Luke Babbitt had the best game of his professional career. That it was his 74th and the box score says 9pts/5rebs says quite a lot. That it was maybe the best performance of the season by any Blazer bench guy says maybe even more. But hey, it's progress. Or at least a sign of life. I'm a starving man in a desert and if you offer me a thimble of Kool Aid I ain't going to complain that you spit in it first.
LMA had a monster game. I think he plays MUCH better when we don't use a "Center" and force LMA to play in the post. I love the boards.... but the best thing is that he didn't take more than 2 or 3 shots from outside of 15-feet.
I'm surprised that hasn't gotten more attention in the States. It pissed me off, and I don't even have anything to do with the UK in the slightest. How can you constantly jerk around a national team the way Gordon has, especially during a year in which your team's representing the host country? He really could have been a hero but instead left his team high-and-dry, again.
I liked Michael Jordan wearing a shirt that said "Jordan" on the front. You know, in case you don't know who he is or he forgets. Kind of like Stoudamire with his "Damon" tattoo.
I still cringe when LMA takes those 15-20 ft jump shots because I never know if he is going to make those 50% of the time. Is there a stat out there for him? Lillard, we can depend on every game but seriously the bench came through in this game. Babbit is not great on the defensive end but he went over the top and was assertive with his ability in the game and it mattered most. I think too many people have written him off but with 15+ minute time in game play he is still an effective player. In the end I give the game ball to Luke, because he ended up with 9 pts, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 1 steal, and 1 turnover with +19 I hope Babbitt is resigned for the minimum if he gets more playing time but in Stotts system we will see if that will pan out or not by this spring/summer.
It's no surprise Aldridge went into beast mode tonight. Hickson played limited minutes, and some of us have said all along that he and Hickson aren't a good fit with each other
I think there were a lot of stars, but my game ball goes to Stotts. Stotts messed with his lineup until he found one that could do something. Then with stars like Aldridge, Lillard, Batum on the floor, he demanded the team get the ball into Luke's hands. Great, great coaching job
the question I have is why do we see so few games from him like this? He has the talent and ability to do this at will, but his average rebounds are what,6?
LMA was the biggest full game star and Lillard was a close second with his 4th quarter heroics. The others were very valuable; but those two kept us in the game. If Aldridge can play with this aggressiveness every game; we would be hard to beat. I hope Stotts sees this and uses him more in this way.
No, the REAL question is: How butt-hurt are the cawk-hungry kids at rubes? Batum is stepping up his game. I expected him to take a jump forward this year, but I've really been impressed with him. He'll be 24 in 10 days, and this is his fifth season. It seems like it's coming together for him, and he's still got some time before he hits his prime. Glad to see this happen in a BLAZERS uni.
Remember, this was against lowly Charlotte. Box score stats per minute say that Aldridge was the only excellent Blazer, and Babbitt was #2, and he was only good. Looking over his box scores, I see a number that were better per minute. But most were in garbage time. Here is his best game, in close wins like the Charlotte game. http://www.hoopsstats.com/basketbal...azers-vs-new-orleans-hornets/2012-03-29/12/25
