Quick says loss of Outlaw will kill our running game.

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  1. magnifier661

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    Maybe it's a blessing in disguise. Roy needs to make some more friends. One of them is Oden, the other is Miller. :D No really, the blessing is others must step up. They all must play longer minutes, which can solidify the chemistry of the team.

    It sucks Outlaw got injured, and I wish him the best. I just think sometimes you need adversity to bring everyone together.
     
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    Do you just forget LMA, or do you think he isn't good finishing the break? If it the second, why? I don't think there's a true 4 out there that can keep up with hum.

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    Look at the strength of schedule and then look at the players that ARE playing well (Roy, Aldridge, Oden) and make the argument that Blake and Outlaw are the reason we're winning.

    I can look at how they play and I can look at their stats... neither of them are good for either guy. Your argument seems to rest on the fact that the team is winning, and there are much better explanations for why we're winning than those two players.

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    When did I say they were THE reason we are winning? All I said was that they work well within the framework that has the other 3 and the results prove it.

    Rudy is a better player than Blake - but he is not as good a defender against point-guards and he is not a safe and do not make mistakes kind of player - with the "big" 3 and Miller (who will push the tempo and make the daring passes) - he might not be the right role player.

    And Outlaw is clearly someone that does something very valuable - he is a release valve, go make something happen and offer the scoring punch. Webster can not do it, Rudy can not do it. Bayless might do it - but it is clear that Outlaw has a nice talent that helps us with offense when everything else breaks.
     
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