LivingLegend wrote:If all playing time were merit based - RJ really shouldn’t get off the bench.

He is absolutely BRUTAL on both sides of the floor.

Did anyone catch when he was subbed in mid 4th (I think) and Nets ran simple curl play for Bridges where he starts at left corner 3 and simply curls around screen at the 3 point line top of key. RJ was set a ready on D and still trailed Bridges by 3-4 full steps as Bridges took the ball and proceeded all the way down the lane and to the basket with RJ never making it into the play. Might as well just sit down.

Obi virtually invisible as well — might as well play Fournier who has at least proven he cares.

RJ isn't handling the pressure of Hart fighting him for his minutes. My guess is RJ will be 'injured' for the next game as his psyche needs to adjust.

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martin wrote:Just wow

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The NBA should be ashamed of themselves.

I'll give them Jayson Tatum (because he's the best player on the Celtics) but picking Jrue Holiday over Jalen Brunson was/is absolutely, criminal.

New York was deserving of 2 All-Stars because both Jalen Brunson and Julius Randle have played out of their minds and = the most dominant NBA duo within the entire league right now.

60 wins still possible?

Only one game, but as I expected he didn’t look as good without CP3 and the Suns. Nets should have traded him.

Chandler wrote:
I love Clyde but at times he annoys me as being too laudatory of the opponent and too critical of the Knicks. That said, last night he had some critical comments of Bridges and implied Suns might have been having doubts whether Mikal would “take the next step” to become a star.

Only one game, but as I expected he didn’t look as good without CP3 and the Suns. Nets should have traded him.

Tend to agree. Watching Suns games, I thought the Nets got some great value with him and Cam. Last night did not confirm that. If they turned down 4 firsts for him, that may have been a mistake.
But like you said, just one game.

Chandler wrote:
I love Clyde but at times he annoys me as being too laudatory of the opponent and too critical of the Knicks. That said, last night he had some critical comments of Bridges and implied Suns might have been having doubts whether Mikal would “take the next step” to become a star.

Only one game, but as I expected he didn’t look as good without CP3 and the Suns. Nets should have traded him.

Wasn't this in the context of being a main guy on a team? Like filling in for Booker?

I thought Clyde mentioned he filled the boxscore and was a lead guy for a game or maybe couple of games but that it's hard to sustain that level?

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I love Clyde but at times he annoys me as being too laudatory of the opponent and too critical of the Knicks. That said, last night he had some critical comments of Bridges and implied Suns might have been having doubts whether Mikal would “take the next step” to become a star.

Only one game, but as I expected he didn’t look as good without CP3 and the Suns. Nets should have traded him.

Love Clyde and Mikal is one of my favorite players in the league to watch but I think everyone needs to calm down about their expectations. I read that some team, I think it was Memphis, offered four first round picks for him and that's just ridiculous! Bridges is not a star! He's an elite role player. To expect him to magically start dropping All-Star numbers is unfair. That's not his game.

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martin wrote:feels like to me that Brunson and Randle are slowly locking in. They just look different, the game is slowing down again and they are making things look easy

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Their 2 man game is getting better as well.

martin wrote:

Chandler wrote:
I love Clyde but at times he annoys me as being too laudatory of the opponent and too critical of the Knicks. That said, last night he had some critical comments of Bridges and implied Suns might have been having doubts whether Mikal would “take the next step” to become a star.

Only one game, but as I expected he didn’t look as good without CP3 and the Suns. Nets should have traded him.

Wasn't this in the context of being a main guy on a team? Like filling in for Booker?

I thought Clyde mentioned he filled the boxscore and was a lead guy for a game or maybe couple of games but that it's hard to sustain that level?

yes exactly. His scoring went up when Booker was out but then tailed off again. I didn't take the comments to mean Bridges is bad, but it does seem in line with my own thoughts that he was a beneficiary of CP3 finding him when he needed him and his being a gold-level complementary player, but if he's YOUR GUY, then you may be disappointed.

At the moment Hart is a better complement to our team. He provides genuine fight. If he's not out there last night we don't win by 20 points. Hart has the mentality to kill, step on the opponents throat, plays best in those moments. Without him, last nights game would go down to the wire and the Board would be having the typical gnashing of teeth whether we'll blow another home game.