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Relatively even except for QB

Back on the bench. I know Bam is out but this is still a big win, Miami has always given us trouble regardless of injuries so to get the monkey off the back is nice. Possible play-in matchup preview. LaMelo was as dominant as any NBA player can be pretty much. Also Kon impressed the hell out of me with his 3pt shot not falling and foul trouble he played an incredible game in every other area. And Coby showed how he was a huge upgrade on Sexton and why the team reportedly wants to keep him here longer term. Orlando lost and Philly should lose against Denver so a great night overall. Inching back into the 6-8 seed conversation hopefully. Thursday night is a huge game.

If Bam is out I feel good. If not... well hopefully we can still whoop dat ass

Hawks with 10 straight wins is just blasphemous.

Fine depth at that price

Our hope for 8 seed is passing Philly and Atlanta. Every game from here on out is critical frankly.

Considering the Raiders and Crosby’s disagreements about his health late last year and the Ravens’ history of being an extremely well run organization I lean towards the Ravens not being in the wrong here

Mad respect for his run in the middle of the season which was a big part we ultimately made the playoffs. Struggled down the stretch but he’s a solid back. Hope he does well, but I’m fine letting him walk.

He sucks and won’t push Bryce sadly but he’s also 3x the QB that current Dalton is so at least we’d have a chance in some games if Bryce went down. D should be great with these signings. Still think our upside is way too limited by the QB position though unfortunately. But I can see a winning season and more legit playoff berth this year

Any chatter on what veteran QB(s) we're looking at? Been kinda outta the loop this cycle but I saw something a few days ago that we had already decided to move on from Dalton as Young's backup. Hopefully we can get someone who actually pushes Bryce and adds pressure.

I don't disagree, I mean imagine adding a high lottery pick that we hit on to this group. But yeah I think this team can make a run and all the young guys need to get playoff experience sooner rather than later. The games are different and that experience will be important once we are finally ready to contend year in year out and view seasons as Championship or bust.

Brutal last couple games AND pretty much all the teams that matter to our seeding are winning and playing incredibly well too. Things can change but it's seeming more and more likely we'll have quite a hill to climb in the play-in. Not sure we get a 7 or 8 seed. Schedule gets tougher for us too. My goal for the season at this point is finish with a winning record. If we can't win 2 road play-in games to make the real playoffs, so be it, I'll take a higher draft pick in a stacked draft. But hopefully we can get in the playoffs and get that experience. I just won't consider it a failure if we don't but have a winning record, maybe win a play-in game.

All signs point to legit. We’ve been way better than our record the last few years it’s just we’ve had brutal injury luck. Also I’ve watched nearly every game this year and 3 things have stood out to me even when healthy from early in the year to now: 1. Early on Lee had some brutal rotations and situational coaching but he’s improved a ton there. We lost some close ones early we should’ve won. Sure most our recent games have been blowouts but in close games we’ve improved a ton there. 2. Defense. Overall team defense has improved so much, it’s not just hot shooting winning games. This D is absolutely a real trend and sustainable. LaMelo in particular has gone from flat out bad defensively to above average. We have so much length we always should’ve been good defensively but it took time for guys to buy in and really hone in on it which they have. 3. Pretty much all our young guys have taken strides forward. Moose’s development as a passer has been insane, Miller is putting it all together to be an elite 3 tier scorer able to hit 3s, mid range and finish at the rim. LaMelo still some poor shot selection but has cut the turnovers considerably. Kon has been a great shooter all year but has steadily improved in other aspects of the game too. It has definitely been surprising how quickly it all came together out of nowhere but really none of it surprises me. We’ve been building towards this for years now.

Long shot but did anyone here attend the Mavs game and get the Kon Lego giveaway who would be willing to sell it?

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