One other thing - Petro is developing a real knack for coming up big in the clutch. That screen for Ray and then the strip on Duncan against San Antonio was big, but that block on Gasol to force a shotclock violation was just massive.
Both the Young Towers are coming up big....just echoing what everyone else is saying, Petro has been coming up big. He's improved his defense quite a bit. I caught the second half of the game yesterday and I saw three guys defend Gasol; Mikki, Wilcox, and Johan. Johan seemed to be the best at guarding him just because of his footwork. Not to mention his help D and coming over screens...I'm loving it.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Iron Shiek:</div><div class="quote_post">He is more polished in the post, he runs the floor better, he plays above the rim better, and he seems to be able to take his game further from the hoop than Petro.</div> Not really, no, no, and no. I don't think any of those things are true. Swift still has that half-second of hesitation and doubt before doing anything on the court that kills him. Maybe once he gets rid of it for good he'll be better than Petro, but right now the only thing I'd say he's definitely better at is rebounding.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Swish15:</div><div class="quote_post">I love how Ray Allen's late three shouldn't have even counted because the shot clock was at 0.</div> So whenever a Seattle team gets a questionable call in their favor...it shouldn't have counted but when any other team gets the call, it's a "Great Play"...
