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Fatigue is going to be the working word for the night. But not just for the players but I think for the fans as well. Have you noticed recently how the traffic on the digest has dropped and several posters who were poster every day multiple times a day are just rarely here anymore or if they read they just donโt post? I think the compressed season is taking its toll all the way around.
That and this game was a snoozefest.
For the second time in as many nights our team looked like they were trying out to be extraโs on the set of the Walking Dead as they shuffled through another lifeless performance. Luckily for them John Wall is not as good as Deron Williams or this could have been a night where most of us would have had to have lost it with the performance of the team.
As it stands nobody can be thrilled with the play but at the end of the day it is a victory once again puts you 10 games over .500% which late into the season is really pretty impressive. However in the bigger picture this now gives you a one game cushion on Atlanta brings you within a game and a half of Orlando. Also donโt look now but Boston has tied Philly for the division led with the Knicks only 2.5 games out. The battle for the 4th seed is going to be fierce. I still hope Philly pulls it out because we match up with them better than anyone and Boston is just a crafty old group of vets. that I really would rather not have to go at them if we donโt have to.
Here is a question for you. Who actually had the better game John Wall or Darren Collison? Wall outscored him 13 โ 5 but Darren threw out more assists 7-2 grabbed more rebounds 5-2 had fewer turnovers 1-5. They both had 4 fouls 2 steals & 1 block.
There is no doubt who had the better game between Nene & Roy. Until the mid point of the 4th quarter Roy Hibbert had 1 rebound, one. I believe that the proper internet slang for that would be SMH.
Fatigue is also a factor for your fearless writer as I am struggling to make anything out of this nothing of a game so for the sake of everyone brevity will tonight be the sole of wit.
With that in mind Odd Thoughts are going to be in bullet point style.
โข Paul George has got to quite getting two fouls to start the game. I donโt know how often as I am too lazy to look it up but it seems like lately Paul has been in early foul trouble often. Once again he was a ball hawking fool with 4 steals so he continues his rise in the ranks of NBA steal leaders. However his shooting touch was off tonight. Roaming Gnome observed during the game & I think I agree with him that he would like to see Paul work on one of those shake & bake moves that doesnโt end up with him moving away from the basket for a fade away shot.
โข Darren Collison was atrocious from the field but he did have a quiet but effective overall game. If I were to answer my own question I would say he outplayed John Wall.
โข Roy better be happy he hit those free throws and grabbed that rebound to seal the game because other than that this is not what you would call his finest outing. Obviously players like Nene always give him fits but he hasnโt been this useless in awhile. Letโs just pray that this was fatigue (which is what he is claiming) and move on.
โข Danny came to play, which you could argue that he should have had plenty of energy from the New Jersey game which he didnโt bother to play at all. But given that he shot well from the field and was working on the glass. I donโt like it when he shoots 5 three point shots in a game but when he hits 3 itโs hard to argue against him.
โข Speaking of three point shots I like the fact that George Hill can hit them but at the end of the day I donโt want him relying to heavily on that shot. Tonight wasnโt really an issue but overall I think he has a tendency to fall in love with. But he did hit all of his free throws which is more than we can say for Tyler & Barbosa & he did play solid defensively.
โข West had a solid outing, not spectacular but solid. I thought he pulled his hamstring in the 4th quarter because he grabbed it and left the floor and walked to the locker room but he came right back out.
โข Tyler was a mixed bag of nuts tonight. He was aggressive and got to the line a lot, however he was hideous from the strip only hitting 4 of 8. Also I have no idea what has happened to him here but again tonight he could only grab 2 more rebounds than I did. I know Lou gets a lot of them but dang you would think somebody like him would grab at least 6 every game.
โข Barbosa is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get. He is the definition of streaky and there are going to be nights when he carries us (like vs. the Heat) and then there will be other nights you will wonder if he will ever hit another shot. As an example he looks to have a pure free throw shooting form, yet tonight missed both and missed them badly. He did hit the glass so he at least understands when your shot is not dropping do something else to help the club.
โข Dahntay Jones & Lou Amundson. Mehโฆโฆ
We won this game because we hit more free throws than they attempted because other than that they had us beat in the majority of the hustle stats (rebounding, shot blocking) so we have got to get to work on those things again. But like I said fatigue is a legitimate excuse for some of this.
Also I donโt care how many people they say they had in the building there was only around 8-9 thousand there. This was one of the lowest attended games yet, which is not to be shocking because it is the Wizards and it was a Thursday game.
The road ahead does not get any easier as we are about to enter the Texas two step and Naptown Seth is joining the club on the road.
Also because we are about 2 games behind several other clubs in games played we are not going to be making up for it with no consecutive days off between games the rest of the year.
That and this game was a snoozefest.
For the second time in as many nights our team looked like they were trying out to be extraโs on the set of the Walking Dead as they shuffled through another lifeless performance. Luckily for them John Wall is not as good as Deron Williams or this could have been a night where most of us would have had to have lost it with the performance of the team.
As it stands nobody can be thrilled with the play but at the end of the day it is a victory once again puts you 10 games over .500% which late into the season is really pretty impressive. However in the bigger picture this now gives you a one game cushion on Atlanta brings you within a game and a half of Orlando. Also donโt look now but Boston has tied Philly for the division led with the Knicks only 2.5 games out. The battle for the 4th seed is going to be fierce. I still hope Philly pulls it out because we match up with them better than anyone and Boston is just a crafty old group of vets. that I really would rather not have to go at them if we donโt have to.
Here is a question for you. Who actually had the better game John Wall or Darren Collison? Wall outscored him 13 โ 5 but Darren threw out more assists 7-2 grabbed more rebounds 5-2 had fewer turnovers 1-5. They both had 4 fouls 2 steals & 1 block.
There is no doubt who had the better game between Nene & Roy. Until the mid point of the 4th quarter Roy Hibbert had 1 rebound, one. I believe that the proper internet slang for that would be SMH.
Fatigue is also a factor for your fearless writer as I am struggling to make anything out of this nothing of a game so for the sake of everyone brevity will tonight be the sole of wit.
With that in mind Odd Thoughts are going to be in bullet point style.
โข Paul George has got to quite getting two fouls to start the game. I donโt know how often as I am too lazy to look it up but it seems like lately Paul has been in early foul trouble often. Once again he was a ball hawking fool with 4 steals so he continues his rise in the ranks of NBA steal leaders. However his shooting touch was off tonight. Roaming Gnome observed during the game & I think I agree with him that he would like to see Paul work on one of those shake & bake moves that doesnโt end up with him moving away from the basket for a fade away shot.
โข Darren Collison was atrocious from the field but he did have a quiet but effective overall game. If I were to answer my own question I would say he outplayed John Wall.
โข Roy better be happy he hit those free throws and grabbed that rebound to seal the game because other than that this is not what you would call his finest outing. Obviously players like Nene always give him fits but he hasnโt been this useless in awhile. Letโs just pray that this was fatigue (which is what he is claiming) and move on.
โข Danny came to play, which you could argue that he should have had plenty of energy from the New Jersey game which he didnโt bother to play at all. But given that he shot well from the field and was working on the glass. I donโt like it when he shoots 5 three point shots in a game but when he hits 3 itโs hard to argue against him.
โข Speaking of three point shots I like the fact that George Hill can hit them but at the end of the day I donโt want him relying to heavily on that shot. Tonight wasnโt really an issue but overall I think he has a tendency to fall in love with. But he did hit all of his free throws which is more than we can say for Tyler & Barbosa & he did play solid defensively.
โข West had a solid outing, not spectacular but solid. I thought he pulled his hamstring in the 4th quarter because he grabbed it and left the floor and walked to the locker room but he came right back out.
โข Tyler was a mixed bag of nuts tonight. He was aggressive and got to the line a lot, however he was hideous from the strip only hitting 4 of 8. Also I have no idea what has happened to him here but again tonight he could only grab 2 more rebounds than I did. I know Lou gets a lot of them but dang you would think somebody like him would grab at least 6 every game.
โข Barbosa is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get. He is the definition of streaky and there are going to be nights when he carries us (like vs. the Heat) and then there will be other nights you will wonder if he will ever hit another shot. As an example he looks to have a pure free throw shooting form, yet tonight missed both and missed them badly. He did hit the glass so he at least understands when your shot is not dropping do something else to help the club.
โข Dahntay Jones & Lou Amundson. Mehโฆโฆ
We won this game because we hit more free throws than they attempted because other than that they had us beat in the majority of the hustle stats (rebounding, shot blocking) so we have got to get to work on those things again. But like I said fatigue is a legitimate excuse for some of this.
Also I donโt care how many people they say they had in the building there was only around 8-9 thousand there. This was one of the lowest attended games yet, which is not to be shocking because it is the Wizards and it was a Thursday game.
The road ahead does not get any easier as we are about to enter the Texas two step and Naptown Seth is joining the club on the road.
Also because we are about 2 games behind several other clubs in games played we are not going to be making up for it with no consecutive days off between games the rest of the year.
, or they are just as fatigued as the players and fans are, if not more.
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