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UConnSwag11 said:
Saw the dunk. Pretty good. Then saw Drummonds shoulder hit, laid him out
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Liked the shoulder hit TBH. Wasn't going to hurt him and it sent a message. I believe the Pistons closed it to 5 before Toronto pulled away.
 
Another solid night for Kemba - 20 points (8-17 FG), 6 assists and 0 turnovers in a win over the Jazz. He's strung a few good games in a row (minus the last 3 minutes against Phoenix). Hopefully, he's found a groove he can maintain for a while, since his numbers for the year have ascended from ghastly to at least decent (should be about 40 percent FG now with an excellent A:TO ratio).
 
Gurleyman said:
Another solid night for Kemba - 20 points (8-17 FG), 6 assists and 0 turnovers in a win over the Jazz. He's strung a few good games in a row (minus the last 3 minutes against Phoenix). Hopefully, he's found a groove he can maintain for a while, since his numbers for the year have ascended from ghastly to at least decent (should be about 40 percent FG now with an excellent A:TO ratio).
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Think he's at 39.6% and 33.0% from three.
 
caw said:
Think he's at 39.6% and 33.0% from three.
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Seems about right - was 39.3 coming in and ticked up a little bit with a basically 50 percent night (one of his misses was from mid court).

He's now at 152 assists and 40 turnovers which is really good (3.8 to 1). He may take some bad shots here and there, but he doesn't compound it with turnovers, so there aren't many lost possessions. If Jefferson wasn't so deliberate in the post, he might be well over 4:1 (but it is what it is - Jefferson's more effective when he takes his time and goes to his third and fourth move, just means assists go to die on hispost feeds).
 
Gurleyman said:
Seems about right - was 39.3 coming in and ticked up a little bit with a basically 50 percent night (one of his misses was from mid court).

He's now at 152 assists and 40 turnovers which is really good (3.8 to 1). He may take some bad shots here and there, but he doesn't compound it with turnovers, so there aren't many lost possessions. If Jefferson wasn't so deliberate in the post, he might be well over 4:1 (but it is what it is - Jefferson's more effective when he takes his time and goes to his third and fourth move, just means assists go to die on hispost feeds).
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Stephenson needs to go. Hornets need to get a good wing player who can make the outside shot or a basket when kemba passes to them
 
UConnSwag11 said:
Stephenson needs to go. Hornets need to get a good wing player who can make the outside shot or a basket when kemba passes to them
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He's been out the last couple games - so there has been more of Gary Neal, who helps in that regard. The trade off without Stephenson is that he would sometimes initiate offense and give Kemba a breather off the ball, but when he and MKG are at the 2-3, it can be brutal. They don't play Kemba and Brian Roberts together very often.
 
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UConnSwag11 said:
Stephenson needs to go. Hornets need to get a good wing player who can make the outside shot or a basket when kemba passes to them
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Honestly think they could make it work if they could straighten out rotations so Lance runs the second unit. Both guys work better with at least one shooter on the floor with them. Maybe:

Kemba: Roberts
Neal: Henderson
MKG: Lance
Williams: Zeller
Big Al: Biyombo

Obvious it's not UK with platoons but there are ways to get both guys time with shooters around them most of the time and limit the overlap between the two. It would require Lance to accept coming off the bench though.
 
Nice to read this - even when his stats were down, his coach was pleased with his efforts.

"I'm not saying he's at an entirely different level, but his defense, his organizational skills as a point guard and his pick and roll game all year is better," Hornets coach Steve Clifford said. "He did so much in the summer that he's a totally different player."
 
lamb so inconsistent. in early november he was on a hot streak, now he is like 1-18 from three the last few games. insane. Napier is also strapped to the bench until further notice. might as well send him to the d league
 
James said:
lamb so inconsistent. in early november he was on a hot streak, now he is like 1-18 from three the last few games. insane. Napier is also strapped to the bench until further notice. might as well send him to the d league
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Inconsistent minutes can do that. He's been pretty bad since Durant yelled at him.
 
Pretty much only Kemba, Rudy, and Drummond are getting consistent minutes and playing well in them. Charlie NEVER plans, Lamb's minutes are few and far between and he's been stinking, Ben plays and is usually effective but not given enough minutes, AJ never plays, Adrien can rebound but that's really all he does, Caron can sometimes string some baskets together, Shabazz is strapped to the bench, and that's pretty much it. It seems like no one is really contributing a lot to a contending team. Maybe Charlie or AJ can ride the bench to a title?

All in all, its been a pretty bad year for UConn in the NBA so far. Anyone think Rudy, Kemba, or Andre can snag a spot on an all-star team?
 
Yankees32123 said:
Anyone think Rudy, Kemba, or Andre can snag a spot on an all-star team?
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This year?

No (he's playing at that level - but too much talent in the west to take 2 from Sacramento and Cousins is first in line)
No (not good enough)
No (Detroit isn't good enough to take a rebounding specialist)

Maybe Drummond has an outside chance if they decide they need a physical big to fill out the roster. But Al Jefferson and Vucevic will make it first (figuring Noah and Bosh are locks). And Pau Gasol has played well too.
 
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really hard to understand what's going on with Bazz. He comes back from the NBDL stint and plays pretty damn well in the Nets game besides a late game turnover that was caused by his own screener running into him. The next game against the Jazz he looks completely out of it and clueless but then back to back DNPs, including a DNP with no Wade, which affects the backcourt rotation minutes? Bazz has alot to work on but pretty strange to go from where he was at just 3-4 weeks ago to now.
 
aceboon said:
really hard to understand what's going on with Bazz. He comes back from the NBDL stint and plays pretty damn well in the Nets game besides a late game turnover that was caused by his own screener running into him. The next game against the Jazz he looks completely out of it and clueless but then back to back DNPs, including a DNP with no Wade, which affects the backcourt rotation minutes? Bazz has alot to work on but pretty strange to go from where he was at just 3-4 weeks ago to now.
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he outplayed cole, got sent to the d league. cole gets rewarded minutes for sub par play, he's been averaging like 39 mpg since bazz's return. just nonsense and totally Spo. Steve Kerr called bazz a legit starter right now but for some reason he cant get minutes over the worst starting pg in the nba... figures.
 
^ I'm starting to fear that Bazz was never in Miami's long-term plans and the only reason they drafted him was to make a last minute plea to LeBron. It would explain the Chalmers extension even when everybody thought they were weeding him out.
 
Even if that were the case, why wouldn't he get minutes over a guy he's clearly better than?

It's pretty clear to anyone with eyes that Cole is never going to amount to much in the NBA. Why not play a rookie who at least has some upside left?
 
UConn990411 said:
Even if that were the case, why wouldn't he get minutes over a guy he's clearly better than?

It's pretty clear to anyone with eyes that Cole is never going to amount to much in the NBA. Why not play a rookie who at least has some upside left?
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The heat staff may just favor cole. they have a history of being stubborn, an example would be benching michael beasley the entire season and then throwing him into the fire vs SAS late in the Finals. As of right now, Bazz just needs to play out of his mind whenever he garners an opportunity . He is pretty much stuck until a change at head coach or a trade
 
So the Hornets and Kemba are playing their best ball with Lance out, Clifford needs to move him to the bench when he comes back and let him facilitate with the 2nd unit. Kemba now has a 4 to 1 assist ratio which puts him at 3rd in the league.
 
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James said:
he outplayed cole, got sent to the d league. cole gets rewarded minutes for sub par play, he's been averaging like 39 mpg since bazz's return. just nonsense and totally Spo. Steve Kerr called bazz a legit starter right now but for some reason he cant get minutes over the worst starting pg in the nba... figures.
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Could be showcasing Cole as trade bait?
 
Gurleyman said:
This year?

No (he's playing at that level - but too much talent in the west to take 2 from Sacramento and Cousins is first in line)
No (not good enough)
No (Detroit isn't good enough to take a rebounding specialist)

Maybe Drummond has an outside chance if they decide they need a physical big to fill out the roster. But Al Jefferson and Vucevic will make it first (figuring Noah and Bosh are locks). And Pau Gasol has played well too.
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Shame for Gay, he's been worthy this year. Maybe the third best SF in the NBA good.
 
Hornets win again - take one at Milwaukee 108-101. Good news for Kemba: 27 points on 9-18 shooting. Bad news: he was very poor in the last 5 minutes again as Charlotte almost blew it (and Brandon Knight had 34 against him). Lately he's become some sort of Bizarro Kemba - statistically efficient, but very poor in the clutch. Missed a late FT too.

Also bizarro: Charlie (currently with 15 on 6-9 shooting in third) and Ben (4-4 FG in a win) both solid in reserve minutes, Lamb and Napier with DNP-CDs.
 
villanueva FEELIN IT lol this guy might garner legit minutes with the mavs. big time shooting big
 
Lamb needs to be traded. He doesn't look that bad when he plays decent minutes but he rarely does. He's not a first (or second) option but he can be a solid third option on a good team with minutes. Wouldn't mind him on Charlotte or Detroit.
 
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While he didn't say it directly, Brooks made comments last night that implied Lamb is being benched for his defense. If his shot is off, which it has been, then he won't play because Lamb is pretty terrible at D, the D he played on that Gay dunk last week was grade school level stuff. Really watching both Bazz and Lamb they're both fundamentally pretty terrible at D. Both watch the ball and lose their man, they don't commit to sliding their feet and usually give up after 2 slides and then start swiping at the ball, Bazz has pretty good hands with this but you can't commit to playing D like that all the time. I thought Lamb had turned a corner with that 5 game stretch he had but it seems like if he misses his 1st shot he'll struggle, and then Brooks really doesn't give him an opportunity to play through any kind of mistakes anyway. If you're now falling beind Ishe Smith in the rotation and can't get minutes with Durant out, you're future there is in trouble.
 
caw said:
Lamb needs to be traded. He doesn't look that bad when he plays decent minutes but he rarely does. He's not a first (or second) option but he can be a solid third option on a good team with minutes. Wouldn't mind him on Charlotte or Detroit.
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I would love either of those fits. There are a bunch of teams he could get consistent minutes on, the Thunder just aren't a good situation for him right now. Edit. I know this isn't the only reason he has fallen back - Morrow isn't some stud defender and is above Jeremy in the rotation. They get so much ISO offense from KD and Westbrook and they really like starting a defense first player at the 2. Hell, I am always seeing the Pelicans give Luke Babbitt consistent burn and Lamb ate him up when I saw them matchup a month or so ago.
 
Jeremy Lamb needs to get as far away from Scott Brooks as possible. I really don't understand what OKC is doing. Brooks is trying to prove a point, OKC without Durant keeps losing games, and Lamb gets a DNP. Stop holding him hostage and trade the kid. Please.
 
Jeremy Lamb seems to be in every trade scenario the Thunder is in. It would be great to see him go to Charlotte and play next to Kemba. So let's hope something happens soon. Happy to see Charlie taking advantage of the opportunity he has with the Mavs so far in a big way.
 
so ish smith is seemingly ahead of lamb in the rotation at this point. hilarious what a streak of bad games will do to your PT in the league ( see napier as well... to a lesser extent tho)
 
Lamb needs to get off that team. Someone start tweeting at okc or emailing them.
 
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