Otto Porter Jr has been an absolute baller these last few games. Crushing it on defense, clutch rebounds in key moments, *and* throwing more daggers than a Shiv build in Slay the Spire! Dude could probably get a max contact if his availability continues to be this reliable. But would a max contact bring him smiles of joy like that?
So happy you broke down that GP2 -> OPJ pass on the broken play... wasn't sure what the heck happened live. Those three shots by OPJ felt so much like Klay... he was doing his best #11 impression... giving us a sample for what's to come...
Bjelica looks like he is covering both contintents w/ his 3pt celebration, right hand has the Euro thumb + 2 finger three and the left with the OK3 sign.
OPJ seemed like a great pickup at the time as the only real question mark was regarding his ability to stay healthy and so far he has met or exceeded expectations. I don't know if it factored into the off season thinking or not, but in retrospect realizing that the pandemic wasn't over and that that would place even more of a premium on depth was, or would have been, light years ahead. I shudder to think were the Warriors would be right now if they had traded away all their assets for a couple of big name "proven winners" who then ended up missing significant court time. That's the territory the Lakers are in right now.
Dec 26, 2021·edited Dec 26, 2021Liked by Eric Apricot
Wait! Enough people here are familiar with Haikyuu!! that you can just casually drop a mention of it into an E1P? Cool. Also, I'll just leave this here:
Otto’s smile rivals Wiggs smile. I keep thinking there is something special brewing with this team. If we can integrate the injured guys with the new guys, this team could be very, very special. Stay healthy all.
Otto Porter Jr has been an absolute baller these last few games. Crushing it on defense, clutch rebounds in key moments, *and* throwing more daggers than a Shiv build in Slay the Spire! Dude could probably get a max contact if his availability continues to be this reliable. But would a max contact bring him smiles of joy like that?
So happy you broke down that GP2 -> OPJ pass on the broken play... wasn't sure what the heck happened live. Those three shots by OPJ felt so much like Klay... he was doing his best #11 impression... giving us a sample for what's to come...
Bjelica looks like he is covering both contintents w/ his 3pt celebration, right hand has the Euro thumb + 2 finger three and the left with the OK3 sign.
Yeah, box and one is going get retired to the High School playbook (where it belongs) if run against this Warriors squad
Nice to know we have another closer just waiting for his name to be called
"He IS European"
OPJ seemed like a great pickup at the time as the only real question mark was regarding his ability to stay healthy and so far he has met or exceeded expectations. I don't know if it factored into the off season thinking or not, but in retrospect realizing that the pandemic wasn't over and that that would place even more of a premium on depth was, or would have been, light years ahead. I shudder to think were the Warriors would be right now if they had traded away all their assets for a couple of big name "proven winners" who then ended up missing significant court time. That's the territory the Lakers are in right now.
Wait! Enough people here are familiar with Haikyuu!! that you can just casually drop a mention of it into an E1P? Cool. Also, I'll just leave this here:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/otto-porters-class-act/2013/10/08/9630b5fc-2e8c-11e3-9ddd-bdd3022f66ee_story.html
Otto’s smile rivals Wiggs smile. I keep thinking there is something special brewing with this team. If we can integrate the injured guys with the new guys, this team could be very, very special. Stay healthy all.