What's worse is that when he drove to the lane, INSTEAD OF SHOOTING WITH THE SHOT CLOCK AT 1 HE DECIDES TO PASS IT TO ALDRIDGE. How much more stupid can you get? And then Nate compounds the problem by LEAVING HIM IN THE GAME.
Pace? That's not the way it works. If a player scores the 4 points in the first minute of the game, that puts him on "pace" for 100+ on the game but it doesn't quite work out that way. Pace stats mean nothing. What we get is what we get and what we got was 8/9 and nothing more. His lack of playing time was HIS fault. Oh and he had 3 turnovers tonight. That's on "pace" for a league high 7 a game!
Nate left him in the game because he was the only guy who could make a shot. Funny... when Webster gets hot, everyone wants to keep going to him. When Outlaw gets hot, everyone wants to yank him.
He always looks great at the beginning of games and then it all falls apart. I'm always rooting for him. I always believe that the next game is going to be the game where it all comes together. He had a decent first half tonight but then it all fell apart. Sucks.
OK, I WILL GO WITH YOU ON THIS. Because he could not stay out of foul trouble, he only played 15 minutes. But you seem to be denying that he played WELL in those 15 minutes, which is ludicrous. What more do you want for him?
You must not have seen the game. Oden completely changed how the Hawks were able to attack the hoop and go inside. When he (and Joel) weren't in the game, the Hawks had a field day at the rim. Learn the game, then, still don't post.
Outlaw was making mistakes left and right. We wanted him out because he couldn't box out and made boneheaded plays. And the fact that he was keeping our center from playing the damn game.
I saw the game, I know the game, and it wasn't them attacking the hoop. It was long jumpers by Joe Johnson and Jamal Crawford and fast break points caused by bad decisions on our end.
Not really. All they had to do, was attack the hole and draw an easy foul on Oden. They shot free throws and Oden went to the bench. He was hardly a factor on the defensive end.
No, it isn't. At least not to me. The no-defense part. The part where the blazers were outscored by 13 points while Andre was on the floor, but only lost the game by 6. Meaning they win by 7 if he had only missed the game. Do the math. Then consider his salary. Then consider his attitude and failure to buy into a team concept. Then consider his inability to hit a three. Then consider he hates children and small animals...
Travis: 22 pts, 3 rebs, 2 blks, 1 steal in 22 minutes. That's at least 44 pts, 6 rebs, 4 blks, & 2 steals if Nate played him the whole game! Let the man play, Nate!
Yep. Travis would lead the league in scoring and win MVP if Nate would play him more. It's not like he's in foul trouble!
Losing games like these at home, really stings. Instead of responding to some of the crazies who beat the same drum every night, I'll give some general thoughts so they can be ripped apart: 3-Guard Rotation: This is one of the few times I can't say I understand Nate's logic. We were getting killed on the glass when we were using these rotations. Also, since Blake and Miller aren't super quick, we were unable to take advantage of it on the offensive end. Oden: Love what he brings when he's on the court and playing off the ball. He scored 8 points, but only 2 of them were in the context of the offense. He is so good cleaning up the glass and he's improving on finishing. When he posted up tonight, he only scored one, had a couple balls slapped away, and made safe release passes that didn't lead to scoring. He still hasn't been an effective post player this season. He needs to stay out of foul trouble because 15mpg is not going to cut it. Miller: He did everything you could want of him tonight, except finish. The layup in the last minute was a dagger. I've never seen an 11 assist, 0 turnover night look so effortless. Blake: I really like Blake, but I'm having a hard time seeing him play 27 minutes when guys like Rudy are only playing 17. It goes back to the 3 guard lineup that I'm not fan of, and takes minutes away from other people. Roy: I don't need to pump him up because anyone with their head on straight knows he's the heart and soul of this team. He was forcing a lot of shots tonight and really seemed to prevent us from running in a few situations. I guess when your best player doesn't want to run, you never will, and for the most part I'm ok with it, but tonight we could've used those easy buckets. Hope we figure it out soon, I think we will.
You clearly don't "know the game". The Hawks had 50 pts-in-the paint compared to our 34. Clearly it wasn't the "long jumpers" making the difference. Pachulia Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Crawford (4 AST) 10:55 Smith Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) 10:08 Horford Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Crawford (5 AST) 09:02 Smith Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) 07:10 Crawford Driving Layup Shot: Made (23 PTS) Assist: Johnson (3 AST) 06:50 Horford Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Crawford (6 AST) 06:01 Aldridge Substitution replaced by Oden 06:00 Learn the game. Then, continue to not post. Oh yea... checkmate.
