2&2 Slider To Leyritz
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Back by popular demand, here is a new thread for this season. Zero expectations other than a high draft pick. That said, we won our first game last night and looked relatively good doing it. That said, it was the Bulls who are awful as well.
Some positives:
PJ Washington was simply dominant. 27 points on 7-11 threes, setting a new NBA rookie record in a debut. I was worried if he and Bridges would be able to play together, but they did very easily.
The team as a whole set a franchise record by hitting 23 threes.
Devonte Graham is a legit NBA PG, he went for 24 and controlled the game when in there. He clearly learned a lot from Kemba. Bacon also continues to show he is an NBA caliber scorer.
All of the young guys played most of the minutes. The starting lineup was Rozier, Bacon, Bridges, Washington, and Zeller. Marvin, Batum, MKG, and Biyombo rode the very expensive bench.
The team is pretty damn fun to watch. Up tempo, lots of ball movement and shooting.
The negatives:
We got worked inside. Zeller is the only one with any semblance of interior defense at this point. The Bulls suck inside as well, anyone with any post presence will tear us up.
Why is Rozier on this team? It still baffles me. I said it when they got him and will say it all season - Devonte Graham is a better PG than Terry Rozier, and they pay him next to nothing. If the intent was to let Kemba go and rebuild with all cheap youth, then there was no reason to sign Rozier, especially over resigning Lamb for what could have been much less money.
Overall I can't complain with a win. This is likely the only time we are over .500 for the season, so let's enjoy it.
Some positives:
PJ Washington was simply dominant. 27 points on 7-11 threes, setting a new NBA rookie record in a debut. I was worried if he and Bridges would be able to play together, but they did very easily.
The team as a whole set a franchise record by hitting 23 threes.
Devonte Graham is a legit NBA PG, he went for 24 and controlled the game when in there. He clearly learned a lot from Kemba. Bacon also continues to show he is an NBA caliber scorer.
All of the young guys played most of the minutes. The starting lineup was Rozier, Bacon, Bridges, Washington, and Zeller. Marvin, Batum, MKG, and Biyombo rode the very expensive bench.
The team is pretty damn fun to watch. Up tempo, lots of ball movement and shooting.
The negatives:
We got worked inside. Zeller is the only one with any semblance of interior defense at this point. The Bulls suck inside as well, anyone with any post presence will tear us up.
Why is Rozier on this team? It still baffles me. I said it when they got him and will say it all season - Devonte Graham is a better PG than Terry Rozier, and they pay him next to nothing. If the intent was to let Kemba go and rebuild with all cheap youth, then there was no reason to sign Rozier, especially over resigning Lamb for what could have been much less money.
Overall I can't complain with a win. This is likely the only time we are over .500 for the season, so let's enjoy it.
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