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Skooby

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It was expected really. They overachieved during the start of the season when LMA, Lillard, Batum and them were playing their best. Add to the fact that their best player has been hurt since the all star break and either missed a bit of games or just didn't play as good as before when he was contending for best big in the league. And when you have a bench that weak and no replacement for him, you'll suffer. Players get tired from playing that much and the team defensively is very weak.

They have no depth whatsoever. Most of their bench are players who will never amount to shyt, save for maybe McCollum. Williams has been iffy all season from what I seen (
@Serious or @Skooby can correct me if I'm wrong) and Robinson has all the tools to develop into a good player but won't :snoop:
He still has time.
 

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They have no depth whatsoever. Most of their bench are players who will never amount to shyt, save for maybe McCollum.
CJ will be a beast, though slightly undersized and underweight, the kid has a lot of heart...He just needs more playing time / experience. By this time next year there will be multiple threads on CJ...

Williams has been iffy all season from what I seen (
:patrice: Idk how I feel about this statement. Williams has been the main contributor off the bench all season, though he's had a few turnovers, he can still light a a run / hold on / cut through a lead 90% of time...
@Serious or @Skooby can correct me if I'm wrong) and Robinson has all the tools to develop into a good player but won't :snoop:
Yeah I've said this before that T. Rob has some crazy athleticism and the potential to do some big things in this league, but he's a bit undersized and underweight like what @Malta mentioned before.

He also lacks the basketball IQ, because he looks lost, or even lazy out there sometimes in regards to spacing and positioning himself to contest shots...

Honestly he looks scared sometime when he gets the ball in the paint, he could stand to develop a post game as well.

If T. Rob. had Victor Clever's basketball IQ :whew:

I actually like Victor Clever, and feel bad for duke, because dude can play, but he's not being utilized right. Victor can read plays and properly space out the floor, he's just undersized to play the center position(wingspan is long though), and isn't as athletically gifted as someone like T. Rob to stop plays. But a team like the Spurs would be indestructible with a guy like him...
 

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Called this at the start of the season. They have a really good starting 5, and run a great offense, but the lack of depth was going to have them hit a wall, you could see that a mile away. The injury to Batum didn't help either.
 

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I said this team was slipping back in January and the Blazer contigent here didnt wanna hear it , well now you can watch it play out in the 1st round when they get disposed of
 
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