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AbeVigodaLive wrote:Wait. I thought Rubio was the whipping boy around here.

We can't have two of them! Get it together people.

Not lately, the fervor has shifted

Q12543 wrote:Here are the whipping boys, in no particular order:

Thibs
KAT
Wiggins
LaVine
Rubio
Dieng

There is someone here for everyone! Others will add the bench to this list, but those are generally not the guys in the game when we experience these epic meltdowns that lose us games.

That's what the list SHOULD be, but it's not what I'm reading.

AbeVigodaLive wrote:

monsterpile wrote:

AbeVigodaLive wrote:Wait. I thought Rubio was the whipping boy around here.

We can't have two of them! Get it together people.

I think its at least 3 because Bazz gets it also. The surprise of the year is Payne has been spared. Thibs should probably get COY for that accomplishment alone right?

To be fair, Bazz deserves to be blamed.

He's trying to steal the soul of everybody who loves unselfishness on the basketball court. He might be satan, but I'm looking for a second source to confirm this.

I include him because my eye test says he is at least attempting to go from the dark side to to maybe a dark blue or something... =) My eye test says more often he is passing out of spots he usually takes shots like offensive rebounds or post ups where he would usually just take the shot and he is moving the ball. There are some stats that say the same thing. His usage rate is down. He takes less shots. Would you believe his FT rate is actually at a career high? Advanced stats show him as having a career high net rating and defensive rating so he sucks less on that end. He has clearly struggled no doubt to get going this season as an offensive player, but it feels like the guy really is trying to do more of the right things. I cheer for the guy, but I absolutely admit if there is one guy that hasn't been able to add to his game (skillwise offensively) after X amount of years (other than getting in terrific shape) its Bazz. All I am saying is it feels like he gets ZERO credit for doing the stuff everyone says he should be doing even though he is actually doing some of it.

Q12543 wrote:Here are the whipping boys, in no particular order:

Thibs
KAT
Wiggins
LaVine
Rubio
Dieng

There is someone here for everyone! Others will add the bench to this list, but those are generally not the guys in the game when we experience these epic meltdowns that lose us games.

Surprised to see Dieng's name on this list, Q. He seems like an overall fan favorite and while he's not great at anything, he's not absolutely terrible at anything either. His play alone isn't normally the reason for a win or loss. He's just a small cog in the machine. I think that's a fair description. The only time this board really debates about him is on the topic of what role is best for him, and even then most people seem to side with the idea that he's a starter in this league.

Camden wrote:

Q12543 wrote:Here are the whipping boys, in no particular order:

Thibs
KAT
Wiggins
LaVine
Rubio
Dieng

There is someone here for everyone! Others will add the bench to this list, but those are generally not the guys in the game when we experience these epic meltdowns that lose us games.

Surprised to see Dieng's name on this list, Q. He seems like an overall fan favorite and while he's not great at anything, he's not absolutely terrible at anything either. His play alone isn't normally the reason for a win or loss. He's just a small cog in the machine. I think that's a fair description. The only time this board really debates about him is on the topic of what role is best for him, and even then most people seem to side with the idea that he's a starter in this league.

I guess what I really meant to say was the starting lineup and Thibs. But yes, Gorgui seems like the kind of guy that if everyone else is playing up to snuff, is good enough not to bring the team down. My guess is that if he were the starting Center for Cleveland or Golden State instead of Thompson or Pachulia, their records wouldn't be any different.