Destino Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Beal looks timid again. I swear that he either plays with some edge or he seems to sleep walk around the court and suck. It's not just a matter of shots falling with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Singleton left the doghouse, Crawford may have entered. He hasn't played much the last couple of games, hasn't played at all tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 No one misses layups like Trevor Ariza. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBash Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 The refs don't like calling fouls on the Nets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Refs are letting a lot of calls slide on both sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBash Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 And off the offense goes with John Wall back on the court. Beautiful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 (edited) The 1st unit has regained control of the game. Edited February 9, 2013 by StillUnknown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBash Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 I feel like Lopez goes over the back...A LOT. I know he has length over most guys but I see a lot of contact when he goes over the back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Commando Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Drafting and free agency have to be disconnected, imo. Drafting should be purely BPA with the idea that no rookie can start until he can out play the veteran. The free agency side should be looking to field the best team without worrying about what rookie might be able to start. The team can't keep 4 guys and one learning on the job strategy going. Beal has been good but he's been crap at times as well because he's young, there is no getting around a learning curve... I'd rather have that kind of up and down experience from the guy NOT getting the most minutes at the spot going forward. Especially with big men that take so long to develop. The team is good right now. If they keep the entire starting lineup for next season, I could understand the logic. The player I think they can most afford to move, and should, is Ariza. Okafor is suddenly an important piece and replacing double digit rebounding isn't as easy as it sounds. Vesely should be in the D league. Booker is a non factor, let him walk for all I care. I agree. This is the approach NFL teams take--every NFL team goes into their offseason planning on making the playoffs. In the NBA, I think you can go with rookies and forego FA at the beginning of a rebuild when they know they aren't making the postseason (and that they are actually better off getting a few consecutive high draft picks). But we should be at the end of our rebuild now. We've gotten our high draft picks in place and they're developing. This year should be the final one. Now we need to be going for the playoffs. We need to be able to put a starting five out there with experience and we need a few key reserves that already have their roles figured out. BUT, you also have to be smart in the way you approach FA and the Draft. You need to build a team and not just thoughtlessly collect talent. You don't go out and spend a bunch of FA dollars or a long term contract for a SF in FA and then draft a SF with a top lottery pick. You're wasting someone. And since you really need to be going BPA with really high lotto picks, I'd hold off on making ANY big FA acquisitions this summer. Not that we can afford to make any though. Personally, I'd like to keep this basic core together for one more year to see what they can do together: - Wall - Beal - Ariza - Martell - Nene - Okafor - Singleton - Temple And hopefully spend the draft pick on Zeller or Noel. Not sure how I feel about Price as the backup PG. I like him but I think we could find an upgrade. I would like for us to be able to deal Seraphin and Crawford for something good but we're not in a position to deal either of them right now. Ves and Booker I'm ambivalent about. I think they are easy contracts to stash and don't see a need to try and move them. But neither can shoot and I'm wanting us to get a true stretch 4. That's why I'm high on Singleton right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmzznnxx Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Dang, Singleton is hitting some nice shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Commando Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Love that step back jumper from Singleton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Wall's jumpshot is the only thing hurting me from this game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Commando Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 9 times out of 10, John's missed jumpers are too strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Reggie Evans is that guy everyone thinks about punching in pick up games isn't he? He's always getting that extra little shove in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Brooke Lopez will check under his bed and closets for Nene before he goes to bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Commando Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Holy crap the team is dangerous tonight. Everyone is scoring. Everyone is creating. Everyone is defending. ---------- Post added February-8th-2013 at 09:15 PM ---------- Vesely back to being the victory cigar. Or defeat cigar, depending. Look at the soft touch from Ves!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Yawn hits a jumper. Must be those Chinese New Year warm up shirts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBash Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 It wouldn't be a game without a foul on Ves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Commando Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 I'm glad Blatche is gone, but I don't hate him. If I were there, I don't think I would boo him or cheer when he missed shots. Not too loud anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 (edited) It wouldn't be a game without a foul on Ves He gets a pass tonight I'm glad Blatche is gone, but I don't hate him. If I were there, I don't think I would boo him or cheer when he missed shots. Not too loud anyway. **** him I can deal with players who suck, but work hard. Blatche was talented and just a lazy piece of ****. If I were there, I would be chanting with the rest of the crowd "Blatche You Suck" Edited February 9, 2013 by StillUnknown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Wall is shooting too much... and I love it. This season is lost and I like that he's determined to be a better shooter. He's not taking too many terrible shots, he's just missing them, and I can live with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade7 Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 (edited) Those shots are eventually going to fall in the hoop. I can feel it, he just wants it more then pretty much everyone on the court when I see him play. I'm really starting to love the guy... Edited February 9, 2013 by Renegade7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Commando Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Wall is shooting too much... and I love it. This season is lost and I like that he's determined to be a better shooter. He's not taking too many terrible shots, he's just missing them, and I can live with that. I agree. I want him to get into the habit of aggressively pulling up off the dribble and shooting that mid range shot. I want it to become second nature for him. Eventually he will get better at it and it will become a part of his arsenal. People who get too frustrated with Wall's shooting need to keep in mind that Wall is 22 and in his third year. We've got a decade of him in front of us. Where he is when he's 26-27 and beyond is going to be so different from where he is today. If he develops good offensive habits and shooting habits now eventually he'll be a more complete player. One of the things that's really stood out to me this year is how much better of a finisher he is now than he was his first two years. His ball-handling looks better. He's really got command of all these moves--eurostep and drop steps and behind the back dribbles and high cross over now. And his shooting touch at the rim has gotten crazy. He's making so many of those shots. He's truly deadly in transition. He's attacking the rim on the break without numbers and scoring against 1 on 2s and 3s like it's the easiest and most natural thing in the world for him. He just bullies and bamboozles his way to the rim. He's really starting to remind me of DWade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade7 Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Drafting and free agency have to be disconnected, imo. Drafting should be purely BPA with the idea that no rookie can start until he can out play the veteran. The free agency side should be looking to field the best team without worrying about what rookie might be able to start. The team can't keep 4 guys and one learning on the job strategy going. Beal has been good but he's been crap at times as well because he's young, there is no getting around a learning curve... I'd rather have that kind of up and down experience from the guy NOT getting the most minutes at the spot going forward. Especially with big men that take so long to develop. The team is good right now. If they keep the entire starting lineup for next season, I could understand the logic. The player I think they can most afford to move, and should, is Ariza. Okafor is suddenly an important piece and replacing double digit rebounding isn't as easy as it sounds. Vesely should be in the D league. Booker is a non factor, let him walk for all I care. I understand your post, not so much in reference to mine. I was addressing the topic of letting Webster walk then turn around and drafting a SF with our top pick. I understand the risk of other teams possibly bidding for his services, but unless someone offers him something crazy like a max contract, we should do what we need to keep him here. I agree this is at least a .500 basketball team, and would be right now if it wasn't for that historically horrible start to the season due to injuries. I wouldn't mind not going after any free agents and just adding via the draft. We have some big contracts already, so unless we do some serious wheeling and dealing, I want our main offseason target to be Webster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Commando Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Van Gundy was giving the Wiz a lot of praise during the Miami/Clippers broadcast. Nice. We are finally getting some positive attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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