If he's chucking, we know it's because Nate is telling him to do so. Don't forget how short Nate's leash is. If Matthews was shooting out of turn, he would get yanked so fast it would knock Rudy's hair out of place (and that's hard to do with all that hair gel).
How to get better at chucking. A 3 steps program by Mediocre Man: 1. Fire Nate. 2. Faster Pace. 3. Rinse, Repeat How did I do?
Outlaw only had one shot too. The turn around jab step jumper. He would turn an easy shot into a hard one every time. Hell I was watching New Jersey play the other day and at end of game Travis ended up with the ball with New Jersey only down by 2. He got double teamed at the top of the key, and had both Anthony Morrow (Wide open) and Jordan Farmar (Wide open) at the 3 point line. Both clamoring for the ball. What did he end up launching? A forced turn around jab step jumper. He missed and got the rebound and was still double teamed, and both guys were still open. He threw up some shit and the game was over. I don't miss that guy, and I never will.
Yeah, serious as a heart attack. You said that starters could not outscore the Griz starters. You were wrong, as jlprk pointed out. You said we don't have enough fire power with Roy out. You were wrong, as Wesley performed better than Roy....for one game. Don't really give a rip that you can keep pointing to games that we might lose later, you were wrong about your Eyore bs for this game. Go ahead and admit it....it's good for the soul. Go Blazers
I would also point out that for as good as Wesley played, many of our players did not have good games, at least for several quarters. Miller really did stink it up for about 3 quarters before finally having a good 4th. Like stunk it up bad. Batum was also very passive on offense. He wasn't moving without the ball, and was standing around a lot. Rudy went 1 for 7. And Portland still won when Memphis had all their main guns, and home court advantage.
