yup. JBB went back to riding his starters & Vert. Wade’s 12-15 and 5-8 that have been going to Merrill got distributed to the main 6. Given how bad George was, other than playing Merril more, I’m not sure what he should have done.Actually he didn’t get any more minutes than what he normally gets. And it’s not going to change.
Merril's minutes slowly but surely drying up.
Give it just one rough patch, a few losses in a row. Losing 4 outta 5 perhaps, and watch those DNPs start rolling in.
Agree with pretty much everything but the DG/EM minutes overlap significantly with Niang and that does them no favors on plus-minus. That's one area where I add a grain of salt.Idk why people are acting like Garland was playing well pre-injury. He was probably shooting better, but that’s about it.
Anyway…He was a minus 8 tonight. Mobley was also a negative and the other three starters were +5, +10, +10. As usual we have to overcome Garland’s lack of defense and rebounding and he himself didn’t do enough to make up for that on the other end. He had a 2-3 minute stretch where he was aggressive & effective. Assists are not going to impress me at this point. He’s a natural set up man and he can rack up assists in his sleep.
I don’t think 2-3 years ago we’d be content with Garland being a clear level or two below Maxey (who is 1 year younger with 1 year less experience), but that’s for sure the case.
Garland is going to be a max player who is not even top 10 at his position.
It doesn’t take much to expose him unfortunately; basically anyone that shows up at the scorer’s table is bound to expose himPhilly played small and fast. Without Wade we had Niang getting those minutes and he got exposed
Idk why people are acting like Garland was playing well pre-injury. He was probably shooting better, but that’s about it.
Anyway…He was a minus 8 tonight. Mobley was also a negative and the other three starters were +5, +10, +10. As usual we have to overcome Garland’s lack of defense and rebounding and he himself didn’t do enough to make up for that on the other end. He had a 2-3 minute stretch where he was aggressive & effective. Assists are not going to impress me at this point. He’s a natural set up man and he can rack up assists in his sleep.
I don’t think 2-3 years ago we’d be content with Garland being a clear level or two below Maxey (who is 1 year younger with 1 year less experience), but that’s for sure the case.
Garland is going to be a max player who is not even top 10 at his position.
DG’s defense certainly hasn’t improved and his size not only hurts there but likewise on the boards. Pat Beverly is virtually the same size as DG but is tenacious on D; DG needs to get tougher and moving quicker laterally ; so often his stance is just out of position defensively and puts him at a disadvantageIdk why people are acting like Garland was playing well pre-injury. He was probably shooting better, but that’s about it.
Anyway…He was a minus 8 tonight. Mobley was also a negative and the other three starters were +5, +10, +10. As usual we have to overcome Garland’s lack of defense and rebounding and he himself didn’t do enough to make up for that on the other end. He had a 2-3 minute stretch where he was aggressive & effective. Assists are not going to impress me at this point. He’s a natural set up man and he can rack up assists in his sleep.
I don’t think 2-3 years ago we’d be content with Garland being a clear level or two below Maxey (who is 1 year younger with 1 year less experience), but that’s for sure the case.
Garland is going to be a max player who is not even top 10 at his position.
Honest question, where do you find Merrill minutes?Merril's minutes slowly but surely drying up.
Give it just one rough patch, a few losses in a row. Losing 4 outta 5 perhaps, and watch those DNPs start rolling in.
Yup, my thoughts were the same, our agile bigs where getting trouced inside. Same thing we seen last year in the playoffs
These are not one off issues, these are warning signs and big ones
So how did Allen and Mobley help lead the Cavaliers against Embiid earlier this season when we were missing Mitchell, Vert and Okoro?
I’d say losing 2 of 19 is closer to a one off issue than a big warning signs but if this loss tonight provides you with confirmation of your bias then by all means run with it.
We didn’t play well tonight. And no, it’s not the same thing we saw in the playoffs. Not even close. Allen and Mobley outplayed Reed and Bamba. We got one more rebound than they did.
Bamba is a former 7th overall pick and Reed signed a 3 year, $23M contract in the off-season.. I think it says a lot more about you then anyone else..Reed and Bamba? Your kidding me.... I bet 90% of us didn't even know who these guys where before tonight. They should of double them up in every category