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  • Solid dub tonight, never looked in doubt. Nothing spectacular (apart from a few moments) just a “mature” game from our young guys, which is fantastic to see.

    Paolo had the “i’m better than all you” head on tonight, played outstanding team offense by drawing the D to him then dishing it off, then doing his thing to score, only when he felt like it.

    Franz has found his mojo again and Cole just lights it up every damn time he steps onto the court🔥 I’ve noticed how unselfish he is during this winning run.

    Goga: NEEDS TO STAY STARTING C…

    And Suggs man, this kid has it all. Time on court with current line ups has helped him get his head right on offense. He is learning on the job and is doin it right. That catch and shoot from the corner was nothing short of brilliance, he had to land on his damn tip toes to stay inbounds and still managed to get his regular shot off while lookin like a ballerina. High IQ, the whole team is high IQ and selfless, ain’t no dumb dumbs on this team, that’s why we winning ball…

    Side: Hope LaMelo alright? He been 🔥Ballin, was looking forward to watching him tonight. We did have the 🔒 on him up until he went down though…




  • Great post dude🤙 IMO the best move by coach on the night was subbing JI in with 14 seconds to go. This move right here probably won us the game. Nuggs had a set play for KCP to shoot a 3 in the corner to tie it up. (Probably thought we’d expect them to go to MPJ)

    Gordon took the pass in to Jackson and Jackson was angling straight for the pass to KCP (who was trying to time his positioning from the baseline) BUT Judah was there and Jackson thought nope that ain’t gunna work!! Suggs cut him off so Jackson was then forced to come back inside to Joker, P5 got across to prevent a 3 attempt. Joker was forced to drive for a 2. Forced fouls to follow and that’s the game.

    COMPLETELY HEALED INTIMIDATING MINISTER OF DEFENSE. Full props to coach for getting JI in at exactly the right time🤘


  • Goga did well and NEEDS TO STAY STARTING C.

    Joker really only bullied Moe, Goga stood up well and grabbed crucial boards.

    I really hope Coach and co have the balls not to change this starting lineup. It’s lit🔥 and a golden rule in ball is, you don’t change anything that’s not broken.

    AB is learning the hard way but why not? He does a fantastic job on D, spaces well and he is forcing our scorers to increase output and it is working.

    Rotations are perfect atm, JI is on court at the right times, Jingles comes in and gives the team that cool head, Gary comes in and finds space against a second unit D, Cole has embraced his role and it’s sensational to see, Moe brings that energy and is selfless, he also has a real connection with Jingles.

    Coach mix’s it up and blends both units for a few minutes a quarter and it completely breaks down the opposing D/match ups.




  • P5💪🔥🔥🔥 Second season head wobbles on the back of ROTY. Scottie had it last year, pressure from fans is hard enough to work through but pressure on yourself is unbearable at times and takes awhile longer to work through. Look at Scottie now, much less pressure on him and he’s playing great consistent basketball in his third year, i expect the same from Paolo back end of this season and into the next.

    He has clearly improved in areas that fans were screaming about all last season. D and rebounding.

    One negative i will state though, stop pausing for so damn long when your in free throw motion P5!! Damn man, that’s your problem and it’s so simple to fix. Someone get him the damn message that he needs his action to flow! Get to the line, don’t think too much, bounce the ball couple times then look up while starting motion and release! Everyone knows that when you shoot free throws it needs to be all in motion from the time you grab the ball after the final bounce to the time you release, pausing and holding the ball up in front of the chest with bent knees then “springing” for the short shot motion/release is dog shit, unnatural and a sure way to miss…



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    I originally thought the same re. Pacers but after further analysis, i think we match up well with them now. Suggs can lock up Mathurin and AB got the tools to curb Hali’s influence. Our bench/first rotation is better than their’s, so hopefully our starters do the job and our rotation’s can win us the game.






  • P5 will work through it. He’s got the tools just needs to get his head sorted. Had plenty of opportunities to hit the paint hard but pulled up and passed or second guessed. He probably only needs to be given the green light by coach to take control and his confidence will return. P5 is trying to work hard for his teammates setting screens and even just going and propping up in the corner to create space. Hopefully soon he switches from that mentality and focuses more on his individual game where he can be the dominant force. Can clearly see this young team is still figuring it all out, each guard getting their minutes and a chance to make plays and score. By mid season they should have it all figured out. We don’t want these smaller guards driving up the paint and getting bullied, that job is for Paolo, Franz, WCJ, Moe, JI. The guards need to space it for them. Was hard watching AD own WCJ but there was no support for Wendall, JI needs more minutes to support and help protect the paint and P5 needs to get in there and throw his big body around. All will come in time, great start to the season…