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Originally Posted by octothorp
Ah, so frustrating they couldn't quite get over the hump on the comeback. Better clutch shot-making was the difference for GS down the stretch, but I would have liked to have seen some plays drawn up to get some penetration into the paint late in the game. Should be a confidence-builder regardless, especially for the young guys.
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I don't know that either game should be a confidence builder unless you have that caveat about the young guys. Cavs win was fun but meaningless. We all know the Cavs go through this every year and will still own as soon as the games count.
The Warriors owned the Raptors and then classic mistake / fell asleep and couldn't get it turned back on.
I mean full credit to the Raps big men in that Cavs game. JV and Purtle just owned them. Wright looked good.
Nice job by JV again vrs the Warriors and the young guys were again the catalyst.
Both games good for the young guys confidence. For down the road this year is awesome.
But both games I was hoping to see IF they could really contend with our best vrs their best in two knock down drag em out affairs. More like playoff games where the bench is shortened bigtime. Jury still out. They are still very impressive against the putz teams and not so much against the better ones.
I like a lot of things about this year's team but when I think about it most of it is about bench players. Even in the new ball movement system, which is great, the bench does it better than the starters. The defense is so much better when the bench is in.
Are they actually going to play the bench as much as they do now in the playoffs?