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1. TBJ shot 38.1% from three on 3.7 attempts this year. That’s really good!
2. Wenyen is a fine rebounder for his size. A Gabriel, Lebron, Rui frontcourt has enough to survive the non-AD minutes.
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1. TBJ shot 38.1% from three on 3.7 attempts this year. That’s really good!
2. Wenyen is a fine rebounder for his size. A Gabriel, Lebron, Rui frontcourt has enough to survive the non-AD minutes.
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He wasn't with us the entire year. We know people forget how to shoot when they're here.
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Are you confusing TBJr and Beas?
He made Steph drop 50 with falling down 3's. Elite coaching imo.
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Yeah lol . Forgot we signed him.
He still hasn't been shooting well. For a long time now. There's a reason his minutes have been cut.
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Last series was last series, over n done with. Whatever adjustments Kerr or Ham made last series has zero bearing on the 2nd round.
All I know is that Kerr is Proven. His resume speaks for itself, no choice but to respek it. We're about to see in this series which coach can "outadjust" the other.
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The reason his minutes have gone down is because it’s the playoffs and it’s time to cut the rotation down. He was great during the regular season.
Dlo: 32 minutes
AR: 36 minutes
Vando: 24 minutes
Lebron: 36-40 minutes
Ad: 36-40 minutes
Dennis - 20 minutes
Rui - 28 minutes
Rui basically took the spot as first wing off the bench. Dennis remains as the other 6/7 man.
The remaining 8 & 9 spots (probably like 16-20 minutes total if that) is between TB, Beas, Lonnie and Wenyen.
8-10 minutes for a wing.
8-10 minutes for Gabriel.
I would play TBJr in the first half and hope he plays well. If his shot is hitting, good. Maybe I’ll run him for a 2nd shift in the 2nd half. If not, cut the rotation for the 2nd half.
There are minutes to see if Beas or Lonnie “have it” on that night, but I don’t really like coaching that way (inserting random players at random moments and hoping they catch fire doesn’t seem like a winning strategy to me). I know what TBJr is going to give on most nights (good size, run around on defense, can rebound)… just hope he hits his threes which he did decently during the regular season.
Regardless you’re right he’s def fallen off these past few weeks/months. I thought he had played his self out of the lakers roster next year but we might have a chance to get him for cheap again now. (Altho our boy Christie is coming for those minutes next year
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'I don't know' would've been acceptable
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You weren't making a point lol
You just talking just to talk
Let's see how many games it takes before folks start screaming for ham to make adjustments lol
Good thing Lakers own GSW this year, but don't underestimate Kerr. Best believe This ain't regular season GSW just like everyone saw in last year's playoffs
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he has the warriors beating us easily in 5. Didn’t necessarily agree but found his analysis interesting.
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It’s alwYs fascinating to see the espn prediction articles after the fact and see just how wrong a lot of guys are.
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matchup predictions for the starters:
Dlo on Klay
AR on Curry
Vando on Wiggins
Bron on Looney
AD roaming on Dray
Will be interesting to see how much Vando plays on Curry.
Warriors:
Curry on Dlo
Klay on AR
Wiggins on Bron
Dray roaming on Vando
Looney on AD
Dlo on Klay
AR on Curry
Vando on Wiggins
Bron on Looney
AD roaming on Dray
Will be interesting to see how much Vando plays on Curry.
Warriors:
Curry on Dlo
Klay on AR
Wiggins on Bron
Dray roaming on Vando
Looney on AD
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DLo will get cooked by Klay.
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#trueunderdogs
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He’ll get cooked by everyone.
The only other option is to put him on Wiggins.
The real question is where/how to deploy Vando.
I’ve seen some national blog boyz suggest starting Dennis over Vando to be the POA defender. I disagree with that but yeah the thought is out there.
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Nah. He’s a catch and shooter at this point with occasional post up.
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Lol moody will cook him too
Dlo gotta average 20 for the series at least so we can somewhat offset their guards
AD and Bron have to dominate
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Could certainly see this or
Vando guarding Curry
AR guarding Klay
D'Lo guarding Wiggins
Bron guarding Draymond
AD guarding Looney
Think Vando may get a quick hook for Schroder during games. D'Lo will have to hold up against Wiggins. If Rui closes games, maybe AR on Curry, D'Lo on Klay and Rui on Wiggins.
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yesssirrr wenyen is the better option
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D’Lo will probably be cooked by anyone he is guarding but I think he’ll hold up better against Klay at this stage of his career compared to Ja or Bane.
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I expect Kerr and staff gonna have their team ready to play a physical brand of basketball and throw numerous bodies and double teams at AD. They think Lakers aren't accustomed to a physical style of play for a full 7 games 
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This is a important series for Denis
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AR on klay imo
dennis when locked in is really good at fighting thru and navigating thru screens and staying connected as a defender
he wont shut off curry's water but he'll for sure help make it harder for curry/make him work more
i also kinda want to say vando on curry too but i guess it just depends. vando might get killed chasing him around off-ball
dennis when locked in is really good at fighting thru and navigating thru screens and staying connected as a defender
he wont shut off curry's water but he'll for sure help make it harder for curry/make him work more
i also kinda want to say vando on curry too but i guess it just depends. vando might get killed chasing him around off-ball
