Yeah, keeping Greg in the game truly is a key to the Blazers' future success. Fortunately, the fouls are sure to decrease as he gets more experience and "ref cred".
Can someone remind my roommate and I what GO's third foul is? The blocking call from the Varejao move (knee to knee) and that loose ball foul... what was the other one?
Greg's minutes are going to be limited for awhile anyways, so the fouls don't really mean too much. I think he will probably get about 18 minutes a game for a week or two just to get him back in it and keep too much pressure off of his knee. Might as well foul some dudes and stop baskets.
There's no question that Cleveland is going to be fighting like hell this game -- Portland's best shot is to keep things close and give themselves a chance to steal it at the end. I don't think any lead is safe against Cleveland's bombers...
Man I love our combo of Joel and Oden. If Outlaw and/or Rudy can step up we should be able to keep this close. Ed O.