WMC 24-25: Seasonal Highs And Lows!

I would take just KCP back over Russ right now. Russ doesn't even make sense as a backup ball handler when we have Rondo and Nunn.

and he's eating 44 mil of cap.

I'm trying not to over-react but failing miserably, this is just insanity

 

Poor defense on Iguodala and Bjelica in the 4th... terrible FT shooting, lazy offense with people chucking, AD crawling around on the floor hobbling a few times and managed to put up 5 3pt shots and miss 4... utilize his size and stop forcing 35ft shots. He should be feasting around the bucket for easy lobs or posting.

Easy to blame Westbrook, but the game was lost from the free throw line and a lack of higher quality shots, lack of aggression from everyone but Lebron.

Most annoyingly of all, being out rebounded. Nothing irritates me more than being out rebounded...

 

Every time I see AD load up a 3, my confidence level is literally 0 it will go in.

 

Still can’t shoot 3s or fts. And no hard nosed defense to fall back on

 

Westbrook didn’t play well but we still should’ve won. Terrible 4th quarter.

 

We're paying $44 mil a year to Smush Parker. I hated this trade when it happened and I hate it more now.

Also why is our ft shooting so bad?

 

The FO, coaching, Lebron and all the players are responsible for this mess. Guys we haven't won a single game. There's very little positives you can take away from this.

You have Bron who can't play off ball and can't be productive and impactful without dominating the ball.

Then you have Russ who is the same ball dominant guy who doesn't know how to be involved and make an impact without the ball in his hands.

Something has to give.

And don't even start on the porous defense. This team needs to look in the mirror and wake the eff up. That 4th Q was a gutless performance.

This team lacks soul and purpose. They look directionless as well. All of them should be embarrased after these weeks of losing. Take some pride in your craft. The entitled attitude that they can coast and be ok with losing just because they're a veteran team is a foolish approach. They're cheating and shortchanging this game, this franchise and the fans.

 

Lose some pre season games and the first game at home and everyone has lost their minds.

 

Vogel has to utilize Russ better. I excused the weird line ups in the preseason but that’s gotta go very quickly now that the games count.

FT shooting has to also immediately get better.

We simply can’t get out rebounded either.

Despite all of this, we had this game and let it slip away. Hopefully we will be ready to give four quarters of effort against the Suns next game.

 

I didn't appreciate some of the lineups I've seen tonite.

Rondo with Westbrook and Monk or Melo are a trio which is very awful in the modern NBA: terrible offensive spacing and nothing good in the defensive half.

But we have to say that the CS had not got a bunch of players who are so important for this roster (expecially Nunn and Ariza).

We need lots of time to figure it out, I think we have it.

 

This was an easy win with Caruso and KCP

 

The last 1 min 30 of the 3rd QT was something else .

3 FTs missed , a Rondo foul who gave Curry 3fts , a terrible Westbrook 3 early in the shotclock ...

 

In hindsight that Buddy Hield trade is looking better to me and I don’t even like Buddy Hield.

 

expected the loss, but not in that fashion. looks like i wise to turn it off when i did; i could just see that the warriors had solved our defense and were getting all the shots they wanted.

getting outrebounded was the surprise for me. no idea how that happens against gs with our roster unless folks just aren't playing hard, tbh.

 

…. meh decent role players come and go, don’t move the needle.

 

They have to utilize Russ better, exactly.

Idk how the hell they think that a two big setup is going to work for this man.

Houston took away their center and gave Russ all the spacing he needed....

I just don't get it.

 

Am already tired of the Vogel’s crap offense comments. How bout that they have a whole staff including “Bron’s Guy” …. of bright guys working on this offense and what they want to see work. Do people think Frank isn’t already with his hands full trying to craft a great defense again after losing the players they took away from him plus what injuries have as well …. to even be able to do that? And ALSO imposing HIS offense on the rest of the coaching staff at the same time, with that big ego of his?