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Game #15: Toronto Raptors 119 - Atlanta Hawks 116
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Hawks put in some work last night. They were playing hard and trae knocking down some tough shots. Dude is the closest thing to curry in the league right now. The game was never in doubt though. Another solid game from norm...he seems best suited as 3rd or 4th option as a starter, rather than a 6th or 7th man off the bench.
meanwhile, philly destroyed the heat...mondays game gonna be tough without lowry. They got bodies to throw at pascal and fred might struggle against the length of that team. Gonna be a good one.
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A++ effort by Trae and company against a depleted team but still came up short. The defending champs prevailed vs. a developing group. Hunter is playing well lately. This Hawks with Huerter, Collins, Reddish, Trae and Hunter is a very solid young team, just unlucky lately with the injuries and the stupidity of Collins.
Hawks wanted to replicate the luck of the then young Golden State Warriors but so far are still miles away from being there with some bumps along the way.
They can get their own version of Iggy and another stud vet 2 way player and maybe...
Last edited by The Claw Reborn; Sun Nov 24, 2019, 11:42 AM.
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inthepaint wrote: View Post
Yeah that's true actually. Don't need to run plays, just surprise the defender every now and then by hoisting a few more per game, the space is there.
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Zak24gege wrote: View Post
Overall Gasol has a 33.3 FG % which is near or at the bottom compared to other starting / rotation level NBAers. His 3P average is a very respectable 40.9%, he just has no inside game.
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golden wrote: View Post
Over Kyrie, Kemba, Trae, Simmons and Brogdon? Even Lowry?
Mamba Mentality
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golden wrote: View Post
At this stage of his career, Gasol just needs to embrace his inner Brook Lopez. He would be devastating as a legitimate 3-pt threat who spaces the floor, pulls the rim protector away from the paint and dissects the defense with pinpoint passes to cutters.
If you choose to become a perimeter player though, you can never pass an open 3. You gotta start generating the kind of gravity Brook Lopez has. Become a perimeter magnet first, THEN start swinging the ball when defences start overplaying your shot.
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inthepaint wrote: View Post
Bingo. That's pretty much what I said in the front page comments, you gotta be a threat from somewhere. In today's game, it's ok for a Centre to step outside and essentially became a perimeter player like Brook Lopez did. That can actually create a lot of problems for opposing defences, because it can hinder their rim protection by pulling one of their bigs away from the paint. In case of Gasol that could be even more effective because he's got such good court vision to find open players when the defence scramble to close out on him.
If you choose to become a perimeter player though, you can never pass an open 3. You gotta start generating the kind of gravity Brook Lopez has. Become a perimeter magnet first, THEN start swinging the ball when defences start overplaying your shot."We're playing in a building." -- Kawhi Leonard
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