So we won eh? Not going to lie.. a bit disappointed in the outcome, but it is what it is. We beat a playoff team that was at full strength (although I think were on the back end of their long road trip). We can still get into the top 4 with the 10th pick (LAL moved up from 11 in 2019).
OG was awesome in this one.. so everything I didn't like about him against Atlanta got erased in this one. His defense on DeRozan was really good.. I mean DD still ended up with a pretty decent box score, but you can see he was getting frustrated with OG's defense. DD's 11 assists were awesome.. wish he could have been a playmaker in Toronto too. But yeah, OG at SG. Could be a thing.. not the best ball handler, and we got a turnover with an 8 second violation from it.. but its a learning curve.
Pascal was slightly inefficient, but was working a triple double. Good to see him grab boards. Boucher had an easier time with Birch beside him.. and it shows how important it is to keep Boucher at PF and have a banger next to him. I think a Boucher/JV pair would have been perfect. Is the 14 points for Birch a career high now? I believe that was the mark he was trying to get the other game. Flynn had another decent game. Just needs to settle down a bit.. game obviously is still a little too fast for him, but when he gets older he will fit in like a glove. I'm a Watson fan, so nice to see him get a few shots drop. He does disappear but that happens with most role players. Yuta had a lot of energy and finished with a game high +9. Stanley Johnson finished with a +/- above 0. Wow.
I think I heard, and I have to look it up some how, but didn't Matt or Jack or maybe Leo at a break say something like the Raps were 11-3 (now 12-3) this season when they won the rebounding battle? If true.. think about that for a second. We have a 22-34 record.. 12-3 when we won the rebound battle (if accurate), 10-31 when we didn't. Imagine if we had a guy that can grab boards? That's why I think we'll be right back on top of the East if we get a reliable center next year. It's just one damn position.. and a position that's apparently easy to get in the NBA these days.
Yeah so Chicago lost to Orlando yikes. Kings lost again but to the Wizards. Cavs won (and without Sexton too).
Still 16-18 games left, but my prediction for how the season ends:
6. Kings
7. Cavs
8. Bulls
9. Raptors
10. Wizards
If we do end up getting into the play-in.. we won't get past Indiana let alone a team like NY or Charlotte, or Miami. But we'll see. Our team is coming back full strength, but it's all about rebounding. Will Baynes get another shot on the court? Will Freddie 2.0's contract be renewed? Will he and Khem continue to get a lot of minutes? Is Trent Jr coming off the bench? Stay tuned I guess.
OG was awesome in this one.. so everything I didn't like about him against Atlanta got erased in this one. His defense on DeRozan was really good.. I mean DD still ended up with a pretty decent box score, but you can see he was getting frustrated with OG's defense. DD's 11 assists were awesome.. wish he could have been a playmaker in Toronto too. But yeah, OG at SG. Could be a thing.. not the best ball handler, and we got a turnover with an 8 second violation from it.. but its a learning curve.
Pascal was slightly inefficient, but was working a triple double. Good to see him grab boards. Boucher had an easier time with Birch beside him.. and it shows how important it is to keep Boucher at PF and have a banger next to him. I think a Boucher/JV pair would have been perfect. Is the 14 points for Birch a career high now? I believe that was the mark he was trying to get the other game. Flynn had another decent game. Just needs to settle down a bit.. game obviously is still a little too fast for him, but when he gets older he will fit in like a glove. I'm a Watson fan, so nice to see him get a few shots drop. He does disappear but that happens with most role players. Yuta had a lot of energy and finished with a game high +9. Stanley Johnson finished with a +/- above 0. Wow.
I think I heard, and I have to look it up some how, but didn't Matt or Jack or maybe Leo at a break say something like the Raps were 11-3 (now 12-3) this season when they won the rebounding battle? If true.. think about that for a second. We have a 22-34 record.. 12-3 when we won the rebound battle (if accurate), 10-31 when we didn't. Imagine if we had a guy that can grab boards? That's why I think we'll be right back on top of the East if we get a reliable center next year. It's just one damn position.. and a position that's apparently easy to get in the NBA these days.
Yeah so Chicago lost to Orlando yikes. Kings lost again but to the Wizards. Cavs won (and without Sexton too).
Still 16-18 games left, but my prediction for how the season ends:
6. Kings
7. Cavs
8. Bulls
9. Raptors
10. Wizards
If we do end up getting into the play-in.. we won't get past Indiana let alone a team like NY or Charlotte, or Miami. But we'll see. Our team is coming back full strength, but it's all about rebounding. Will Baynes get another shot on the court? Will Freddie 2.0's contract be renewed? Will he and Khem continue to get a lot of minutes? Is Trent Jr coming off the bench? Stay tuned I guess.
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