12-21-2019, 02:43 AM
(12-21-2019, 01:19 AM)Jommybone Wrote: Speaking of making people look silly, the Jalen and Dwight hate in the game thread . . . followed by their +19 and +17 game highs in +/-. Go ahead and complain when they enter the game. But they will make you feel foolish. Neither is hurting this team.
They got very lucky playing next to a supernova THJ and Kristaps for most of the night.
Jalen honestly didn't have that bad of a game tonight, though I felt the offense ran better with Delon and Seth in the game. Dwight on the other hand was a mess everywhere. The pullup 2's, the long 3's, it took him an entire quarter to stop jacking them up and realize it wasn't his night (and credit to him he recognized it). Powell also got bullied by Embiid, but frankly so does everyone. He's still such a weak big man, which is insane to me. There is a noticeable difference in the defensive effort with KP+Kleber than KP+Powell or even Kleber+Powell. He gets bullied off of his post, and overplays the defender most of the time.
And yet I still somewhat admire Powell because he always plays with hustle. Every play he tries. So kudos to him. I can't wait till we upgrade that big man spot with a more consistent player and move Powell to the bench where he belongs.
14x All-Star, 12x all-NBA, 1x MVP, 1x Finals MVP, 1 NBA Championship: Dirk Nowitzki, the man, the myth, the legend.