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Thoughts from last night...
- Pritchard looked really comfortable out there. Good ball handler and shooter that reads the floor well. Small, but looks like he can at least be scrappy on the defensive end. Always skeptical of the stuff that comes out during training camp, but his play actually backed up what had been said about him. Feel like I'd be comfortable giving him like 20 MPG if needed.
- Teague had a couple turnovers right off the bat but then settled in and was fantastic. He's not going to be the defender that Wanamaker was, but he's going to be significantly more of a threat offensively. Think he'll be able to give us enough while Kemba is out and will be solid off the bench once he's back.
- Nesmith was only 1-5 from 3 but he definitely looks comfortable shooting them. The one that he actually made, which was also his first shot, looked really good coming off a screen. Has a strong frame, so should be able to at least someone hold his own defensively. Think he'll be able to give us some decent minutes off the bench, sitting in the corner wide open and waiting for the ball to swing to him. Also need to remember that he hasn't played a competitive game since January when he went out with his injury.
- Here's to hoping we never have to go without both Theis and Thompson for a game against a good team ever again. Their absence basically screwed up everything for us. Timelord isn't ready for major minutes and Tacko is awful. I do think Timelord will be good in spot minutes though where he can just provide a ton of energy. He's just such a bad team defender right now still.
- The Jays and Smart all shot terribly. Especially Jaylen. Assuming this won't happen too much going forward.
- Pritchard looked really comfortable out there. Good ball handler and shooter that reads the floor well. Small, but looks like he can at least be scrappy on the defensive end. Always skeptical of the stuff that comes out during training camp, but his play actually backed up what had been said about him. Feel like I'd be comfortable giving him like 20 MPG if needed.
- Teague had a couple turnovers right off the bat but then settled in and was fantastic. He's not going to be the defender that Wanamaker was, but he's going to be significantly more of a threat offensively. Think he'll be able to give us enough while Kemba is out and will be solid off the bench once he's back.
- Nesmith was only 1-5 from 3 but he definitely looks comfortable shooting them. The one that he actually made, which was also his first shot, looked really good coming off a screen. Has a strong frame, so should be able to at least someone hold his own defensively. Think he'll be able to give us some decent minutes off the bench, sitting in the corner wide open and waiting for the ball to swing to him. Also need to remember that he hasn't played a competitive game since January when he went out with his injury.
- Here's to hoping we never have to go without both Theis and Thompson for a game against a good team ever again. Their absence basically screwed up everything for us. Timelord isn't ready for major minutes and Tacko is awful. I do think Timelord will be good in spot minutes though where he can just provide a ton of energy. He's just such a bad team defender right now still.
- The Jays and Smart all shot terribly. Especially Jaylen. Assuming this won't happen too much going forward.
