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bryan colangelo wrote: View PostIf you think Casey is the ONLY thing wrong with the team, you're implicitly suggesting that the team, as currently constructed, would have a better record than it currently has.
I'm not buying it.
We have a mediocre big rotation. Our best big defender is playing hurt and in decline. Two of our guards (Lou and GV) are below average defenders at their position. Our starting 3 is undersized/inconsistent and his back-ups can't space the floor. Our shooting guard has no 3-point range. Our starting point guard is undersized and has difficulty passing into the post.
I still like our team on the whole, but really, the roster is a team that will end up 10 games over .500, at best.
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OldSkoolCool wrote: View PostJust rewatched Ross' PT just to make sure I am not pulling BS out of my ass.
He had a grand total of 1 poor defensive play where he and Amir got mixed up on a PnR with Evans. For the rest he didn't get scored on once...
That's it...
Does that ever warrant a benching?
There has to be something behind the curtains, because it wasn't his on-court play
Dude has NO confidence.... He didn't do anything of significance when he was on the floor. He has no trust in his handles and doesn't ever pump fake and drive to the rim. Why is he so fragile??? Honestly, it's not like anyone even game plans for Ross... To me this is a red flag.
He has some tools but mentally is not nearly competitive to warrant being handed the starting SF position right now...
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special1 wrote: View PostYou sure do have some rose coloured glasses when it comes to Ross....
Dude has NO confidence.... He didn't do anything of significance when he was on the floor. He has no trust in his handles and doesn't ever pump fake and drive to the rim. Why is he so fragile??? Honestly, it's not like anyone even game plans for Ross... To me this is a red flag.
He has some tools but mentally is not nearly competitive to warrant being handed the starting SF position right now...
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raptors999 wrote: View PostHe isn't fragile he is a spot up shooter playing for a coach who can't design a play for anybody. 2Pats disappears too. Unless TRoss starts creating shots off the dribble, which he should, on the perimeter there isn't as lot he can do. Novak was useless with Casey too. Replace Bud or Kerr with Casey and watch alot of players, some near all-stars, suddenly become useless.
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raptors999 wrote: View PostWho cares about the record Atlanta was a terrible team last year but the system was in place to improve. There is no sense that the Raptor system will improve the team in the future.
For example, I can imagine an alternate reality where Ross and JV are worse as individual defenders if they were developed on team like the Timberwolves or Cavs. But at the same time, our system isn't going to help guys like GV who will never be fast enough to rotate and recover.
Masai has all the information he needs now. He's seen the ceiling and nadir of this roster and it's system. I hope he makes adjustments to both.
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bryan colangelo wrote: View PostI half-agree. The current offense/defense relies a lot on depth and players being able to play both directions. It's bad at hiding weaknesses.
For example, I can imagine an alternate reality where Ross and JV are worse as individual defenders if they were developed on team like the Timberwolves or Cavs. But at the same time, our system isn't going to help guys like GV who will never be fast enough to rotate and recover.
Masai has all the information he needs now. He's seen the ceiling and nadir of this roster and it's system. I hope he makes adjustments to both.
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Regardless of how Ross has performed up to this point, I still would like to see a coaching change before we ship out somebody with his potential. It's worth seeing what another coach could do with our roster before blowing it up with trades and moving parts around . It would suck to see Lou, Ross, JJ , even GV get sent away 5hen bring in a better coach who could have used them properly. I feel like Lou would be more dangerous if he had plays for him, instead of iso everything.
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