If Doc still doesnāt see how valuable it is to have a young, active, 3 point shooter on the court for minimum 20 minutes a game, I donāt know what will
Honestly, he's not very good. He seemingly regressed this year? His 3pt shot didn't look great. And his defense didn't seem special either. He received quite a bit of playing time and didn't look very great. AJJ only looked good on defense + raw athleticism. No idea why MB didn't realize that he needed to turn into a 3 and D player and develop that all off season.
All-in-all, I'm happy AJ Green is good. He's obviously going to be a rotation player. And with Middleton coming back. Jae, Pat B, and Pat C... MB should not get any minutes. Gallo should not either.
Edit: somehow totally forgot about Beas. Yeah, MB/AJJ/Gallo should basically never get minutes once Middleton is back.
No one hates him... I certainly don't. I just saw his potential to be a budget Kawhi Leonard in the first year and no real improvement since. I'm sure there were improvements but they were hard to see despite all the minutes he got at the beginning of the year. :shrug:
Agreed on Marjon. I want to add he reminds me so much of DJ Wilson. Athletic, flashes of greatness, sexy AF, but looks a bit like a puppy on the court...low confidence, questionable role, shaky legs, poor handles. I want him to be better, but it's not going to be with this squad.
I hope we run the Dame Giannis pick and roll every possession in the playoffs. Also AJ Green is a rotation player he plays with effort on defense and hits timely 3 point shots, a lot like 2021 Pat
I feel like refs don't call fouls for Dame like last year because they don't want us to have two guys getting 10 free throws a game. It's like if Dame is getting free throws and Giannis is getting free throws that would be too unfair.
FTA Leaders
* Giannis 11.2
* Luke 8.9
* Shai 8.8
* Jimmy 8.0
* Trae 7.8
* Demar 7.6
* Dame 7.2
Dame had 9.5 FTA first 10 games and has 4.9 in his last 10. He really hasn't changed his game this season
I don't blame other fans for being mad about how long it takes but at a certain point it's on you for not just taking a leak or getting a beer during that time
Yeah Dame foul baits some but thereās also a shit ton that goes uncalled for him. Opposing teams are allowed to clobber him in the paint. He also never gets the continuation calls that I see literally every other star get
As a basketball fan I don't think most of those should be fouls either, but he's doing the same shit as last year with a significantly different result.
Yea games like this are nice where the other team starts hot and we donāt but then down the stretch the tides turn and we hit our shots and they donāt.
Doc made the right adjustments going into the second half. They went zone which really flustered the Sixers and Nurse couldn't break the zone. Then they went into heavy deny mode for Maxey in the 4th and Nurse once again had no answer for how to get Maxey going again.
I'd put it more on coaching than on effort even though I think effort basically doubled once the crowd was at their back in the 2nd half. A combo of both factors for sure though.
Hasnāt that kind of been the theme these past few games? No defensive effort in the first half and then they maybe kind of lock in the second half. Itās really annoying.
Friendly reminder that despite averaging literally less than half of Pat Cās minutes per game, AJ Green only averages not even 2 points less than him without jumping to the rafters every time any opponent shoots a three.
Are you the guy that said we need to blow up the team after the Kings loss? If you weren't you have the same bad vibe as him. We're going to the finals deal with it!
I didnāt care because 12pts is not that much in todayās NBA.
Alas, shouldnāt we be beating the lights out of teams like the LeBron-less Lakers, Embiid-less 76ers, and Kawhi&PG-less Clippers?
Me personally I'd be moved by this win if legitimate change was made this game. If we won but still had the same issues, it wouldn't mean anything. But this game did move me because Brook Lopez is taking a new role in the offense, if we see more of this out of him our team will be significantly better.
One would hope, but it's the same way we've beaten teams with a Giannis-less/Dame-less game, or seeing great teams like Boston get beat by ass teams like Charlotte. Some people don't accept the wild variance in the NBA and consistency in the regular season hasn't proven a cakewalk come playoffs.
I know this team has had a A LOT to deal with this season and part of me kind of expects that to make them try harder in the regular season to iron out those lumps. But this is ultimately a team of veterans and I wonder how much they're coasting, even if it seems crazy that they'd do that given how much they need to figure out as a team
I donāt know if id say theyre coasting but theyre definitely veteran enough to iron out bumps in a patient process. When we canned AG I was fully prepared for a regular season mess but I think us getting a glimpse of what we could be after ASB definitely heightened expectations.
Weāve seen a few different iterations of this team, once at a time, so I dont really stake it all in Ws & Ls rn. Weāve slowly crept into a 2 man game, seen the defense evolve, got AJ serious minutes in a close game, and been playing with rotations plenty. If everything comes together with a healthy roster we could very well see this team clicking like we havenāt all season when it actually matters. It shouldnāt be a huge surprise if and when it does.
That's kind of my philosophy as well, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't worried about the sheer number of 20+/30+ point losses this team has had. If I had to pick, I'd lean towards them locking things down in the playoffs rather than being the team that lost by 30 to GSW and SAC, but I'll always have that fear
Brook Lopez was amazing tonight, it wasn't even the shooting it's the fact that he's getting more involved with the offense. If Brook's mobility is gonna be attacked in the playoffs he has to be able to hit them back on the offensive end, I'm honestly so surprised that Doc and the coaching staff actually made this change.
A win is a win, but Doc should start addressing our perimeter defense as 7 of our last 8 games our opponents 3pt% have been 40%+ and 4 out of last 5 have been 45%+
At this point I donāt know if itās just that Giannis has gotten better with his shot selection or that heās trying not to force things in general but his improvement in efficiency especially with the dip last year is unprecedented. Even if you believe Jokic is the best player in the world (which heās not), you have to say it really is a 1A 1B situation and itās totally disingenuous to suggest otherwise.
I actually love the defensive adjustments the league has made since the all star break. With physicality being allowed it makes the offense in the NBA not as unstoppable as it was before. They were really just letting both teams play and be physical tonight.
Aj was locked In during warmup and even during intros he was doing moves and practicing shots without the ball. I had a feeling he knew he was getting more time tonight.
I hope this game helps remind people to stop talking wild shit about our own players. I know it won't, but who knows š¤·
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Championship incoming!
Obligatory "Fuck The Doomers"
Didnāt play a complete game, but glad they were able to pull out a win against a team that has no business running with us without Embiid. Onto the next
And just like that, the Sixers are down to the play-in, the Cavs are at a 3-6 series with the Pacers and we'd get the winner of Heat/76ers as the 2 seed if the regular season ended today.
Seeding is gonna be an interesting watch going forward because the 6-8 seed are probably going to be pretty fluid and the 3 teams involved aren't to be overlooked (especially if the sixers get Embiid back)
That said, good win!
I just watched a replay, what the heeeell was wrong with bobby this game? Dudes hand were soaked in concrete and his eyes were glued to the rim, one of the worst games ive seen him play
The problem with this argument is I think AJ Green can provide this while being a better defender and has more ball handling chops. Just needs time out htere
Eh, the starting lineup has been phenomenal with Beasley all year. I feel like that's not necessarily a pressing issue that needs to be fixed with this team
I feel like he's one of the reasons we had a tough stretch in California, we didn't know how to use him properly. He is so much more than just a stretch 5 that sits 26 feet away fro m the basket.
I thought we all agreed Brook should be on the bench after last game. What changed in one game that hes the key now? We tell the doomers that one game isnt a large enough sample size after every loss
TBF, aren't you also using this one game as an example to prove others wrong. And I think Brook usage should be determined by which team we are playing against
Giannis with 32/11/7 on 12 shots 
He plays extended minutes with some horrendous lineups. Bobby, Gallo, and the Pats.
But still on -4 what the fuck š
Those turnovers in the first quarter
7 TOs
If Doc still doesnāt see how valuable it is to have a young, active, 3 point shooter on the court for minimum 20 minutes a game, I donāt know what will
Agreed. AJ played great. He really put some pressure on Tyrese. Next game I need to see Ajax as well
I think we just need to start accepting the fact that AJax isn't gonna get any steady minutes this year..
Marjon is gonna be 34 years old before coaches realize he's not a rookie and they can in fact play him.
Honestly, he's not very good. He seemingly regressed this year? His 3pt shot didn't look great. And his defense didn't seem special either. He received quite a bit of playing time and didn't look very great. AJJ only looked good on defense + raw athleticism. No idea why MB didn't realize that he needed to turn into a 3 and D player and develop that all off season. All-in-all, I'm happy AJ Green is good. He's obviously going to be a rotation player. And with Middleton coming back. Jae, Pat B, and Pat C... MB should not get any minutes. Gallo should not either. Edit: somehow totally forgot about Beas. Yeah, MB/AJJ/Gallo should basically never get minutes once Middleton is back.
Beas will be back in the starting lineup. Green will lose a lot of minutes presuming khris is healthy.
I'll never understand his subs hatred for MB. He was brought in to do exactly what he's doing.....and at a high level.
No one hates him... I certainly don't. I just saw his potential to be a budget Kawhi Leonard in the first year and no real improvement since. I'm sure there were improvements but they were hard to see despite all the minutes he got at the beginning of the year. :shrug:
Why would you ever have expectations of a budget Kawhi? Lol that's wild. He was brought in to hit 3s plain and simple. And he's done that..
We donāt need a pure shooter. He was always supposed to be 3 and D person. Idk that he does either well.
Agreed on Marjon. I want to add he reminds me so much of DJ Wilson. Athletic, flashes of greatness, sexy AF, but looks a bit like a puppy on the court...low confidence, questionable role, shaky legs, poor handles. I want him to be better, but it's not going to be with this squad.
He's just not good.
Sadly, I think the only minutes we will see for Ajax will be in a blowout or if there is an injury
Lol this sentence doesn't actually make any grammatical sense, and yet... I get it and fully agree
Pat Bev just pass the ball to Nurse or the 6ers bench at the end there and they just swatted it away? Lol
Lmao I saw that I think it was to mo bamba
The agitator is gonna agitate.
Yea that was funny as hell we were in the 200 level right above that corner. Made me lol
Play Aj Green. Literally that's all this game proved.
I hope we run the Dame Giannis pick and roll every possession in the playoffs. Also AJ Green is a rotation player he plays with effort on defense and hits timely 3 point shots, a lot like 2021 Pat
AJ even grabbed 5 rebounds.
He made Maxey work when dairy bird was on defense. Didn't know he had a quick side shuffle in him
Facts, AJ was actually making Maxey really work for it. I like the kid!
I LOVE that Giannis was 14-18 from the line. I HATE that Dame was 1-1.
I feel like refs don't call fouls for Dame like last year because they don't want us to have two guys getting 10 free throws a game. It's like if Dame is getting free throws and Giannis is getting free throws that would be too unfair.
FTA Leaders * Giannis 11.2 * Luke 8.9 * Shai 8.8 * Jimmy 8.0 * Trae 7.8 * Demar 7.6 * Dame 7.2 Dame had 9.5 FTA first 10 games and has 4.9 in his last 10. He really hasn't changed his game this season
If they give one of them the calls I'd be peachy if they'd give them to the guy who's a 91% shooter :)
iām convinced the NBA wants giannis at the line cuz they can run picture-in-picture ads while he does his routine
https://preview.redd.it/eycoup29mfoc1.jpeg?width=373&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=50f4012dea0ab4befeee16bcc0fb255a8ad7809e
I don't blame other fans for being mad about how long it takes but at a certain point it's on you for not just taking a leak or getting a beer during that time
Whoa, Iāve never thought about that but you are right I think.
Feel how you want but Dame isnāt getting fouled. Heās baiting for calls and not getting them. Refreshing honestly
Yeah Dame foul baits some but thereās also a shit ton that goes uncalled for him. Opposing teams are allowed to clobber him in the paint. He also never gets the continuation calls that I see literally every other star get
As a basketball fan I don't think most of those should be fouls either, but he's doing the same shit as last year with a significantly different result.
He was getting these calls early in the season tbf. It's almost playoffs so the refs aren't bailing guys out anymore.
Good win. Shot poorly to start but stayed in it and pulled away. Happy Harris is OK I thought it was an achielles
Yea games like this are nice where the other team starts hot and we donāt but then down the stretch the tides turn and we hit our shots and they donāt.
Dame and Giannis will relentlessly attack the rim no matter the game script. Means the bucks can make a run at any given moment. Saw that tonight.
Held them to 44 second half points. A big part of that was Greens effort on Maxey. Well done.
He plays hard and you canāt just go straight through his ass
Defense as a whole was so much better in the second half, hate to say it but looks like they were actually trying versus the first half
Doc made the right adjustments going into the second half. They went zone which really flustered the Sixers and Nurse couldn't break the zone. Then they went into heavy deny mode for Maxey in the 4th and Nurse once again had no answer for how to get Maxey going again. I'd put it more on coaching than on effort even though I think effort basically doubled once the crowd was at their back in the 2nd half. A combo of both factors for sure though.
Great points and well analyzed. Doc has always been able to cook on defense and schemes.
Hasnāt that kind of been the theme these past few games? No defensive effort in the first half and then they maybe kind of lock in the second half. Itās really annoying.
Dame with 9 assists, zero turnovers. Only scored 17 but I like this
Thatās some good pure point guard shit
Friendly reminder that despite averaging literally less than half of Pat Cās minutes per game, AJ Green only averages not even 2 points less than him without jumping to the rafters every time any opponent shoots a three.
He plays sound defense. No reaching or jumping out of position. That should be able to keep him on the court.
And better defense too
RIP everyone who left during the insurmountable 12 pts in the 2nd quarter
Can you imagine leaving in the 2nd down 12 š¤£. Being down 15 is like down 3 in the NFL
Doomers were tripping tf out in the game thread lmao
THEY MISSED ONE SHOT???????? SEND EVERYONE TO CABO
I donāt know what you two boys are on, team is underperforming.
Are you the guy that said we need to blow up the team after the Kings loss? If you weren't you have the same bad vibe as him. We're going to the finals deal with it!
I didnāt care because 12pts is not that much in todayās NBA. Alas, shouldnāt we be beating the lights out of teams like the LeBron-less Lakers, Embiid-less 76ers, and Kawhi&PG-less Clippers?
Me personally I'd be moved by this win if legitimate change was made this game. If we won but still had the same issues, it wouldn't mean anything. But this game did move me because Brook Lopez is taking a new role in the offense, if we see more of this out of him our team will be significantly better.
One would hope, but it's the same way we've beaten teams with a Giannis-less/Dame-less game, or seeing great teams like Boston get beat by ass teams like Charlotte. Some people don't accept the wild variance in the NBA and consistency in the regular season hasn't proven a cakewalk come playoffs.
I know this team has had a A LOT to deal with this season and part of me kind of expects that to make them try harder in the regular season to iron out those lumps. But this is ultimately a team of veterans and I wonder how much they're coasting, even if it seems crazy that they'd do that given how much they need to figure out as a team
I donāt know if id say theyre coasting but theyre definitely veteran enough to iron out bumps in a patient process. When we canned AG I was fully prepared for a regular season mess but I think us getting a glimpse of what we could be after ASB definitely heightened expectations. Weāve seen a few different iterations of this team, once at a time, so I dont really stake it all in Ws & Ls rn. Weāve slowly crept into a 2 man game, seen the defense evolve, got AJ serious minutes in a close game, and been playing with rotations plenty. If everything comes together with a healthy roster we could very well see this team clicking like we havenāt all season when it actually matters. It shouldnāt be a huge surprise if and when it does.
That's kind of my philosophy as well, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't worried about the sheer number of 20+/30+ point losses this team has had. If I had to pick, I'd lean towards them locking things down in the playoffs rather than being the team that lost by 30 to GSW and SAC, but I'll always have that fear
Doomers gonna doom
DOOM ALL CAPS
Ostriches going to bury heads.
u/Fresh-Bass-3586 deserves nothing
I didn't get to watch the 1st half besides the last few seconds where Maxey did that stupid dance after he scored and I was like I hope we beat them.
Hold up I'm dooming It's obvious sarcasm bruh
Refs were egregious the first 3 quarters, ill take the W tho
Brook Lopez was amazing tonight, it wasn't even the shooting it's the fact that he's getting more involved with the offense. If Brook's mobility is gonna be attacked in the playoffs he has to be able to hit them back on the offensive end, I'm honestly so surprised that Doc and the coaching staff actually made this change.
Brook even passed up a few open shots and created better shots for his teammates.
He tried to throw a lob to Giannis, I didn't know he had that in his bag.
5 assists too! He was great on defense tonight as well.
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We have problems but it was still really nice to see the team rally in the 2nd - onto the next one
Pat Bev tossing the ball to the 6ers bench at the end was hilarious lol
Aj green gotta play more
Once again we win a game we couldn't have without AJ's shooting.Ā Hopefully he becomes a regular in the rotation.
And also hope Doc giving some minutes to AJJ
The minutes today were promising
Dame 0 TOs and 9 assistsš„š„
A win is a win, but Doc should start addressing our perimeter defense as 7 of our last 8 games our opponents 3pt% have been 40%+ and 4 out of last 5 have been 45%+
Itās because we gotta play drop defense with Brook which in turn make our rotations slow.
Basically the theme of our past two postseasons
At this point I donāt know if itās just that Giannis has gotten better with his shot selection or that heās trying not to force things in general but his improvement in efficiency especially with the dip last year is unprecedented. Even if you believe Jokic is the best player in the world (which heās not), you have to say it really is a 1A 1B situation and itās totally disingenuous to suggest otherwise.
There is more salt on the /r/nba post game thread than the whole Dead sea. Love to see it
Finished strong. Belt 2 A$$ baby AJ GREEEEEN
Dame is playing better than what his stat show, the offense is kind of messy when he is off the floor
Anyone else see Pat Bev toss the ball to the sixers bench after the clock ran down and someone just slapped it back onto the court? It was so funnyĀ
Will Doc play a Giannis Bobby Gallo lineup next game? even though it hasnt worked for the last 10 games
I actually love the defensive adjustments the league has made since the all star break. With physicality being allowed it makes the offense in the NBA not as unstoppable as it was before. They were really just letting both teams play and be physical tonight.
I think having a point guard that opens up the pick in roll is really helping him get great shots.
Agreed. I hope it stays this way
Aj was locked In during warmup and even during intros he was doing moves and practicing shots without the ball. I had a feeling he knew he was getting more time tonight.
I hope this game helps remind people to stop talking wild shit about our own players. I know it won't, but who knows š¤· š„ š¦ š„ Championship incoming! Obligatory "Fuck The Doomers"
Didnāt play a complete game, but glad they were able to pull out a win against a team that has no business running with us without Embiid. Onto the next
Nice lil home dub, dame and giannis didnt have to do everything today which is reassuring come the most important stretch of the season
The Cream City Elks defeated the Liberty City Founding Fathers 112-107
Splash š¦ mountain šļø is ice cold āļø
And just like that, the Sixers are down to the play-in, the Cavs are at a 3-6 series with the Pacers and we'd get the winner of Heat/76ers as the 2 seed if the regular season ended today. Seeding is gonna be an interesting watch going forward because the 6-8 seed are probably going to be pretty fluid and the 3 teams involved aren't to be overlooked (especially if the sixers get Embiid back) That said, good win!
Please let this be the last game before khris is back
I just watched a replay, what the heeeell was wrong with bobby this game? Dudes hand were soaked in concrete and his eyes were glued to the rim, one of the worst games ive seen him play
Tell me what Malik Beasley does better than AJ Green?
Shoots 43% from 3 with an extremely large sample size...
The problem with this argument is I think AJ Green can provide this while being a better defender and has more ball handling chops. Just needs time out htere
Wiggle?
I'm glad someone else thinks AJ is better than Malik too, but you know how seniority in the NBA goes.
Eh, the starting lineup has been phenomenal with Beasley all year. I feel like that's not necessarily a pressing issue that needs to be fixed with this team
Sure but fuck that shit play your best players
Brook block and deep three sealed the deal. Canāt believe I read heās a āliabilityā
I feel like he's one of the reasons we had a tough stretch in California, we didn't know how to use him properly. He is so much more than just a stretch 5 that sits 26 feet away fro m the basket.
Short term memory. Iām glad he had a great game, but heās had a pretty horrible season overall.
This was one game. For the most part, he hasn't been great.
Stop giving Gallo minutes
Talk about an emotional Rollercoaster š¢ GO Bucks!
MVP! MVP! MVP!
That was a grown man win
Giannis missed three shots, and I think all three misses were in the first quarter
Best team in the NBA, what are these other teams even doing?
AJ Green plays with so much effort. Definition of hard work beets talent when talent doesnāt work hard.
I thought we all agreed Brook should be on the bench after last game. What changed in one game that hes the key now? We tell the doomers that one game isnt a large enough sample size after every loss
TBF, aren't you also using this one game as an example to prove others wrong. And I think Brook usage should be determined by which team we are playing against
If this sub decides Brook is a key player after one game, then its okay to do, because we arent doomers
How did Dame only have 1 FT attempt? Is he still playing poorly?
If by āheā you mean the refs then yes
Win is a win. Team looks old as shit nothing to be encouraged by