Good: Toumani looks like he has improved from his impressive rookie season. Clingan looks like an absolute unit.
Bad: Scoot’s poor decision-making is still there, resulting in low efficiency and turnovers. Hopefully, he can improve throughout the season.
toadtruck
Awesome final play coach
Piano9717
Game recap number 1 let’s go!! Basketball is back!
* I don’t really love what I saw from Scoot tonight. He’s still finishing with the right hand from the left side, and he seems to have lost a ton of confidence in his scoring ability – he got a wide open floater pretty much every time he came off a pick tonight, but he kept trying to force lobs to the roll man or cross court passes to the corner which were telegraphed. In order to be a good primary ball handler in today’s NBA you have to be at least a 2-level scorer and right now scoot is a 0-level scorer – that absolutely needs to change, and fast. Also, it felt like he was dropping every single dribble handoff – not a great sign for his touch lol.
* it seems like he was more patient than last season, which is partly good. However, I don’t love how he was walking the ball up after missed shots.
* he’s one of the fastest guys in the league and thrives in the open court, so he should be looking to push. There was a possession in the second quarter where after he missed a shot he hit the gas and got fouled – we need to see more of that.
* Kris badly missing wide open corner threes is not a good look
* Toumani looks a bit more comfortable doing things on offense, shooting without hesitation and attacking some close outs. I like what I see there.
* I know Ant is out, but spacing is going to be a real problem this season. None of these dudes besides Reath and Grant can shoot the ball.
*Clingan looked pretty good. I loved that he hit a three, and the defense is as advertised. Not too many people who can make Zubac look small. He also made some great passes out of the short roll and set great screens, unlike a certain someone. On the minus side, his finishing looked pretty….Nurk-like at times and not in a good way.
*Ayton hit two threes which is awesome – if he’s making those consistently it’ll really open up our offense. On the flip side he sets the worst screens I’ve ever seen.
* Offense still looks unbelievably basic even though we dont have any new players really…kind of disappointing despite the continuity we had. I still don’t love how we are playing so slow possession after possession despite having a young athletic team that all thrives in the open court. Just look at the clippers second unit – they were pushing the ball up and getting lots of easy bucks that way. When you have a young team that struggles in the half court, that’s what you have to do to manufacture points. Every year Chauncey says we need to play faster and we never do – I hope this is the year it actually happens.
*speaking of the half court offense, I feel like every possession someone brings it up and passes it to Ayton at the top of the key and then he spends about 5 seconds looking around trying to pass it to someone. We did it last season too and that never made any sense to me because all it does is waste time from the shot clock.
*when Grant catches the ball and dribbles a couple times you just know it’s going to end in a horribly off balance shot or a turnover and definitely not a pass 😭
TubbzMcGee
Toumani was the best player on the floor by far tonight.
19/9/3/1/1 on just 9 shot attempts plus his usual defense.
BlackSocks88
Scoot gotta hit that last layup mannn
sean_buttcannon
Clingan is going to be really freaking good.
Also shout out league pass for DEFINITELY NOT MISSING THE END OF THE GAME 😐
knot13
We shot a better FG%, 3 PT%, more assists, more rebounds… but also 7 more turnovers, that’ll do it.
Boxinggandhi
I’m not saying Scoot is bad, but maybe if he stopped shooting like he was going to turn into Damien fucking Lillard we might get a better idea of how he actually fits into this team.
Such-Egg-7584
Good game. Hope all games this season are like that.
ItsKrakenmeuptoo
So is Billups going to finally be let go after this season? Dude is just ass lol
axel360
4/16 and 7 turnovers
I’m trying to be optimistic, it’s only preseason, but I am worried.
Voidrunner503
what was that last possession??? hahaha someone tell chauncey you don’t have to tank in the preseason
KillingTime_ForNow
Toumani is the only feel good part of this game for me. He looked so much more in control & calm than last year. Looks like he really put in effective work this offseason.
Swagtarded
At this point in time scoot’s closest player comp is Bronny James
Sa-Tiva
I’d like to introduce yall to 3pt specialist Deandre Ayton🔥. Seems to me like it’s an emphasis for him to get up some shots from deep this year. Would be a real boost if that becomes a consistent part of his game.
Wish Sharpe was out there. Excited to see Deni in the mix. I’m really worried about Scoot. I’ll continue to wait and see with him, but guard might be a position of need in this upcoming draft. It is what it is.
nurkoff
When Chauncey tells Scoot to be aggressive after a timeout, it’s like night and day in the way he plays. We really need a coach that is going to be harder on Scoot, and who will actually pair him with winners like Tou and Clingan more often. I’m convinced Scoot’s weaknesses in decision-making and his infuriating inability to just go at people, is not completely unfixable with a stricter coach.
Also, Camara and Rupert are clearly putting in development hours. Trading JG and rolling Tou next to Avdija is the obvious mid-season move. Unleash him, he’s ready. Rupert is a bulk season away from contributing valuable minutes too.
redwheelbarrow_
I’m trying to stay positive on Scoot but damn I was surprised by his FG tonight.
Handcuffed
i know we lost but that felt like the first time we’ve been competitive in a preseason game in years
gnarwhale471
Random thoughts as I’m 3 drinks in:
-People love to love Dalano Banton but I’m telling y’all, he is only on this team as a 3pt tank commander. Wish the best for him or whatever, but after this season (where we should be tanking harder than ever before), I hope he is not on the roster.
-Didn’t see as much improvement from Scoot as I would’ve liked. I echo Kazekid’s thoughts. I’m also not going to overreact as I think he’ll improve. The kid is still 20 y/o and 5-6 years away from his prime, and realistically that is probably a similar timeline we have before we will be a relevant playoff team. I think Ant gets traded either mid-season or next off-season, which means there is a real possibility where we draft another promising PG in a year or two, depending on how Scoot looks. People will freak if that happens, but whatever.
-Clingan 3 ball was fun, as well as Ayton’s two. Why not experiment with all of that when we don’t want to win anyways. I was crazy about him when we drafted him and am excited to watch him develop. A young, defensive-minded big is something to be excited about. Forget all that noise you heard about this draft class being shit.
-I thought Toumani looked awesome. I think he’ll continue to be someone talking heads will feel super smart mentioning as our season goes on. His defensive prowess is real, although we already knew that. We need to lock this kid down financially down the line (aka sooner than later).
Schonnz
Clingan sets monster screens. I didn’t like what I saw from Scoot out there tonight, but the biggest glimmer of hope came from the separation he got in the pnrs with Clingan.
Adventurous-Leek8040
13/4/3 from Scoot! You love to see it!! Can’t wait to see his progress over the course of this year.
ShamanicEye
Maybe Scoot needs his goggles again, just like last season!
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Good: Toumani looks like he has improved from his impressive rookie season. Clingan looks like an absolute unit.
Bad: Scoot’s poor decision-making is still there, resulting in low efficiency and turnovers. Hopefully, he can improve throughout the season.
Awesome final play coach
Game recap number 1 let’s go!! Basketball is back!
* I don’t really love what I saw from Scoot tonight. He’s still finishing with the right hand from the left side, and he seems to have lost a ton of confidence in his scoring ability – he got a wide open floater pretty much every time he came off a pick tonight, but he kept trying to force lobs to the roll man or cross court passes to the corner which were telegraphed. In order to be a good primary ball handler in today’s NBA you have to be at least a 2-level scorer and right now scoot is a 0-level scorer – that absolutely needs to change, and fast. Also, it felt like he was dropping every single dribble handoff – not a great sign for his touch lol.
* it seems like he was more patient than last season, which is partly good. However, I don’t love how he was walking the ball up after missed shots.
* he’s one of the fastest guys in the league and thrives in the open court, so he should be looking to push. There was a possession in the second quarter where after he missed a shot he hit the gas and got fouled – we need to see more of that.
* Kris badly missing wide open corner threes is not a good look
* Toumani looks a bit more comfortable doing things on offense, shooting without hesitation and attacking some close outs. I like what I see there.
* I know Ant is out, but spacing is going to be a real problem this season. None of these dudes besides Reath and Grant can shoot the ball.
*Clingan looked pretty good. I loved that he hit a three, and the defense is as advertised. Not too many people who can make Zubac look small. He also made some great passes out of the short roll and set great screens, unlike a certain someone. On the minus side, his finishing looked pretty….Nurk-like at times and not in a good way.
*Ayton hit two threes which is awesome – if he’s making those consistently it’ll really open up our offense. On the flip side he sets the worst screens I’ve ever seen.
* Offense still looks unbelievably basic even though we dont have any new players really…kind of disappointing despite the continuity we had. I still don’t love how we are playing so slow possession after possession despite having a young athletic team that all thrives in the open court. Just look at the clippers second unit – they were pushing the ball up and getting lots of easy bucks that way. When you have a young team that struggles in the half court, that’s what you have to do to manufacture points. Every year Chauncey says we need to play faster and we never do – I hope this is the year it actually happens.
*speaking of the half court offense, I feel like every possession someone brings it up and passes it to Ayton at the top of the key and then he spends about 5 seconds looking around trying to pass it to someone. We did it last season too and that never made any sense to me because all it does is waste time from the shot clock.
*when Grant catches the ball and dribbles a couple times you just know it’s going to end in a horribly off balance shot or a turnover and definitely not a pass 😭
Toumani was the best player on the floor by far tonight.
19/9/3/1/1 on just 9 shot attempts plus his usual defense.
Scoot gotta hit that last layup mannn
Clingan is going to be really freaking good.
Also shout out league pass for DEFINITELY NOT MISSING THE END OF THE GAME 😐
We shot a better FG%, 3 PT%, more assists, more rebounds… but also 7 more turnovers, that’ll do it.
I’m not saying Scoot is bad, but maybe if he stopped shooting like he was going to turn into Damien fucking Lillard we might get a better idea of how he actually fits into this team.
Good game. Hope all games this season are like that.
So is Billups going to finally be let go after this season? Dude is just ass lol
4/16 and 7 turnovers
I’m trying to be optimistic, it’s only preseason, but I am worried.
what was that last possession??? hahaha someone tell chauncey you don’t have to tank in the preseason
Toumani is the only feel good part of this game for me. He looked so much more in control & calm than last year. Looks like he really put in effective work this offseason.
At this point in time scoot’s closest player comp is Bronny James
I’d like to introduce yall to 3pt specialist Deandre Ayton🔥. Seems to me like it’s an emphasis for him to get up some shots from deep this year. Would be a real boost if that becomes a consistent part of his game.
Wish Sharpe was out there. Excited to see Deni in the mix. I’m really worried about Scoot. I’ll continue to wait and see with him, but guard might be a position of need in this upcoming draft. It is what it is.
When Chauncey tells Scoot to be aggressive after a timeout, it’s like night and day in the way he plays. We really need a coach that is going to be harder on Scoot, and who will actually pair him with winners like Tou and Clingan more often. I’m convinced Scoot’s weaknesses in decision-making and his infuriating inability to just go at people, is not completely unfixable with a stricter coach.
Also, Camara and Rupert are clearly putting in development hours. Trading JG and rolling Tou next to Avdija is the obvious mid-season move. Unleash him, he’s ready. Rupert is a bulk season away from contributing valuable minutes too.
I’m trying to stay positive on Scoot but damn I was surprised by his FG tonight.
i know we lost but that felt like the first time we’ve been competitive in a preseason game in years
Random thoughts as I’m 3 drinks in:
-People love to love Dalano Banton but I’m telling y’all, he is only on this team as a 3pt tank commander. Wish the best for him or whatever, but after this season (where we should be tanking harder than ever before), I hope he is not on the roster.
-Didn’t see as much improvement from Scoot as I would’ve liked. I echo Kazekid’s thoughts. I’m also not going to overreact as I think he’ll improve. The kid is still 20 y/o and 5-6 years away from his prime, and realistically that is probably a similar timeline we have before we will be a relevant playoff team. I think Ant gets traded either mid-season or next off-season, which means there is a real possibility where we draft another promising PG in a year or two, depending on how Scoot looks. People will freak if that happens, but whatever.
-Clingan 3 ball was fun, as well as Ayton’s two. Why not experiment with all of that when we don’t want to win anyways. I was crazy about him when we drafted him and am excited to watch him develop. A young, defensive-minded big is something to be excited about. Forget all that noise you heard about this draft class being shit.
-I thought Toumani looked awesome. I think he’ll continue to be someone talking heads will feel super smart mentioning as our season goes on. His defensive prowess is real, although we already knew that. We need to lock this kid down financially down the line (aka sooner than later).
Clingan sets monster screens. I didn’t like what I saw from Scoot out there tonight, but the biggest glimmer of hope came from the separation he got in the pnrs with Clingan.
13/4/3 from Scoot! You love to see it!! Can’t wait to see his progress over the course of this year.
Maybe Scoot needs his goggles again, just like last season!