Uptown wrote:

Chandler wrote:surprised there were no John Starks references for Trier, another undrafted player who has a memorable dunk or two

Was a fun game to watch. AM super happy to be seeing a number of players attack the rim -- for all of the analytics-types it's still by far the most efficient play (disclaimer: as long as Mudiay is not involved).

Let's see how Vonleh plays out -- certainly more athleticism than KOQ provided; and Mario who seems very comfortable handling the ball (and sometimes players just need to consistently touch the ball to get it going)

He can handle it, but he plays like a run-a-way train!!! Too out of control at times. Looks like he's pressing the trying to to hard to impress.

Got the impression that he was trying to do it all in transition. Didnt see much of a halfcourt game. Agree he wasnt patient.

Say what you want about Baker and Frank's offense, and neither was good last night but they played the most minutes and they were relentless on defense and it was affecting the Hawks.

Mixed review on MArio but he impressed me. He was constantly in the passing lanes, he was good on defense and showed a lot on offense. WTF was with his outfit?

Kanter's lighter and it helped on defense. He still gets beat alot but he's so good on the boards and when we have guys attacking the rim he's a demon on the offensive glass. Kanter looking really good early.

With Baker/Enes/Mario we have like the most spastic white guys in the league

What really looke great was the guys were all doing what they do best while winning (if only we could play the Hawks every night).
Frank/Baker/Lance were great on d
Zo/Burke/Kanter/THjr are our scorers and got buckets
Mario/Vonleh showed they can play roles and really help
Knox got minutes without phucking anything up too much. Thats a win.

Chandler wrote:

fishmike wrote:With Baker/Enes/Mario we have like the most spastic white guys in the league

haha like when baker did his impersonation of Sanchez's buttfumble but fortunately got bailed out by the ref

It really also shows Baker's value on the club. Does anyone realize how important it is for a coach like Fizdal to say to his guys he expects them to play as hard as Ron Baker?

Will be nice to see if/how they sustain the effort vs. NJ

Rk	G	Date	 	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	GmSc	+/-
1	1	2017-10-18	1	26:04	3	11	.273	0	2	.000	4	4	1.000	0	1	1	4	0	1	3	1	10	3.9	+22

Guess whose stats those are

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Chandler wrote:

fishmike wrote:With Baker/Enes/Mario we have like the most spastic white guys in the league

haha like when baker did his impersonation of Sanchez's buttfumble but fortunately got bailed out by the ref

Im not a Baker fan. He plays incredibly hard. So much so he's done some really stupid things like getting hurt trying to block Anthony Davis. Last night he played almost 30 minutes. A few things stand out. He's not a PG. His handle is substandard by NBA PG standards, and by a lot. His shooting remains suspect, but damn... the coach stuck with him and a few things happened. He energizes his teammates. He get under the skin of other teams. If you have ever played any sport with contact guys like Ron Baker are insufferable (unless they are on your squad, then you resent them but acknowledge their usefullness)
It worked. Baker played a ton of minutes and he was a big contributor.

It really also shows Baker's value on the club. Does anyone realize how important it is for a coach like Fizdal to say to his guys he expects them to play as hard as Ron Baker?

Will be nice to see if/how they sustain the effort vs. NJ

I’m a huge baker fan, and same goes for frank, Every championship team needs guys like frank and baker. Their positive play rarely shows up in the box score, but frank and baker were huge factors in the win vs the hawks. They are going to be high minute players for this team and they deserve every minute, they make the team so much better with defense and high basketball IQ... Frank&Bake should make all NBA defense teams this year.

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fishmike wrote:

Chandler wrote:

fishmike wrote:With Baker/Enes/Mario we have like the most spastic white guys in the league

haha like when baker did his impersonation of Sanchez's buttfumble but fortunately got bailed out by the ref

Im not a Baker fan. He plays incredibly hard. So much so he's done some really stupid things like getting hurt trying to block Anthony Davis. Last night he played almost 30 minutes. A few things stand out. He's not a PG. His handle is substandard by NBA PG standards, and by a lot. His shooting remains suspect, but damn... the coach stuck with him and a few things happened. He energizes his teammates. He get under the skin of other teams. If you have ever played any sport with contact guys like Ron Baker are insufferable (unless they are on your squad, then you resent them but acknowledge their usefullness)
It worked. Baker played a ton of minutes and he was a big contributor.

It really also shows Baker's value on the club. Does anyone realize how important it is for a coach like Fizdal to say to his guys he expects them to play as hard as Ron Baker?

Will be nice to see if/how they sustain the effort vs. NJ

I actually like Baker. A little disappointed that his shooting hasn't come around since it looked like he could shoot off-ball in college. And I think his handle is fine though he'll never razzle dazzle a guy out of his shoes.

I think where Baker contributes most is in establishing the tone that to win you need to play hard for the full 48 minutes. The great Larry Bird teams had that mantra. In fact i think it was the only response Robert Parrish ever told reporters after a loss.

As a team (with Melo being a lead culprit) we have failed at that. Take plays off. DOn't play D. DOn't set professional screens. DOn't box out. DOn't follow shots (that you know you missed) etc.

If we change that characteristic alone around I'll be a much happier fan; that and attacking the rim to shoot close or draw fouls.