting up those fantasy numbers you posted at all.

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Yea, that was a very weird post. The insinuation from it is that they are playing very well putting up numbers they're expected to and posters still aren't happy.

Their games simply do not mesh. When you watch the reserves come in and play, you quickly notice how different the offense feels. It's like they're running two completely different offenses.

I don’t think you have any idea what I was insinuating.

I was insinuating that Pels fans over here won’t be happy unless our 2 superstars take over the game and dominate from start to finish. Basketball is a team game and it’s a lot easier to focus on shutting down BI and Zion when they’ve got Dyson, a rookie who has been very hot and very cold, and a damn statue who plays well against like 4 teams in the starting lineup. Sure, it’s a star driven league but when one of the teams biggest contributors (Matt Ryan) was a FA like a month ago. It shouldn’t be hard to understand why Z and BI can’t carry a squad of bums. You add Trey and CJ to the mix, spacing opens up for Z and BI’s drives, kick outs start. Then maybe the sky will stop falling

Idc to argue w you but we’re like 10% of the way through the season and you’re running around like a chicken with his head chopped off over something you have no control over. I love my Pels but it really ain’t that important brotha

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Great offensive players can't be shut down or even close to it.

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I think I agree with you in principle but we have seen it happen

I don’t think anyone would argue Dame isn’t a great offensive player and Jrue shut him down

Herb shut down Shai for 2/4 games last year

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Being a -13.9 with your “leader” on the floor and being a net neutral when he’s on the bench is absolutely atrocious.

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Jesus Christ you can’t use +/- numbers this early into the season. Do you realize we were like + 20 for any of the guys who played last night in the fourth quarter; do you know how in ten games that distorts things. Starters on our team right now are playing teams who have starting lineups that aren’t missing two starters and key subs that play big minutes. We’ve gotten waxed in most games because we’re missing key starters and several other rotation players. If you want to use your eyes and say that our two “stars”
Don’t seem to play well together that’s legit. If you want to say neither one plays defense worth a shite that’s legit. This plus minus crap right now is misleading because we are getting our arse kicked because we are fielding a squad that simply is overmatched on a nightly basis.

Thats as bad as it gets. No F's given at all in front of the home crowd.

Remember when I told you guys 4 years ago he sucked?

Y’all laughed. I’m right.

The thing is Ingram doesn’t suck.

He’s very good at what he likes to do, what he likes to do is outdated and is not efficient basketball.

I will say though last night was far better and exactly what we need from him.

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I will say though last night was far better and exactly what we need from him.

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He played essentially the same way he's played all year. But we won, most everyone played really well and with effort, so now last night is the way he needs to play (even though he played pretty much the same way he has played all year). You guys are priceless. The ends justify the means.