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Brandon Ingram has a couple of fingers taped but he says he will be fine.
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what was his lazy ass doing for the other minute and 6 seconds?I like reading tweets from the other media.
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Me too, and I can’t help but be excited for their fans. Your franchise player forces a trade, and your subsequent #1 pick is out of commission, but you’re looking more like a contender than you ever have with an alleged former underachiever and an undrafted rookie. Plus you have a coach on the rise rather than a re-tread (which I mean more about Van Gundy than Gentry, whom I still want to see succeed).I have a lot of respect for the Pelicans. They are a talented and well coached team.
If the Suns can win the series it better prepares them for the rest of the playoffs.
They are a particularly bad match-up for Phoenix (length) and Booker being out doesn't help.
Imagine if they traded Williamson for a haul?Me too, and I can’t help but be excited for their fans. Your franchise player forces a trade, and your subsequent #1 pick is out of commission, but you’re looking more like a contender than you ever have with an alleged former underachiever and an undrafted rookie. Plus you have a coach on the rise rather than a re-tread (which I mean more about Van Gundy than Gentry, whom I still want to see succeed).
I don’t think so. They showed a close-up of his finger and it was bent in ways a finger shouldn’t be bending…I know the sideline reporter talked about his finger but on that one play late he clearly grabbed his elbow as if in pain. So maybe it's both?
As for 82 and Finito’s in-game trolling. I guess y’all are happy with the 14-9 rebounding differential between Jonas and Ayton. That’s five games with Jonas averaging 5 more rebounds per game than Ayton. FIVE. You know what the difference five rebounds per game is?!? It’s literally half of what Ayton averages per game. If we took away 5 rebounds per game from Ayton we would be killing him for averaging 5 rebounds per game. If we added 5 rebounds per game to his average he not only would be an all star, he’d like make an all nba team. So maybe it makes sense to recognize that Ayton getting owned on the boards by valencunius to the tune of 5 boards per game OVER FIVE GAMES, is maybe - just maybe - a weak point in Ayton’s game like it was during that span mid season when he admitted he needed to rebound better.
I’d ultimately consider it. If he returns in shape next season and they look like contenders a month in, they still have time to let it play out as long as he’s not demanding a trade. They have him for 13m next season and a qualifying offer of 17.5m in 2023-24.Imagine if they traded Williamson for a haul?
I would. Dude is a coach killer already.
As for 82 and Finito’s in-game trolling. I guess y’all are happy with the 14-9 rebounding differential between Jonas and Ayton. That’s five games with Jonas averaging 5 more rebounds per game than Ayton. FIVE. You know what the difference five rebounds per game is?!? It’s literally half of what Ayton averages per game. If we took away 5 rebounds per game from Ayton we would be killing him for averaging 5 rebounds per game. If we added 5 rebounds per game to his average he not only would be an all star, he’d like make an all nba team. So maybe it makes sense to recognize that Ayton getting owned on the boards by valencunius to the tune of 5 boards per game OVER FIVE GAMES, is maybe - just maybe - a weak point in Ayton’s game like it was during that span mid season when he admitted he needed to rebound better.
So I got to the game a few minutes in, so my data is a bit off. But even with Ayton defending outside at some during various possessions he’s a good enough defender that it usually stymies the offense. Which gives him time to recover back into the paint on either Jonas or nance. The results:
Position in the paint or guarding opposing center when shot went up:
Ayton 53 possessions
Jonas 40 possessions
Position outside due to guarding on the perimeter when shot went up:
Ayton 3 possessions
Jonas 2 possessions
Standing outta bounds and watching while ball in play and shot went up:
Ayton 1 possession
Jonas 0 possessions
So Ayton was I’m less than optimal position to rebound/box out 3 times out of 61 opportunities. One more time than Jonas. Only a single game, so it could be a total anomaly. And it was really hard to watch the flow of the game centering on those two and where they were when shots went up, so I don’t think I’ll do that again. But it seems to fly in the face that he’s not as effective on the boards because he’s spending so much time away from the basket when shots go up.
Imagine if they traded Williamson for a haul?
I would. Dude is a coach killer already.
LOL… no trolling. At least not from me.As for 82 and Finito’s in-game trolling. I guess y’all are happy with the 14-9 rebounding differential between Jonas and Ayton. That’s five games with Jonas averaging 5 more rebounds per game than Ayton. FIVE. You know what the difference five rebounds per game is?!? It’s literally half of what Ayton averages per game. If we took away 5 rebounds per game from Ayton we would be killing him for averaging 5 rebounds per game. If we added 5 rebounds per game to his average he not only would be an all star, he’d like make an all nba team. So maybe it makes sense to recognize that Ayton getting owned on the boards by valencunius to the tune of 5 boards per game OVER FIVE GAMES, is maybe - just maybe - a weak point in Ayton’s game like it was during that span mid season when he admitted he needed to rebound better.
So I got to the game a few minutes in, so my data is a bit off. But even with Ayton defending outside at some during various possessions he’s a good enough defender that it usually stymies the offense. Which gives him time to recover back into the paint on either Jonas or nance. The results:
Position in the paint or guarding opposing center when shot went up:
Ayton 53 possessions
Jonas 40 possessions
Position outside due to guarding on the perimeter when shot went up:
Ayton 3 possessions
Jonas 2 possessions
Standing outta bounds and watching while ball in play and shot went up:
Ayton 1 possession
Jonas 0 possessions
So Ayton was I’m less than optimal position to rebound/box out 3 times out of 61 opportunities. One more time than Jonas. Only a single game, so it could be a total anomaly. And it was really hard to watch the flow of the game centering on those two and where they were when shots went up, so I don’t think I’ll do that again. But it seems to fly in the face that he’s not as effective on the boards because he’s spending so much time away from the basket when shots go up.
I wouldn't. Dude is damaged goods. Trade him before that is a certainty. It's more likely than not.I’d ultimately consider it. If he returns in shape next season and they look like contenders a month in, they still have time to let it play out as long as he’s not demanding a trade. They have him for 13m next season and a qualifying offer of 17.5m in 2023-24.
But if things aren’t rosy they clearly have a foundation without him.
Huh Reggie has been a big fan of the suns in most games…didn’t really notice anything different last night.Also, outside of Magic Johnson announcing games in the 90s, Reggie Miller is the most biased announcer I've experienced in years.
"THIS IS GOOD, THIS IS GOOD!" As the Pelicans go into the bonus, again.
Cam Johnson goes coast to coast, gets a massive, almost certainly game clinching, dunk, Harlan goes nuts, Reggie sits dead quiet for a good 20 seconds.
Never felt like this about Reggie before, maybe he just loves the underdog.