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Re: Audition night- Bulls/Wolves GDT
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2026 7:30 pm
by FNG
Coolbreeze44 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 22, 2026 7:29 pm
FNG wrote: ↑Thu Jan 22, 2026 7:27 pm
Love the pace on offense so far!
Yeah buddy, looks good
But to Tim's point, the pace was terrific early against the Jazz too. Gotta sustain it!
Re: Audition night- Bulls/Wolves GDT
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2026 7:31 pm
by Crazysauce
It would look better with Beringer in there instead of Conley
Re: Audition night- Bulls/Wolves GDT
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2026 7:32 pm
by Q-is-here
DNatagal wrote: ↑Thu Jan 22, 2026 7:24 pm
Any chance we can clone Pop from his heyday? These Wolves need a coach to bench any player(besides the current whipping target Dilly) and put on players that actually want to try hard on defense.
What i wouldn't give to see full Pop moment yanking all 5 starters when they don't give the proper effort. I know what will be said, "you can't do that with today's players", and I say try it. They need a wakeup call.
Don't forget that Pop would sit them for just a few minutes and then put all or most of them back in again. It wasn't some extended benching unless for some reason the reserves were absolutely killing it. And it's a lever that can only be pulled occasionally otherwise it loses its effectiveness. I actually agree with what you're saying, but there are a couple of important caveats to it.
Re: Audition night- Bulls/Wolves GDT
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2026 7:38 pm
by Q-is-here
Bones and Conley just terrible out there in that stint.
Re: Audition night- Bulls/Wolves GDT
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2026 7:38 pm
by 60WinTim
So, does Clark get in as a 10th man? Or does Finch stick with 9?
Re: Audition night- Bulls/Wolves GDT
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2026 7:40 pm
by FNG
We maintained the fast pace throughout the quarter, just missed a bunch of shots in a row.
It's interesting to me that Naz and Jaden are such good friends, because they both have developed exceptional footwork in the paint. I wonder if they have worked on that together on the offseason.
Re: Audition night- Bulls/Wolves GDT
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2026 7:44 pm
by FNG
60WinTim wrote: ↑Thu Jan 22, 2026 7:38 pm
So, does Clark get in as a 10th man? Or does Finch stick with 9?
It's Clark time...I like the 10-man rotation!
Re: Audition night- Bulls/Wolves GDT
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2026 7:44 pm
by 60WinTim
Seems like the scouting report is out on Clark. He hasn’t been very effective lately. Or at least not like he had been earlier in the season.
Re: Audition night- Bulls/Wolves GDT
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2026 7:45 pm
by Q-is-here
60WinTim wrote: ↑Thu Jan 22, 2026 7:38 pm
So, does Clark get in as a 10th man? Or does Finch stick with 9?
Clark is in. Seems like Clark and Beringer as defensive/hustle types are easier to play for short bursts. I can sympathize with the argument that it doesn't work as well with the likes of Dillingham and Shannon.
Re: Audition night- Bulls/Wolves GDT
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2026 7:48 pm
by Q-is-here
60WinTim wrote: ↑Thu Jan 22, 2026 7:44 pm
Seems like the scouting report is out on Clark. He hasn’t been very effective lately. Or at least not like he had been earlier in the season.
But what is there to scout? A good defender is a good defender. Scouting report: "He moves his feet really well and gives outstanding effort". Ah, not very helpful!
I think he's struggling with how to defend without fouling so much, something Jaden can emphathize with! But I agree that Clark hasn't been impacting games as much lately.