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This is definitely a question you revisit down the track Evan, Dyson is younger than Ziaire & there's so much untapped potential there, both on different trajectories in their careers. Ziaire's done well defensively on both guards & wings (more recently) this year, & I think his build & wingspan will really help him out & he's got some good awareness and plays with heart. There's never been too much issue with his defensive work, it's the offensive side of the ball that holds him back. Think he'll be a good role player for us if he sustains it & doesn't demand too much money as a free agent this offseason

Cheers Jarryd, I agree fully

Absolutely, got a Nets Grizzlies upload on the way in the next 48 hours

I can’t understand why we got a pick with him as well - was it a salary dump?

@@Sab.batical pretty sure - (because he was such a high pick) doesn't he have a 1yr, $5-10M contract? I don't know what Memphis was clearing cap for, maybe to get under the 2nd apron or just pay less of the luxury tax?

Pretty sure you’re right, but it’s puzzling because that’s not a massive deal at all and it’s expiring

@@Sab.baticalhonestly he was not good with the grizzlies. They just wanted the roster spot

Makes sense, they’ve got a few emerging for them or with potential - Huff’s the obvious one but I don’t know if he’s on a standard deal

If we extend Ziaire, it’s only just the beginning 👍

Even if we trade some of the vets off, I can’t see us falling off as long as we play hard… and the Nets streams will return next week 😊

1. Nuggets haven't played well so we'll give them a run for their money (were lucky to win last night) 2. Our bench unit should cook against theirs 3. Our physicality in the first 3 games should have us well equipped to at least hold our own against their starting bigs - with second chance points for example 4. Jordi has us playing hard so anything's possible 5. Reckon we could genuinely steal 1 of the 2 games in this back-to-back

Will you be streaming this game ?

I'll be starting the streams back up next week, just gotta make the graphics for them

Tanking or not, winning against the Bucks is awesome - & those Jordi post game scenes has me beaming ear to ear

Sorry I couldn't pull up to the recap, awesome win though, Jordi's got the team playing hard

@@Sab.batical it's cool..you have great content and there is always next game.

Happy to hear

Hey Amy, all good on my end, interesting season ahead

Thanks mate

Love to hear this from an opposing supporter, appreciate it 👍

Thoroughly agree with these points but I don’t necessarily feel Houston is the answer - think we need to be shrewd with our off-season activity, try find a d’ambrosio or a player that works to a similar effect. That said we’re banking on luck for that to happen and we don’t have time to bank on luck that doesn’t offer guarantees which adds to this predicament

Yeah I’d say that zone defence has been one of the biggest problems this season so a lot of work to do on that front - that first half was filth but I sign up for the gig every week haha

@@Sab.batical A while ago it seemed like they were trying to set up similar to Melbourne's forward half defensive spread - which was kind of a zone but with a plan - during their ascension and flag year, but somehow it changed to this half-baked mess. Baffling.

No stress, it’s been an eventful ride which has kept things fresh so it’s been good fun

Agreed - think it has a lot to do with trust and a lack of experience playing in the seniors for the youngsters - but realistically they’re not gonna get that experience unless they get exposed to it are they? We’ll see if departures open the door for these guys to stake their claim

@@Sab.batical Exactly, hopefully on to better things next year for this group!! Go Blues

I agree with this, I think the system needs refining more than needing to upgrade our list. Sure get rid of all the dead wood and injury prone lads out of contract but I think we’ve gotta focus on trying to enhance our strengths more. For starters that defensive zone either needs tightening up or scrap it altogether - giving up ground far too easily especially from back to front, and Carlton are having to play out from the back - which as you know is not a strength of ours. Interested to see what version of Carlton rocks up after the extended break

Thanks Goran

Thanks for the comments on the videos across the year mate, appreciate the time put into them. Nothing is linear, just because we succeeded last year, it didn't guarantee anything this year. In the same vein, just because we fell off and showed mental weakness this year, means nothing for what the team could put up next year. I think there's a determination to win, sometimes the simplistic way is the best way of saying things and I just reckon they simply weren't good enough. to end the regular season, in that finals game. good benchmark for where they're at, and where they need to get to, as we've seen, that's worlds apart right now. gotta get to work

@@Sab.batical Maybe the question becomes what is the reason or reasons they were not good enough? Do the players lack the talent? Is the coaching scheme/style of play not good enough? Are they not willing to work hard enough? Is the chemistry off on the club, etc.?

He's definitely got some work to do but the end of season issues should be looked at holistically from multiple club levels (players, staff) - key to remember Voss had us 2nd not even 3 months ago - if the inconsistency becomes more consistent next year then there's issues

3rs year and we've gone backwards. Neither Bolton not Teague were given so much, both were set up to fail. Voss was exalted as the premier coach, he's nowhere near it and doesn't have any of the mitigating factors that Bolts and Teague had to deal with

No worries mate. For those feeling down in the dumps, I'd say there's no set amount of times a team must face heartbreak and pain before success, so we could be experiencing more? Maybe we have experienced it all? Carlton fans would be the best placed to understand that but definitely can say nothing's linear - I mean look at the Pies, off a flag, don't think too many anticipated them missing finals but that's footy for ya

Thanks for the thoughts mate - I do think some hard & tough decisions await in the upcoming offseason through to the end of next year. I wouldn't necessarily say Dow and Fisher have gone onto greener pastures, Fisher's been dropped a few times at North & Dow the same at StKilda, I don't think they were putting up AFL level quality performances at Carlton most of the time nor do I think they'd enhance our performances this year. Definitely plenty of work to do that aside - from all club levels

@@Sab.batical There's a saying the grass isn't always greener. I liked Fisher and Dow and thought they weren't treated very well at Carlton but it might be their new sides are just not the right fit.

I totally agree, could not imagine a premiership side in the next 5 years. I do have some hope in TDK for the future tnough.

That could be a very real possibility. I do think your final sentence is a bit contradictory. It's the responsibility of the coaching staff to create a system that's very plug and play - take out an important player or two but the system holds up to a reasonable extent & doesn't fall apart easily

@Sab.batical I can never understand when it's the coach or its the players fault, so if the system is not working then the coach must go, But I read a lot of comments from supporters saying "well he's got us into finals in the last 2 seasons, not his fault?". So the big question. Is it the coach or is it the players who cannot perform what the coach applied?

There's absolutely no way haha - i thought doing an analysis on the 60-0 first half would be enough to burn a membership not renew it

@@Sab.batical Not everyone is built to be a Carlton supporter. I’m almost certain Carlton chooses us.

Definitely would set a strong foundation for sure

The selection integrity would occur if the gameplan wasn't so dependent on the best players being avaliable and so they rush em back - the best teams don't win off having the 'best players' - take one look at collingwood's premiership last year. Appreciate the kind words

Appreciate the support

Gonna have to tack on another 12 months to the wait at minimum