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Breaking down the defense is what made Rose our best player last year.

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martin wrote:Oh yeah

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Breaking down the defense is what made Rose our best player last year.

And part of the reason Kemba failed miserably this year

RJ is a ****ing man. Dude gets to the paint with force and takes a lot of contact that is not called. His hips are awesome. The way he turns the corner to get to the cup is ridiculous. His defense is very good not great but then again who really stops DeRozan.

Mitch is a force. Alters a lot of shots. He is a great rebounder both offensive and defensive. He is a keeper.

Burks is a very good instinctive player. I think he has low bball IQ but I like the way he plays. Underrated defender.

IQ is going to be a problem for other teams. He is learning to setup his teammates. A little surprised that he missed a couple of free throws.

Duece is a very good defender that takes shots when is there. Doesn't force anything.

Obi is fun to watch. Very charismatic. People say Amar'e 2.0 ... I see it a little but he kinda reminds me of Larry Nance. He kinda floats. His defense is also not bad anymore.

Randle is horrible. Horrible teammate. Horrible defender. Shot is suspect at best. He doesn't want to be here. He slows everything down. Hee gets the rebound and ****ing walks it down. Randle and Burks are running waiting for the pass ahead that never comes.

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The one situation I will give Thibs credit for his development is IQ. He stuck with him through his terrible shooting while while he spend the season learning how to play PG. The season was lost but at least IQ looks like he is finally figuring it out and Thibs definitely needs credit for that.

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And some people are still trying to defend this clown....He is a me-first diva! Randle is the type of dude that would be satisfied in a loss as long as he got his numbers but would be upset if we win and he doesn't get his For the love of everything holy, please get him off my team next year!!

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This guy is forever speaking the truth. People try to do the same here. It is an easy way to push a narrative to make it so they have no way of being wrong. We ask for kids to get a shot and Thibs is so stubborn he has to be forced by COVID or injury after a couple months so you say the kids were not ready before(with no proof) and they magically are ready now that injury forced his hand. We must also give Thibs credit for how stubborn he was for their development since they showed they could play the first time they got a real chance at more than sporadic garbage time. I don't know if this is sustainable but even Obi is shooting better from 3 with more consistent minutes.

The one situation I will give Thibs credit for his development is IQ. He stuck with him through his terrible shooting while while he spend the season learning how to play PG. The season was lost but at least IQ looks like he is finally figuring it out and Thibs definitely needs credit for that.

Never relent! No proof either way. Just enjoy the ride man. I see our rooks and yoot improved over the season. How it happens is subjective is what your saying.

As for Randle, I don’t want him gone, I want him happy, productive, and kicking ass!! Thibs believes in him. I wish we knew the cause of his decline this year and is it physical or in his head? Everything ok at home?

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All it took was a few games of good playing time and now Obi is full of confidence.

Season two. All it took was him getting his **** together and contributing. He is a 23 year old professional athlete. You treat this like a father upset his kid is not playing enough. team is winning and he is plaing well. He needs to play well enough to stay on the court and then get the shots. Then he can take more. Hit them and have confidence. He looked bad at times this season and the team lost games. Not just on him. On randle, on Thibs, on IQ, Injury, etc.

I was down on him after that brutal stretch, last two games are basically the blue print how he should play in a half court offense.

jrodmc wrote:Imagine supporting a guy who grabs 13 boards while the rest of his game is ****, says Thibs.

Imagine supporting a player who's game has dropped off a cliff from last season, yet still leads the team in assists. Gee, where the **** have I heard all this before?
Oh yeah, from the same azzholes who were busy making a UK career pissing all over Melo.

How do your quads feel while you're pissing on your team's best player?

wow. doubling-down on belligerent love for players who sulk when everything's not going their way? speaking of pissing, why weren't you doing a better job of guarding your cornflakes this morning?

We're not an old team devoid of a future. I'm thrilled to see that the young talent is starting to shine through. Frankly I don't have any less optimism in the #10 pick than I do the #6. Very rarely do things break our way in the lottery, but who knows, maybe we'll be the team that jumps from the back end of the lottery to #1 and have other teams crying about it being rigged.

RJ's transformation has been awesome. He's figured it out. We've taken the next step from a hot 6 or 7 game stretch and thinking about "what could be". His consistency has been the most impressive part since the New Year, especially when the 3 ain't falling. That's not his game. Bully ball is his game and he's excelling.

IQ has been great too. I'd been adamant about keeping him at SG, said that he was over thinking on offense and it's been messing with his shot. *click* Light goes on and he's looking pretty good at PG now...he's not forcing sets, second guessing when to take a shot. Game looking easier to him, and go figure, shots start falling in the process. Even when he was struggling shooting, his D has been steady (and the rebounding!!!). Glad to be wrong!!!

Add in Mitch (pay the man!) and a steady year 1 from Grimes, and we've got 3.5 pieces I think we can safely call a core. I still like our prospects with Obi/Deuce/Sims/Cam. Hoping at least 2 out of that group pan out as hoped.

As an aside - nice to see Alec getting back on track. We've had more than a few games where he's been our best player. Fun to watch him when he's rolling. I hope that clutch gene can be passed on. I still see his future as mid-season trade fodder, especially as an expiring next year, but let's pump that value either way!