Everything Valanciunas

[Primer]

Marc Gasol broken foot out indefinitely.

...trading JV would have been stellar.

Ouch, so Memphis just became sellers. (for this season)

JJ and a 2nd round pick for Matt Barnes?

Only think I could think of that makes sense for us.

[92TillInfinity]

Ouch, so Memphis just became sellers. (for this season)

JJ and a 2nd round pick for Matt Barnes?

Only think I could think of that makes sense for us.

ugh. Matt Barnes is an asshole. Also, I don't think he moves the needle at all.

[Axel]

Everything Valanciunas

I meant we're bad at defending the roll man. Teams score very efficiently against us when they're able to get the ball to the roll man.

Abstinence is the best form of birth control. Denying the pass well enough is more important than defending the small number of opportunities that get through. Can't really have it both ways.

[Primer]

ugh. Matt Barnes is an asshole. Also, I don't think he moves the needle at all.

He's healthy and can hit 3's, two things JJ is not. Not a huge needle mover, but probably a better fit at backup SF than JJ.

[Barolt]

He's healthy and can hit 3's, two things JJ is not. Not a huge needle mover, but probably a better fit at backup SF than JJ.

I don't really want to trade for a 3. We run enough lineups with Lowry/CoJo with Ross or DD at the 3, both of which work fine, and with Carroll coming back, we wouldn't have minutes for another 3 in the playoffs.

[JWash]

Abstinence is the best form of birth control. Denying the pass well enough is more important than defending the small number of opportunities that get through. Can't really have it both ways.

Huh?

Wouldn't this be more like a condom lol? You're keeping most of the sperm out, but when it does get through it has a pretty good chance of fertilizing that egg....

And... we should move on from this metaphor lmao

[Primer]

I don't really want to trade for a 3. We run enough lineups with Lowry/CoJo with Ross or DD at the 3, both of which work fine, and with Carroll coming back, we wouldn't have minutes for another 3 in the playoffs.

Assuming Carroll comes back 100% and never gets in foul trouble. It's not essential, but it would help a bit.

[Barolt]

Assuming Carroll comes back 100% and never gets in foul trouble. It's not essential, but it would help a bit.

But the new player at the 3 still has to take minutes from either DeMar, Carroll, Joseph or Ross.

Those might be 4 of our 6 most important players right now, the other 2 being Lowry and JV.

[draps]

This threads been dead for a while.
Does anyone expect jv to step his game up down the stretch like he has down the stretch? He hasn't been that great this year, it's his turn to step up

[ball4life]

This threads been dead for a while.
Does anyone expect jv to step his game up down the stretch like he has down the stretch? He hasn't been that great this year, it's his turn to step up

He needs to step over Casey first, like Iverson did to Tyron Lue, to stay on the court.

[KeonClark]

This threads been dead for a while.
Does anyone expect jv to step his game up down the stretch like he has down the stretch? He hasn't been that great this year, it's his turn to step up

How has he not been that great? Like he shoots 60%, offensively big men are only as good as their shot attempts

[JimiCliff]

What I'd most love to see from JV: when he's having one of those games where he goes like 6 for 6 in the first half, then doesn't get a touch for the first 5 minutes of the second half, he starts actually yelling at Lowry.

[A.I]

What I'd most love to see from JV: when he's having one of those games where he goes like 6 for 6 in the first half, then doesn't get a touch for the first 5 minutes of the second half, he starts actually yelling at Lowry.

If he does that Casey will bench him and Biyombo will end up playing like 15 straight minutes.

[KeonClark]

What I'd most love to see from JV: when he's having one of those games where he goes like 6 for 6 in the first half, then doesn't get a touch for the first 5 minutes of the second half, he starts actually yelling at Lowry.

And derozan. They both carry up the ball a ton. Joseph too for that matter sometimes I think casey goes "ok Cory you're in, remember what I told you: dribble the air out of the ball until the shot clock expires"

[white men can't jump]

If he does that Casey will bench him and Biyombo will end up playing like 15 straight minutes.

Or you know, bench him and not play him again all season.