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  1. Tince

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    Scheme is different, young guys are playing more, rotations aren't as consistent, timeouts/challenge strategy from Billups has its own look, yet the results are roughly the same.

    Assists numbers are up, but (not) shockingly, it hasn't impacted offensive production.

    Do we expect these numbers to change much as the season continues. If so, how so and why?
     
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  2. riverman

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    We're a 500 team....will take a big winning streak to show me otherwise at this point...trade deadline might tweak things or a new GM might but I think this is another season where everybody but the Warriors will be playing for the Silver....
     
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    Fez Hammersticks スーパーバッド Zero Cool

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    The epitome of a treadmill team
     
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    julius Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Home record? Yay!

    Road record? Beyond inept.
     
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    It's the Dame and CJ show.

    These two still aren't playing with any kind of connectivity on offense and they're still terrible on D. Chauncey hasn't changed that and I really don't think he's trying that hard to change it. I don't mind Chauncey as a coach but he is handicapped on defense by what these two can't do and he's using them individually on offense because of the things they can. It's like the same broken record for what, going on seven fucking years now.

    Move CJ and see if that helps this team become a team on offense and functional on D or blow the team up... I love Dame and how he's down for this team and this place so I want us to try and just move CJ first.
     
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    Same shit every year. Played out ass team.
    Blow this shit up
     
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    Weirdest thing is that after the Warriors loss we're still 6th in the West at 500
     
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    I mean, sixth or ninth... however you choose to look at it.
     
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    We certainly aren't a top team like some board "experts" suggested.

    We are a treadmill team. Doesn't matter who the coach is, we don't have the right roster.

    Do an all in trade or blow it up.
     
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    Good news is 15 of the next 20 games are at home after the Jazz I think...Casey Holdahl mentioned that on his podcast!
     
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    Bad news: Lots of road games down the stretch. Stupid schedule always ends up balancing out.
     
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    We could use Jason Collins about now!
     
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    We actually had a rough opening schedule in my view but the teams that we thought would be contenders turned out not to all be contenders.....I didn't think the Lakers would be this bad and being at 500 with a new coach, it's understandable and not a panic by any stretch...they could stack some wins up over the next two months..we also faced teams that were short handed
     
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    Least enjoyable place to be in sports is just being average. Mediocre. Decent. It’s so boring. Been in Hawaii for the last week and don’t even check scores. I just assume they are being their average selves.
     
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    10 more games until I say anything.
     
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    Is that a promise?:cheers:
     
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    I mean yeah. I've barely had time to watch a full game so by the time I will it'll be around 30-35 games lol
     
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    Minstrel Top Of The Pops Global Moderator

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    Like HCP, is it going to take 30 games before you're willing to say "Lakers suck"?
     
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    That took 30 seconds.
     
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    Cugel The epitome of mediocrity

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    Dame has been historically awful owing to, what I am convinced, a nagging abdominal injury. With Dame just playing average, this team would look sig. better. However, facts is facts. 2nd worst road record in the league. Team should be embarrassed by that.
     
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