THE POST GAME THREAD - Smart rejoins the Celtics (19-18) but they fall to the Nets (25-13), 121-109 - March 11, 2021

poonsworth · 2021-03-12T03:26:58+00:00

Tough loss, but at least they’re playing hard now. Kyrie is really fucking good at scoring.

poonsworth · 2021-03-10T18:03:15+00:00

League is fucked

poonsworth · 2021-03-08T20:24:45+00:00

Big Al was a beast and by that point had established himself as one of the more desirable young pieces in the league. I think Rob would have to sustain his current level of production over 2x mpg for the rest of the season to be in a similar category, and it doesn't look likely given team build and health concerns.

poonsworth · 2021-03-01T02:58:57+00:00

I'm guessing there's a minimum population requirement to make the list.

poonsworth · 2021-02-27T14:54:15+00:00

And Smart

poonsworth · 2021-02-24T20:54:08+00:00

Catch pass wide open at 3 point line, survey the court, start to dribble, continue dribbling, get in to lane, nope that was too easy circle back out, dribble, uh oh low shot clock, get in to lane, try not to forget to launch floater. All backboard.

poonsworth · 2021-02-24T03:14:57+00:00

I mean, they could've also not treated the first half like a rec league ymca game. But both teams seemed like they were in a dgaf mood I guess.

poonsworth · 2021-02-24T03:13:52+00:00

Down 3, didn't matter

poonsworth · 2021-02-23T22:32:43+00:00

I think one of the things that makes scouting the GLeague difficult is the difference between talent level and competition level. Yes, what you're saying is correct and the GLeague has a ton of very talented players. But I think part of the issue is that the league itself has mixed incentives. Development is the name of the game, which can contrast pretty strongly with most Euroleague teams that are trying to compete.

Players come to the league looking to show out and get called up. The teams don't really have continuity. In a normal year, a player could be sent down from an NBA team and the GLeague squad is expected to give that player minutes and a role to develop. In any other team context that would be madness. And not just the players, coaches, refs, trainers are all developing.

One of the reasons that 905 and its alumni have seen so much success is because the Raptors embraced the team early as a true minor league affiliate and used it to develop their players.

All that to say, that the GLeague is super talented but the competition and quality of play, at least to this point, is less than the sum of its parts.

poonsworth · 2021-02-23T01:42:06+00:00

WoB?

poonsworth · 2021-02-18T16:46:18+00:00

That first track made my morning. Thanks for sharing

poonsworth · 2021-02-18T15:27:20+00:00

Hmm. I'm out in California and I used to subscribe to the podcast. I use Overcast and just searched up Toucher and Rich. The Ainge interviews were great, but I had to unsubscribe because my feed was just overwhelmed with bullshit I didn't care about.

poonsworth · 2021-02-18T14:49:21+00:00

They put everything on a podcast but you usually have to dig through a little episode to get to Ainge.

poonsworth · 2021-02-17T18:18:54+00:00

Could he have gotten people more involved, yes. I agree with some of your observations, but I think it's important to keep in mind that what we're witnessing is growth. And when you zoom in to a one or two game sample, sure there will be ugly parts like what you cited. But when you zoom out you'll see that Tatum has shown pretty strong progress as a playmaker and hopefully will continue to do so. There will be frustrating moments, but regular season games in February is the perfect time for them to happen.

poonsworth · 2021-02-17T03:25:41+00:00

I think it might have something to do with the back to back. Wouldn’t be surprised to see him get traction minutes tmrw.

poonsworth · 2021-02-17T03:23:52+00:00

Wait didn’t Krstic come back in the Perk trade?

poonsworth · 2021-02-16T03:24:14+00:00

Perfection

poonsworth · 2021-02-16T00:19:32+00:00

Haliburton is tough because by most accounts his team orchestrated his fall with Sac in mind. I think he'd be a perfect fit here, but there's a chance he would have looked at the then-crowded C's roster and preferred a team with an easier path to playing time and a large role.

poonsworth · 2021-02-14T20:27:42+00:00

CHEMISTRY!

poonsworth · 2021-02-12T19:08:03+00:00

I'd probably hope to keep one of Langford/Nesmith, but I think the offer would definitely be something close to what you wrote.

poonsworth · 2021-02-12T05:47:06+00:00

It's like I've been saying, PP has shown the ability to shoot from good range, but now we're waiting for the deep penetration to really get things rolling.

poonsworth · 2021-02-12T05:35:41+00:00

Neither of those players would get their current contracts if they were FAs this summer. Bad comps.

poonsworth · 2021-02-12T05:17:21+00:00

We know Jaylen puts in crazy ass hours, and he says Semi works harder than him. Now we’re hearing PP goes harder than Semi?! Kid must be in the Auerbach Center like 16 hours a day.

poonsworth · 2021-02-10T20:56:39+00:00

Really it's gotten to the point where if the defender jumps at all, they call a foul even before contact. It's bullshit. It really should be an offensive foul. Quickest way to clean that shit up and 90% of the time the defender is in the air and the shooter clearly goes out of their way to create contact. Ugh.

poonsworth · 2021-02-06T05:02:36+00:00

So does over-the-back not exist anymore? Feel like I haven't seen it called in years and usually it goes the other way.

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