I think we were all hoping for better than 2-2. 4 teams under .500, and we go 2-2. The loss tonight was rediculous. 16-31 from the line? That was a bad Charlotte team - we were just worse tonight. Fugly. I'm pissed. I understand ONE stinker (the Philly game) But to play 2 out of 4 games that poorly just sucks. Tonight feels like the Orlando and Clipper Home games that we totally gave away. These types of losses just come back to haunt you down the stretch. I guess the Bayless coming out party is a bright spot. Other than that - dreadful trip.
They played their age tonight ... or at least they looked their age tonight. Very frustrating to beat yourself at the foul line.
Free throws..... Make them..... Bayless didn't even get a shot from the 4th quarter to overtime. That's just stupid, and it was a result of Brandon's one on five.
With the fear I will once again be chastised for saying our ever efficient offense sucks, something needs to be done about the lack of movement. Too much Brandon one on one in every game.
I've been gushing over Roy all year - I admit. He was awful tonight. 3-10 FT? It's such a catch-22 with him. He normally bails us out and gets us through close games. But when his shots aren't going down (especially when he's bricking FT's all night) nobody else knows what to do. Our "Plan B" is Travis Outlaw. And tonight he looked like he had his sneakers on the wrong feet. How does that guy look fluid and in control one night (Chicago) and look like he can barely walk and chew gum on others? Everytime he touched the ball in the 4th quarter and OT I thought he was going to get called for traveling. His feet were all over the place. Get him outta here.
This is by far a disappointing road trip. If we want to be a winning team you can't continually lose to a bad team like Charlotte. They swept us last year. I had no problem with the Philly loss as those games happen. However to see the kind of game we played tonight was horrid. If we can't get more consistent than this we will not even sniff the playoffs. This was not a difficult four games.
Blaming free throws for this loss is a cop out. The defense was miserable and we still don't have enough firepower in the starting lineup to be a legitimate playoff contender.
I felt we passed the ball poorly (and not enough) tonight. Fourteen assists is too few. It led to poor shots.
The whole game was one big cluster fuck. We really didn't do ANYTHING well tonight. LA, Bayless, and Rudy were really the only 3 I thought played up to their abilities.
Aldridge was 9-15, it pained me to see Nate go to Outlaw and Roy (Because he was missing) instead of Aldridge.
I'm pretty pleased with the last 2 games, as Nate has tried some new stuff and learned more about some players who can help us. Now if he'd just stop overplaying Roy and let these guys use their speed, we'll keep improving. Bake it!
He played 45 mins, so what did you expect? He's pretty one-dimensional, not a guy who sees the entire court, he just sees half of it. But even in the halfcourt it seems only our bench guys (and LaMarcus) move without the ball.
Disappointing end to the trip, but in the grand scheme, a 2-2 road trip isn't too bad. They just gotta put this loss behind them and get ready for some solid teams coming to the Garden.
I wanted 3-1 but 2-2 wasn't so bad. The two teams we lost to are better than their record. The Sixers are beating everyone and the Bobcats are on the rise as well, having won 5 of their last 7 games. A lot of good happened on this trip. Oden, Outlaw, and Blake's big games in Chicago. Bayless' big night in New Jersey. I'll take the 2-2, especially if we can bounce back with three straight wins at home (I'll take 2-1 but no less!)
Inexperienced, young teams often play up and down to their competition. We have seen that multiple times this season. They are still learning. I do agree that there is no excuse for missing your free throws though. This was a game we should have won.
