EuroBasket Thread
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The hard part will be creating a weak bench. We have crazy depth right now so we need to try to move guys without taking back quality depth.
As long as we get rid of Mike and Bojan we'll lose plenty. We'll have 'good' players top to bottom, but we won't have anyone to be difference makers. The league is historically good in both conferences right now, and over the course of a game our lack of any 'great' players will lose us most of our games.
We'll probably be pretty sad when the next expansion draft comes around just as we want to keep everyone.
Just an FYI, it's kind of impossible to be a bad team just on the basis of a bad bench. If you look at all the bad teams throughout the years, their starters are also getting clapped. You can always bench your starters if they're playing "too" well....but there are enough teams with a horrible bench and horrible starters that you can't be a bottom feeder without both. I saw the 13/14 Jazz being referenced as a team with good starters but bad bench. Reality is that even the good young players (Hayward, Favors, Burks etc) also got clobbered even if they showed promise and eventually became good players.
That said, I don't think the Jazz have to worry here. We have a handful of good players, but they will still get destroyed.
jumpin bean
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It isnt good to have a total tank approach when you have a handful of young winners on your team. Teaching them that winning games is bad is not the right hearts we want beating in their chests. I know 1st round picks are great but it seems that its become the only thing we want now. What if we are too good to be bad, people have said we can do this or that to lose games, but what if we are a good team now. We tell our guys to suck so we can get a good pick doesnt sound healthy for the players we have acquired. who agrees anyone
I have a feeling that Lauri turns into a difference maker this year. He has always had a great skillset but never the confidence to impose his will on the game. I think that changes this year. He is going to come out of this euro tourney with all the confidence in the world. We also have a lot of shooters that should really compliment him.
Lauri tried. 28 and 11 in a loss to Spain
George W
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seattlejazzfan
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pretty crazy how consisted markkanen has been in this tournament. productive and efficient pretty much every day. apparently was doubled most of the game today and still produced.
homeytennis
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Juancho and Willy combined for 42 points in the Spain win. Lauri had 28 points 11 boards for Finland.
Just turned it on, thanks for the reminder.
Hoping Simone shows out, but rooting for Rudy/France to win Gold.
Yeah they're looking good for that.. already a decent lead.
Simone had Gobert on a switch and had a nice move to get a makeable layup, but absolutely smoked it off the backboard.
That was always my favorite **** from Rudy. They think they have the clear path, then BOOM BITCHES and it's gone!
Italy came back. Down 1. Rudy got 9, Fontecchio has 15.
French coach needs to give Gobert more minutes in an elimination game. Letting Italy come back in by taking him out.
French coach needs to give Gobert more minutes in an elimination game. Letting Italy come back in by taking him out.
The French coach lets his team go to **** lmao. Why they playing their 3rd string center in an elimination game? France down 6