Play-in game thread 2: SA @Mem, GS @LAL

[KillerLeft]

Another stinkier of a game 1, looks like.

[ItsGoTime]

Ya, I might have to go do something and come back for the LaL/GSW game.

[KillerLeft]

Ya, I might have to go do something and come back for the LaL/GSW game.

Hopefully, that one will be worth watching.

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Wow, glad I tuned in to hear that Pop interview.

[ItsGoTime]

I love Pop

[ClutchDirk]

I hope LeBron gets ousted from the playoffs...

[KillerLeft]

I hope LeBron gets ousted from the playoffs...

Probs not gonna happen, my dude

[ItsGoTime]

Ok, SA actually doing something.

[KillerLeft]

Spurs fought back into this game quickly. 

I like Murray a lot.

[ItsGoTime]

Unless you're the Mavs, the game isn't won in the first quarter.

[dirkfansince1998]

Spurs back in the game. Watching the first game last night I really thought that Charlotte was tanking. Makes a big difference. Play in losers enter the lottery. Winners end up with mid/late first round picks.

[Scott41theMavs]

Unless you're the Mavs, the game isn't won in the first quarter.

No you din't.

[dirkfansince1998]

Unless you're the Mavs, the game isn't won in the first quarter.

RC really wasted an opportunity. Should have started the 2nd quarter with the garbage time five at least once.

[ItsGoTime]

Is Kyle Anderson a good defender? He has 2 blocks in the game, I don't remember him being talked about as a defender.

[KillerLeft]

This Dillon Brooks dude is relentless.

[ItsGoTime]

Both blocks were amazing plays too.

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This Dillon Brooks dude is relentless.

Ya, they have a really good young core. If we don't have a good offseason, they could pass us from young guys getting better alone.

[KillerLeft]

Watching this, I really don't get the DeRozan love. 

Yes, he's a smooth player. He creates a ton of good shots for himself, especially in mid-range, but they're just not good shots, effeiciency wise. I'm not into it, personally.

[ItsGoTime]

Watching this, I really don't get the DeRozan love. 

Yes, he's a smooth player. He creates a ton of good shots for himself, especially in mid-range, but they're just not good shots, effeiciency wise. I'm not into it, personally.

I like the thought of getting someone that does well in that range, but DDR is not the right guy IMO. Not that I have to have a guy like that, but I just like having another option than layup/dunk or 3 pt shot and someone using that option more often.

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In all honesty, if THJ would do more of that, it would add a dimension to his game that would make him more valuable to the team IMO.

[Scott41theMavs]

I like the thought of getting someone that does well in that range, but DDR is not the right guy IMO. Not that I have to have a guy like that, but I just like having another option than layup/dunk or 3 pt shot and someone using that option more often.

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In all honesty, if THJ would do more of that, it would add a dimension to his game that would make him more valuable to the team IMO.

Luka was actually much better in his midrange game toward the end of the year.

[ItsGoTime]

Luka was actually much better in his midrange game toward the end of the year.

Yep, but all the offensive variables can't come from him.

[KillerLeft]

In all honesty, if THJ would do more of that, it would add a dimension to his game that would make him more valuable to the team IMO.

2 things:

1) I think Luka's mid-range game is INCREDIBLE. Since he's the guy with the ball, that's enough, imo. Now, he needs to go to those moves more often, imo, and he needs to look for his shot more in general, I think.

2) THJ's midrange pull-up game isn't JET level yet, but I'm shocked more people haven't noticed how much more he has productively put the ball on the floor this season. He's one of the better drivers on the team this year, and that surprises even me.