McMillan liked what he saw last night

I apologize for that as well.

 

3rd string guys showed they're hungry for work.

Andre was under 50% and Greg missed a lot of his shots.

What I take from that game is TrOut is not going to earn money like out of this world.

 

Good post, and I agree about Travis.

I don't know what type of team is going to be looking to acquire him next off-season.

 

Again with the racism? Now you have something against people with private TV feeds?

 

Amen. I really can't believe the dude is so stubborn that he cant see what he's doing here. Honestly, telling Oden "You aren't going to start because we think you will get more shot attempts" is like telling a blind kid "You need to wear those cool dark sunglasses because you will be able to see better". Doesn't make a bit of sense.

Fact is, Oden is the future of the franchise, along with Aldridge and Roy. The only way you can bring them all together is giving them playing time together. I will give Nate a pass right now, just because I still can't believe it. But I guarantee if he's staying on the bench more than the first 10 games, I will be making "FIRE NATE" shirts and pass them out for free in Pioneer Square.

 

I know. A team that is fully stacked defensively, with most their scoring made in the paint, but lacks perimeter shooting. I could say Charlotte is a good candidate. Possibly even Orlando, with the loss of Turk.

 

I hear what you are saying, and if this was just about Oden's feelings, I would agree.

The problem is, some of us see this as a bad move for the team's future.

 

GO was our most consistent player over the 1st 4 games, before the announcement.

 

Oddly enough I think the big problem with Travis right now is that he is tring to become more of a team player when he should just be jacking shots.

When all he does is score at least he is doing something halfway productive. I have seen him try and drive into the lane then kick out to the open man. I have seen him try to make passes off the dribble. Hell, he even tried to run the pick and roll.

It's not like watching him play makes me happy. But since there doesn't seem to be any way for Outlaw to play bad enough to get benched I would prefer he do what he is capable of instead of what he simply can't do.

 

Compared to whom, exactly. This isn't like a test where he can get an A, B, C or F. He has to outplay his competition. Which Oden has done.

Joel isn't exactly lighting the world on fire this off season. He is playing the exact same players as Oden.

Why didn't Joel get 7 offensive boards last night in his 16 minutes while Oden did in 17?

The reason is that Joel, though a fine center, doesn't have half the ability Oden does. THAT is why you start Oden.

 

Looks like others have beat me to the punch, but just the fact you're mentioning the word "consistency" in defending Nate's decision is pretty funny to me. Greg has outscored Joel in 5 of 5 games. He has outrebounded Joel in 4 of 5 games. How can you believe Joel is consistent and not Greg???

 

LOL... so basically nothing Greg does in the preseason matters. The only way Nate will realize he's a better player than Joel is once he strings a few good games together in the regular season? That's what you're saying? Forgive me, but I think that logic is seriously flawed in this case.

 

Once again, why should Oden have to be consistently great when Joel can be consistently mediocre and win the starters job.

 

Why do people feel the need to tear down one player with subjective terms such as "mediocre" in order to elevate another player?

Roy has been "bad" this preseason. Should he not start as well?

 

Well he is outplaying his competition.

Rudy won't even show up for the games.