Franchero MVP 391 Report post Posted December 23, 2018 10 minutes ago, TheNameIsOrlando said: This is exactly how I feel. It's Hammond's job to improve this team. I don't want to hear the excuses. Just make it happen! The question of "is there a deal out there that makes sense" comes up a lot but there are countless examples of teams making trades for guys we had no idea were available. They happen and we all gripe that we werent the ones to do it. We need to be the team to do it. Simple. Hennigan found Vuc and Tobias in his first year of the rebuild on other people’s benches, don’t want to hear WeHams garbage excuses Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fultz4thewin 2,464 Report post Posted December 23, 2018 26 minutes ago, TheNameIsOrlando said: This is exactly how I feel. It's Hammond's job to improve this team. I don't want to hear the excuses. Just make it happen! The question of "is there a deal out there that makes sense" comes up a lot but there are countless examples of teams making trades for guys we had no idea were available. They happen and we all gripe that we werent the ones to do it. We need to be the team to do it. Simple. Just because we don't hear about something doesn't mean a great trade is always sitting out there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheNameIsOrlando 310 Report post Posted December 24, 2018 3 hours ago, ?4thewin said: Just because we don't hear about something doesn't mean a great trade is always sitting out there. Why can't we manufacture the trade? Get creative. Take advantage of a team. This stuff has been done. I'm not saying make a trade for the hell of it. I just want improvement and I along with most of the fanbase has less patience than management probably does. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fultz4thewin 2,464 Report post Posted December 24, 2018 2 hours ago, TheNameIsOrlando said: Why can't we manufacture the trade? Get creative. Take advantage of a team. This stuff has been done. I'm not saying make a trade for the hell of it. I just want improvement and I along with most of the fanbase has less patience than management probably does. That's what I'm saying though. We can do that but it takes patience. You don't just make that happen. You wait it out until that opportunity arises. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
~O~ 565 Report post Posted December 24, 2018 I would sell 1 lung, 1 kidney, and half a toe for Doncic. He's having a season beyond that of Donovan Mitchell's last year. He just cannot be stopped. Doncic impactful during his tenure with no adjustment for his size and capability. Opponents have defended him the best they can and to no avail. He's started his career off by playing like he's in his prime. Its incredible. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Boss 129 Report post Posted December 24, 2018 Ball had a stinker and the Lakers lost *rubs hands together* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
~O~ 565 Report post Posted December 24, 2018 2 minutes ago, The Boss said: Ball had a stinker and the Lakers lost *rubs hands together* 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheNameIsOrlando 310 Report post Posted December 24, 2018 Yes please... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Franchero MVP 391 Report post Posted December 24, 2018 Lonzo fixes nothing unless he wants to come off the bench after DJ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Soul Bro 1,419 Report post Posted December 24, 2018 I just discovered that Isaac is shooting 20% from three in December. That is really bad. I love this kid's defense but he's basically doing his best EP impersonation from the three point line. Having watched every game, I know a lot of these are wide open looks. What gives? Should he move back to a bench role? There are many other problems with this team but don't want to overlook this one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Catalina Maria 64 Report post Posted December 24, 2018 People just need to play within their strengths. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ML6 520 Report post Posted December 24, 2018 I want to start a discussion diving deeper into our recent slump since the Pacers game other than us just saying "we suck again" or "lolz December collapse again here we go". Although I am usually pretty optimistic, I feel I am not as confident as ?FTW that this is a blip on the radar; that's mainly based on the eye test telling me that we're not just playing worse than we were earlier in the year, but differently as well. My hypotheses are that passing, player movement, and assists are probably down. I feel that the shooting slump might not just be a shooting problem in a vacuum, but rather a function of the aforementioned issues, if they are there. I started to look at some metrics but I'm at work and didn't get a chance to look at much; it appears there are some gaps in the tracking data and I didn't get a chance to review which games might be missing. So take the following with a grain of salt, but I think it is a good place to start a discussion, even if the numbers don't say much quite yet. Would love to have other, more capable posters look into other stats they are curious about and post them. First 25 games: AST%: 64.7 (2nd); TS%: 54.9 (20th); Distance traveled: 18.19 mi (10th); Avg speed: 4.27 (12th) Last 7 games (I think a couple games are missing w/r/t the movement tracking; if Mexico games are included, that could explain some of the movement reductions due to altitude): AST%: 58.6 (20th); TS%: 48.7 (30th); Distance traveled: 17.91 (25th); Avg speed: 4.2 (20th) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
