Optimism Thread 2015/2016

Optimism from the young dudes

 

These three kids are a great young core.

 

My what a day that was! I know we're all feeling more optimistic right now but here's one I particularly picked up on (especially from @Weezy 's quotes from Julius):

Julius and D'Angelo seem much more connected now. Byron Scott has been called an old school coach, well he's resorting to the oldest school you can which is drill sergeant. He's given the two of them something to unite against by benching both of them at the same time. They've been much more closely linked the last two games than the previous few combined. Watching the two of them pick their spots and look out for each other on the floor has been a treat and has FINALLY given us a picture of what we can see going forward. Wow they looked great out there.

FINALLY we get to see what our future is supposed to look like. FINALLY we show potential FAs that our young players are capable of living up to the moment and playing big. I know Julius has already made his mark on a bunch of players including Kobe and Dirk who are widely respected around the league. The Knicks were terrified of him earlier this year. Clarkson is a 1st Team All-Rookie type of player and while he's hit a couple of snags the last two games, it's clear he's a good player but now... Now we're getting a good look at what D'Angelo's future holds and ooooh it looks great.

I sincerely hope THIS is the formula moving forward and we get to see what these young guys can do at the end of games.

 

I don't know if this is the right thread for this, but it made my night. Came across a new-in-box Chick Hearn bobblehead at the thrift store across the street from my house tonight for $6. I almost didn't go over and look around in the knick-knacks and decorations section, but I did at the last minute and there it was.

 

Wow that's awesome!

 

I didn't see the game, but I was following the score online. Has to be a positive that we stuck with a team this good until halftime, right? That's an improvement over game over at halftime. And Russ with 24/6/6, that's a good line. I saw that he took a lot of shots, but he made half his threes, so that's good. If he's a guy that can consistently put up great numbers when given time, that has to help give us a feeling of relief about our future being ok.

 

^^ And he was killing it in the first half Weezy. I think he was 6 for 10 in that first half. Kind of fell off in the third quarter but the whole team went flat so it wasn't just him.