Phelps is also just a much smoother player. He really does remind me a lot of Law, though he's obviously not that good, but the way he sometimes just kind of glides towards the basket. He makes incredibly hard plays look easy, Manny makes easy plays look incredibly hard.

Up until the last two games, Manny and Phelps were the same player. Boots and Wade are the exact same players with better finishing skills.

Buzz isn't pressuring them to make shots at a high percentage. He wants them driving to the bucket and drawing the defense and getting a shot to the rim. Once the shot bounces around on the rim, our guys are attacking the boards with the advantage of the defenders drawn slightly out of position giving us an offensive rebound and putback advantage.

It's a system that all works together. As much as we would all like those guys to make more of their shots, I don't think Buzz cares too much as long as they, first, avoid the live ball turnover on the drive to the rim and, second, get the ball to the rim somehow someway.

Blocks, air balls, and turnovers all break the system in a similar way. And you end up with a first half like we had last night.

Pretty sure Buzz' preference is a basket, not a foul or a rebound/outback.

But if we MISS he will settle.

bobinator said:

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Phelps is also just a much smoother player. He really does remind me a lot of Law, though he's obviously not that good, but the way he sometimes just kind of glides towards the basket. He makes incredibly hard plays look easy, Manny makes easy plays look incredibly hard.

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1000% Agree. There's A LOT of Acie in Phelps.

rlb28 said:

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What is Buzz gonna do with Manny? Geez. How does that play out in the near future?

Btw... he laid on egg on the court and on Draftkings. A few more fantasy points and I would've won $100. lol

We need March Manny back!

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We don't care about your gambling.

I think the continued development of Payne is gonna pay dividends down the stretch. Manny and Wade are starting find him with pocket passes for easy dunks when he slips the screen

Can this really be classified as an "elephant?"

JJxvi said:

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Can this really be classified as an "elephant?"

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He is a senior