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Re: Game Day: Pelicans (3-1) @ Suns (3-1), Fri 10/28/22
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2022 2:45 pm
by AmareIsGod
TOO wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 12:13 pm
If only great records won titles...
Yeah. Let's not enjoy this season then. The fuck with it all. Wake me up when it's the playoffs and in the meantime, I won't enjoy dick about these meaningless regular season games. Growth and maturity at maybe identifying our #2 option by the playoffs and anything else positive that transpires that makes us more playoff ready. We trashed the bench and James Jones for being ass yet they've been fantastic early on. A bit too much optimism though so I'll tone it down.
Re: Game Day: Pelicans (3-1) @ Suns (3-1), Fri 10/28/22
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2022 2:45 pm
by specialsauce
Split T wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 2:19 pm
specialsauce wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 2:02 pm
Mori Chu wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 2:00 pm
I'm somewhat concerned about Chris Paul's play, but, he is still third in the NBA in assists at 10.0 and has been generally a savvy floor leader even if his individual scoring and shooting are below expectations. I hope he's just taking his time and pacing himself for the long season.
His play is great for a role playing PG. Unfortunately we’re depending on him to be our second best player yet again because nobody else has flashed new skills, which is so bad
I don’t know what to think about him yet…I get the sense that he didn’t play much if any basketball during the offseason. I’m giving him till Christmas, but if by the new year we haven’t seen him able to consistently get buckets, I think we’ll have to adjust and realize he’s now a Rubio level guy.
Mikal flashed some stuff last night, but I think it’s also telling that it happened when Booker was being doubled constantly. Bridges had a lot of space and openings to work with. We need to see more.
Mikal has done that for a game or two then goes back to being entirely OK just being off ball, especially in big games
Re: Game Day: Pelicans (3-1) @ Suns (3-1), Fri 10/28/22
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2022 2:49 pm
by bajanguy008
Just a question
Don't all kill me lol but I being lazy so not checking stats or old threads
Wasn't this the same exact dialogue last year tho, CP3 started slow, folks were saying he looked a little fat but he literally said that he had not been playing so will gradually ramp up ?
I agree that we can't be expecting 20+ and 10dimes as a winning formula come playoffs but I don't believe he is struggling to score right now
Think he's just getting his legs
The thing is that he literally barely taking 10fga which I have no problem with so I not too bothered how things are going
Re: Game Day: Pelicans (3-1) @ Suns (3-1), Fri 10/28/22
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2022 3:24 pm
by Superbone
Mori Chu wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 2:00 pm
I'm somewhat concerned about Chris Paul's play, but, he is still third in the NBA in assists at 10.0 and has been generally a savvy floor leader even if his individual scoring and shooting are below expectations. I hope he's just taking his time and pacing himself for the long season.
He was tied for first before last night.
Re: Game Day: Pelicans (3-1) @ Suns (3-1), Fri 10/28/22
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2022 3:29 pm
by Superbone
AmareIsGod wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 2:45 pm
TOO wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 12:13 pm
If only great records won titles...
Yeah. Let's not enjoy this season then. The fuck with it all. Wake me up when it's the playoffs and in the meantime, I won't enjoy dick about these meaningless regular season games. Growth and maturity at maybe identifying our #2 option by the playoffs and anything else positive that transpires that makes us more playoff ready. We trashed the bench and James Jones for being ass yet they've been fantastic early on. A bit too much optimism though so I'll tone it down.
Dude…Don’t let these others get to you. Continue to enjoy the journey. Not sure why some even bother watching if none of it means anything unless the team is the one out of 30 champion. Keep being yourself. We’ve got to balance out the Debbie Downers.
Re: Game Day: Pelicans (3-1) @ Suns (3-1), Fri 10/28/22
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2022 4:23 pm
by JeremyG
Let me repeat: I'm literally not complaining at all about CP3's play. He's playing at the level I expected, maybe even higher. He's playing great for a 37-year-old point guard who is past his prime. The assist numbers are impressive. There is nothing wrong with a Rubio type of point guard, if the younger players can step up and make up for Paul's decline. So far, it's been working.
Re: Game Day: Pelicans (3-1) @ Suns (3-1), Fri 10/28/22
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2022 5:07 pm
by Split T
bajanguy008 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 2:49 pm
Just a question
Don't all kill me lol but I being lazy so not checking stats or old threads
Wasn't this the same exact dialogue last year tho, CP3 started slow, folks were saying he looked a little fat but he literally said that he had not been playing so will gradually ramp up ?
I agree that we can't be expecting 20+ and 10dimes as a winning formula come playoffs but I don't believe he is struggling to score right now
Think he's just getting his legs
The thing is that he literally barely taking 10fga which I have no problem with so I not too bothered how things are going
I remember the first year he started slow, but that was the weird year after the bubble where there wasn’t much of an offseason and everyone started earlier than they thought
Re: Game Day: Pelicans (3-1) @ Suns (3-1), Fri 10/28/22
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2022 5:08 pm
by Split T
JeremyG wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 4:23 pm
Let me repeat: I'm literally not complaining at all about CP3's play. He's playing at the level I expected, maybe even higher. He's playing great for a 37-year-old point guard who is past his prime. The assist numbers are impressive. There is nothing wrong with a Rubio type of point guard, if the younger players can step up and make up for Paul's decline. So far, it's been working.
The part you are forgetting is how he was an All-NBA level player as a 36 year old.
Re: Game Day: Pelicans (3-1) @ Suns (3-1), Fri 10/28/22
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2022 5:15 pm
by TOO
AmareIsGod wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 2:45 pm
TOO wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 12:13 pm
If only great records won titles...
Yeah. Let's not enjoy this season then. The fuck with it all. Wake me up when it's the playoffs and in the meantime, I won't enjoy dick about these meaningless regular season games. Growth and maturity at maybe identifying our #2 option by the playoffs and anything else positive that transpires that makes us more playoff ready. We trashed the bench and James Jones for being ass yet they've been fantastic early on. A bit too much optimism though so I'll tone it down.
You do you, bud.
Re: Game Day: Pelicans (3-1) @ Suns (3-1), Fri 10/28/22
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2022 5:34 pm
by AmareIsGod
TOO wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 5:15 pm
AmareIsGod wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 2:45 pm
TOO wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 12:13 pm
If only great records won titles...
Yeah. Let's not enjoy this season then. The fuck with it all. Wake me up when it's the playoffs and in the meantime, I won't enjoy dick about these meaningless regular season games. Growth and maturity at maybe identifying our #2 option by the playoffs and anything else positive that transpires that makes us more playoff ready. We trashed the bench and James Jones for being ass yet they've been fantastic early on. A bit too much optimism though so I'll tone it down.
You do you, bud.
And you do you and keep wallowing in a dark cloud after every win this season for another 50 or so by bringing up our game 7 trouncing by Dallas and our embarrassing exit. Yep, we lost last season. Therefore we can't be proud of anything this season or excited unless it ends with a championship. The journey shouldn't be enjoyed in the moment.
We all took a bite of the same shit sandwich you did last postseason. It doesn't mean we want to keep eating off of it every game this season. I've had my fill. I also haven't won the lottery in life or struck it rich. Doesn't mean I'm going to bitch about it everyday and rush to the finish line towards death.
Re: Game Day: Pelicans (3-1) @ Suns (3-1), Fri 10/28/22
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2022 6:34 pm
by specialsauce
Superbone wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 3:29 pm
AmareIsGod wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 2:45 pm
TOO wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 12:13 pm
If only great records won titles...
Yeah. Let's not enjoy this season then. The fuck with it all. Wake me up when it's the playoffs and in the meantime, I won't enjoy dick about these meaningless regular season games. Growth and maturity at maybe identifying our #2 option by the playoffs and anything else positive that transpires that makes us more playoff ready. We trashed the bench and James Jones for being ass yet they've been fantastic early on. A bit too much optimism though so I'll tone it down.
Dude…Don’t let these others get to you. Continue to enjoy the journey. Not sure why some even bother watching if none of it means anything unless the team is the one out of 30 champion. Keep being yourself. We’ve got to balance out the Debbie Downers.
I’m not saying I don’t enjoy the journey. Talk about a straw man’s argument. I thoroughly enjoy watching each season as it unfolds, but if it ends in 0-60 or whatever season we’re on, then it meant squat at the end of it. It becomes as memorable as every other season where we went home with a nice L while another fan base gets to cement that W in their history.
Such a stupid accusation to say that if you don’t just blindly motorboat the whole year then you must not be a real fan you motorboating SOB
Re: Game Day: Pelicans (3-1) @ Suns (3-1), Fri 10/28/22
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2022 6:39 pm
by specialsauce
AmareIsGod wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 5:34 pm
TOO wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 5:15 pm
AmareIsGod wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 2:45 pm
TOO wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 12:13 pm
If only great records won titles...
Yeah. Let's not enjoy this season then. The fuck with it all. Wake me up when it's the playoffs and in the meantime, I won't enjoy dick about these meaningless regular season games. Growth and maturity at maybe identifying our #2 option by the playoffs and anything else positive that transpires that makes us more playoff ready. We trashed the bench and James Jones for being ass yet they've been fantastic early on. A bit too much optimism though so I'll tone it down.
You do you, bud.
And you do you and keep wallowing in a dark cloud after every win this season for another 50 or so by bringing up our game 7 trouncing by Dallas and our embarrassing exit. Yep, we lost last season. Therefore we can't be proud of anything this season or excited unless it ends with a championship. The journey shouldn't be enjoyed in the moment.
We all took a bite of the same shit sandwich you did last postseason. It doesn't mean we want to keep eating off of it every game this season. I've had my fill. I also haven't won the lottery in life or struck it rich. Doesn't mean I'm going to bitch about it everyday and rush to the finish line towards death.
The thing is so far this year the same exact shit sandwich is being presented to you for lunch and coated as a new item on the menu.
If you accidentally eat a shit sandwich, then nobody can blame you. But if you know that it’s still the same exact sandwich as yesterday, no matter how tasty it was, and you still eat the shit? You’re weird dude you like eating shit.
If we go out and get Harrison Barnes or Buddy Hield or some other player that can change the dynamic going into the playoffs, I can get excited again.
If we actually see real, sustained, value added development from Mikal or DA that elevates them to the real #2 on offense, I can get excited again.
I can easily be fooled into eating a shit sandwich and enjoying it. But it has to be presented in a different way at least.
Re: Game Day: Pelicans (3-1) @ Suns (3-1), Fri 10/28/22
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2022 7:14 pm
by Mori Chu
Gotta admit, Superbone *is* a motorboating SOB. You got that part right.
Re: Game Day: Pelicans (3-1) @ Suns (3-1), Fri 10/28/22
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2022 7:21 pm
by JeremyG
specialsauce wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 2:00 pm
Split T wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 1:58 pm
JeremyG wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 12:24 pm
Drewsprocket wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 10:51 am
JeremyG wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 9:55 am
Chris Paul is now 6th on the team in scoring, behind Jock Landale. And just this summer, people were still expecting him to be our second best player.
He’s old and has to save himself until the post season. I’m glad to see our guys taking it to the cup and not over relying on him. So in the meantime, we either upgrade him for a better PG or enjoy the fact we’re winning without him overextending himself.
I wasn't complaining. I just find it funny that only 2 or 3 of us on here saw it coming.
Doing a lot of victory lapping after 5 games
He’s not a Suns fan, just a DA fan. Dude only talks shit about every single other player on the team
specialsauce wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 6:34 pm
Such a stupid accusation to say that if you don’t just blindly motorboat the whole year then you must not be a real fan you motorboating SOB
The irony is palpable.
Re: Game Day: Pelicans (3-1) @ Suns (3-1), Fri 10/28/22
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2022 9:02 pm
by specialsauce
JeremyG wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 7:21 pm
specialsauce wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 2:00 pm
Split T wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 1:58 pm
JeremyG wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 12:24 pm
Drewsprocket wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 10:51 am
He’s old and has to save himself until the post season. I’m glad to see our guys taking it to the cup and not over relying on him. So in the meantime, we either upgrade him for a better PG or enjoy the fact we’re winning without him overextending himself.
I wasn't complaining. I just find it funny that only 2 or 3 of us on here saw it coming.
Doing a lot of victory lapping after 5 games
He’s not a Suns fan, just a DA fan. Dude only talks shit about every single other player on the team
specialsauce wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 6:34 pm
Such a stupid accusation to say that if you don’t just blindly motorboat the whole year then you must not be a real fan you motorboating SOB
The irony is palpable.
I don’t think you understand the definition of the word you’re using, but your persistence is adorable
Re: Game Day: Pelicans (3-1) @ Suns (3-1), Fri 10/28/22
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2022 9:03 pm
by specialsauce
Mori Chu wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 7:14 pm
Gotta admit, Superbone *is* a motorboating SOB. You got that part right.
Re: Game Day: Pelicans (3-1) @ Suns (3-1), Fri 10/28/22
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2022 10:25 pm
by TOO
AmareIsGod wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 5:34 pm
TOO wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 5:15 pm
AmareIsGod wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 2:45 pm
TOO wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 12:13 pm
If only great records won titles...
Yeah. Let's not enjoy this season then. The fuck with it all. Wake me up when it's the playoffs and in the meantime, I won't enjoy dick about these meaningless regular season games. Growth and maturity at maybe identifying our #2 option by the playoffs and anything else positive that transpires that makes us more playoff ready. We trashed the bench and James Jones for being ass yet they've been fantastic early on. A bit too much optimism though so I'll tone it down.
You do you, bud.
And you do you and keep wallowing in a dark cloud after every win this season for another 50 or so by bringing up our game 7 trouncing by Dallas and our embarrassing exit. Yep, we lost last season. Therefore we can't be proud of anything this season or excited unless it ends with a championship. The journey shouldn't be enjoyed in the moment.
We all took a bite of the same shit sandwich you did last postseason. It doesn't mean we want to keep eating off of it every game this season. I've had my fill. I also haven't won the lottery in life or struck it rich. Doesn't mean I'm going to bitch about it everyday and rush to the finish line towards death.
I don't bring up the trouncing or anything of the sort, I bring up the lack of roster depth and bemoan the moves that James Jones has made to capitalize on the window the Suns had. But yeah, keep reading what you think you're reading.
Re: Game Day: Pelicans (3-1) @ Suns (3-1), Fri 10/28/22
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2022 10:28 pm
by TOO
specialsauce wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 6:39 pm
AmareIsGod wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 5:34 pm
TOO wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 5:15 pm
AmareIsGod wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 2:45 pm
TOO wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 12:13 pm
If only great records won titles...
Yeah. Let's not enjoy this season then. The fuck with it all. Wake me up when it's the playoffs and in the meantime, I won't enjoy dick about these meaningless regular season games. Growth and maturity at maybe identifying our #2 option by the playoffs and anything else positive that transpires that makes us more playoff ready. We trashed the bench and James Jones for being ass yet they've been fantastic early on. A bit too much optimism though so I'll tone it down.
You do you, bud.
And you do you and keep wallowing in a dark cloud after every win this season for another 50 or so by bringing up our game 7 trouncing by Dallas and our embarrassing exit. Yep, we lost last season. Therefore we can't be proud of anything this season or excited unless it ends with a championship. The journey shouldn't be enjoyed in the moment.
We all took a bite of the same shit sandwich you did last postseason. It doesn't mean we want to keep eating off of it every game this season. I've had my fill. I also haven't won the lottery in life or struck it rich. Doesn't mean I'm going to bitch about it everyday and rush to the finish line towards death.
The thing is so far this year the same exact shit sandwich is being presented to you for lunch and coated as a new item on the menu.
If you accidentally eat a shit sandwich, then nobody can blame you. But if you know that it’s still the same exact sandwich as yesterday, no matter how tasty it was, and you still eat the shit? You’re weird dude you like eating shit.
If we go out and get Harrison Barnes or Buddy Hield or some other player that can change the dynamic going into the playoffs, I can get excited again.
If we actually see real, sustained, value added development from Mikal or DA that elevates them to the real #2 on offense, I can get excited again.
I can easily be fooled into eating a shit sandwich and enjoying it. But it has to be presented in a different way at least.
Some people really love their shit sandwiches, don't you stop them from chasing happiness.
Re: Game Day: Pelicans (3-1) @ Suns (3-1), Fri 10/28/22
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2022 11:34 pm
by Superbone
specialsauce wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 6:34 pm
Superbone wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 3:29 pm
AmareIsGod wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 2:45 pm
TOO wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 12:13 pm
If only great records won titles...
Yeah. Let's not enjoy this season then. The fuck with it all. Wake me up when it's the playoffs and in the meantime, I won't enjoy dick about these meaningless regular season games. Growth and maturity at maybe identifying our #2 option by the playoffs and anything else positive that transpires that makes us more playoff ready. We trashed the bench and James Jones for being ass yet they've been fantastic early on. A bit too much optimism though so I'll tone it down.
Dude…Don’t let these others get to you. Continue to enjoy the journey. Not sure why some even bother watching if none of it means anything unless the team is the one out of 30 champion. Keep being yourself. We’ve got to balance out the Debbie Downers.
I’m not saying I don’t enjoy the journey. Talk about a straw man’s argument. I thoroughly enjoy watching each season as it unfolds, but if it ends in 0-60 or whatever season we’re on, then it meant squat at the end of it. It becomes as memorable as every other season where we went home with a nice L while another fan base gets to cement that W in their history.
Such a stupid accusation to say that if you don’t just blindly motorboat the whole year then you must not be a real fan you motorboating SOB
Wow. I’m sorry you’re having a bad day and are struggling with reading comprehension.
Re: Game Day: Pelicans (3-1) @ Suns (3-1), Fri 10/28/22
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2022 12:39 am
by Furlanfufi
Flagrant Fowl wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 3:38 am
Furlanfufi wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 12:51 am
This is hilarious
He’s not wrong but I blame Manu Ginobili who obviously isn’t American.
Jock answered after that!