8 PM start on a Sunday...uh, okay. Toronto has been pure trash this last month or so & no FVV or Anunoby tonight for the Tampa Raptors. Lowry is back after missing some time with a toe infection.
Let's keep the mojo going from Friday night's ballsy win! I'm guessing the starters will be Payton, Bullock, RJ, Julius, & Noel. LFG!
Also, I was flipping back & forth earlier between the Masters & Cs-Nuggets. Boston went on a 31-3 run (yes, you read that right) to beat Denver by double digits. The Nuggets bench was pure trash to end the 3rd/start the 4th & the starters weren't much better when Malone sent them back in. We're 1 1/2 back of Boston for the 7th seed.
That's a shame...
I just don't get it. At all. But Thibs can be a stubborn MFer. Rose is just much, much better.
Haha. I'm nothing if not predictable.
I ain't a young pup anymore & it's a Sunday. It'd be different if a Friday or Saturday. I just don't like these absurd late starts.
He coukd be the best defensive player of all time and it still wouldnt justify him starting..
Perhaps, and that isn’t really my point. All I’m saying is that Tibbs obviously values his defense in that spot. And really the bottom line is minutes played and Tibbs has shown that often on nights where Payton is not on offensively he sits much more even if he started. The starters aren’t really as important as total minutes and especially those late in the games.
When the game is in high leverage situations during the 2nd half, you've most likely got a relatively fresh Rose to help bring it home. You're not relying on Payton to play in big time spots with the game on the line. I get Thibs thinking here.
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Steve, I'd argue Elfrid's defense is overrated.
Perhaps, and that isn’t really my point. All I’m saying is that Tibbs obviously values his defense in that spot. And really the bottom line is minutes played and Tibbs has shown that often on nights where Payton is not on offensively he sits much more even if he started. The starters aren’t really as important as total minutes and especially those late in the games.
When your down every game and the bench has to come in to make a come back, then who starts does matter..
The bench scored 72 points last gamr and they barely won
Severly overrated, especially at the end of a game where the team was doubling every possession and it was working, you tell the double team not to come and kyrie drills a 3 in your face
And that’s why it doesn’t really bother me. Tibbs is a real good coach plus he has an entire staff of assistance who work with the players advising him. So if this is what he feels puts them in the best position to win I assume he has the best handle on it, and has them playing well. It’s not like he is a complete idiot.
I guess I don’t see the point of coming complaining about it every single game.
Nice start.
Nice start.
Haha, yeah we are fans after all
I completely understand getting off to a slow start but when that happens there are many others to blame. It isn't just Payton.
What matters most is who is playing late and that isn't Payton. This team is at its best when Burks is playing the point and that includes Rose imo. Burks is far from an ideal player at the point but he does enough scoring, breaking down the D, and passing to make this offense work.
I'd much rather sign the younger Lonzo Ball
I completely understand getting off to a slow start but when that happens there are many others to blame. It isn't just Payton.
What matters most is who is playing late and that isn't Payton. This team is at its best when Burks is playing the point and that includes Rose imo. Burks is far from an ideal player at the point but he does enough scoring, breaking down the D, and passing to make this offense work.
+1
Burks is good off the bench too.
That would have been insane if he was able to throw that down.
That would have been insane if he was able to throw that down.
Lowry was smart to foul, it would have pumped up the team even more.
The foul wasnt on Obis dunk, it was on Gibson going for the rebound, so loose ball
The foul wasnt on Obis dunk, it was on Gibson going for the rebound, so loose ball
Oh. That's lame. I really wish he nailed it then. Obi's looking a lot better lately though.
As a rookie I told my daughter (who watches all the games with me) that he riminded me a little of Jordan. Not as a player or style of play, but his seriousness, determination, intensity, and desire to win. Its rare in such a young player and something that a team can build around imo
Noel does a lot of things well. If the price is right I hope they bring him back next season
They have had this problem all season. Frustrating but they are still learning how to become a winning team and that’s part of the process and something that still needs improvement. How many more win would they have if they could consistently put teams away?