nurkic. this man has such fundamentally sound passing skills we will NOT need to worry about ball fumbles like ayton. bro also hits his freebies and gets solid rebounds.
Eubanks. Bro is what we wanted ayton to be on the offensive end. even tho ayton mya have a better jump shot, eubanks is the roller we need.
Booker. bro may have had 8assist but all 8 were legit and great. one thing that is little noticed about is book’s ball handling. bro has some fantastic pace and ball handling skills. those rapid pounds while keeping the defender in his rear are great for momentary set ups.
Gordon. is this man clutch or what LMAO bro couldn’t hit the back of a barn until that final long three. i wanted to scream when i saw him shoot that but wow he made it and that’s what matters. i’m sure he would be better as the season goes along
Kd. bro was ok at first and suddenly it felt like he was forcing it while he was exhausted. should have js ran set plays with Kd as the roller or something
allen was surprisingly off but we know he will show up
JO was great man.both him and nurkic really showed up today
Yuta and little were great rotation shooters while they were in.
in summary, i saw great ball movement in the first quarter and overall the rebounds that kd, nurkic and eubanks give us are all critical. kd, allen, gordon, eubanks will all play better in the coming games for sure. beal has yet to play with kd and book so we still have yet to hit our ceiling.
may our team stay healthy and safe especially when the playoffs roll around!
special mention to CP3 for helping us out here
Vintage CP0
The chemistry thing is gonna be a work in progress probably all season long.
You’ve got thirteen new guys who have almost never played together before, the Blazers trade guys fitting in with Beal, all the new FA’s and the remaining core (Book, KD, Okogie) left from last season. Plus a brand new coaching staff as well. We’re probably lucky the Suns didn’t have more TO’s Tuesday tbh.