WMC 24-25: Seasonal Highs And Lows!

But we’re going to get rid of DLO because he had the terrible Denver series and won’t even see where Vando has progressed to as a young, motivated player…. to give him his starting role back now that he’s over his INJURY …. because of that Denver series. Talk about cutting noses off out of spite. Murray for DLO … OK everyone’s talked me into it but for anyone else it will just further bounce the rubble of what’s left of this team’s chemistry due to coaching this season. Bleep Ham in the ear!!

 

In advance my WMC about the Warriors game. Excellent chance it goes this way THIS time. Again, pig headed Ham will not start Vando to "try" to help DLO and AR on the perimeter with Curry, and at least make him work harder. Prince of course is the starter because he is shooting 3s decently BUT cannot help much if at all with Curry. This game Curry comes out HOT and boom 1st quarter big lead, by the time Numbnuts decides to sub in Vando. Either we lose the game or it is a real hard slog made harder than it needs to be. Happy to be wrong. Not happy Ham will flip everyone off and not even try that lineup to start the 2nd half. Couldn't do that to his boy, not a good look for his next contract to now have to come off the bench in lieu of Vando or Rui starting, of whom we have good money already being paid to their next contracts. And who need the reps and minutes to build on their injury hindered rhythm 1st half of the year. Actually for ME it's Vando, not Rui. LeBron doesn't need to slide down. Ham could ALWAYS bring his boy in early off the bench if Vando is having a tough go.

 

How have we played 4 more games than the Warriors. Thats ridiculous.

 

Jazz 82 points at the half?

 

That's not basketball
Tennants smashing C Bags... preview of the Finals
Btw, Kuminga will score 35 on us.

 

The refs let Draymond get away with a lot down the stretch. Surprised LeBron actually got the call on that last play.

 

I hate Draymond Green as much as a I love basketball.
a****** gets away with flagrant, fouls Lebron twice no call including putting his whole hand on Lebron face no call, body blocks Vando no call.

You know thinking about maybe I wouldn't hate Green so much if the refs didn't play along with all his nonsense because of his "reputation". Never seen anything like it

 

Foul


Flagrant


Usually a foul


Responsible for more groin hits than anyone else who's currently playing and not injured. His teammate CP is currently disqualified for consideration due to injury.

 

My WMC:

I turned on the game with 2 min left in the 4th. As just a fan of BBAll it was exciting to watch the back and forth of these boys. However, as a fan of Basketball it was pathetic how much the refs let GS get away with to the point of costing us the win in regulation, costing us the win in OT 1 and damn near in OT 2.

Draymond should of been ejected at least 5 times during the stretch I watched I can only imagine how bad he was in the majority of the game I didn't see. Luckily we won but damn that was bad

 

It's no surprise our offense is bad because we like going away from things which work .

There was no reason to go away from the Lebron - AD empty side PNR in OT

 

The other day Prince got hit with a flagrant for inadvertent contact when fighting around a screen. The nutcracker karate chopped ludabrow in the face and no flagrant. WTF

 

Happy for the win, but also balance that with the fact it took 2OT to beat a sub .500 team no matter who they were.

 

We're not a playoff team. Before the season started, i thought a healthy Bron and AD team could be coached by a monkey and still make the postseason. Little did i know. We have zero chemistry (at least as long as Ham refuses to play last seasons starting 5). We play zero D, we just don't care. Oh well, i guess i'll just have more sleep, read more books, watch more other sports.

 

Saw this coming after the double OT game.

Not too hopeful on tonight either.

Unfortunately we are very much a .500 ball club right now. Not sure much changes that at this point.

 

we were cooked when we fell flat after the IST. season over. it's just a matter of how now. the western conference has too many talented, non-tanking teams to give half efforts every other night. funny thing is, we're the only team who seems to think this is possible. maybe because we frittered away most of the year last year and then went to the conference finals?

i don't know. the injuries did hurt, and the coaching hurt more, but you can control effort. as i said in other thread, getting almost doubled up on the boards by a small team is just inexcusable, and is all about energy/effort. if lebron or AD is too tired, play someone who isn't.

 

I don’t get the lack of fire out of this team. Agree that some things are inexcusable.

 

it's the leaders. lebron and AD are both tired and bored by the regular season, i think. add in that one of reddish or vando has been out all year, and there's just no urgency on the floor. the big dogs show up every once in a while to prove a point, but they're either not able or not interested in doing it regularly enough to win 50 games.

 

Yeah. That's a problem for us no matter who is holding the clipboard.

 

But while I'm complaining in here, this team is one of the least "next man up" squads I've ever watched. One guy is gone and they completely crap the bed, even if its a lesser role player like Reddish.

I question our rotation choices too, but we sit a hurt AD to close the first quarter and the team just fell to pieces. Yeah, I understand a drop off when that kind of talent leaves the floor and that Ham is leaving a lot to be desired, but the guy who comes in is also supposed to be an NBA level player and we're not playing against an All Star team.

Have at least a little pride out there.

 

Disgraceful waste of greatness