Clean wrote:anyone notice how kobe went out of his way to pay respect to KP? He got up fast to help KP get up on that hustle play and after the game he made sure to find KP to talk to him. Kobe is not one to get high on rookies and it seems like he really likes KP.

yes I saw that but Kobe was playing to the crowd a bit. He knows how crazy we are over this kid but he had to see how much this kid changed todays game.

mreinman wrote:

nixluva wrote:

mreinman wrote:I wish I could have counted how many shots KP changed. I would say at least 10-15.

KP is a revelation!!! I didn't expect this level of impact on D. I thought his presence would be good but he's even better than I expected at this point.

yes. And I was one of the ones who was really excited about him but did not expect this much. The defense! The Rebounds! The IQ! The maturity!

the shots will eventually fall. This is normal.

Okay, I think fans need to get on him about his passing. Then watch him go for double digit ast. lol.

They should also put this in his locker

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Clean wrote:anyone notice how kobe went out of his way to pay respect to KP? He got up fast to help KP get up on that hustle play and after the game he made sure to find KP to talk to him. Kobe is not one to get high on rookies and it seems like he really likes KP.

Me thinks Melo has been bragging on KP to Kobe.

mreinman wrote:oh sh1t!! Yellow - you were right! I just saw the play where Gallo stayed on his tippy toes to not step out of bounds on that curl three.

Not sure if he did it on purpose but if he did, WOW!

Reminded me of Sean Elliot three. I believe that was Sean elliot over Pippen when he played for the blazers.

I must also point out that this is the second game I notice that Williams has stopped executing his responsibilities in the triangle. I am not sure if that is a second unit thing trying to give grant more space or not.

Despite his negatives his ability to get to the line is special. He needs more minutes just to put the other team in foul trouble and loosen up things for Melo and co.

mreinman wrote:

yellowboy90 wrote:IF Calderon, Melo, and Afflalo could just get back up to their recent career efficiency this offense could be pretty good.

I must also point out that this is the second game I notice that Williams has stopped executing his responsibilities in the triangle. I am not sure if that is a second unit thing trying to give grant more space or not.

Despite his negatives his ability to get to the line is special. He needs more minutes just to put the other team in foul trouble and loosen up things for Melo and co.

more minutes? I don't know about that. Too dangerous. He can really attack the rim but he does so many dumb things.

It is a risk but I think you have to at least try it once or twice. I think it would work out by just putting pressure on them in transition. Also, I do not think his teammates are used to his athleticism yet because they are missing some backdoor lobs to him. It's like trying to control lighting, I know.

yellowboy90 wrote:

mreinman wrote:

yellowboy90 wrote:IF Calderon, Melo, and Afflalo could just get back up to their recent career efficiency this offense could be pretty good.

I must also point out that this is the second game I notice that Williams has stopped executing his responsibilities in the triangle. I am not sure if that is a second unit thing trying to give grant more space or not.

Despite his negatives his ability to get to the line is special. He needs more minutes just to put the other team in foul trouble and loosen up things for Melo and co.

more minutes? I don't know about that. Too dangerous. He can really attack the rim but he does so many dumb things.

It is a risk but I think you have to at least try it once or twice. I think it would work out by just putting pressure on them in transition. Also, I do not think his teammates are used to his athleticism yet because they are missing some backdoor lobs to him. It's like trying to control lighting, I know.

his game really shines in transition. That is why he needs to play with the best defensive unit that we have.

And, starting him is beyond stupid.

mreinman wrote:

yellowboy90 wrote:

mreinman wrote:

yellowboy90 wrote:IF Calderon, Melo, and Afflalo could just get back up to their recent career efficiency this offense could be pretty good.

I must also point out that this is the second game I notice that Williams has stopped executing his responsibilities in the triangle. I am not sure if that is a second unit thing trying to give grant more space or not.

Despite his negatives his ability to get to the line is special. He needs more minutes just to put the other team in foul trouble and loosen up things for Melo and co.

more minutes? I don't know about that. Too dangerous. He can really attack the rim but he does so many dumb things.

It is a risk but I think you have to at least try it once or twice. I think it would work out by just putting pressure on them in transition. Also, I do not think his teammates are used to his athleticism yet because they are missing some backdoor lobs to him. It's like trying to control lighting, I know.

his game really shines in transition. That is why he needs to play with the best defensive unit that we have.

And, starting him is beyond stupid.

Why not it would turn Melo into a bench player where he belongs. No, I am not advocating that he starts unless you mean the coaches want him to play the two like the Berman article said the coaches were toying with. I personally do not see how that would work defensively because of all the chasing off screens he would have to do. Offensively, I would be curious to see if they would invert Melo and him ro run the offense through him in the post. As curious as I am I still would not start him. I just think he needs more minutes somewhere. I would never ever have 2 of Lopez, Oaq, or seraphin on the floor together. I do not know why Fisher does this but that would be an opportunity for Williams to get more minutes.

Ultimately, I if KP and Grant could up there minutes I would like to see Grant, Gallo, Melo, Williams, and KP on the floor together at times. That would be a real PnR special.

martin wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:Fisher handling Berman.

What was this about? I missed

mase14 wrote:Game ball to the ref who threw Fisher out

lol

yellowboy90 wrote:

mreinman wrote:

nixluva wrote:

mreinman wrote:I wish I could have counted how many shots KP changed. I would say at least 10-15.

KP is a revelation!!! I didn't expect this level of impact on D. I thought his presence would be good but he's even better than I expected at this point.

yes. And I was one of the ones who was really excited about him but did not expect this much. The defense! The Rebounds! The IQ! The maturity!

the shots will eventually fall. This is normal.

Okay, I think fans need to get on him about his passing. Then watch him go for double digit ast. lol.

So far its been scary how mature he's looked at times. The shooting will come, and the foolish fouls will go, but otherwise he's been a rookie revelation.