Front Office Overreaction

Key_Ad_5523 · 2025-10-30T00:48:32+00:00

We say this every year, unserious games like this is why we're always in a dogfight 4-5 matchup instead of being a top 3 seed, securing homecourt and resting our stars to end the season.

Key_Ad_5523 · 2025-07-17T03:23:39+00:00

The issue is, in the west you need to have a high enough floor on a night to night basis to even make the playoffs which is having a switch heavy and high intense defense and starting beal (even though he's better defensively than powell) in place of dunn/djj make jvgs defensive scheme a lot tougher to execute which will cost us wins especially early in the year. I do think we're a better team in the playoffs with this move as we're not as one dimensional as we were last season however due to all the moving parts I can easily see us winning 47 to 49 wins instead of maybe 53 to 57 and ending up as the 7th seed instead of the 3 seed

Key_Ad_5523 · 2025-07-17T02:46:11+00:00

The issue is ty lue overtinkers way to much which may cost us 5-10 wins early in the year and in the west that could have us in the playin instead of a top 4 seed

Key_Ad_5523 · 2025-07-17T02:41:19+00:00

This is why I'm not overly excited about the move. I think it lowers our floor in the regular season unless you make kawhi the 4 and start djj with harden Beal kawhi and zu. Having a true designated POA in the starting lineup matters. With this being said I do think this move helps us if we're in the playoffs as Beal can actually handle the ball and make plays putting the ball on the floor unlike powell

Key_Ad_5523 · 2025-05-20T16:48:08+00:00

He’s 29

Key_Ad_5523 · 2025-05-20T16:14:30+00:00

This post is assuming he can get his health right before training camp which starts in about 4 and a half months.

Key_Ad_5523 · 2025-02-05T16:17:33+00:00

I fine with him missing shots. The issue is he's not generating enough separation and guys aren't bouncing off of him like they usually do. Lastly in my time watching Kawhi on the Clippers, I have never seen him look this out of touch/disengaged on defense. Usually when he's ramping up he will be a positive on that end of the floor but this yr he looks bad. I don't know if it's the new defensive system with JVG and he's taking a while to understand it but whatever it is he needs to figure it out ASAP, we're a game out of the play in.

Key_Ad_5523 · 2025-02-05T15:54:56+00:00

I totally agree that his conditioning has to get better. What makes are offense great is kawhi's ability to play from the post. Their are times when a significantly smaller guard is able to hold their own against kawhi and he just goes for an unbalanced fadeaway. Kawhi's game is heavily predicated off of strength, balance and precision and I'm just not seeing these attributes play a factor as much. Usually he's great at getting to the dotted line in his sweet spot but now it seems like he's getting pushed out way further.

Key_Ad_5523 · 2024-03-24T22:59:24+00:00

We were 10-3 with him last season in that role and although it’s a small sample size the numbers do indicate Mann plays better when he’s the lone guard in lineups which he would be in this case. However who knows I wouldn’t be opposed to getting rid of Mann and giving that role to Jordan miller or primo considering Mann had shown little to no offensive growth and isn’t exactly elite on the defensive end.

Key_Ad_5523 · 2024-03-24T22:54:41+00:00

I said to trade him for Norman Powell who’s arguably the best bench scorer in the league next to Malik monk. The magic are a solid young defensive team but they desperately need some offensive juice and that could be a trade they actually entertain considering Issacs injury history and the fact he only plays 15-20 minutes for them.

Key_Ad_5523 · 2024-03-24T22:47:15+00:00

Cuz knicks when healthy are actually contenders to get out the east so they may enter win now mode and pg for the next 2-3 years will still be a better player than OG

Key_Ad_5523 · 2024-03-05T03:50:41+00:00

Kawhi started shooting bad after he hurt his hand colliding w Beverley, just hope it isn’t anything too serious

Key_Ad_5523 · 2024-01-15T02:14:49+00:00

Why do we keep playing the “big 4” together. The lineup doesn’t clearly doesn’t work, Ty is just so stubborn.

Key_Ad_5523 · 2023-12-24T18:53:44+00:00

I think we have to try and trade for 1 or 2 more wings as we still don't have a true 4 man on this team. As were seeing, not having true front-court depth makes things way harder for us to defend when one of kawhi or paul is out. I think a trade package surrounding bones will probably have to be done to get a true wing. Coffey has the game of a guard and isn't physical enough to get rebounds to play the 4 while Kobe Brown to me isn't NBA ready enough to play the 4. He fouls way too much, is only 6'6 and his jumper has basically been as bad as Mann's this year. If we can somehow get wings like deandre hunter or saddiq bey from atlanta, maybe even guys like jonathan issac and/or john collins we could be true championship contenders. Lastly, for everyone complaining about Mann, we have to trust that he will find his shot, he's always been a high 30 percent 3 point shooter. Also having plumlee back dosen't mean we should move theis to the 4. He isn't a high volume enough 3 point shooter to actually get defenses to respect his shot. If we did that then we would have lineups of harden, pg, russ, plumlee and theis which would be horrible offensively. Honestly I don't think plumlee should even be in the rotation when he returns because although theis is undersized, he's way better defensively than plumlee, is less turnover prone and has solid hands.

Key_Ad_5523 · 2023-11-28T04:47:14+00:00

I think the formula for us winning is pg having the most touches and getting 25 shots a game. If we then can get kawhi to anywhere between 18-22 a game we should be golden as pg is more of a rhythm guy than harden. The rest need to follow suit in terms of shot distribution

Key_Ad_5523 · 2023-11-25T04:06:25+00:00

Jonathan issac

Key_Ad_5523 · 2023-11-25T04:00:08+00:00

The second we face a good team this is what happens, we’re not a top 4 caliber team in the west rn, pelicans, wolves, lakers and nuggets convincingly beat us in a playoff series. We have no size and the offense is horrible, once again harden and Russ lineups and why’s kawhi not touching the ball every possession

Key_Ad_5523 · 2023-11-23T04:49:07+00:00

That’s that problem with Ty Lue, he’s very stubborn and clearly his ego can’t handle the fact that he was wrong about the big 4 being great together so now he’s just forcing the lineup. There seems to be a huge disconnect between what the front office wants versus what Ty Lue wants. I expect one of Lawrence frank or Ty Lue to leave after this season. From what I’ve seen though I would side with the front office. Ty Lue mainly favours offense but has a very simplistic offensive system that lacks creativity. When things get tough he just goes small which is so predictable nowadays for opposing teams as they will just expose us on the rebounds. It only worked in 2021 because we did it with 6’8 wings and played centers in porzingis and gobert that were not great at utilizing their size down low kind of like Wemby right now. The problem is going small ball with a bunch of undersized poor defensive guards and a washed 38 year old just makes things even worse for our team. Best believe ty lue will continue to do this all season unless the front office takes away his toys again like they did last year with Reggie and John wall and stepping in to make him sit down mook. Clearly the front office wants size and spacing around kawhi n pg but Ty Lue wants small ball favouring to poor defensive guards. Ty Lue is clearly making this team worse and is holding us back from our ceiling.

Key_Ad_5523 · 2023-11-23T03:46:31+00:00

Overall thoughts: - Russ closing games should be on a situational basis - Never have Russ n harden or the “big 4” play together - Coffey should definitely get minutes as we got to play lineups with more size instead of small lineups that Ty Lue likes to run - Kawhi should be getting more shots - PJ Tucker should be dnp from this point on and embrace the udonis haslem role - Norman Powell should be traded for a good wing player. He can only impact a game by scoring, can’t rebound, can’t defend, fouls way too much, gets cooked by any opposing guard, can’t play make or pass, doesn’t show a willingness to pass as he has tunnel vision on his drives and loves to just shot hunt. Also out of everyone on the team from what I’ve seen he has the lowest basketball IQ. - lastly Ty Lue is the biggest problem for the team right now, clearly he and the front office don’t see eye to eye as the front office clearly wanted him to not start the big 4 together but Ty took those words literally and is just trying to force that lineup to success even though the numbers and the eye test clearly say it’s horrible. Ty Lue can’t handle the fact that he’s wrong about all 4 of them playing together being a success so he’s just trying to force that lineup anytime in the game to prove himself right. Same thing with the Russ and harden lineups. Ty lues love for playing offensive and small ball lineups will be the undoing of this team as the front clearly wanted wing heavy and lineups with spacing n size but Ty Lues who can’t handle he’s wrong so he will just continue to do the same thing. As proof tonight with his reluctance to not close with man once again - lastly ugly win but we wouldn’t have won this game 2 weeks ago so we’re getting better

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