The Atlanta game saw us going from mid-first quarter to mid-fourth quarter with some of the most atrocious offense imaginable. Probably not your best choice of words.
BTW- It's time for the local writers and sports talk shows to start calling out guys like Rudy, Wes, Nic and Roy for tragic halfs of basketball! These guys are pro's and they don't need to be coddled when as a whole their play sucks! Keep in mind how many 100 of thousands they made last night for that brick laying convention! Great teams know that games like last night are must wins, especially at home! How many times in the last three years has ATL come into our house and out hussled us?! I think our GM's and owner should be able to dock Nate's pay and all the above players pay for that type of lazy piss poor performance! Good money was spent by fans to watch a high school first half by our team and that should not be tolerated!
18/8 does not always equal 18/8. An efficient 18 points on high percentage shots with some free throws in there for good measure is waaaaay better than 18 points scored on long jumpers with all misses being turned into fastbreak points by the other team. Similarly, 8 rebounds leading to fast breaks or quick inside buckets count for a lot more than 8 rebounds that led to more misses or turnovers. The most impressive thing about Aldridge this season has been his transition from an oversized wing into a dominant low-post presence. If he can keep that presence going strong with reduced minutes, I think the team will be the better for it, regardless of his final output totals.
