Brendan Vogt

In fact, they would say he's been one of the most negatively impactful rotation players in all of basketball.

I think a lot of that is left over from when it was really, really, really bad, like anchored down from a truly horrendous start to the season.

It does not match the eye test to me.

I'm watching Bruce in these games going like this team needs a guy who is always going to try hard.

This team needs a guy who generates his own intensity when the game itself is lacking some intensity.

This team needs a guy who will get up into ball handlers and at least try to make them uncomfortable.

This team needs a guy who can sneak in and grab offensive rebounds when you're not expecting it.

I just think he's checking all of these, those boxes.

So as I see these stats floating around today, I'm thinking back to watching him last night and just thinking that's not the player I'm seeing.

EPM and all the PMs and all the all-in-one impact stats.

kind of to play a bigger role in the playoffs tim hardaway or bruce brown i think i think ceiling wise like if you could if you could make a wish and have it come true it's tim hardaway jr because i think if you're playing the oklahoma city thunder and all that right his three-point shooting has a chance to break the way they're guarding you right but throughout a playoff run i think bruce could prove to be borderline essential much like he did in 2023

I think.

And then I also have a bigger hangover take that I was thinking about last night because A, I was writing about the nuggets and B, I have nothing better to do.

This is all I think about.

I don't think he would ever admit this, maybe even with truth serum.

To me, it seems clear as day that part of what was going on with the Oak for a little bit here, part of it, not all of it.

He is so committed to getting Christian Brown going right now.

And I think you're going, why not score there?

Why not score there?

Did you guys see the possessions last night?