What is "the concern"? I'm guessing you're talking about defense....in which case I would feel much better about Batum guarding Nash then Mills.
Yeah, you see Blake give Miller a hard shove right in the back. Apparently Miller didn't appreciate that very much. Certainly can't blame the league for suspending him though. Griiffen was rough, Miller was out of control.
I don't know about you folks, but I for one, am just happy somebody on this team finally started showing some fight. So Miller got suspended. At least he had the gnards to stand up and start fighting rather than get pushed around at home.
1) I already HATE Stu Jackson and David Stern. 2) What a CRAPPY way to end the streak. 3) Has any other NBA player ever ended a long playing streak due to suspension? 4) To barely beat the crappy Clippers on our own court, we had to play psyched up to avoid humiliation, get 2 of our players suspended, and get one of theirs injured. Cancel the season, we won't win any more games.
That's correct. You can throw Batum or Matthews on Nash if you want. Does that mean Mills (or Johnson) slides over to J-Rich? Not to mention that Batum or Matthews can only chase Nash around for so many minutes. Dude never stops running. Miller Out = Bigtime matchup problem vs Phoenix. Dre might not be a defensive stopper, but he's cagey enough to not get abused silly.
What do you expect? Miller dared to touch one of Stern's pre-annointed stars in the making (not to say that Blake Griffin wouldn't be a star without the preferential treatment).It's no different that Durant getting foul calls for people barely breathing on him.
We wouldn't have beaten Phoenix. We won't be beating the Clippers this season. The season is over. Unless we want to get another 2 players suspended, 1 of theirs injured, on our own court, when we come out psyched up more than any game so far this season. Then, we might luck out again, after blowing a 22 point lead, and just barely hang on due to Clipper errors at the end. Like last night. So I'm wrong. There's about a 10% chance we'll win one more game this season.
Blake deserved it. He was playing like a prick the whole game and instigated a lot of it. Even Joel fouled him hard when he got in and then just stared him down. Sad thing is, Blake is already getting all the calls...
2. Nope. I am agreement with Mick and hasoos that it is about time someone besides Joel knocked an opponent on their ass. 3. Bruce Bowen and his 500 (approximate) streak say hello.
Was it dirty? Yes.... did it deserve a suspension? No. How about Baron Davis trying to take out Batum while he was in the air?
Mills/Johnson shouldn't be in the game if Nash is. Put Batum in the starting 5 again and have Roy, Matthews, and Batum handle PG duties. Nash's defense isn't good enough to cause a concern when it comes to bringing the ball up the court, and it's not like our offense has been running like a well-oiled machine anyways. It's certainly the best strategy on defense.
