Dukies in the NBA 2020-21

[flyingdutchdevil]

First DBR sneakerhead with some Zion 1s will be the coolest DBRer
https://news.nike.com/news/zion-will...s-release-date

Not really sure what makes them special. The Kyrie 1s were awesome and a revelation; those side-treads are dope.

[Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15]

Not really sure what makes them special. The Kyrie 1s were awesome and a revelation; those side-treads are dope.

Feels weird having that Jumpman logo on there...

[luvdahops]

Agree. And don't forget what leadership and tone/culture can bring - i.e., Thibs as coach. Has instilled a drive and an attention to defense lacking for years. Love RJ (of course) and appreciate the jump from Randle, but I think Thibs should be put into the mix vis a vis the performance so far.

Yeah, this Bulls fan will second that on Thibs. Agree completely on the culture change, and also think he's a perfect fit for RJ as a head coach. Thibs clearly appreciates RJ's commitment to defense and overall work ethic, and has given him a long rope to develop (averaging 34 mpg). My words not his, but I suspect Thibs sees a lot of Jimmy Butler in RJ, and thinks he can develop into a similar, high-level 2-way playmaker.

[flyingdutchdevil]

Yeah, this Bulls fan will second that on Thibs. Agree completely on the culture change, and also think he's a perfect fit for RJ as a head coach. Thibs clearly appreciates RJ's commitment to defense and overall work ethic, and has given him a long rope to develop (averaging 34 mpg). My words not his, but I suspect Thibs sees a lot of Jimmy Butler in RJ, and thinks he can develop into a similar, high-level 2-way playmaker.

Yup. This is the power of coaches like Thibs and SVG; they can maximize the potential of a player in a facet of the game they didn't know existed.

RJ never ran around the court rotating on defense or closing down players at Duke nor his first year in the NBA. This year? He's a completely different player on defense.

[ice-9]

Agree on Thibs, but SVG? He's a middling coach.

[brevity]

Pelicans ahead of Nets 29-26 at the end of the first quarter. (TNT)

Zion has 10 points (4-5 FG, 2-2 FT). Brandon adds 4. Kyrie has 6 for Brooklyn. Kevin Durant and James Harden are not playing tonight.

[Dr. Rosenrosen]

New Zions look pretty sweet. Loved the commercial with his little bro, too.

[Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15]

Agree on Thibs, but SVG? He's a middling coach.

I think most NBA fans would give him much higher marks.

[Duke79UNLV77]

Pelicans ahead of Nets 29-26 at the end of the first quarter. (TNT)

Zion has 10 points (4-5 FG, 2-2 FT). Brandon adds 4. Kyrie has 6 for Brooklyn. Kevin Durant and James Harden are not playing tonight.

Zion and Kyrie put on quite a show, and Ingram was excellent, too.

[sagegrouse]

Zion and Kyrie put on quite a show, and Ingram was excellent, too.

Ingram made his shots at the end, and so did Zion -- but the Pels' offensive plays at the end were just awww-ful!

[ice-9]

I think most NBA fans would give him much higher marks.

I know his Magic teams were good when he had Dwight, Jameer, Hedo, Rafer, Rashard and so on. I've only been following the NBA more closely the last few years though and the Pistons were not good under SVG's watch and outside of a historically amazing Zion, the Pels are worse this year than last. As their record indicates. And their fourth quarter meltdowns are too consistent to chalk it up to bad luck or bad players, especially since they didn't have them last year.

[Billy Dat]

Zach Lowe has David Thorpe on "The Lowe Post" to talk about the Most Improved Player race and a few of our guys get discussed including Grayson, RJ and Zion
https://www.espn.com/radio/play/_/id/31296741

Also, I wasn't able to get to the Knicks v Hornets game until the start of the 4th quarter. I was hoping to see Big Vern but he didn't see the floor in the last stanza. So, I went to the box score and saw, essentially, a 3 Trillion. He started, played 3 minutes, registered no stats, and had a minus 8. It looks like the Hornets went down 8 in the first few minutes, Borrego brought PJ Washington in for Vern, Washington led all scorers with 26 and that was that for the big guy.

[SouthernDukie]

Zach Lowe has David Thorpe on "The Lowe Post" to talk about the Most Improved Player race and a few of our guys get discussed including Grayson, RJ and Zion
https://www.espn.com/radio/play/_/id/31296741

Also, I wasn't able to get to the Knicks v Hornets game until the start of the 4th quarter. I was hoping to see Big Vern but he didn't see the floor in the last stanza. So, I went to the box score and saw, essentially, a 3 Trillion. He started, played 3 minutes, registered no stats, and had a minus 8. It looks like the Hornets went down 8 in the first few minutes, Borrego brought PJ Washington in for Vern, Washington led all scorers with 26 and that was that for the big guy.

I thought maybe Vernon had sprained and ankle or something. That was a quick yank from a game if it was only about his poor play. He also had a poor 2nd start game previous to this one, after that great first one.