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Nosike wrote: View PostUmm no, Masai isn't an idiot and his whole gameplan isn't going to change due to the result of five games.
On the other hand, it gets extremely hard to blow up a team if they're beating teams like Indiana and Miami. If Ujiri is committed to the tank approach, he may want to make a move prior to the Indiana and Miami games, as the optics of tanking get far worse if we happen to win one or more of those games. Either that, or he gets trade feelers out there now, gets other GMs watching how his guys do against elite competition, so he can pull the trigger immediately after that stretch.
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bryan colangelo wrote: View PostI'm pretty excited about this stretch of games. Whether or not this group can compete with the Pacers or the Heat will probably have a huge impact on how Masai approaches the trade deadline.
If they simply looked out-classed, I expect him to go into tank mode — maybe not for 2014 (it's probably too late) but for 2015."Both teams played hard my man" - Sheed
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We had a stretch where some west coast teams couldn't fully scout what we were doing because our 'new look' team was barely together. The more we play, the more other teams will know how to defend against us and I'm pretty sure that's something that Indiana does extremely well.
I don't see us beating Indiana or Miami.
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drunkmunky wrote: View PostWe had a stretch where some west coast teams couldn't fully scout what we were doing because our 'new look' team was barely together. The more we play, the more other teams will know how to defend against us and I'm pretty sure that's something that Indiana does extremely well.
I don't see us beating Indiana or Miami.
Casey has to be working on how to break down the doubles in practice.
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Puffer wrote: View PostSaw a little of this in New York where the double teams came out to try and choke off the passing lanes whenever DeMar or Lowry had the ball. It fuelled a couple of NY runs. I guess it's just good defensive basketball, but the Raps haven't seen any team have to use it on them for the last couple of years.
Casey has to be working on how to break down the doubles in practice.
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Realistically we have a pretty good chance of winning in 3-4 of the games. Luol Deng is still injured and we beat them by 22 last time with Deng @ Chicago. Home vs Indiana is a back-to-back but they also have Cleveland the night before so it could be a dog fight. Remember we only lost by 7 to Indiana, @ Indiana with Captain chuck on the team. Washington could still have Beal out but they have been pretty hot lately (won 5 of last 6), so it will be a tough game as well. Miami on a back-to-back will still be really tough. @ Indiana will probably be the toughest game because if we beat them the first time they will have something to prove and if we lose they will feel confident. This is about as optimistic as I can be haha
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