How to handle this team?

[BonesJones]

Someone help me. This team is such a disappointment. I watch games and continuously get pissed off because of their lack of effort on the defensive and and a lack of fire overall. Think of this as a therapeutic thread. How can one handle the disappoint and blowouts game in and game out? In what other ways can one get enjoyment out of this team? I need answers cause right now this is just a wreck.

 

[Nate]

Cousins or bust!!! We need some sheed on this team.

 

[Sinobas]

Expectations went from 20 wins last year, to being an upper echelon team in the West this year, and the only thing that changed was Evan Turner.

 

[BonesJones]

Expectations went from 20 wins last year, to being an upper echelon team in the West this year, and the only thing that changed was Evan Turner.

Turner played great tonight, and he's also one of our best wing defenders. He has nothing to do with this.

 

[KingSpeed]

Expectations went from 20 wins last year, to being an upper echelon team in the West this year, and the only thing that changed was Evan Turner.

Exactly. So why are you upset?

 

[BonesJones]

It's just sad that I might have to stop watching for a while. This team gives me literal headaches. It's so insanely bad.

 

[KingSpeed]

Cousins or bust!!! We need some sheed on this team.

This. We need Cousins ASAP. If we can't get Cousins, I'd take BroLo or Monroe.

 

[Sinobas]

Exactly. So why are you upset?

I'm not anymore. I've given up on the season. But I still don't like the fact that we're going to be stuck with Turner/crabbe/Meyers for 4 more years at the rate they got.

 

[BonesJones]

This. We need Cousins ASAP. If we can't get Cousins, I'd take BroLo or Monroe.

Lol Lopez or Monroe? How will they stop us from giving up 120 points a game?

 

[Sinobas]

Turner played great tonight, and he's also one of our best wing defenders. He has nothing to do with this.

You quoted my post but your response had nothing to do with what I said.

 

[EGame]

We are just bad in all facets of the game. We can't defend, we cannot rebound, and our offense is bad. We expect too much from Dame and CJ, who in turn aren't creating easy looks for our offensively challenged players. We are good enough to beat bad teams, but I think these blowout losses to good teams shows us we aren't much of a playoff team, even if we somehow made it.

 

[KingSpeed]

It's just sad that I might have to stop watching for a while. This team gives me literal headaches. It's so insanely bad.

Well, we have won 7 games. Last year at this point, we were on a 7 game losing streak so breathe a little. Let's go win tomorrow and then get the 2 in NYC. That makes us 10-6. I'll take that.

 

[KingSpeed]

We are just bad in all facets of the game. We can't defend, we cannot rebound, and our offense is bad. We expect too much from Dame and CJ, who in turn aren't creating easy looks for our offensively challenged players. We are good enough to beat bad teams, but I think these blowout losses to good teams shows us we aren't much of a playoff team, even if we somehow made it.

We did win in Memphis. That's our best win of the season no doubt and should not be ignored.

 

[BonesJones]

Well, we have won 7 games. Last year at this point, we were on a 7 game losing streak so breathe a little. Let's go win tomorrow and then get the 2 in NYC. That makes us 10-6. I'll take that.

I'd be happy if we could win 1 game on this entire road trip. There's a 50/50 chance we don't.

 

[EGame]

We did win in Memphis. That's our best win of the season no doubt and should not be ignored.

Ok fine. I'll give you that one. What about the others?

 

[PCmor7]

You quoted my post but your response had nothing to do with what I said.

He's just doing to you what you did to me in the game thread.

No, I didn't.

Yes, you did.

Etc.

 

[Sinobas]

He's just doing to you what you did to me in the game thread.

No, I didn't.

Yes, you did.

Etc.

No, not the same thing at all.

 

[KingSpeed]

Keep in mind, if we won today, we'd have sole possession of 4th in West. That's how close we are. We're not Dallas. It could be worse.

 

[BonesJones]

You quoted my post but your response had nothing to do with what I said.

It's hard to tell exactly what you're saying most of the time.

 

[PCmor7]

No, not the same thing at all.

Yes, it is.

 

[BonesJones]

Keep in mind, if we won today, we'd have sole possession of 4th in West. That's how close we are. We're not Dallas. It could be worse.

Easy schedule. We're getting consistently blown at by any competent team, and we don't look competent at all.

 

[KingSpeed]

Ok fine. I'll give you that one. What about the others?

What about them? I'm just saying we have beaten a very good team. Memphis is a beast now that Gasol is raining threes.

 

[KingSpeed]

Easy schedule. We're getting consistently blown at by any competent team, and we don't look competent at all.

We beat Memphis in Memphis.

 

[KingSpeed]

And HOW has our schedule been easy? You're freaking out.

 

[EGame]

What about them? I'm just saying we have beaten a very good team. Memphis is a beast now that Gasol is raining threes.

The point is, we have more blow out losses to good teams than wins against them. If we are losing close to good teams than so be it, that is more tolerable. These games aren't even a contest against some of the better teams. How you can really ignore that I do not know.

 

[BonesJones]

We beat Memphis in Memphis.

Of that's the best win we have, over 12 games, then that's sad.

 

[KingSpeed]

Of that's the best win we have, over 12 games, then that's sad.

How is that? Memphis is a very good team. They beat the Clippers in LA. If we didn't beat them, they'd be 7-4.

 

[KingSpeed]

The point is, we have more blow out losses to good teams than wins against them. If we are losing close to good teams than so be it, that is more tolerable. These games aren't even a contest against some of the better teams. How you can really ignore that I do not know.

Losing close games isn't any better. Are you telling me if we choked away all these games in the final seconds, you would be happier? Really?

 

[Cippy91]

Came out of retirement for this. I think it's a big sign

 

[Jade Falcon]

Well, we have won 7 games. Last year at this point, we were on a 7 game losing streak so breathe a little. Let's go win tomorrow and then get the 2 in NYC. That makes us 10-6. I'll take that.

The problem with this is that we were blown out maybe 5 times all of last season. We've been blown out 4 times just in the past 10 games.

That's very concerning.