yeah I think that's probably how they feel, but considering how committed Nico has been publicly talking about winning a championship right now, their offseason has been quiet. I think they want to project that they're a contender while cooling off a little internally now that they have flagg

We could have started recording before the game was over to be honest haha

he's shooting poorly both due to his health and adjusting to a different role with the ball in his hands less. my assumption is hopefully with the time off he has his legs back and the good shooting returns.

I don't really have a hard translation of possessions to minutes, but I looked it up and they've played 127 minutes together.

both washington and lively are making cases for being all-defense players this season, although obviously we're still very early into the season. but so far, that duo has been absolutely elite.