GDT: game 61 - 76ers (34-25) at Mavs (34-26) NOON

[saclare]

Kidd and THJ are the main two reasons this team is not taking a step forward. No more excuses for Kidd, and everything about THJ has been said, yet we keep seeing him get 6th man of the year minutes. It's baffling.

[FreshJive]

Originally Posted by saclare

Kidd and THJ are the main two reasons this team is not taking a step forward. No more excuses for Kidd, and everything about THJ has been said, yet we keep seeing him get 6th man of the year minutes. It's baffling.

His minutes have been falling, but not enough.

[SMC0007]

Originally Posted by saclare

Kidd and THJ are the main two reasons this team is not taking a step forward. No more excuses for Kidd, and everything about THJ has been said, yet we keep seeing him get 6th man of the year minutes. It's baffling.

Its Kidd and staff... AND the shit defense. None of our guards and wings can play defense. Thj is a tiny piece of this shit show. He shouldn't be given minutes so that falls on Kidd.

Idk how long its going to take people to realize Luka and Kai is not the build. It's painfully obvious.

[DevinHarriswillstart]

Originally Posted by SMC0007

Its Kidd and staff... AND the shit defense. None of our guards and wings can play defense. Thj is a tiny piece of this shit show. He shouldn't be given minutes so that falls on Kidd.

Idk how long its going to take people to realize Luka and Kai is not the build. It's painfully obvious.

Well if you look at the box score, you're like wow Luka and Kai played great.

No. Everything was forced, low energy, no dots connected nonsense. It's the lack of drive and grit that kills me

Early Don Nelson teams were talentless, but they played their asses off. That's when I really became a fan. Guys like Erick Strickland had heart.

Show me some heart.

[SMC0007]

Originally Posted by DevinHarriswillstart

Well if you look at the box score, you're like wow Luka and Kai played great.

No. Everything was forced, low energy, no dots connected nonsense. It's the lack of drive and grit that kills me

Early Don Nelson teams were talentless, but they played their asses off. That's when I really became a fan. Guys like Erick Strickland had heart.

Show me some heart.

Luka and Kai cant stay in front of their men and arent gritty through screens and defending PnRs. Then you bring in Thj who is somehow worse but he compounds the issue by taking absolutely horrific shots.

Replacing Kidd should happen immediately but it wont. Hopefully it will happen after our fart and fall down play off experience.

I'd be moving Kyrie this offseason, too. Ive been saying this for months but im sure we will keep trying to piece guys around him and Luka to make the effort and short comings passable.

Bottom line is, we cant hide 2 starting star guys on defense. You could get by if Luka was the only real defensive weakness. You could game plan around that.