Recent content by HermanG

To me there are too many moments where I feel sort of awkward about what he just did... and not enough of those moments where I feel impressed by him. But this is a hype and appreciation thread, so I will end this with a positive note by saying he sure looks better than he did last year.

This "will Flagg be a star or not" debate is pretty hilarious if you deep dive into the arguments. Naysayers are not trying to deny what he is (a smart well-rounded player), and his supporters are not denying what he isnt (a self-creating scorer or a great shooter). But for whatever reason both...

@MT Steve been selling for years that Hardy doesnt care about defense. Whether the problem has been in priorities, competence or personnel... I dare not speculate. But it would be foolish to deny us being systematically bad under Hardy. I think the personnel is now slightly better. Sexton and...

Like the more I think about it the less I like the idea that Flip would run with Nurkic instead of Kessler. They have pretty similar strenghts and weaknesses and dont really compelement each other in any ways I can think of. Whether Hardy thinks Flip is ready to play with the big boys or not is...

If I think about our frontcourt options I think with Kessler+Lauri you need shooting, passing and playmaking help and with Nurkic you need defensive help out there. So thus my initial 4/5 pairs in rotation would be Kessler + Flip and Nurkic + Hendricks. 1-3 is more fluid and Hardy has shown he...

I cant decide on the 3rd. Do you guys think Flip can play with Kessler? I really liked him towards the end of last season and then he dominated the SL.. but the fit seems awkward.

My top 1 shot of the last 5 years is the Ja Morant shot where he caught Steven Adams full court heave in the air and shot it in from behind the backboard all in one motion.

Not sure Tonje "should" see time. In SL his play was on the "few positive flashes" level, which is about 3 levels below of what you expect from NBA rotational player.

I forgot about that play. Didnt see the replays but if it was a legit foul then I count that as a win. Besides it was a reach from behind which is less about looseness of your handle and more about using your hips/body to shield off the defender.

For the record I'm still a fan of Key and believe he will prove he is a legit NBA player this season... but that NBA player is more like FVV who is fine as you starting combo 1-guard but isnt really owning or operating the offense every night at high volumes like Brunson/Dame/Luka types.

The lineup here has one problem and that is it puts too much of ball-handling and playmaking on Key who based on his NBA history isnt gonna be effective and good if he has to do that in super high volumes. For that reason I think TH may be the odd man out of that group and Collier, Flip or...

This is pretty much what my key takeaways would have been. I also wanna add that Key's (one) kryptonite has been dribbling against ball pressure, and while Houston didnt go super hard on him, he seemed less casual with his handle. I cant remember any attempts by Rockets defender to steal the...

The key question is whether the FO walks the "culture building route" like they claim and let Hardy cook without interfering. If the FO isnt forcing rest games, mandating minutes to potential anchors (e.g. Cody last year) or forcing Hardy to "push development out of guys" like we saw with Lauri...

Mo Money Mo Bamba

Imo the worst part was his decissionmaking. He didnt attack/hunt the correct matchups and took unnecessarily difficult shots and drives. It was almost as if he tried to put the team on his back but couldnt. Thing is... I dont think he needed to.