Ma...Son...Plum...Lee... Clap! Clap! ClapClapClap!

The thing is that in the first game he was a total non-factor--he played 19 minutes, got 4 points and 5 rebs and 0 assists.

In the regular season he got 7 assists twice and got over 10 boards 16 times in 82 games.

These last three games have been a massive revelation.

It's like something just clicked in his mind when the team started handing him the ball and told him to create.

It may be that the turning point in Plumlee's career was when the Clippers decided to force the ball out of Lillard and McCollum's hands. When Plumlee gets the ball in the offense, he becomes a better defender and better rebounder, and he doesn't take shots from anybody else. It's a win-win-win.

CJ and Dame will get the highlights, but the way he's playing now I think you can build an offense around Plumlee for the next 7-8 years.

A pass-first center is the perfect pairing for a couple of shoot-first point guards.

 

So did Dame towards the end. Make it 13.

 

Plumdog has been amazing the last 2 games. Fun to watch!

 

Yeah its been interesting with these traps; Dame has always struggled when trapped and the Clippers have done it more than any opponent we've ever faced.

It's as though they did it so much this series we were forced to find solutions. If we've now learned some long term lessons maybe it won't be the weakness its been in the past.

 

There's absolutely no way that Mason Plumlee can play small forward.

 

I wasn't responding to you.

 

How good has Plumlee's passing been these last three games?

For the series, he is averaging 11.8 assists/100 possessions. Chris Paul is averaging 11.9 assists/100 possessions.

His AST% of 36.3 would have been good enough for 9th in the league for the regular season, ahead of all of Steph Curry, Damian Lillard, Jeff Teague, Isaiah Thomas, Mike Conley and Kyle Lowery.

And that's all in spite of having ZERO assists in Game 1.

Yeah, I know, small sample size and all that, but kudos to Stotts for recognizing the opportunity and Plumlee for taking advantage of it.

BNM

 

Last three games:

8.3 pts, 61% FG, 69% FT, 15 rebs, 8.6 asts, 1 stl, 1 blk, in 31 mpg.

 

8/15/8

That's sick, even if it's just 3 games.

 

Clips have to adjust for that, right? And then Dame gets going again. Sick, just sick counter to the traps. I remember in 2010(?) when we beat PHX in PHX when Dre went off in Game 1. Gentry then moved Grant Hill on to him, and had Nash guard Nic who could not take him into the post. We then had 0 counters to that simple change.

Just amazing how well coached we are now, compared to Nate's tenure.

 

Yup. We finally have that pick-your-poison... either have dame get hot from beyond, which you know he will... or have Plums distribute to open guys because the Clips can't rotate around that fast...

And beyond that, we have CJ.

 

I wonder how we can fleece the Nets again this year.

 

How about RHJ for a top 60 protected pick ?

 

Will RHJ ever have as big an impact as Mase did in the previous three games? Doubt it.

We got a starting C who now has a 20 + PER in the playoffs (with that first game included) for the 23rd pick. Just ridiculous.

 

and then lock them in a gym!

 

Let me just take a moment to say that I LOVE Harkless in the slot.

 

The Nets are becoming my favorite (farm) team!