NBA Season 2021-22

[Roy H.]

The Bucks reportedly are releasing Cousins for roster flexibility before tomorrow's deadline for guaranteeing contracts. I would love to see the Celtics finally grab him.


https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/33003515/milwaukee-bucks-waive-demarcus-cousins-friday-deadline-general-manager-says

Interesting.  He’d been playing fairly well for them.

[todd_days_41]

The Bucks reportedly are releasing Cousins for roster flexibility before tomorrow's deadline for guaranteeing contracts. I would love to see the Celtics finally grab him.


https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/33003515/milwaukee-bucks-waive-demarcus-cousins-friday-deadline-general-manager-says

Interesting.  He’d been playing fairly well for them.

Your binkie is available!

[Birdman]

LeBron, I meant Lakers, are looking to trade Westbrook, Bazemore, & Jordan..already traded Rondo..but love see Lakers in disarray

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The Bucks add shooters every year.

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Oh, The Nets also added shooters....

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Mamukelashvili is getting time with the bucks. They are also playing a second round pick from 2020 in Nwora.

[letsgoblue86]

Is Bobby Portis good? Or do the nets have bad interior D

[Goldstar88]

Is Bobby Portis good? Or do the nets have bad interior D

I think Bobby Portis might be the most underrated player in the NBA.

[Jvalin]

Is Bobby Portis good? Or do the nets have bad interior D

I think Bobby Portis might be the most underrated player in the NBA.

He's a limited defender. He cannot protect the rim despite his size, hence the Bucks have changed their defensive scheme this season. They were running a drop scheme with BroLo. They are now running hedge and recover.

That said, he's an excellent fit next to Giannis on the offensive side of the ball. All shooters thrive next to Giannis. Let's call it the Giannis effect.

Nwora is a talented scorer, but he's a black hole. Only cares about his own shots. Mamu was a solid pick at the end of the 2nd round. I like his BBIQ and his shooting potential. He's nothing special though. Struggles to stay on the court cause he's a hopeless defender.

Wes Matthews has been killing it for the Bucks since they re-signed him. They guaranteed his contract till the end of the season.

I follow the Bucks just as much as I follow the Celtics. Plenty of their fans want Jabari back now that we waived him.

[pokeKingCurtis]

I just saw some highlights on the train of the 76ers.

Why can't we run the same stuff the 6ers run for Embiid for Jaylen/Jayson? Embiid even got 7 assists.

Just chuck it into the high post and get out of their way and let them create. Keep it simple. Both Jays are natural mid-range shooters, as deadly as Embiid from there. Whereas their threes feel kind of hit or miss.

Am I missing something?

Edit:
"A calming presence to slow it down and get us what we want is really what you need at that point. And sometimes we all get caught up in it."

So that's what Udoka said about our struggles. I mean, I'd feel pretty darn confident having Tatum or Brown in the high post, that's a pretty darn solid possession if we need things to calm down.

[Jvalin]

I just saw some highlights on the train of the 76ers.

Why can't we run the same stuff the 6ers run for Embiid for Jaylen/Jayson? Embiid even got 7 assists.

Just chuck it into the high post and get out of their way and let them create. Keep it simple. Both Jays are natural mid-range shooters, as deadly as Embiid from there. Whereas their threes feel kind of hit or miss.

Am I missing something?

So basically what you're asking is ''why don't we run more iso and shoot more mid-range jumpers?'' I would argue this is literally the last thing we should be doing.

I'm sick and tired of the constant iso. We were running a PnR-heavy offense under Brad. Not sure why we've settled for an iso-heavy style under Ime. With all due respect, the most logical explanation is that Ime sucks at coaching. For the record, Tatum, Smart and Schroder are reliable PnR ball handlers. Timelord is a terrific roller and a decent screener. Horford is a reliable popper.

[todd_days_41]

The Bucks add shooters every year.

The Bucks are one of the NBA’s premiere draft organizations. They run circles around most NBA teams, present company included.

[pokeKingCurtis]

I just saw some highlights on the train of the 76ers.

Why can't we run the same stuff the 6ers run for Embiid for Jaylen/Jayson? Embiid even got 7 assists.

Just chuck it into the high post and get out of their way and let them create. Keep it simple. Both Jays are natural mid-range shooters, as deadly as Embiid from there. Whereas their threes feel kind of hit or miss.

Am I missing something?

So basically what you're asking is ''why don't we run more iso and shoot more mid-range jumpers?'' I would argue this is literally the last thing we should be doing.

I'm sick and tired of the constant iso. We were running a PnR-heavy offense under Brad. Not sure why we've settled for an iso-heavy style under Ime. With all due respect, the most logical explanation is that Ime sucks at coaching. For the record, Tatum, Smart and Schroder are reliable PnR ball handlers. Timelord is a terrific roller and a decent screener. Horford is a reliable popper.

I think we once again lead the league in wide open threes attempted unless I'm mistaken. But the Celts just play so out of rhythm despite a statistically "efficient" style. It doesn't flow.

The 6ers just let Embiid shoot whatever the hell he wanted against the C's when I watched. He shot a bunch of mid range shots against Kanter and didn't have to think twice. He got hot and became unstoppable throughout the game.

I don't watch enough to know for sure...but maybe the Jays keep having to think twice when they play - trying to look for the most "efficient" shot, often a bad 3 despite being "open".

And yea even pick and rolls if the Jays are allowed to be full three level scorers they'd be harder to stop. But they just dance around the 3 point line, and our other shooters suck so teams just do drop coverage or crowd the Jays in some way.

[Surferdad]

I just saw some highlights on the train of the 76ers.

Why can't we run the same stuff the 6ers run for Embiid for Jaylen/Jayson? Embiid even got 7 assists.

Just chuck it into the high post and get out of their way and let them create. Keep it simple. Both Jays are natural mid-range shooters, as deadly as Embiid from there. Whereas their threes feel kind of hit or miss.

Am I missing something?

So basically what you're asking is ''why don't we run more iso and shoot more mid-range jumpers?'' I would argue this is literally the last thing we should be doing.

I'm sick and tired of the constant iso. We were running a PnR-heavy offense under Brad. Not sure why we've settled for an iso-heavy style under Ime. With all due respect, the most logical explanation is that Ime sucks at coaching. For the record, Tatum, Smart and Schroder are reliable PnR ball handlers. Timelord is a terrific roller and a decent screener. Horford is a reliable popper.

The pick-and-pop, or even the threat of it, doesn't exist for the C's.  Timelord doesn't have a jumper (nor does Freedom) at all and Horford can't throw it in the ocean currently.

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BBBAAAAAAANNNNNEEEEEEE!!!!!!