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Ant just has a switch that when flipped makes him elite. Prior to that dunk he looked mentally and physically exhausted and just plain lost out there. Then he makes that dunk and it changes his effort level and effectiveness on both ends of the court.

The key for Finch is figuring out how to keep that switch on.

kekgeek wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 9:17 pm

Coolbreeze44 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 9:15 pm

kekgeek wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 9:14 pm

That’s why x2

Weren't you the guy counting his missed 3's?

Correct, he’s been terrible tonight. But you don’t bench star players in the league because of those last 3 possessions. Jaden is great but we have so many more similar options to replace him

All I know is when they took Jaden out the Rockets went on like a 10-0 run. It was stupid on Finch's part

Coolbreeze44 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 9:19 pm

kekgeek wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 9:17 pm

Coolbreeze44 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 9:15 pm

Weren't you the guy counting his missed 3's?

Correct, he’s been terrible tonight. But you don’t bench star players in the league because of those last 3 possessions. Jaden is great but we have so many more similar options to replace him

All I know is when they took Jaden out the Rockets went on like a 10-0 run. It was stupid on Finch's part

12-5 run. But your point stands. I’m guessing the 2 straight turnovers and quick 3 what he missed got him benched the 3 possessions before.

I’m just saying Ant is at a different point in his career than Jaden. They are never benching Ant down the stretch Jaden is more replaceable if he is being a liability on offense

Slo-mo was great tonight. He is sooooo valuable when he's playing with confidence

KiwiMatt wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 9:19 pm Ant just has a switch that when flipped makes him elite. Prior to that dunk he looked mentally and physically exhausted and just plain lost out there. Then he makes that dunk and it changes his effort level and effectiveness on both ends of the court.

The key for Finch is figuring out how to keep that switch on.

Ant needs to sleep in a soundproof room come playoff time, if his baby is keeping him awake and tired at home. Not sure if he's living with his girlfriend, but Wiggins always played better on the road once he had the baby and he could sleep on the road.

Ant has gone through these lulls in prior seasons, sometimes he'll go through a couple of them. This happens every year where he gets into a multi-game funk due to exhaustion, being dinged up, etc., etc. He's not in NBA superstar shape and/or he's not preparing like an NBA superstar (e.g. getting enough sleep).

He is battling out there and can still make some homerun plays, which is good. Hopefully he'll have his A-game for the playoffs.