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Pellican
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| Registered on: | 6/15/2013 |
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re: Joel Meyers clowning on AD
Posted by Pellican on 1/27/16 at 8:33 am
I'm surprised Joel called him out on that.
I think AD is "softer" than most players, but I don't care that he gave up a basket after getting knocked out. I think that's ridiculous. And it was a really good pass, fwiw...
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re: Time for some changes
Posted by Pellican on 12/29/15 at 9:34 am
It feels strange to criticize an offense that is just outside of the top 10, but I imagine some of the problems with how we run offense manifest in our putrid defense.
I don't fault Gentry's system--instead, I look at a team full of players incapable of making split-second decisions. You can pre...
re: Asik on the Trade Block
Posted by Pellican on 12/16/15 at 12:36 pm
At some point this year, my mom asked me to tell her (again) what value Asik brings to the table. I started explaining and then thought, "What the hell am I doing? I don't even believe this anymore."
Chicago Asik had value. Houston Asik had value. But this version of Asik has none.
Gentry com...
re: Ish Smith - asset or just a fill-in?
Posted by Pellican on 11/12/15 at 2:05 pm
I'll probably complain, but I agree.. can't be making conclusions about a team when 4-5 key players are missing....
re: Ish Smith - asset or just a fill-in?
Posted by Pellican on 11/12/15 at 12:38 pm
Think Ajinca is a little better than given credit for, but yes, agreed on all other points. Missed Gordon though--who is an asset, albeit one who is nowhere near a competent primary ball-handler. The shooting is awesome....
re: Ish Smith - asset or just a fill-in?
Posted by Pellican on 11/12/15 at 11:14 am
Calling him an asset is a stretch. Is he someone I'm okay with as my 5th guard? Sure. Is he someone who makes the players around him noticeably better? No. Am I asking myself too many questions? Yes.
Ish has good passing skill, but functionally, he does not facilitate good, or even adequate, offe...
re: Are the Pels the worst team in the league?
Posted by Pellican on 11/4/15 at 2:49 pm
Didn't say we will suddenly turn into a title team. It'd be ridiculous to expect no injuries. Just saying it's equally ridiculous to think we are the 3rd worst team in the NBA. Particularly when Vegas pegged our O/U around 47....
re: Are the Pels the worst team in the league?
Posted by Pellican on 11/4/15 at 2:24 pm
I live in a world where I don't make sweeping conclusions about NBA teams after 4 games, particularly when they are missing 4 players who earn major minutes....
re: Are the Pels the worst team in the league?
Posted by Pellican on 11/4/15 at 2:16 pm
[quote]We are definitely the worst in the Western Conference. We are probably slightly better than Brooklyn and Philly, but that's not really saying much.[/quote]
What world do you live in?...
re: Fast Paced Offense?
Posted by Pellican on 10/29/15 at 9:58 am
Think our offense has been very fast-paced. Can recall plenty of shots very early in the shot clock.
Past that, drawing sweeping conclusions from 2 games with .5 Jrue, no Tyreke, no Asik, no QPon, and no Cole seems hasty. The first 1.5 games were an absolute train wreck, but the defense started ...
re: Pels used an 18 second shot clock in scrimmage
Posted by Pellican on 10/2/15 at 12:45 pm
Wonder if that's a Monty thing or a Tyreke thing.
His last year with the Kings, think Tyreke generated 25% of his offense in transition. In regards to pace, I don't worry that Tyreke doesn't like to run.
My worries with Tyreke/pace: pace is more than just sprinting up the floor. Capitalizi...
re: McNamara
Posted by Pellican on 9/18/15 at 10:23 am
I understood your point. :cheers:...
re: McNamara
Posted by Pellican on 9/18/15 at 7:37 am
In Mac's defense, I don't believe he has ever tried to exterminate all the Jewish people in the world. So applying the same logic to both of them may be [i]slightly [/i]inappropriate.
Mac and Schwan's podcast got me thinking about basketball instead of passively watching it. Mac will be missed....
re: Pels are interested in offering KJ McDaniels
Posted by Pellican on 7/9/15 at 9:11 am
In-depth knowledge of the CBA and front office tactics are not my strong points, but given how little financial flexibility we have, we can't make much of a splash anyway.
If we sign him to an offer sheet, we can't S&T. Not that we have much to give Houston in a S&T anyway....
re: Pels are interested in offering KJ McDaniels
Posted by Pellican on 7/9/15 at 8:44 am
I'd be a big fan of this. Don't think KJ is someone who'd consistently contribute for at least another year, but someone I think could be a very good swingman if put into the right culture/development setting. There is a lot to work with here....
re: Gentry wants Davis to shoot more 3 pters
Posted by Pellican on 7/8/15 at 9:39 am
Agreed. I remember your pod with Amin a while back where he was saying that some guys come into the league with so many things that they could be good at and it becomes a sort of curse, because they never master any one thing. Davis is the opposite of that--pretty much everything is obtainable and h...
re: Gentry wants Davis to shoot more 3 pters
Posted by Pellican on 7/8/15 at 9:37 am
I feel like there was some quote this summer about Davis taking ATB 3s as well as corner 3s--if that's the case, yeah, a pretty simple action to get Davis a look if he's feeling it. And I love the idea of Jrue being in Kevin Martin's (? gif a bit blurry) place there. And that's one of my favorite ex...
re: Gentry wants Davis to shoot more 3 pters
Posted by Pellican on 7/8/15 at 9:29 am
Could probably add that Davis also isn't the best at stopping his momentum when he drives/avoiding charges...
re: Gentry wants Davis to shoot more 3 pters
Posted by Pellican on 7/8/15 at 9:20 am
I agree--and to be clear, I don't want Davis simply standing in the corner, because the last thing you want to do with Davis is take him away from the action. I think there are times during a game where DC and Davis wind up being very close to the corner and getting kick-outs. Those are the times wh...
re: Gentry wants Davis to shoot more 3 pters
Posted by Pellican on 7/8/15 at 9:14 am
TD is a very good place to get aggregated Pels info--and as I've transitioned to a big boy job, I have less time to scroll through 1000s of tweets to find that info myself. TD is a very valuable resource and there is definitely some great dialogue. So I'll probably be more active here than I used to...
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