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CoolBreeze44 wrote:I don't like tanking. But at least you have to give Flip this much - he has a plan and is executing it. There is at least one player in this draft who he has identified and targeted, and he is hell bent on making sure we can get him. There is something about this that makes me feel good.

What? I think the complete opposite. We started the year trying to compete, then we decided to tank, then we decided to compete again, now were trying to tank again and play the "young guys" while also trading for a 38 year old and refusing to trade a 32 year old Martin.

Plan my ass

sjm34 wrote:Did anyone else notice that as soon as we claimed the lead, Flip sub two guys and the game immediately went the other way?

Chase was finally playing well, even on D and Flip yanks him.

Am I the only one that thinks Hamilton might be our best big?

I'd put Hamilton and Gorgui on equal footing. Both are pretty skilled offensively. Defensively, I think Hamilton plays a more disciplined brand of ball, but he simply doesn't have the physical tools to compete in the paint. So I'd call it a draw overall. One's a lot cheaper than the other and that makes Hamilton a much better value.

alexftbl8181 wrote:

CoolBreeze44 wrote:I don't like tanking. But at least you have to give Flip this much - he has a plan and is executing it. There is at least one player in this draft who he has identified and targeted, and he is hell bent on making sure we can get him. There is something about this that makes me feel good.

What? I think the complete opposite. We started the year trying to compete, then we decided to tank, then we decided to compete again, now were trying to tank again and play the "young guys" while also trading for a 38 year old and refusing to trade a 32 year old Martin.

Plan my ass

I guess it's the most recent plan then.

Q12543 wrote:

sjm34 wrote:Did anyone else notice that as soon as we claimed the lead, Flip sub two guys and the game immediately went the other way?

Chase was finally playing well, even on D and Flip yanks him.

Am I the only one that thinks Hamilton might be our best big?

I'd put Hamilton and Gorgui on equal footing. Both are pretty skilled offensively. Defensively, I think Hamilton plays a more disciplined brand of ball, but he simply doesn't have the physical tools to compete in the paint. So I'd call it a draw overall. One's a lot cheaper than the other and that makes Hamilton a much better value.

Dieng makes like a million bucks

I don't get it, Flip's used plenty of timeouts. KG's leadership points during those huddles should have us up by double digits by now

alexftbl8181 wrote:

CoolBreeze44 wrote:I don't like tanking. But at least you have to give Flip this much - he has a plan and is executing it. There is at least one player in this draft who he has identified and targeted, and he is hell bent on making sure we can get him. There is something about this that makes me feel good.

What? I think the complete opposite. We started the year trying to compete, then we decided to tank, then we decided to compete again, now were trying to tank again and play the "young guys" while also trading for a 38 year old and refusing to trade a 32 year old Martin.

Plan my ass

Ding ding ding. I've made these same points in the past. It's why I'm not fully on the Flip bandwagon anymore. Too many moves that make ZERO sense. Ever since the Love trade it's been a mind-boggling season. And most importantly, he either doesn't have a plan or he doesn't trust it and strays from it. Both of which aren't good.

alexftbl8181 wrote:I don't get it, Flip's used plenty of timeouts. KG's leadership points during those huddles should have us up by double digits by now

Hahahaha. +1000. I needed that laugh.

Damn is Wiggy off tonight. Hard to watch.

What an embarrassment. Hamilton and then Wiggins miss consecutive dunks on our end and then the legendary Bogdan what's-his-face (the guy that looks like my plumber) slams it down on the other end for the most points in the paint for a New Jersey/Brooklyn team since the last century.

The thing that made me the most mad about this game was when they said that was going to opt out at the end of the year. Then went on earth did we trade him for kg, the wolves could of actually got something for thad, I understand trading him if he was going to opt in bit I don't understand the trade at all if he told flip he was opting out