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bleedingTNorange

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He's on now hosting, and will be doing a player by player analysis coming up shortly for those interested.

For those who may not know he's the new basketball beat writer.
 
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One thing I found interesting, doesn't expect much from chievous. Said there will be minutes with foul trouble or injury but doesn't expect much from him at all, role player at most.

Very high on Kenny and Jordan which is what we've been hearing out of practices and what not.
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
One thing I found interesting, doesn't expect much from chievous. Said there will be minutes with foul trouble or injury but doesn't expect much from him at all, role player at most.

Very high on Kenny and Jordan which is what we've been hearing out of practices and what not.
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This will be a good thread to look back on in Feb/March to see if this guy knows what he's talking about.

The wing position is so wide open, I wonder what he is basing Chievous as a role player on. Even if Jordy plays to his potential there are plenty of minutes to be had at the wing.

I thought the only practices they have been having were individual work and maybe 3 man groups. Have there been full team workouts since the season ended?
 
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zansdad said:
This will be a good thread to look back on in Feb/March to see if this guy knows what he's talking about.

The wing position is so wide open, I wonder what he is basing Chievous as a role player on. Even if Jordy plays to his potential there are plenty of minutes to be had at the wing.

I thought the only practices they have been having were individual work and maybe 3 man groups. Have there been full team workouts since the season ended?
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I was a bit surprised as well by his stance on chievous, didn't elaborate, but said he has a lot to work on including his shot(I thought it looked good).

Maybe he's penciling in Richardson and mcbee to at minimum similar roles as last year, and IMO that's not necessarily going to be the case.

I think Italy will tell us a lot. Is Moore polished enough and ready to be the backup point or will that be delegated to mcbee and Richardson again? Is Edwards going to be able to come in and assume the role of tatum and hold down the 3? Is jordy going to finally play consistent, even if not up to his potential, atleast give us consistency?
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
I was a bit surprised as well by his stance on chievous, didn't elaborate, but said he has a lot to work on including his shot(I thought it looked good).

Maybe he's penciling in Richardson and mcbee to at minimum similar roles as last year, and IMO that's not necessarily going to be the case.

I think Italy will tell us a lot. Is Moore polished enough and ready to be the backup point or will that be delegated to mcbee and Richardson again? Is Edwards going to be able to come in and assume the role of tatum and hold down the 3? Is jordy going to finally play consistent, even if not up to his potential, atleast give us consistency?
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I honestly think the backup PG will be either Richardson or McRae. Skylar just isn't athletic enough for it. Jordan can do it if he focuses on running the offense and not his own shot. That would keep Martin from relying on a true freshman again.
 
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zansdad said:
I honestly think the backup PG will be either Richardson or McRae. Skylar just isn't athletic enough for it. Jordan can do it if he focuses on running the offense and not his own shot. That would keep Martin from relying on a true freshman again.
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Something Quinn mentioned that could go with this was that we could see trae at the 2 if Ccm feels like e can exploit the matchup. So maybe jordy at PG trae at the 2 and then Edwards Richardson or chievous at the 3...

Said we could see trae some at the 2 so we can use his scoring and also so he isn't force to play 35 minutes of PG.
 
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That may happen, but playing Trae at 2 has been talked about for 2 years and hasn't happened yet. Just don't see the other options being able to hold down the point very long.
bleedingTNorange said:
Something Quinn mentioned that could go with this was that we could see trae at the 2 if Ccm feels like e can exploit the matchup. So maybe jordy at PG trae at the 2 and then Edwards Richardson or chievous at the 3...

Said we could see trae some at the 2 so we can use his scoring and also so he isn't force to play 35 minutes of PG.
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bleedingTNorange said:
Something Quinn mentioned that could go with this was that we could see trae at the 2 if Ccm feels like e can exploit the matchup. So maybe jordy at PG trae at the 2 and then Edwards Richardson or chievous at the 3...

Said we could see trae some at the 2 so we can use his scoring and also so he isn't force to play 35 minutes of PG.
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trae may be able to play the two but cant see it being with mcrae
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
Something Quinn mentioned that could go with this was that we could see trae at the 2 if Ccm feels like e can exploit the matchup. So maybe jordy at PG trae at the 2 and then Edwards Richardson or chievous at the 3...

Said we could see trae some at the 2 so we can use his scoring and also so he isn't force to play 35 minutes of PG.
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I don't know what matchup Martin would exploit. Teams are going to guard Golden with basically the same guy, whether Golden dribbles the ball up the floor or not. Defensively, you're not going to match-up any differently if, say Golden,McRae,Richardson,Stokes,and Maymon are on the floor, if you call Golden the SG or the PG.

Golden's biggest stuggles were with fatigue last year. When he was fresh he was very good, but if he wore down there was no backup plan. I am not a big fan of turning a wing player into a backup PG, just so they can turn last years PG back into a wing player.
 
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zansdad said:
I don't know what matchup Martin would exploit. Teams are going to guard Golden with basically the same guy, whether Golden dribbles the ball up the floor or not. Defensively, you're not going to match-up any differently if, say Golden,McRae,Richardson,Stokes,and Maymon are on the floor, if you call Golden the SG or the PG.

Golden's biggest stuggles were with fatigue last year. When he was fresh he was very good, but if he wore down there was no backup plan. I am not a big fan of turning a wing player into a backup PG, just so they can turn last years PG back into a wing player.
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I'm just reiterating what Quinn said, thats all.

I think trae should play 32 minutes and everyone if them at the PG position. If we're smarter with substitutions and the timing of his breaks before media timeouts he should be fine to play 32 a game. Finding someone who can atleast hold down the backup PG is key as well. Many times we'd try to give trae a blow just to see McRae, josh or skylar screw up at PG and force CCM to being trae back in.
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
I'm just reiterating what Quinn said, thats all.

I think trae should play 32 minutes and everyone if them at the PG position. If we're smarter with substitutions and the timing of his breaks before media timeouts he should be fine to play 32 a game. Finding someone who can atleast hold down the backup PG is key as well. Many times we'd try to give trae a blow just to see McRae, josh or skylar screw up at PG and force CCM to being trae back in.
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McRae seemed to be doing a decent job last year for a couple games, but when the wheels came off for him they came off completely. Here's to hoping he just hit a wall and this season he is able to contribute all the way into March.
 
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zansdad said:
McRae seemed to be doing a decent job last year for a couple games, but when the wheels came off for him they came off completely. Here's to hoping he just hit a wall and this season he is able to contribute all the way into March.
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Absolutely.

While itd be great for him to breakout, I don't think it's necessary for us to be a really good team. IMO its just more about consistency with him, and playing ball on both ends.

If he can give us 10 a game, rebound and defend and play smart low turnover ball that'll be all we need. He doesn't have to do too much, just play the game smart and with effort on both ends.
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
Absolutely.

While itd be great for him to breakout, I don't think it's necessary for us to be a really good team. IMO its just more about consistency with him, and playing ball on both ends.

If he can give us 10 a game, rebound and defend and play smart low turnover ball that'll be all we need. He doesn't have to do too much, just play the game smart and with effort on both ends.
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I agree with your assessment in theory, but I think it's be a star or bust for Jordan. I think he has the mentality of a big time scorer and, while he may be able to adjust for a few games, over the course of a season, you won't keep him engaged if he's not scoring in bunches. Hope he really breaks out, for everyone's sake.
 
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germanicus said:
I agree with your assessment in theory, but I think it's be a star or bust for Jordan. I think he has the mentality of a big time scorer and, while he may be able to adjust for a few games, over the course of a season, you won't keep him engaged if he's not scoring in bunches. Hope he really breaks out, for everyone's sake.
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I guess well find out. He doesn't have to breakout to get noticed, play smart ball, score when needed, and play hard on both ends while being a good teammate and hell be fine.

Not comparing, but look at MKG, change your mentality to a team guy like he was and hell get noticed, doesn't have to score 20 ppg to end up in the league.

Hell benefit more IMO from being a team guy, buying in, showing what he can do and helping lead the team to success, than scoring 20ppg but limiting the others and in turn harnessing the teams overall capabilities.

That may not have come out right, but I know what I'm trying to say in my head haha.
 
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MemphisCanes said:
I'm still waiting for an answer.

EDIT: NM, I googled it. Dude's name is Brendan Quinn, works for KNS, for those who are interested. @BFQuinn on twitter.
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Did you not read the OP, that's what they're asking, because the answer to your question was in the OP.
 
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