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Tenspro2002 said:
I had some, uh, pecuniary interests in the Spurs-Mavs game and caught the end of it. Castle late in the 4th had some really nice passes, including threading the needle cross-court for an open 3. I can see why he billed himself as a point guard. Also one of his typical bullying layups for an and-1. Yes, it was quasi-garbage time, but he looked like he belonged.

He should get more PT as Paul is phased out (great veteran mentor but it's time) and be an excellent D-and-everything-but-3 guy for them (and maybe can get more comfortable with that outside shot).
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Seemed like he got completely bodyslammed on another drive earlier in the 4th, but refs swallowed the whistle. Still ended up a Sochan and-1 though.
 
Tenspro2002 said:
I had some, uh, pecuniary interests in the Spurs-Mavs game and caught the end of it. Castle late in the 4th had some really nice passes, including threading the needle cross-court for an open 3. I can see why he billed himself as a point guard. Also one of his typical bullying layups for an and-1. Yes, it was quasi-garbage time, but he looked like he belonged.

He should get more PT as Paul is phased out (great veteran mentor but it's time) and be an excellent D-and-everything-but-3 guy for them (and maybe can get more comfortable with that outside shot).
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I saw that pass too - his skips and cross court passes are elite already. His pick and roll, vision, and finishing are why I always thought he can play the 1 in NBA.
 
Mr. French said:
I saw that pass too - his skips and cross court passes are elite already. His pick and roll, vision, and finishing are why I always thought he can play the 1 in NBA.
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He’s so good in transition too and has pace way beyond his years. It took Kemba 3 years to develop good pace.

It’s a skill to know when to pass the ball in transition that he does easily. He doesn’t give the ball to guys at the wrong time.
 
Cling vs Hawk tonight - since both are in the second unit, lots of time on the floor together. Cling has looked great on D, had an absolutely absurd and-1 play off an O rebound. Hawk looks good, but throws some very careless/risky passes. Has had a few nice plays driving and pulling up at the nail/hitting cutters for layups. 2-4 from 3 heading into the 4th.
 
Bazz2014 said:
Cling vs Hawk tonight - since both are in the second unit, lots of time on the floor together. Cling has looked great on D, had an absolutely absurd and-1 play off an O rebound. Hawk looks good, but throws some very careless/risky passes. Has had a few nice plays driving and pulling up at the nail/hitting cutters for layups. 2-4 from 3 heading into the 4th.
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Started the fourth on fire for Hawk.
 
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Pel teammates missing Hawk wide open a couple times while he's hot, but he poked a loose rebound free and they scored anyways. He's tied for team lead in points at 20 right now.
 
Hawkins with a team high 24 in a Pelicans win over Portland
 
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auror said:
Led the Pelicans in scoring, 22 points in the 2nd half. Pelicans kept him in through all the clutch time despite opening the game on the bench.
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Was awesome to see him on fire in the 4th. And such a joy in the post game interview too
 
Matrim55 said:


JJ with another ATO taken directly from our playbook.
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UConn ran it better.

Seriously though it makes sense Reddick would call these types of plays. He was in love with UConn’s sets.
 
What a night for Hawk! DC was quieter, but there were some good flashes in just 14 minutes. 4 blks 6 rebounds. On another note, what a bummer to see that Ajax and Adama were both DNPs in the Bulls-Bucks game.
 
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Tenspro2002 said:
Yeahh, the one thing you worried about with Edey -- which, kudos to him for defying the critics and earning himself a lottery pick when many said he wouldn't go in the first round -- was that the quickness of the game would be too much for him. This isn't the Ewing/Shaw/Olajuwon/Robinson era. Centers have to be able to move.

6 fouls in 15 minutes is a big concern. 2-4 shooting, 1 turnover, OK, 1-5 at the line, he's better than that, 5 rebounds is nice, but no blocks or any other stats. Obvious caveat that it's just one game.
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Did you ever see Hakeem play??? He was amazingly quick.
 
auror said:
Ayton is so bad. Clingan won't take over his job for a while likely due to conditioning reasons, but it'll happen eventually.
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Clingan still looks pretty uncomfortable on the offensive end. That side of the floor seems to be moving a bit quick for him still. I have no doubt he’ll adjust. Defensively, it was night and day. Challenging way more shots at the rim and just turning guys back without even attempting the shot.
 
HuskyWarrior611 said:
He’s so good in transition too and has pace way beyond his years. It took Kemba 3 years to develop good pace.

It’s a skill to know when to pass the ball in transition that he does easily. He doesn’t give the ball to guys at the wrong time.
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Very true. Gunning a baseball pass to a big on the sprint usually doesn’t work well.

He’s just a smart player who’s always had a natural feel for the game and good pacing. He’s always played with the qualities of a good PG.

Oh yeah, and he’s 6’7, strong and athletic.
 
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UConnKev said:
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Some nice early in the shot clock long 2s mixed in there too ;)

Really happy for Hawk getting this opportunity this year. Looks like he’s really worked hard to expand his game. His jumper is such a thing of beauty
 
Hawkins was incredible. Career changing skills were on display.

Donovan was a bit better than game 1. But I think he was helped by the predictability of Zion at times. Zion was taking it to the hoop and I think it simplified Clingan's job. That said, Clingan has definitely shown he's going to be able to block shots at the NBA level. Likely at an elite level. But he needs to get stronger. Move just a bit quicker. I hope he and the Blazers have him working his *** off in the gym. Because his ceiling is very high if he improves his strength and conditioning. To me it looks like he has a similar capability at the nba level that he had in college. Dominate the paint.

Blazers are an odd team. Ayton in particular. Despite how bad the Blazers were in game 1, I thought Ayton looked mobile and active. I thought, Donovan is not ready to put this guy on the bench. In game 2 Ayton started ok. Not incredible or anything like that, but once again active. He looked like a good player and I thought, Clingan needs to improve to bench this guy.

Then Ayton entered the game in the 4th. The game looked very winnable. Suddenly Ayton played as bad as one can play for about the next 7 or 8 minutes. He arguably lost the game with his horrendous offense. He took bad shots, missed a wide open dunk and a layup. I thought he was tankng the game.
 
MexicoHusky said:
Hawkins was incredible. Career changing skills were on display.

Donovan was a bit better than game 1. But I think he was helped by the predictability of Zion at times. Zion was taking it to the hoop and I think it simplified Clingan's job. That said, Clingan has definitely shown he's going to be able to block shots at the NBA level. Likely at an elite level. But he needs to get stronger. Move just a bit quicker. I hope he and the Blazers have him working his *** off in the gym. Because his ceiling is very high if he improves his strength and conditioning. To me it looks like he has a similar capability at the nba level that he had in college. Dominate the paint.

Blazers are an odd team. Ayton in particular. Despite how bad the Blazers were in game 1, I thought Ayton looked mobile and active. I thought, Donovan is not ready to put this guy on the bench. In game 2 Ayton started ok. Not incredible or anything like that, but once again active. He looked like a good player and I thought, Clingan needs to improve to bench this guy.

Then Ayton entered the game in the 4th. The game looked very winnable. Suddenly Ayton played as bad as one can play for about the next 7 or 8 minutes. He arguably lost the game with his horrendous offense. He took bad shots, missed a wide open dunk and a layup. I thought he was tankng the game.
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Obviously this wasn’t all because of Clingan and Ayton, but I believe NO went on a 13-0 immediately after Clingan left the game jn the fourth.
 
Just watched the highlight clip on Jordan, and his shot release looks smoother compared to last season.

Not to say you can discern player confidence in a shot release, but it looks like money all the time.

He will represent our program well into the future!


Damn shame Adama gets no PT, despite producing double-double efficiency whenever he does play.

A better organization would be wise to play him.
 
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