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This team cannot do the basics well for long enough. Sigh

We just did not look very good for large parts of the second half - more like a playin team than a title contender. Book got going for a while in the third but that was about it.

Pretty awful start to the third - more like our traditional fourth quarter meltdowns. At least there’s time to right the ship here if we are good enough

This is a pretty important game for seeding purposes - win and we have a handy little break on the Kings, lose and they are right there with us. Let’s make it a win - relatively comfortable would be nice!

Impressive run after the Jazz closed to within three. We look the much better team (if we can vaguely hold it together in the 4th).

Man the cupboard is bare at the end of the bench at the moment.

Feel like this whole “top 8-9 man thing” is just the org laying the groundwork for people to not be as disappointed when they do nothing.

I think we will put on an absolute show and be up by 30+ during the third before ultimately losing on an unlikely Jordan Poole jumper.


(Trying for the reverse jinx)

Suns only down by three, but that's two 33 point quarters they've given up. Got to play better defense than that. Couldn’t get a stop all night. We’re not going far playing like that. I think this is the crux of our problem to solve. We are good to very good if our offense is clicking and everyone ...

Yep “while a treatment plan is finalised” sounds like weeks out for Embiid.

Nodack wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 01, 2024 3:07 am

Booker hits his last three and makes the Mikail Bridges patented 3 pt make salute shaking his head and pointing. Do I detect a little animosity?

I saw that more as good natured banter, or like a big brother showing up his little brother.

They steadied a bit in the final minutes but jeez they didn’t do much to allay concerns about their fourth quarters.
Still happy to take a win in Miami, even with how much the heat have been struggling lately. And the spread of contributors in the first half was excellent.

Wally_West wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 29, 2024 7:43 pm

It’s purely mental. Nothing else makes sense

Fortunately wilting under pressure when it gets ramped up and the stakes are higher shouldn’t be an issue in the playoffs if we get there.

Split T wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 29, 2024 7:27 pm

TOO wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 29, 2024 7:23 pm

The Heat look terrible. What happened?

They’ve been losing a lot lately I think…

Edit: on a 6 game losing streak…soon to be 7

Brave call. We’re only up by 26 at 3/4 time - is it enough????

I do think the games are a little fluky. Beal was pretty useless and we count on him to run the offense when Booker sits. Both Orlando and Indy play aggressive defensively and the refs let them. We are going to be a high turnover team, it’s just hard when they happen in bunches in key moments. I do...

So Book has scored 100 points over the past two games for two losses. That’s pretty incredible, and not in a good way.

Still an awful 4th qtr team. We’ve only had all year to fix it. Had a little win streak, beat Dallas so I guess our team feel they deserve a break before the allstar game and can turn it on when they please. And for guys who apparently love Bball, they don’t really seem to turn it on when it counts...

I see we suck at last quarters again

I missed this one except for about five minutes in the second. Really nice win and hopefully a sign of things to come

Toronto is up 47-18 on Miami in their first game without Siakam