I was a big fan of making a trade for Beal and sending them Zo. That was before we got NAW. I’m a huge Zo fan but was worried about off the court issues which have surprisingly become a complete non issue and has matured so much. The show on Facebook “Ball in the Family” gives you a great insight to his life off the court which has completely changed as his Dad has taken a step back. Now on NAW I think we have our Beal caliber player as he develops. If I can have Ball and NAW or Beal I am going with Ball/NAW all day. I think NAW is our future replacement for Jrue as he slides in next to Ball and Ingram. Until then I believe he will be behind JJ as his direct replacement eventually becoming our 6th man as the first guard off the bench competing for 6th man of the year awards. Our future in this area is secure for a long long time.
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10-07-2019, 08:50 PMGuardianAngel25
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10-07-2019, 08:50 PMbahmamamba
naw us a pg he looks for his own but he passes first
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10-07-2019, 08:51 PMbahmamamba
Hayes daaaamn lol
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10-07-2019, 08:52 PMPelicanidae
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10-07-2019, 08:53 PMGuardianAngel25
Frank Jackson has looked very solid tonight as well. He is very under rated. Worked out with Jrue this entire off season where he is said to have completely turned into a different player. As much as I love NAW I believe Frank has earned some minutes as well. In the future when JJ is gone we will see some 3 man guard lineups on the bench of NAW/Frank/Hart which will be fun to watch.
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10-07-2019, 08:54 PMPelicanidae
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10-07-2019, 08:54 PMbahmamamba
seems we want Hayes to go to the g league for a year and sorry but naw has been playing this good since summer league it's not just a lesser talent thing he is going to steal mins and he deserves them
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10-07-2019, 08:54 PMwuggie
Hayes needs som meat on his bones. Legit looks like Sideshow bob haha
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10-07-2019, 08:55 PMjawznola
I don’t like Melli, why couldn’t we bring bacon Mirotic again? He would be perfect with this squad.
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10-07-2019, 08:55 PMbahmamambacome on he hasn't looked great naw has looked a lot better with less experienceQuote:
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10-07-2019, 08:56 PMbahmamambayou don't like melli** woooooow well you're obviously a casualQuote:
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10-07-2019, 08:56 PMPelicanidaeMirotic turned down big money to go back to Spain. He wanted to play in Europe.Quote:
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In any case, what's wrong wtih Melli? He's had multiple fantastic passes, has hit several threes, rebounded well, handled the ball in transition, plays good team defense what's the issue?
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10-07-2019, 08:58 PMjawznola
I’m
Casual? Nah, been a fan since the franchise first came here bro. I mean you joined this site 5 years AFTER me. I’m not a fan of this guy “Melli”Quote:
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10-07-2019, 09:00 PMPelicanidae
Hayes gets blocked. That's a sign of where he needs to put on muscle. He had the inside position, but the stronger man just smothered it (Fernando is 2 years older than him and a good 20lbs heavier).
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10-07-2019, 09:00 PMbahmamambajoining a site isn't an indication of a fan but you not liking a dude who legit fits in makes you a casual bc obviously you're not seeing what literally every one else is seeing so congrats lolQuote:
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10-07-2019, 09:00 PMPelicanidae
NAW wth the airball. Not nice lol
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10-07-2019, 09:01 PMbahmamambaawe damn so that's naw and melli who aren't good. we'll were ******** lolQuote:
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10-07-2019, 09:02 PMjawznola
Your opinion is that he fits in, and my opinion is that Mirotic is a better option. Doesn’t make me a “casual”. But whatever Internet dude.
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10-07-2019, 09:04 PMGuardianAngel25I didn’t say he has looked great but yes he’s been very solid tonight. He has earned his minutes as well. Like I said he trained with Jrue the entire off season. Words came from Jrue on how good he looked as well. They are the same age as well. I’m a huge NAW fan and believe he is going to be an all star. That doesn’t mean Frank hasn’t earned his minutes.Quote:
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10-07-2019, 09:04 PMPelicanidaeMirotic is only a better option if he IS an option. And if he's turning down big money from Milwaukee to go back to Spain, he obviously wasn't an option.Quote:
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10-07-2019, 09:04 PMbahmamambanaaah your opinion is melli isn't good lol but okay random person on the interwebzQuote:
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10-07-2019, 09:04 PMTaker597Living under a rock doesn't make you look good. Take your L bruh. Mirotic going back to Spain and Melli replacing him like some sort of weird clone was a meme for a hot minute.Quote:
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10-07-2019, 09:05 PMjawznolaYou know you haven’t been a fan since the beginning, so you deflect. But your opinion is that he fits in, and my opinion is that Mirotic is a better option. Doesn’t make me a “casual”. But whatever Internet dude.Quote:
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10-07-2019, 09:05 PMbahmamambaoh quiet he's a better fan than you so he knows more [emoji23]Quote:
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10-07-2019, 09:05 PMPelicanidae
Every time Hayes caught the ball beyond the 3pt line I'm like ''take it. Take the shot.'' :hihi:
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10-07-2019, 09:06 PMNichols
Buds.. the squad looks pretty good considering the poor competition. We all should be excited and optimistic.
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10-07-2019, 09:07 PMbahmamambalmao oh my falt I obviously haven't been around here at all unlike you [emoji23] man sit down casualQuote:
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10-07-2019, 09:07 PMGuardianAngel25Quote:
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Yea nothing wrong with that at all. Mirotic was a great fit here. I think Melli brings everything he does but better in some other areas. -
10-07-2019, 09:08 PMjawznola
Lol y’all lil dudes really feminine, man. But in other news, the squad as a whole looked good. Anxious to see if Zo can stay consistent with that 3-Ball all season.
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10-07-2019, 09:08 PMbahmamambaoh no no GA don't you do it melli looked horrible apparently lolQuote:
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10-07-2019, 09:09 PMdonatoYou know who's a better option than Melli AND Mirotic? Hakeem Olajuwon in his prime. Unfortunately he is just as available as Mirotic. You're literally making something an option that was not an option. Might as well be wishing for leprechauns and unicorns.Quote:
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10-07-2019, 09:09 PMbahmamambaannnnmnnd we found the dude who isn't comfortable with his sexuality [emoji23][emoji23]Quote:
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10-07-2019, 09:10 PMbahmamambalmfao, I love you guys [emoji23]Quote:
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10-07-2019, 09:11 PMPelicanidae
Good first pre-season game! Good to get a win on the board.
All of the main guys had at least okay games tonight.
Jrue played barely 18 minutes and put up 21 points on 78% shooting and 60% from 3, and was our clear best defender. Just came in and carved ATL up.
Zion had a great professional debut, 16 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals. Turned it over a few times, although once it wasn't really a turnover it was a foul. Didn't play as much active D as I know he can, so that's kind of disappointing, but hey, it's the first game and nobody played great D outside of Jrue.
Ingram really warmed up in the second half. His first half was really rough, he shot terribly, took several bad choices, made bad reads and decisions, etc, but after halftime it looks like he cleared his head a little because he made a big improvement in terms of his decision making and passing. Moved better off ball too. Hope we see more of ''second half'' Ingram moving forward. That third quarter was where he did most of his damage, and he looked good then.
Lonzo looked pretty good too. He had 9 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists in 25 minutes, read the floor very well, made a bunch of good passes. There was a time in the second quarter where he caught the inbounds and you could see him gearing up to launch the outlet pass before realising nobody was down-court and he just pounded the ball like he was annoyed by it :hihi: Dude just wants to launch big passes. His new reworked shot looked really nice as well, and he maintained it pretty well. The form drifted on the stepback, but it was otherwise good and he shot 3 for 8 which is 37.5%. Much more comfortable with him shooting high volume 3s if he's making them at that pace.
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10-07-2019, 09:12 PMbahmamambayeah I think that's the most encouraging thing our guys didn't play much but dominated a team we should dominate I think we just get a lot better I'm even more excited nowQuote:
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10-07-2019, 09:14 PMGuardianAngel25
Ingram is just 23 minutes putting up 19 points 6 rebounds and 50% from FG/3pt..
This 22 year old kid is about to blow up this year. Then you have Zion who has shown how dominant he can be and his game already showing to translate very well. Throw in Ball who will be a legit triple double threat every night giving Gentry exactly what he wants to run is offense at the point. We all know what we have in Jrue who is about to have the best season of his career. I believe he will shot 40% from 3pt where he really put work in this offseason. This team is going to be a lot better then people think. -
10-07-2019, 09:14 PMluckymanThats just an extremely weird take. And Melli fits this team better than "shoot 15 threes per game" MiroticQuote:
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10-07-2019, 09:15 PMbahmamambait wasn't always great but he looked good needs more timeQuote:
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10-07-2019, 09:15 PMNichols"Thumbs up"Quote:
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10-07-2019, 09:16 PMMythrol
Man I get busy for a couple months and come back into the fire I see. Lol
I really liked Mirotic. He would be great on this team. Unfortunately he wanted to get paid a crap ton of money and play in Europe. I'm happy for him. Melli looked really good for us. I'm hoping he can turn into our Joe Ingles.
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10-07-2019, 09:17 PMbahmamambaI'm glad you guys can say it better than me lol I'm a little drunk but I mean according to him 6ou came be a fan if you weren't on the message board since they got here lolQuote:
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10-07-2019, 09:18 PMGuardianAngel25
LoL!! If that recap doesn’t show what a hater you are I don’t know what does! Had a “really rough” 1st half with several bad shots, choices, and reads.. Haha is first half was not that bad but nice dramatizing. Just because you don’t like when an 89th percentile shooter from mid range takes mid range shots doesn’t make them bad decisions or shots. Go tell Kawhi he does nothing but take bad shots. Makes a ton of sense to tell someone who is elite to stop doing it because it doesn’t agree with their view of analytics.
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10-07-2019, 09:18 PMluckyman
I mean NAW. Dude slaps his own butt after a made 3. You can see the shooting guard in him take over at times but...thats EXACTLY what you want out of a backup point guard.
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10-07-2019, 09:18 PMjawznola
Agreed, plus it was obvious that a few guys needed to get in better basketball shape. I can only see more intensity as the season progresses, especially from Zion as he gets his legs up under him. Jrue really looked like a special player out there and I can tell the guys trusts him as the leader and most talented player on the team.
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10-07-2019, 09:19 PMPelicanidaeAnd you've been on the site longer than him so he can't disagree with you. That's the rule, apparently.Quote:
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10-07-2019, 09:19 PMbahmamambayup exactly what I'm thinking sorry Moore isn't a pg and I love Jackson but naw hasn't been here 6 months and dude seems like he belongs. I think Moore and Jackson are trade baitQuote:
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10-07-2019, 09:20 PMbahmamambalmfao exactly!!Quote:
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10-07-2019, 09:20 PMPelicanidae
I wrote out my pre season playoffs stuff in the middle of August, and in it, I predicted we'd make the playoffs as the 7th seed.
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10-07-2019, 09:20 PMGuardianAngel25I think he is getting the backup minutes. Moore only had 8 minutes tonight while NAW got 15 minutes. Frank got 16, Hart 16, and JJ 13.. Which to me shows Moore will be a non factor. We need to show some minutes so his trade value can stay up somewhat imo.Quote:
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