Fultz4thewin 2,464 Report post Posted January 23, 2018 10 minutes ago, The Neighborhood Bully said: we are what our record says we are...tied with Atlanta for the second worst record in the league Are we expecting Gordon to miss 20%, Payton to miss 20%, Fournier 16%, Augustin 15% of the remaining games? Because thats a big reason why we have the same record Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fultz4thewin 2,464 Report post Posted January 23, 2018 10 minutes ago, Murphy13 said: We have a physical advantage. IMO they have better cohesion as a unit and a seemingly better culture at the moment. They are a better team than us currently. We actually might have figured out how to play defense. 101.2 defensive rating since afflalo's punch and birch energized the bench unit. And that's against good offenses Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Murphy13 185 Report post Posted January 23, 2018 I would be somewhat optimistic of this group next summer if they managed to finish with near 30 wins (28) P4TW. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Soul Bro 1,419 Report post Posted January 23, 2018 While I don’t think this team is good, we can’t discount the injuries to Ross, Issac and Vooch, either. If this roster gets healthy, I think we lose our chance at a top pick. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fultz4thewin 2,464 Report post Posted January 23, 2018 22 minutes ago, Murphy13 said: I would be somewhat optimistic of this group next summer if they managed to finish with near 30 wins (28) P4TW. Eh. 28 wins is just full season 32 win pace. Not that significant. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Murphy13 185 Report post Posted January 23, 2018 It is an improvement from where we're at now, which is a 25 win pace. A 28% increase in wins is significant. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JamminJ21 35 Report post Posted January 23, 2018 I'm on board with RLP. Let's sink this baby and keep our focus on rooting for the Ls! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JamminJ21 35 Report post Posted January 23, 2018 Losing to the Kings tonight would be great. But this seems to be a game we will win sadly now that Sac is committed to playing younger players to get them experience. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tank Vogel 191 Report post Posted January 23, 2018 6 hours ago, Payton4thewin said: We actually might have figured out how to play defense. 101.2 defensive rating since afflalo's punch and birch energized the bench unit. And that's against good offenses I still cant believe that a guy signed for his defense, rebounding, and energy has helped negate some of our problems with defense, rebounding, and energy. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hootie249 293 Report post Posted January 23, 2018 Remember after the allstar break last year when teams really started to tank, we haven't seen anything yet. I agree we will probably win more in the second half, but we are still a very bad team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Odin 137 Report post Posted January 23, 2018 7 hours ago, Payton4thewin said: We actually might have figured out how to play defense. 101.2 defensive rating since afflalo's punch and birch energized the bench unit. And that's against good offenses Yep, the way to improvement is through random acts of Afflalo violence. We just need him to keep swinging at guys the rest of the season hockey style to energize the team to the playoffs. (If Afflalo swung at a guy every game he could going forward, how many games do you think he'd end up being able to play? How long until they suspend him for the rest of the season?) But seriously, we are probably going to do something to shake stuff up. I think the front office sees the same thing as everyone here- winning too much more will likely be more detrimental to the team than it will be helpful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magicman28 295 Report post Posted January 23, 2018 30 minutes ago, hootie249 said: Remember after the allstar break last year when teams really started to tank, we haven't seen anything yet. I agree we will probably win more in the second half, but we are still a very bad team. We're the Orlando Magic. We'll win games we should lose, miss the playoffs, and pick 6-7 in the draft while other teams pick 1-3 and get all stars. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
