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Lakers. South Bay Lakers. Car guy in an NBA Draft world. +6" wingspan
F1. WEC. CSUF. The Rebellion. A bit Sci Fi.
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I don't have confidence there's a good player there.
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Force the skip pass more. That's the adjustment.
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I just expect Denver to adjust with Jokic to kick out to the perimeter against the defensive pressure, with spacing; not passing to cutters in the painted area 6'-10' away where the defense is already in the paint.
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I mean, he was wide open on those 3s, club uncontested on closeouts.
The other part I found interesting was how aggressive Denver was with interior passing. Jokic specifically was looking for all of his cutters and it led to deflections and TOs. Role players were passing across the paint too.
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That game was excellent proof of concept. I don't know if it's sustainable through 4 games in the playoffs, but it is a strategy that proves successful until otherwise.
The other part is, I know Luka still isn't his 100% self, and I doubt RW gets minutes without Jokic ever again.
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I don't know how sustainable it is to give that kind of energy defensively. What made Rui stand out was, he was able to focus on his assignment right in front of him, and any team help situation was short range, less than 10'.
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Is he related to Taurean Prince?
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Smh.
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JJJ is far behind LeBron James and Luka Doncic in terms of rebounds per game.
Still.
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Didn't feel safe until Reaves hit a pull up 3 with 5:40 left.
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It was fronting Jokic with a variety of defenders, with team help being variable; on the catch, delayed, trapped, up to three players and sometimes "attacking" the right arm on the pass.
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It was a swarm.
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Luka Magic.
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Looks like he just started.
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RW needs to play all minutes with Jokic to make it work. Denver can't afford to play DeAndre Jordan, Gordon, and Westbrook at the same time.
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When Luka is healthy, he's going to pick on him defensively all the time.
Just not quite there yet.
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The struggle is real, especially when Inokinetic in the Temecula area can sort them out well.
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I was readying my '93 for AutoX that year. I met an SCCA driver / champion(?) selling left over mod parts. Bilsteins, front roll bars, extra brake components, etc. I added bracing, Bilsteins, and the front bar, which made the front end feel sharp, especially with a slow steering rack.
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I still miss mine and it wasn't even a turbo.
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I'm trying so hard to find guys that may even drop to the 50s that I have interest in, and this before the draft class has even declared.
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Honestly, I'm just starting my research with draft prospects and find myself not impressed by this class.
But if you're telling me there's a 19yo 6'5 guard that shows confidence in a pull up shot w/reasonable efficiency, I may prefer to take my chances there, even if not fully a PG.
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Bummer. Had no idea.
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Considering my lack of optimism in the mid to late first round, I would definitely rank him higher than a lot of prospects.
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Still can't believe it.