CJ off the second unit

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  1. tlongII

    tlongII Legendary Poster

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    When was CJ kicked off the second unit?
     
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    Scalma Well-Known Member

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    ill say this; I’m more optimistic about Stauskas turning into a decent rotation player than I ever was about Connaughton. He’s much more dynamic offensively. Saw a bit of that against Toronto. He can handle the ball. He moves well off of it as well. My question with him is more defensively, and whether or not Trent is just the better option.
     
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  4. Scalma

    Scalma Well-Known Member

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    A bunch of set shots. Cool?
     
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    Great idea, Vivek! It's great to have the Kings owner posting in our forum.

    Now did you know Meyers Leonard is the next Dirk Nowitzki? You better trade for him now before his value goes up. Just think you could pair Meyers with Buddy Hield, who is the next Steph Curry!
     
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    Scalma Well-Known Member

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    If we’re posting highlights, this is better.

     
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    Chicago out there playing worse defense than you see on the playground. How many open shots can you give you a team in one game? That was the coaches challenge to his team I guess.
     
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    Fuck it, here are some bench combinations

    Curry
    Stauskas
    Turner
    Collins
    Leonard

    Guessing that’s the default lineup, at least initially.

    Curry
    Stauskas
    Turner
    Layman
    Collins

    I think this is the default one when we go small.

    Baldwin
    Curry
    Turner
    Aminu/Harkless
    Collins

    Defensive

    Curry
    Stauskas
    Turner
    Swanigan
    Collins

    I think we’ll see this one from time to time

    Baldwin
    Curry
    Trent
    Turner
    Collins

    My babyyy
     
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    dviss1 Emcee Referee

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    What I'm saying is, all of those factors (fatigue, injuries, and foul trouble) that make it hard to have those kinds of mass substitutions. That's why you want players that can pay their role in any lineup.
     
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    Yeah, I'd hope his season highlights are better than Connaughtons single game highlights.
     
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    BonesJones https://www.youtube.com/c/blazersuprise

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    We're relying on Stauskas and Meyers Leonard to help us advance to the 2nd round...

    Let that sink in.
     
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    I think we are relying on them to just survive.
     
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    Word
     
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    I don't even do this with my 5th graders.
     
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    What about cohesion of the game? You may be mistaken if you think that pulling all of your starters is going make play on the floor be the same when the new 5 come in.
     
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    Really?? You didn't see my response?
     
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    Really? His entire post was valid.

    No offense, but these types of substitutions are YMCA, CYO level, where everyone gets a chance to play.
     
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    There’s no difference between the two for Connaughton.
     
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    If you think about it on CJ he was the only with the 2nd unit at the start of 2nd QT. So that unit wasn't very good even with CJ. Bring in total 5 players I really think you try it during the preseason. If you look at the last game against the Raptors that mix unit accurately play pretty decent against Toronto 1st unit.
     
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    Bro, you still selling cars?
     
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