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Only against a team like the Rockets can one (team) enter the 4th quarter down a point, and walk off of the court having won by 20.
So.
Damn.
Effing.
Weird.
So.
Damn.
Effing.
Weird.
Nice!!! LIGHT THE BEAM BABY!Great night for scoreboard watching. MIN, PHX, NOP all lose
Rockets current brand of basketball is so ugly. They have some promising players but as a collective - no thanks.
Something really is up. They're young, but they have an insane amount of high draft capital on this team:
Jalen Green-2nd overall
Jabari Smith-3rd overall
Alperen Sengun-16th overall
Tari Eason-17th overall
Usman Garuba-23rd overall
Josh Christopher-24th overall
Kevin Porter-30th overall
Bruno Fernando-34th overall
Not even including Kenyon Martin at 52nd and JaSean Tate being a huge undrafted win.
They shouldn't suck as bad as they do. They're playing like a team that shipped all its vets away and is having to play Beno Udrih equivalent* major minutes.
If they land Wembanyama and he's legit, Green/Wemby is going to do some serious damage at some point. Green has to the tools to be insane on pick and roll.
Something really is up. They're young, but they have an insane amount of high draft capital on this team:
Jalen Green-2nd overall
Jabari Smith-3rd overall
Alperen Sengun-16th overall
Tari Eason-17th overall
Usman Garuba-23rd overall
Josh Christopher-24th overall
Kevin Porter-30th overall
Bruno Fernando-34th overall
Not even including Kenyon Martin at 52nd and JaSean Tate being a huge undrafted win.
They shouldn't suck as bad as they do. Garuba, Fernando and Christopher are probably busts, but I think Green, Smith, Sengun, Eason and Porter can all really play. Martin and Tate should be good role player types. They're playing like a team that shipped all its vets away and is having to play Beno Udrih equivalent* major minutes. They should be one of the league's ascending teams
Wow. You came close. They combined for 89.I would not. I think they come 10 short of that.
haha yah.. He's either stone, drunk or both. He's feeling all over his face so it's probably numb from some kind of substance. Alcohol? Weed? Something illegal? who knows..That guy dancing behind TD is LIT
What's even more crazy is that we can, very legitimately, be a top 3 team in the Western Conference once all of the smoke settles.View attachment 11444
Crazy stuff. If season ended today we would have homecourt for at least the first series!
My second job out of college I shared an office with a UNC guy and I think that was the year the first Duke player left early. Not sure but I think Bibby also came out that year and he was one of if not the first players Lute didn’t graduate.I can't believe I've been watching basketball long enough that playing two years of college basketball is now considered staying an extra year!
Odd game. We didn’t have any offense outside of threes and Sabonis bully ball and defense was just ok with lapses on the glass. Really, Houston just got hot at the right time or the game would have been over much sooner. It seems like Lyles and Metu have settled into their roles for now. Lyles has been outstanding all season with the exception of a short stretch a few games ago.
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Crazy stuff. If season ended today we would have homecourt for at least the first series!
Wasn't Brand the first Dukie to leave early? Or was it Maggette?My second job out of college I shared an office with a UNC guy and I think that was the year the first Duke player left early. Not sure but I think Bibby also came out that year and he was one of if not the first players Lute didn’t graduate.
Definitely one of those two that I’m thinking of, floodgates really opened right after.Wasn't Brand the first Dukie to leave early? Or was it Maggette?
Man that would really be something else!Yes and we would draw Dallas, whom we could beat
What's even more crazy is that we can, very legitimately, be a top 3 team in the Western Conference once all of the smoke settles.
But, let's not get too ahead of ourselves, and just soak these wins as they come for us. I'll take any seed that sees us play basketball after the final buzzer goes off in game 82.
I kinda feel bad for Jalen. He's not playing with much structure on that team. They're forcing a 2nd year player to be the GUY on a team who doesn't have a true PG or many vets. They only have 4 players over 25-years-old...and two of them are Garrison Matthews and Jae'sean Tate who don't much NBA experience.my Buddy is a huge rockets fan and he always talks about how they have a lot of the same type of players. Jalen is Uber talented but can’t pass or play defense and Is pretty wild on offense. Sengun is great but is limited defensively and doesn’t fit the team. Porter is who he is. They need to consolidate their talent and add a few vets next year to help transition them to competitive basketball. The pundits don’t like Silas as coach either
As a mod, a "Kings versus Doncic" playoff series is something I want no parts of.Man that would really be something else!
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Crazy stuff. If season ended today we would have homecourt for at least the first series!
I am laughing so hard. I'm just now reading comments and I know exactly who you are talking about. I was literally thinking "is that just how this guy looks, is he doing a bit of some kind". Not to make fun; hero of the day.That guy dancing behind TD is LIT
Always appreciate the strays Marv randomly in game threads.Trey Lyles being more important to the product than Bagels ever was is one of my favorite things ever.