Hella ready for this game.
Bring it on. This one's a real big test.
Sure it won't conclusively show us what to think about the team, no single game ever does that.
But it'd be really nice to see if there's POTENTIAL for us to get somewhere.
What I want;
- More grit/heart than yesterday
- Come out swinging, and play four quarters. F O U R. (4.)
- Assists: Marcus 6+, Tatum 5+, Brown 4+
- Al to be the FOURTH best player on the team. Not because I want him to play worse, but because I want OTHER people to step up, collectively
- Not have too many defensive lapses. I'm okay with players making stupid shots against us, but not okay with them taking wide open ones
- If it wasn't clear yet; PASSING.
- Brown to get TOUCHES in EVERY quarter. No disappearing again plz
- Rob to not break down on D too often, and get 3+ putbacks/alleys
Things I'ma not care about yet;
- Rotations. Cuz I wanna see the starters get good. Play scrappy. Play a lot. Get cohesion.
- A loss. If we play hard and end up with a really tight game, that's fine.
I know not all of these are gonna be met, but they're what I'm hoping/looking for in this game.
If we do end up winning, I'll be happier ofc. I don't think it'll say much about us, but it'd be nice. A good start.
As a last note;
Should we get blown out, I hope there will be more unrest in the locker room. That "Something's gotta give" topic in mind, it'd be a good thing for us to get some adversity out of the way. And I'm enjoying that this is happening early in the season because it gives them time to think about things, and potentially work through it.
Again; early season is the best time to be terrible.