Quick says loss of Outlaw will kill our running game.

The loss of Outlaw will hurt this team. On nights where they are struggling to find their offense, he is instant offense off the bench. When he is on, he is not guardable. When he isn't on, he can be a liability. I hope there is someone on the team who is willing to step up into Outlaw's role. Right now, honestly I would say it might be Bayless. It is going to be hard to trade Outlaw since he is injured, unless it is a trade purely for salary reasons. I am interested to see how the team progresses without Outlaw and I do feel bad for him that he is injured, particularly in a contract year.

 

I personally cringe every time Outlaw comes on the court. I've been doing it for 6 years, and I'm tired of it. The guy has almost zero basketball intelligence, and he is entirely predictable on offense. Bayless and Fernandez can easily fill his spot. Without Outlaw, I think the team will play a smarter brand of basketball.

 

I agree. Travis has his issues - but he has a pretty unique talent in this league and on this team - the ability to get separation and create his own shot against 99.9% of the defenders in the league.

Get well Travis, we miss you.

 

We had a running game to kill?

 

IMO the injury gets Rudy on the floor more and Rudy's not shy about pushing the tempo. Still would prefer Miller, Rudy, Roy, LMA and Oden as the starters.

 

I don't see how Rudy for JG will fill Travis's spot at PF. (I'm guessing you mean his spot as the instant offense guy?)

While Travis is fairly predictable, it doesn't matter much. He jumps so high he can get his shot off against about anyone, and it does matter too much that they know what he's going to do.

Go Blazers

 

Bayless is the only other bench guy with the ability to create some separation when in a Go! situation... I'd expect Nate to play him more too. It's good that Andre can do this decently as well.

STOMP

 

That would be a great line up except when we play teams that have huge athletic threes like Denver and Cleveland. We should start Martell in those games and play Miller, Roy, Martell, LMA and Oden. I actually think that should be the starting lineup with your lineup as a situational offensive lineup.

 

GET WELL SOON TRAV!

 

This love fest between Nate, Roy, Outlaw and Blake can't end soon enough as far as I am concerned....


I hope Allen puts his foot down again and tells Pritchard NO to resigning Outlaw & Blake....take those two crutches away from Nate\Roy and they might actually start thinking\doing what is bes for THE TEAM.....

 

TO must GO

 

I am Nate Bishop, and I approve of this message.

 

Clearly it is not working. We are only at 8-3 and at a 6 straight wins streak.

What are you, a Lakers fan?

When it stops working - there is a point, until then, enjoy the ride.

 

Jason Quick does like his melodrama. He seemingly can't write without it.

On another note, I am shocked -- shocked -- that nobody started a thread about this tidbit, followed by a very clever smiley:

"It gets lonely on the road." Indeed.

 

The loss of Outlaw will kill our running game? That's rich. I echo those who say Travis had nothing to do, on either end of the court, with what little running game we have.

I will concede that Travis does have the ability to get his shot off whenever he wants, which is a good thing, and that he can get on a hot streak, which is a good thing. Other than that, I just have this calm feeling that we won't miss Travis much.

Our plethora of guards isn't going to help our already thin lineup at PF. But LaMarcus can play more minutes and Howard can fill in and I won't be surprised if Dante Cunningham doesn't rise to the occassion, if he gets a chance.

No worries man!

 

I am glad this happened. We get to see how our team is without the beloved Outlaw. Not glad Travis is injured, glad we get to see what the team is like without him.

 

Everything? No. But with Blake out there our first unit is doing fine and the team is winning.

The spacing is there, the ball handling is there and someone to run after the point guards is there, to a point.

And ignoring what Outlaw brings to the table is just silly, imho. Sure, he makes mistakes, sure he is not the world's greatest defender - but that's why he is a backup who is paid like one - and he can do things that few players on our team can do. He can shoot the ball very well.

What you are telling me is: Outlaw and Blake are bad and because of that we should ignore our record. But, with the record being consistently and repeatedly good with these guys - maybe, just maybe, the results show that your analysis is wrong, not the other way around.

 

Aside from Travis, only Rudy, Greg, and Martell are comfortable with a true fastbreaking game.

Since we've not come even close to having a running game this season, I don't see that as a problem. Travis was often ignored for the outlet pass by Miller and Blake anyway, while they dribbled upcourt.