Magic @ Blazers Game Thread

We are playing zero defense.

 

Brandon Roy is invisible.

Tonight he's being paid $165,000, btw.

 

He has seven points on 3/5 shooting. He is slow to rotate on defense though, that last three was on him.

 

He's hitting some shots, but the real impact I see him having on the game (aside from his porous defense) is that opponent's no longer fear him -- defenses just doesn't give him that much attention anymore.

 

Nice little run here. I like LA drawing Howard from the basket.

 

We're getting it together.

 

I agree. I think he needs to start using that to his advantage where he can.

 

That's the rub ... he can't

 

Ya know, Reddick is an excellent 6th man.

 

I don't believe that. I think it's all mental though, and whether he can commit to making those adjustments.

 

Not to bitch, but we get no calls for contact and they get them automatically.

 

Howard is so good.

 

Gee, the big line-up without Miller is actually on an offensive run. What a surprise!

 

Someone has to step on the sideline at least once a game. The ghost of Jarret Jack.

 

I'm loving Batum on the boards. Let's get the lead heading into the half guys!

 

Well, that was lame. Oh well, I'll take a one point deficit.

 

ROFLMAO at the timeout to set up the play before halftime. Nate is a fucking joke.

 

Roy gets hammered. Still, what a comeback. Seemed like a lost cause about 20 minutes ago.

 

Brandon's strength has always been his ability to create shots for himself with his dribble, with the shape his knees are in he can't do that anymore ... and turning himself into a classic, catch-and-shoot wing isn't as easy as you make it sound, it takes years of practice for a player to become NBA proficient at a skill, and with practice time at such a premium during the regular season those kinds of adjustments aren't likely to materialize unless he puts in lots and lots of reps in the off-season.

 

He had a 20-second timeout that he couldn't carry to the second half. May as well use it.