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BloopOracle wrote: ↑Tue Feb 27, 2024 8:03 pm Now Slomo hurt, who's going to step up on offense tonight to fill the void?

well Jaden, now or never.

never mind. Wolverine is back!

thedoper wrote: ↑Tue Feb 27, 2024 7:59 pm

WildWolf2813 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 27, 2024 7:58 pm Oh man, Ant injured his leg

Weird fall, tough to say with Ant though. He does act like he's shot every time something gets tweaked.

Paul Pierce 2.0

Im real surprised Finch hasnt gotten more COY buzz nationally. Everyone said 2 bigs doesn't work all last year and Finch made both Towns and Naz a 4.

NAZ just keeps improving various facets of his game. If we do trade KAT this offseason, a NAZ/Gobert starting front court would work.

thedoper wrote: ↑Tue Feb 27, 2024 8:37 pm Im real surprised Finch hasnt gotten more COY buzz nationally. Everyone said 2 bigs doesn't work all last year and Finch made both Towns and Naz a 4.

I have seen his name mentioned nationally. It will come down to how teams finish the regular season.

Thought we might struggle offensively tonight without KAT, but Conley and Reid stepped up. Great through 3 quarters, but hate seeing us take the foot off the throat in the 4th during blow outs.

Hope NAWs 3pt shot comes back soon and McDaniel's gets out of his offensive funk. We really need to run some plays for Jaden.

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Even his teammates say he’s Paul piercing it lol

Good win with KAT being out. Remember, the Spurs can beat us!

- Good game for Naz after what seems like a stretch where he's been pretty quiet. He's doing some good things on defense too.

- After Pop dumped the stupid experiment with Jeremy Sochan at PG, it looks like he's now trying to make Wemby the main half court facilitator. I realize Tre Jones is the actual PG, but it seems like a lot runs through Victor. While he's miles better than Sochan, he still looks iffy in that role, turning the ball over a bunch and just getting a ton of his passes deflected.

- McDaniels....Sigh. His offense has just been atrocious. And they did try to get him some opportunities tonight.

- NAW now 3-17 from 3 in his last four games. We can't have him AND Jaden struggling offensively against the better teams.

- Mike Conley has really turned himself into a sharpshooter. He was always a solid 3-point shooter, but he's taken it to an elite level in terms of accuracy since the trade last year. So refreshing to see for a franchise that has always struggled to find and/or develop consistent shooters.

- It's nice to have Jordan McLaughlin as our 3rd string PG. When he's making the 3, he instantly becomes a plus-level backup PG.

- No complaints on the officiating.

Let's hope Houston beats OKC tonight and gives us just a tiny bit more breathing room at the top of the West!

Agree with all of Q's points, and will add:

- Monte Morris is a smart basketball player and a great addition.

-Rudy bullied Wemby into his first poor shooting game in a while...fun to watch the two big Frenchmen play each other.

-Jaden's elite defense makes Finchie have to play him at least 25 per night...but WTF with his offense?

- NAW has become my gal's favorite player...he's a PatBev type hustle player without the annoying personality. Needs to rediscover his 3-point shot though.

- Naz has one of the best left-handed touches for a rightie center I've ever seen.

- Let's hope SloMo is back soon...such a key to our offense against the zone with his facilitating in the lane.