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If AD keeps playing aggressive on both ends, we get a healthy Lebron and Dlo can stay on the floor, I like our chances against anyone.
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| Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2023 10:06 am Post subject: |
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| Vancouver Fan wrote: | | If AD keeps playing aggressive on both ends, we get a healthy Lebron and Dlo can stay on the floor, I like our chances against anyone. |
That's a ring if that happens.
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| Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2023 10:13 am Post subject: |
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| Vancouver Fan wrote: | | If AD keeps playing aggressive on both ends, we get a healthy Lebron and Dlo can stay on the floor, I like our chances against anyone. |
Indeed. They are as strong as ever when healthy, so it’s only a question of them actually being…well…that. 
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| Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2023 10:30 am Post subject: |
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| Vancouver Fan wrote: | | If AD keeps playing aggressive on both ends, we get a healthy Lebron and Dlo can stay on the floor, I like our chances against anyone. |
Yeah this really creates some possible good matchups for us in potential playoffs. I like that lineup of guys for a 7 game series |
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| Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2023 11:58 am Post subject: |
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| Just stay in the post on offense.. it draws at least 2 defenders action and attention just standing over ther |
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| Megaton wrote: | | Vancouver Fan wrote: | | If AD keeps playing aggressive on both ends, we get a healthy Lebron and Dlo can stay on the floor, I like our chances against anyone. |
Indeed. They are as strong as ever when healthy, so it’s only a question of them actually being…well…that. |
If we run it back next season, we will have the depth to keep LeBron at around 32 minutes a game, which, at least in theory, would reduce his risk of getting injured.
I've said it before and I'll say it again: this current roster, with a full training camp and enough good health, could win the world championship next season. Maybe we'll need to replace Malik Beasley with a 3-and-D wing, but we should have everything else we need to compete for the chip. |
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| Quote: | Beasley has more 3 point attempts than AD has field goal attempts.
So yeah, that's bad.
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| Nash Vegas wrote: | | Quote: | Beasley has more 3 point attempts than AD has field goal attempts.
So yeah, that's bad.
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AD has been playing allergic and lackadaisical in games this year when his game is off |
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| Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2023 2:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Another sleepwalking game from AD |
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| AD was in facilitator mode when the double came. 5 assists today, and could have had double digits if the Lakers didn't miss 23 3's. Missing that many 3's doesn't help your defense out either |
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| Inspector Gadget wrote: | | Nash Vegas wrote: | | Quote: | Beasley has more 3 point attempts than AD has field goal attempts.
So yeah, that's bad.
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AD has been playing allergic and lackadaisical in games this year when his game is off |
I mean it was when he was out of the game that the bulls did their damage.
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I guess this game, Ham didn't tell the dumb*** coach to call more plays for AD.
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| Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2023 5:07 pm Post subject: |
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| Theseus wrote: | | AD was in facilitator mode when the double came. 5 assists today, and could have had double digits if the Lakers didn't miss 23 3's. Missing that many 3's doesn't help your defense out either |
We're so up and down with our 3 point shooting xD |
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| Theseus wrote: | | AD was in facilitator mode when the double came. 5 assists today, and could have had double digits if the Lakers didn't miss 23 3's. Missing that many 3's doesn't help your defense out either |
Yep.
Dude made the right bball plays, but his guys weren’t knocking em down. Imho the reason the offense is so up and down when AD is the focal point (either calling his own number or drawing the double and distributing it from the block), is cause we trying really hard to emphasize that side of the court in utilizing him. But it’s the wrong approach.
AD at his fundamental core is a defensive player. He values that side of the ball greatly. That’s where we need to prioritize in exploiting him. And if we’re gonna do that, you can’t have him play the rim protector role. He’s gotta be out on the wings where his mobility and length can really make a difference.
For as much as we want to champion Vando, dude was a team low -27 tonight and Zach had his way in scoring. It’s becoming frighteningly obvious that he’s not THE answer to our perimeter defense. He’s had a few good games, but his bad ones are ridiculously lopsided in terms of net negative impact while on the floor.
And folks are also championing our team defense since the trade deadline. I wouldn’t say that necessarily the roster upgrades either. Rui’s minutes been inconsistent, Vando’s been hit or miss, Beas ain’t it and DLo/Mo have largely been unavailable. So our inflated defensive metrics have solely been due to
AD’s brilliance on that end combined with our charmin soft schedule since early February (most teams we have faced have been sub-.500 and just like us, not fully healthy).
AD was in foul trouble today and a Chicago laid a near 120 piece on us. Could you imagine where our defense would have been without the big fella.
If you want to get back to a title contender, please ADdress the defense. Till then, we pretenders.
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I can see why they call him Wilt. Soon teams will start hackAD
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| GOODRICH25 wrote: | | I can see why they call him Wilt. Soon teams will start hackAD |
Why?
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| Inspector Gadget wrote: | | Nash Vegas wrote: | | Quote: | Beasley has more 3 point attempts than AD has field goal attempts.
So yeah, that's bad.
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AD has been playing allergic and lackadaisical in games this year when his game is off |
What is he allergic to and how does it affect his game? |
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| AD took a game off since LeBron returned. Hopefully, the "real" AD will be back on Wednesday after saying Pat Bev could "come and try" to knock the Lakers out of the playoffs right before laying an egg at home. |
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| BadGuy wrote: | | AD took a game off since LeBron returned. Hopefully, the "real" AD will be back on Wednesday after saying Pat Bev could "come and try" to knock the Lakers out of the playoffs right before laying an egg at home. |
It would not matter if you were Shaq and your coach put Reaves on Lavine, then put Lonnie and Troy at 3/4 and went with the you contest everything model. Hell he stayed in foul trouble because the coach refused size on the court. And even when he had 4 the coach wouldn’t use a timeout when he had 5 of them to sub him out and stop play.
But really AD and Bron didn’t lose the game. The second quarter start where you had Denis, Bron, and AD sitting on the bench and the Reaves unit got blasted lost it. They then doubled down with it to start the fourth for some reason.
Reaves Beasley Walker Vando Gabriel is the biggest wtf lineup twice against Lavine and Derozan |
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AD should be treated as first option by Ham. Not second, not third and no matter if LeBron plays or not. LeBron will figure out his place.
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Incredible that this far in, the coaching staff still hasn't figured out what to do when AD gets doubled, or how to get him the ball when he's fronted/covered.
Very rudimentary stuff they are doing with respect to that. Almost as if collectively, the coaches say "so much for AD, let's just let our guards chuck shots."
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| epic_ wrote: | | GOODRICH25 wrote: | | I can see why they call him Wilt. Soon teams will start hackAD |
Why? |
He cant hit his damn freethrows
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