Play Nice The Official 2024/5 NBA Week 15/16 & 17 Thread

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You're a weird team in that you play a helter skelter style that mostly works for you.

Bottom five in the league for effective field goal %, bottom five in 2Pt, 3Pt and even FT%. And yet because you average 6 extra possessions a game due to offensive rebounding and turnovers forced, it often doesn't matter. Reminds me of previous iterations of the Grizzlies and Raptors in the past.

Be interesting to see how you go in the playoffs. Your D is elite, which should translate well. The offence might be more problematic, but at least you don't rely on one player like the 2001 Sixers or anything.

It's why I would love them upgrade FVV or Jalen. Both have been good defensively but if we can nail a more reliable offensive player it's likely no drop off in the D but a big improvement on offensive reliability. It's seems all or nothing with both of them, too many of the tough opponents they seem to combine for 20 plus shots going at 20% with a 8-10 turnovers between them.

None of the 'experts' rate us in playoffs due to what you mention with the offence. While I get it they don't seem to credit the D which will make every game a shit fight and if anything is likely to improve come the playoffs and guys like Tate and Holiday aren't seeing minutes. It does feel like we miss the SGA type guy but it's not like our full strength lineups have completely useless offensive players on at any time. I think more Amen/Sengun pnr and post and cut action is the better options when we need points instead of a Jalen or FVV brick.
 
It's why I would love them upgrade FVV or Jalen. Both have been good defensively but if we can nail a more reliable offensive player it's likely no drop off in the D but a big improvement on offensive reliability. It's seems all or nothing with both of them, too many of the tough opponents they seem to combine for 20 plus shots going at 20% with a 8-10 turnovers between them.

None of the 'experts' rate us in playoffs due to what you mention with the offence. While I get it they don't seem to credit the D which will make every game a shit fight and if anything is likely to improve come the playoffs and guys like Tate and Holiday aren't seeing minutes. It does feel like we miss the SGA type guy but it's not like our full strength lineups have completely useless offensive players on at any time. I think more Amen/Sengun pnr and post and cut action is the better options when we need points instead of a Jalen or FVV brick.

I think you'll make a consolidation trade at some point, but it could take as long as 18 months or two years even.

You do have a lot of depth right now, could legitimately be 10-11 deep. Tate and Holiday wouldn't get DNPs on many teams.

You're probably right re Sengun, and a less perimeter orientated offence. Actually said the same thing a few weeks back re the Kings and Sabonis's usage rate compared to Fox's, ironically.
 

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It's why I would love them upgrade FVV or Jalen. Both have been good defensively but if we can nail a more reliable offensive player it's likely no drop off in the D but a big improvement on offensive reliability. It's seems all or nothing with both of them, too many of the tough opponents they seem to combine for 20 plus shots going at 20% with a 8-10 turnovers between them.

None of the 'experts' rate us in playoffs due to what you mention with the offence. While I get it they don't seem to credit the D which will make every game a shit fight and if anything is likely to improve come the playoffs and guys like Tate and Holiday aren't seeing minutes. It does feel like we miss the SGA type guy but it's not like our full strength lineups have completely useless offensive players on at any time. I think more Amen/Sengun pnr and post and cut action is the better options when we need points instead of a Jalen or FVV brick.
Fox is surely the guy? FVV + a ton of picks for Fox makes sense for both sides. FVV lets them compete today still. He is a better player to play alongside Malik Monk too
 
Thought when I read this that Joker must be out, but what gives you the feeling that its going to be a belting?
The Knicks have won 4 out of the last 5 against Denver and have a 20plus and 30 plus margin in two of those.
 
NBA: Gee our rating are s*** house

Also NBA: Let’s call the best players in the nba for 2 soft as f*** fouls in less than 2 mins
 

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God we are playing like crap. If we lose to this it will be up there with the worst loss of the season for us.
 
God we are playing like crap. If we lose to this it will be up there with the worst loss of the season for us.
Brunson is balling.

But worrying for you is that Jokic only has 4, 4, 4. He;s gotta lift his production if he wants that triple double.

Westbrook however has a double double already
 
Brunson is balling.

But worrying for you is that Jokic only has 4, 4, 4. He;s gotta lift his production if he wants that triple double.

Westbrook however has a double double already
Brunson is a beast.
 
NBA: Gee our rating are s*** house

Also NBA: Let’s call the best players in the nba for 2 soft as f*** fouls in less than 2 mins
So what you're saying is the refs shouldnt call fouls they think are there for the reason of TV ratings?

Its not wrestling.

(you might be right about them being a soft/wrong call)
 
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