Merged: Here's a Thought - A Work In Progress

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  1. MAS RipCity

    MAS RipCity Mercy, Mercy

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    Maybe we shouldn't fall behind by 15 or more points in road games?
    In each of the past 5 roadies we have fought back to make it close, but we would have won all of them if we didn't give it away in the 1st half. I don't mind losing, I really don't,if you are playing competitive, but when you continue to dig yourself 15 pt holes over and over again, the whole "well I'm glad they tried to come back" bullshit doesn't fly with me. I'm not trying to over react, but 5 times in a row this has happened, something has to change.
    We are now 12-16 on the road, which is 2nd worst of the 9 contending playoff teams.
    We were pretty legit at the beginning of the year, now I guarantee a loss on the road all day everyday unless we are playing an injury depleted team.
    It was quite possibly one of the biggest games of the year and we got our asses beat by a team that wanted it more.
     
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  2. craigehlo

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    Re: Here's a Thought

    This team needs to bring energy earlier in the game, not just the last 5 minutes when the opposing team lets their guard down.

    I personally think we needed a trade to win a game like this. Maybe they can pull one out against the Spurs, but I don't have much confidence in this team on the road.
     
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  3. MAS RipCity

    MAS RipCity Mercy, Mercy

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    Re: Here's a Thought

    I really thought we had this game when we showed up early on, then we just let up and they went on a 21-2 run..and we did nothing to stop it but settle for jumpers.
     
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    Re: Here's a Thought

    We got off to a great start tonight. Roy was aggressive and we went up 15-8. I thought we were determined to not fall behind. And then we did anyway.
     
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    Re: Here's a Thought

    Seems like we've seen this same thing happen. Solid start in the first few minutes and let the opposing team roll off a huge run on us.

    This team can't win a game on the road in the playoffs IMHO.
     
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    Re: Here's a Thought

    I think our late energy on the road is because its usually around 7pm our time and that's when they're bodies are ready to play.
     
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    Re: Here's a Thought

    We fell behind after Scola flopped his merry way into 5 Blazer fouls early on and we lost Aldridge and Frye to guard him. It put us into a hole we never dug out of.

    Then, late in the game when Yao legitimately knocked Godzilla down twice with a shoulder they called him for a flop.

    That was the game.

    AT some point in time the NBA has got to do something about those [expletive deleted] flops.
     
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    Re: Here's a Thought

    We threw out a Sergio - Rudy - Travis - Randolph - Frye lineup at one point during that 21-2 run.
     
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  9. craigehlo

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    Re: Here's a Thought

    The refs weren't good, but blaming them for our putrid defense is a cop out.

    Here's a thought, why not go get a player that get the other team in foul trouble? Too bad it'll have to wait until the summer.
     
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  10. BLAZER PROPHET

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    Re: Here's a Thought

    Your point is well taken- sort of. But when a player plays good defense, and the offensive player flops, and the ref falls for it (pun intended), then what are they supposed to do? Stand aside and just let them the hell score?

    It completely changed the dynamic of the game and dug us into a hole we could not recover from.
     
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  11. RISE WITH IT

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    Re: Here's a Thought

    Yes, that was an awful lineup. That should never happen, regardless of foul trouble.
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    Re: Here's a Thought

    Nah, I like the drama; the game threads are also way more entertaining. :ghoti::ghoti:
     
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  13. B-Roy

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    Re: Here's a Thought

    Yup. The bench dug us the hole.
     
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  14. MAS RipCity

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    Re: Here's a Thought

    Agreed
     
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  15. MAS RipCity

    MAS RipCity Mercy, Mercy

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    Re: Here's a Thought

    Seems like we go as our bench goes..even if Roy and LMA are on fire, if the bench doesn't bring it..we'll lose
     
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    Re: Here's a Thought

    while joel also flopped his merry way to get yao on the bench early with foul trouble. it went both ways.
     
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    Re: Here's a Thought

    i was talking about earlier in the game. but on that one i agree. the first could have been called a charge. the second definitely was a big flop so they called the foul on joel.
     
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  18. Mediocre Man

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    Re: Here's a Thought



    But we're so deep. It's why we didn't need to make a trade?
     
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    Re: Here's a Thought

    Well our depth was missing a sizeable piece up front - which is what led to Frye and Randolph both being on the court at the same time.
     
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    Re: Here's a Thought

    hmmmm...
    I wonder if the warm ups could be better, tonight isn't the first time we've started off slowly, even if the biggest problem this time was the bench.
     
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