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I don't agree with dcashes assessment either. I really don't care about anybody's past except Kobe's. He will perform in the clutch we know that. Gasol is suspect at very best. He consistently doesn't show up. All we're asking for is let the young kid foul out if need be. Yes he was slow on the Melo rotation but the hard foul was more important at that point. I don't think he did anything after that. I don't even remember him scoring another point. Leave the people in who are at least trying. I don't like seeing Fisher in when his shot isn't falling but he came through tonight . It's all good though we are a family but I just wanted you to understand where those of us who do clamor for him to come back in, why.Sedale Threatt wrote:anklebreaker702 wrote:That's to you! What stupid foul did he pick up tonight? Most of them were phantom fouls & that last 1 on Melo was a hard foul which is what you do when somebody's torchin your a$$! As Kobe would say, thats 80's basketball
I'm not trying to pick a fight with a fellow fan. It's the heat of the moment, we were all frustrated. We won, and that's the bottom line.
I just want to see some effort from Andrew. He was a step slow all night. I'd be willing to bet my life's savings that maybe one of his fouls was a bad. The rest he got was by simply not recognizing the flow of play and moving his feet. Blaming the officials is just a cop-out.
Case in point was his last foul. If he sees what's happening, he slides over and tosses Melo's shot into the 10th row. Instead, he's either lazy or innatentive -- probably both -- and he has to foul him. Not to send a message, but because he was out of position.
He does that crap time and time and time again, to the point that I have no idea why people clamor for him to be reinserted back in the game like he's going to be some sort of savior. Maybe with some more seasoning. But not right now, not coming off an injury and not with so little experience.
Pau wasn't great, but like DCash said, you're not going to bench a two-time veteran All-Star for a 21-year-old kid who still doesn't know how to handle playoff basketball.
anklebreaker702 wrote:I don't agree with dcashes assessment either. I really don't care about anybody's past except Kobe's. He will perform in the clutch we know that. Gasol is suspect at very best. He consistently doesn't show up. All we're asking for is let the young kid foul out if need be. Yes he was slow on the Melo rotation but the hard foul was more important at that point. I don't think he did anything after that. I don't even remember him scoring another point. Leave the people in who are at least trying. I don't like seeing Fisher in when his shot isn't falling but he came through tonight . It's all good though we are a family but I just wanted you to understand where those of us who do clamor for him to come back in, why.
iamworthy wrote:Melo had a sick game
Come on ST....a lot of bynum foul was either tickey tack fouls, are help fouls!Sedale Threatt wrote:anklebreaker702 wrote:I don't agree with dcashes assessment either. I really don't care about anybody's past except Kobe's. He will perform in the clutch we know that. Gasol is suspect at very best. He consistently doesn't show up. All we're asking for is let the young kid foul out if need be. Yes he was slow on the Melo rotation but the hard foul was more important at that point. I don't think he did anything after that. I don't even remember him scoring another point. Leave the people in who are at least trying. I don't like seeing Fisher in when his shot isn't falling but he came through tonight . It's all good though we are a family but I just wanted you to understand where those of us who do clamor for him to come back in, why.
Much respect to your opinion, but we shall agree to disagree. I didn't see Andrew playing with any sort of focus or concentration. Deserved or not, the bottom line was he couldn't stay on the court, and that really hurt our chances of winning tonight's game. This is at least the fifth or sixth time he's been a virtual no-show in these playoffs, and we can't afford that if we're going to lift the trophy. Not in my opinion.
Sedale Threatt wrote:anklebreaker702 wrote:I don't agree with dcashes assessment either. I really don't care about anybody's past except Kobe's. He will perform in the clutch we know that. Gasol is suspect at very best. He consistently doesn't show up. All we're asking for is let the young kid foul out if need be. Yes he was slow on the Melo rotation but the hard foul was more important at that point. I don't think he did anything after that. I don't even remember him scoring another point. Leave the people in who are at least trying. I don't like seeing Fisher in when his shot isn't falling but he came through tonight . It's all good though we are a family but I just wanted you to understand where those of us who do clamor for him to come back in, why.
Much respect to your opinion, but we shall agree to disagree. I didn't see Andrew playing with any sort of focus or concentration. Deserved or not, the bottom line was he couldn't stay on the court, and that really hurt our chances of winning tonight's game. This is at least the fifth or sixth time he's been a virtual no-show in these playoffs, and we can't afford that if we're going to lift the trophy. Not in my opinion.
Sedale Threatt wrote:iamworthy wrote:Melo had a sick game
He's such an awesome player. When his shot is dropping he seems unguardable. I consider it a victory that he "only" scored 39 after he lit us up like he did in the first quarter.
I really think getting a player like Billups to share the load with and take on leadership responsibilities has opened up his game. A team with Melo as the alpha male isn't going anywhere. But as the No. 2, you're pretty dangerous.