mreinman wrote:

Splat wrote:Don't worry about JR, Fish will make him third behind Shump and Timmy.

When he plays JR, he'll keep him him or sit him based on game momentum, but it won't be punishment or reward for playing the game right, because we all know JR is a dumb MF and he will never play consistently within any concept.

We just need a coach with some sense who pulls him quickly when he starts spazzing out.

wouldn't that have been nice to see tonight? Fish pulling JR out/aside and ripping him a new azzhole?

Pre-season. Just wait. It's coming. Though maybe no tongue lashing, just "sit down" and silence. Then we'll get JR mouthing off to reporters again about not playing enough. That's the highest probability scenario IMO. Shump is # 1 in importance and Timmy is clearly more important to the club, so JR is going to used judiciously or barely or not at all, but I don't expect to see him featured often after pre-season.

Splat wrote:

mreinman wrote:

Splat wrote:Don't worry about JR, Fish will make him third behind Shump and Timmy.

When he plays JR, he'll keep him him or sit him based on game momentum, but it won't be punishment or reward for playing the game right, because we all know JR is a dumb MF and he will never play consistently within any concept.

We just need a coach with some sense who pulls him quickly when he starts spazzing out.

wouldn't that have been nice to see tonight? Fish pulling JR out/aside and ripping him a new azzhole?

Pre-season. Just wait. It's coming. Though maybe no tongue lashing, just "sit down" and silence. Then we'll get JR mouthing off to reporters again about not playing enough. That's the highest probability scenario IMO. Shump is # 1 in importance and Timmy is clearly more important to the club, so JR is going to used judiciously or barely or not at all, but I don't expect to see him featured often after pre-season.

Hardaway is way too inconsistent for my liking. Feast of Famine so far.

Pre season Shump is nice. Regular season shump sucks.

JR is our only talented 2 who can get it done. Problem is ... he is a complete idiot. I predict that he will be homeless or playing in North Korea by the time he is 40.

mreinman wrote:

Splat wrote:

mreinman wrote:

Splat wrote:Don't worry about JR, Fish will make him third behind Shump and Timmy.

When he plays JR, he'll keep him him or sit him based on game momentum, but it won't be punishment or reward for playing the game right, because we all know JR is a dumb MF and he will never play consistently within any concept.

We just need a coach with some sense who pulls him quickly when he starts spazzing out.

wouldn't that have been nice to see tonight? Fish pulling JR out/aside and ripping him a new azzhole?

Pre-season. Just wait. It's coming. Though maybe no tongue lashing, just "sit down" and silence. Then we'll get JR mouthing off to reporters again about not playing enough. That's the highest probability scenario IMO. Shump is # 1 in importance and Timmy is clearly more important to the club, so JR is going to used judiciously or barely or not at all, but I don't expect to see him featured often after pre-season.

Hardaway is way too inconsistent for my liking. Feast of Famine so far.

Pre season Shump is nice. Regular season shump sucks.

JR is our only talented 2 who can get it done. Problem is ... he is a complete idiot. I predict that he will be homeless or playing in North Korea by the time he is 40.

No, Shump does not suck. He has been a team player looking for leaders and a coach. His overall contributions will eclipse most players on the team IMO. What people ride him for is lacking the alpha mindset which is just not him. He needs confidence to perform and he went through tough stuff and he's still here. He is not a star, but can be a key player on a winning team. Don't write him off.

Timmy is not there yet, but could be a minor star. Either way, his offense produces similar results as JR with less gyrations. He is looking smooth much of the time and that efficiency matters. He's better than JR already IMO. We'll see if management agrees.

Acy is active. Smith can shoot. Dalembert is ok.

I think Calderon will be good as well as Shump. Melo will see less doubles, or at least be able to see them coming with the better spacing.

The Defense looks better as they are switching less. Players seem to.be taking pride in not letting their guy score.

mreinman wrote:

Splat wrote:

mreinman wrote:

Splat wrote:Don't worry about JR, Fish will make him third behind Shump and Timmy.

When he plays JR, he'll keep him him or sit him based on game momentum, but it won't be punishment or reward for playing the game right, because we all know JR is a dumb MF and he will never play consistently within any concept.

We just need a coach with some sense who pulls him quickly when he starts spazzing out.

wouldn't that have been nice to see tonight? Fish pulling JR out/aside and ripping him a new azzhole?

Pre-season. Just wait. It's coming. Though maybe no tongue lashing, just "sit down" and silence. Then we'll get JR mouthing off to reporters again about not playing enough. That's the highest probability scenario IMO. Shump is # 1 in importance and Timmy is clearly more important to the club, so JR is going to used judiciously or barely or not at all, but I don't expect to see him featured often after pre-season.

Hardaway is way too inconsistent for my liking. Feast of Famine so far.

Pre season Shump is nice. Regular season shump sucks.

JR is our only talented 2 who can get it done. Problem is ... he is a complete idiot. I predict that he will be homeless or playing in North Korea by the time he is 40.

Hardaway had a cold night it happens to every player. He's doing a better job getting assists and rebounds and his defense has evolved from universally terrible to inconsistent/below average. I don't really think he was inconsistent last year and I don't think that will be his problem this year. His problem will continue to be finding other ways to contribute beyond scoring. I like that he is acquiring the skill of getting to the line and you can't deny he's definitely diversified his offense game a bit.

As for JR, I'm not a fan but the people who think he's just going to sit on a the bench all season are fooling themselves. He's too talented for that, even with his low IQ. I'm pretty sure he's going to be getting 20 minutes a night and maybe have a shorter leash than our other SG's.

Dagger wrote:

mreinman wrote:

Splat wrote:

mreinman wrote:

Splat wrote:Don't worry about JR, Fish will make him third behind Shump and Timmy.

When he plays JR, he'll keep him him or sit him based on game momentum, but it won't be punishment or reward for playing the game right, because we all know JR is a dumb MF and he will never play consistently within any concept.

We just need a coach with some sense who pulls him quickly when he starts spazzing out.

wouldn't that have been nice to see tonight? Fish pulling JR out/aside and ripping him a new azzhole?

Pre-season. Just wait. It's coming. Though maybe no tongue lashing, just "sit down" and silence. Then we'll get JR mouthing off to reporters again about not playing enough. That's the highest probability scenario IMO. Shump is # 1 in importance and Timmy is clearly more important to the club, so JR is going to used judiciously or barely or not at all, but I don't expect to see him featured often after pre-season.

Hardaway is way too inconsistent for my liking. Feast of Famine so far.

Pre season Shump is nice. Regular season shump sucks.

JR is our only talented 2 who can get it done. Problem is ... he is a complete idiot. I predict that he will be homeless or playing in North Korea by the time he is 40.

Hardaway had a cold night it happens to every player. He's doing a better job getting assists and rebounds and his defense has evolved from universally terrible to inconsistent/below average. I don't really think he was inconsistent last year and I don't think that will be his problem this year. His problem will continue to be finding other ways to contribute beyond scoring. I like that he is acquiring the skill of getting to the line and you can't deny he's definitely diversified his offense game a bit.

As for JR, I'm not a fan but the people who think he's just going to sit on a the bench all season are fooling themselves. He's too talented for that, even with his low IQ. I'm pretty sure he's going to be getting 20 minutes a night and maybe have a shorter leash than our other SG's.

when I think about Timmy's game I think either very hot or very cold. For some reason, I am not feeling his game like everyone else.

I agree that JR will not sit which makes me angry since he can be such a positive contributor if he WASN'T SUCH AN AZZHOLE!

mreinman wrote:

F500ONE wrote:

mreinman wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:Wally keeps talking about how smart Dalembert and Calderon are. Nice to have that on the court. Also no drama guys.

yeah ... Sam looks like the only big who has picked up the triangle. He makes me miss Tyson very very ... very very very little

At the same time we don't know

What Tyson would have looked like in the Triangle

Dalembert has been pretty decent so far

we know that Phil did not want to know what Tyson would look like in the triangle and neither did I.

Wish he felt that way about others

Like Shump-Amar'e-Smith

And did something about it

Could come back to bite him in the butt

mreinman wrote:

F500ONE wrote:

mreinman wrote:

F500ONE wrote:

mreinman wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:Wally keeps talking about how smart Dalembert and Calderon are. Nice to have that on the court. Also no drama guys.

yeah ... Sam looks like the only big who has picked up the triangle. He makes me miss Tyson very very ... very very very little

At the same time we don't know

What Tyson would have looked like in the Triangle

Dalembert has been pretty decent so far

we know that Phil did not want to know what Tyson would look like in the triangle and neither did I.

Wish he felt that way about others

Like Shump-Amar'e-Smith

And did something about it

Could come back to bite him in the butt

I am sure that he does but they don't have trade value.

One of them certainly does

I mean if Tyler and Ellington[who is contributing for the Lakers]

Can produce Acy, I'd like to think dumping

Shumpert can fill a void or 2

The other 2 probably right although

I bet the Lakers would bite on Smith

For the record Phil could have signed

Kendall Marshall but whiffed there[this said to address Nixluva]

Phil has to have the wits and insights

To be capable of making smart moves like this