OnlyFranz

Appreciate you Jay!

Wish I could upvote this comment it was gold lol. In all seriousness though I personally think we play better without Paolo. The ball just moves around much better and we aren’t forced to watch a bunch of iso plays that turn into forced midrange shots. I still have hope Paolo can turn it around but I’m not mad at him sitting out for a few weeks to see how this team plays without him.

Great team win! Love the way Bane has been playing aggressively these last few games. Also shout out to WCJ he’s actually playing good basketball right now and is giving great effort on both ends of the floor.

Paolo repeatedly turning the ball over when he’s posting up a smaller player has nothing to do with the coach and everything to do with him. This happened multiple times during last nights game which lead to easy transition baskets for the Celtics. Until Paolo takes responsibility and limits those careless turnovers we’ll continue to lose these close games.

No other way to put it we just aren’t a good basketball team. We have a bunch of guys who can’t make a 3 to save their lives and who have very low basketball IQ’s.

To be fair he was in at around the 5 minute mark and was taken out with about 30 seconds left in the game. He also missed a wide open 3 and got burned by Kennard on 2 different plays.

Finally! Mose is so hard headed.

#FreeJRich

Sure but we also aren’t doing ourselves any favors with the horrible 3 point shooting and continuous unforced turnovers.

I wasn’t able to catch last nights game so nothing to comment on. However #FreeJRich!

#FreeJRich

Our big situation has been glaring for a few seasons now and we haven’t done anything to address it. WCJ simply isn’t a good rim protector, he’s clumsy on the court, and can never take advantage of a mismatch. Goga is decent at rim protection but offensively he leaves a lot to be desired. I’d call that a failure but I agree with you about the coaching or lack thereof.

Although Penda needs some work on his offense he has a great motor and gives you 100% whenever he’s on the floor. I’d also love to get a legitimate rim protector and finally move on from WCJ and Goga.

Bane isn’t an average player, Mose is just an average coach with no concept of x’s and o’s.

#FreeJRich

Yup this organization is cursed. Like I said last year Orlando is where good shooters come to die.

Turning this embarrassment off and spending time with the family. Let me know when we start running an actual NBA offense.

Sorry Jay for hurting your feelings with my Paolo comment.

Also Paolo needs to get over himself and play team basketball. He’s trying to be the man and it’s hurting us.

#FreeJrich

#FreeJRich

I completely agree I love the other intangibles he brings to this team outside of just the shooting. However with all of the talk about his 3 point shot I was hoping to see more from him in that area. Again it’s a small sample size and just preseason and it’s most likely attributed to the fact he’s still trying to get comfortable with his new teammates/role. One guy I’m very excited about is Jase Richardson. The guy can flat out shoot, hustles on both sides of the ball, and has a knack of finding the open man for easy buckets. I think he’s going to be the steal of the draft if he is given more playing time and continues producing at a high level.

I’m slightly concerned with Bane’s outside shooting. I know it’s just preseason but he seems to be forcing/rushing anytime he puts up a 3. Thankfully his game isn’t one dimensional like KCP and he can score in different ways but it’s definitely something to watch as the season gets underway.

Looks like his shot the first couple of years he was in the league! If he can improve his 3 point shooting nobody is going to be able to guard him.

He confirmed it on that podcast with KCP about a week ago.